John J. Leidig

Associate Counsel 
 
jjl@shapirosher.com
36 South Charles Street
Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD 21201-3147
Telephone: 410.385.4238
Facsimile: 410.539.7611

John J. Leidig is associate counsel in the Firm’s litigation department. He concentrates on complex commercial litigation, employment law, and family law disputes. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, he has extensive experience in federal and state trials and appeals. He has represented clients in all phases of civil litigation in numerous commercial, employment, and domestic disputes, including the reported employment law case, Gaskins v. Marshall Craft Associates, Inc. 110 Md.App. 705 (1996).

Mr. Leidig joined Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler in 2004, bringing with him over a decade of litigation experience throughout which he has repeatedly achieved favorable results for a variety of corporate and individual clients.

Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
  • Maryland Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education
  • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1991, Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law)
  • University of Virginia (B.A. with Honors, 1986)

Affiliations, Achievements and Honors
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association
  • Author of the article “The Uncertain Status of the Defense of Foreign Sovereign Compulsion: Two Proposals for Change”, Virginia Journal of International Law (1991)

  • Baltimore Office
    36 South Charles Street
    Suite 2000
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    410.385.0202
  • Washington Office
    1725 I Street, N.W.
    Suite 300
    Washington, D.C. 20006
    202.331.0200