Leynaud Law Group, LLC
Aggressive, Professional and Compassionate Representation
If you are seeking compensation after an accident, you must plead with insurance companies or other tough opponents. If you have been accused of a crime, you must go up against the might of government prosecutors. You need a powerful representative on your side.
At Leynaud Law Group, LLC, in Peru, Illinois, we help the injured, their families and those accused of crimes to stand up for their rights in cases involving car accidents; wrongful death (infant), child injuries, slip and falls; nursing home neglect, injuries and death cases; workers' compensation; DUI/DWI, drug offenses and more.
We have represented people from all walks of life in a wide variety of cases, but we never lose sight of the fact that when it's your case, it's the most important case in the world. We strive to make every client feel like he or she is our only client.
That personal approach has served our clients well for many years. Our founding attorney has been practicing law for more than 33 years and has a long record of helping clients recover compensation or protect their futures. We have recovered many substantial verdicts and settlements on behalf of our clients, and some of our cases have set records for the dollar amount recovered.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
Personal Injury
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Interstate 80 accidents
- Slip-and-fall accidents
- Nursing home injuries
- Nursing home deaths
- Dog bites
- Recreational injuries
- Childhood injuries
- Uninsured and underinsured motorists
- Fatal accidents
Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWI
- Felony theft
- Embezzlement
- Battery
- Domestic violence
- Drug crimes
- Hunting/gaming offenses
Call Leynaud Law Group, LLC today at 815-224-4700 to arrange your free initial consultation.
Attorney George G. Leynaud
Bar Admissions:
- Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1983
Education:
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. - 1983
- Marquette University; Bradley University
- B.S., Administration of Criminal Justice - 1980
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Illinois State Bar Association , Capital Counsel Team, Grass Roots Lobbying, Mentor Program
- Illinois State Bar Association - Insurance Law Section, Secretary (2004-2005), Chair, Section Council (2005-2006), (2015-2016), Ex-Officio (2006-2007), (2016-2017)
- Illinois State Bar Association - Tort Law Section, Secretary (2007-2008), Vice-Chair (2008-2009), Chair (2009-2010), Current Member
- 13th Judicial Circuit, Assembly (2001-2007), Election Committee (2004)
- American Bar Association
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Illinois Bar Foundation, Silver Fellow
- LaSalle County, Secretary-Treasurer (1984-1986), President-Elect (1986-1987), President (1987-1988), Secretary (1995)
- District 120, LaSalle-Peru Township High School, Vice President, Board of Education (1995-1997)
Attorney Rebecca Leynaud
Practice areas:
- Criminal Defense
- Drug Offenses
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
Largest recovery obtained ($1.15 million) for loss of society damages for single person with no dependents under Wrongful Death Act, Circuit Court of Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Bureau County, Illinois.
Feb 2015, helped earn one of the largest settlements ever in Bureau County, $2.15 million, for victims of a severe automobile accident that resulted in the death of one of the passengers. The settlement appeared in the October 2015 edition of the Chicago Lawyer, in a list highlighting the year's largest settlements. It was 20th among all of the settlements outside Cook County.