About

Joseph L. Leone, Jr.

Attorney at Law

Attorney Joseph L. Leone, Jr. is a 1970 graduate of Niagara University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce (Cum Laude), a 1973 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree, and was admitted to the practice of Law in New York State in 1974.  With over 40 years of general and trial practice experience, as well as being a respected and trusted member of the local legal community, Mr. Leone provides personalized, qualified and dedicated representation for each and every client in the areas of Matrimonial and Family Law; Real Estate; Wills, Trusts and Estates; Corporate and Business Law; Criminal, DWI and Traffic; and General Matters.


♦Member of the Niagara County and Erie County Bar Associations

♦Past member and officer of the former Niagara Falls Bar Association:
  • President - 1990
  • Vice President - 1989 & 1990
  • Secretary - 1980 & 1987
  • Treasurer - 1979 & 1980
♦Assistant Public Defender, Niagara County - 1979 - 2010

♦Past member of the Grievance Committee for the Eighth Judicial District - New York State Unified Court System

♦Former Town Attorney and Deputy Town Attorney for the Town of Lewiston, New York

♦Current acting counsel to the Village of Lewiston, New York