Leonard, Ellen R.

Assistant Attorney General

Education

• The University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1987; Trial Ad Board
• Bachelor of Social Work; Dean's List

Clerkships

• Judge John Tyson, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1987-1988

Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
• Alabama State Bar

Experience

• Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General, General Civil and Administrative Law Division, 2001 - Present
• Alabama Department of Corrections
• Alabama Department of Human Resources
• Chief, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section

Legal Areas

• Personnel, employment discrimination, defense of class action under §1983 and Title VII Counsel to the following Boards:  Heating,  Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors; Social Workers Examiners