Leilani J. Rodriguez - Profile

Leilani J. Rodriguez boasts a varied legal experience, having worked in both the private and public sectors across state and federal courts. Her legal practice centers on medical malpractice, personal injury, civil rights, criminal defense, and professional liability. She is proficient in both trial and appellate litigation. Before transitioning to private practice, Ms. Rodriguez served at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, where she defended the State in a range of lawsuits encompassing general negligence, medical malpractice, municipal law, and automobile accidents. Additionally, she was part of the Federal Habeas Corpus Unit and has handled numerous cases in all four New York Federal District Courts and the Second Circuit Courts of Appeals. Following law school, Ms. Rodriguez joined the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, specializing in the Appeals and Economic Crimes Bureaus. In the Appeals Bureau, she briefed and argued multiple cases in the First Department and the New York State Court of Appeals. In the Economic Crimes Bureau, she managed a substantial caseload of misdemeanors and felonies. Ms. Rodriguez is licensed to practice law in New York and New Jersey, as well as in all four New York Federal District Courts and the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals. She graduated with honors from Pace Law School in 2004 and earned her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 2001.