Education
University of Scranton
BA 1984, magna cum laude
Georgetown University
Law Center
JD 1987
Contact
Direct: (585) 327-4104
Fax: (585) 327-4200
pleclair@leclairkorona.com
Paul L. Leclair
Paul Leclair is a founding partner of Leclair Korona Giordano Cole LLP. He brings to the firm more than 20 years experience in commercial, construction, toxic tort, and personal injury litigation. He has successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials and other proceedings in state, federal and bankruptcy court, and at mediations and arbitrations.
A majority of Paul’s work is received from referrals from other attorneys in the community. Paul has been selected as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" and a “Super Lawyer” for business litigation. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been invited regularly to Rochester's sister-city, Novgorod, Russia, to address Russian judges and lawyers on advocacy skills to promote the rule of law through the Russian American Rule of Law Consortium.
An active member of Rochester's legal community, Paul currently serves on the litigation council of the Monroe County Bar Association, and is past-president of the Rochester Inns of Court. Paul has made public presentations and authored many articles on a variety of litigation topics to legal and professional associations.
In 2001, Paul received the Rochester Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award for his contributions to the Rochester community. In 1997, Paul was honored by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York Special Service Award for excellence in the vigorous representation of a pro bono client in a civil rights action.
Prior to forming Leclair Korona Giordano Cole LLP, Paul was a partner in the firm of Wolford & Leclair LLP with which he had been associated since 1993. Paul began his career as an associate in the litigation practice group at Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle from 1987 through 1991, and from 1991 to 1993, he managed the litigation of the Rochester Telephone Company.
Paul enjoys running, and recently completed the Chicago Marathon and the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. Whenever given the opportunity, Paul also boasts of his four children, Doug, Aline, Dane and Natalie, with whom he is very active in Scouts, sports and homework. He raises them all with his wife of almost 20 years, Rebecca Leclair.
