Leo J. Gibson | Attorney
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About Leo
Areas of Interest
Commercial Litigation
Creditors' Rights
Real Estate
Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan School of Law, 2002
A.B., magna cum laude, History, Boston College, 1998
Honors and Awards
Phi Beta Kappa
Reverend Patrick Durcan, S.J. Award
Certificate of Merit in International Law and Jurisprudence
Bar Admissions
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Michigan
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association and Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Civic Organization
Leo Serves as Pro Bono Counsel for the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, a nonprofit organization that promotes the arts through exhibitions, performances, critical and public discourse and the funding of contemporary arts and art-related activity, and for Terra Sancta Pilgrimages, a nonprofit organization that organizes travel to, and fosters interactions with, the Holy Land.
Representative Cases
RBS Asset Finance v. Bravo, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45745 (E.D. Mich., July 6, 2006) (summary judgment for $6.5 million awarded in favor of industrial equipment lessor client against defendant guarantor of defaulted lease)
Phillips v. Daktronics, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8178 (E.D. Mich., February 5, 2008) (dismissal granted in favor of professional basketball equipment manufacturer client against plaintiff seeking multi-million dollar damage award based on claim he had invented "light-up" backboards)
Barris Sott Denn & Driker Pllc Highlights
Family Law, Banking & Finance, Wills & Probate, Bad Faith Insurance, Corporate, Antitrust; Professional Malpractice; Employment; Trusts; Intellectual Property; Business Organization; Products Liability; Labor Law; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Litigation; Tax