About Larry
Larry Leshin built an academic foundation that crosses disciplines. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of New York in 1982. He then pursued a Master of Science at the University of Texas, completing that degree in 1986. He finished his formal legal training at the University of New Mexico, receiving a Juris Doctor in 1990. While in law school he won a National Writing Competition in Insurance Law, an early public recognition of his legal writing and analysis.
After law school he moved into legal practice and applied his varied academic background to clients and legal problems. His early training in political science and science gave him tools for parsing complex regulations and technical material. The writing award from law school signaled an aptitude for clear legal exposition, an asset whether preparing pleadings, drafting policies, or explaining issues to nonlawyers.
Leshin’s career has combined research and practical work. He has produced legal writing that attracted attention during his studies and has continued to emphasize careful drafting and close reading of statutes and contracts. Those skills are commonly useful in insurance law, where policy language and judicial interpretation often determine outcomes. He has relied on methodical analysis rather than rhetoric when addressing disputes or regulatory topics.
Colleagues and clients have noted his methodical approach to problem solving. He tends to break problems into discrete questions and address them one by one. That style reflects his academic progression from political theory to scientific study and finally to law. It also underlies his courtroom and transactional work, where precision in language can change the result.
As of 2026 Leshin maintains an active legal practice. He continues to engage in insurance law matters, applying disciplined legal writing, contract analysis, and an ability to translate technical material into clear legal arguments. He currently practices primarily in insurance law.
