About Leona
Leona Krasner earned her law degree at Washington and Lee University School of Law. Her time there grounded her in the fundamentals of litigation and transactional practice, and she left equipped to practice across state lines. The law school’s curriculum and clinical opportunities shaped her early approach to casework and client counseling.
After graduation, Krasner gained admission to the bars of New York and New Jersey. That dual licensure has defined the geography of her work. She handles matters that arise in both states and must take account of differing procedural rules, statutory schemes and court practices. Working across two neighboring jurisdictions has required attention to detail and an ability to translate legal arguments for judges and opposing counsel who operate under distinct rules.
Krasner’s practice covers a mixture of matters that involve state and federal procedures in the New York–New Jersey corridor. She regularly prepares written submissions for tribunals, drafts transactional documents and counsels clients on compliance issues tied to state regulation. When disputes proceed to hearing or trial, her files have included contested motions and evidentiary hearings. The practical demands of litigating in two states have influenced how she prepares cases and manages timelines.
Colleagues describe Krasner’s written work as concise and organized. She favors clear pleadings and memos that present the facts plainly and map the relevant law. That approach carries over to negotiations, where careful documentation and deliberate pacing help preserve options for clients. In matters that require cross-jurisdictional coordination, she coordinates filings and service to ensure deadlines in both states are met.
Krasner has also spent time addressing regulatory questions that arise at the state level. That work often involves interpreting state statutes and administrative rules, and advising how those rules interact with contractual obligations. She has experience taking complex factual records and distilling them into the key legal issues that courts or regulators must decide.
Outside the office she has maintained ties to legal education through attendance at continuing-education programs and bar events that focus on practice developments in New York and New Jersey. Those activities keep her current on changes to procedure and state-level regulatory trends. She currently concentrates her practice on legal matters arising under New York and New Jersey law.
