Leonard H. Stone

Leonard H. Stone is a Nevada personal injury lawyer at Shook & Stone Personal Injury and Disability Lawyer, focused on catastrophic injury, social security & disability and wrongful death cases. He uses a calculated, relentless approach shaped by early experience as an insurance defense attorney, giving him insight into carrier tactics and claims evaluation. His work includes truck crashes, pedestrian fatalities, industrial accidents, dangerous property conditions, product liability, medical malpractice, and premises liability matters requiring strategic preparation and trial-ready advocacy for injured clients.

Leonard earned his B.A. with Honors from Brandeis University in 1991 and his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1995. He was admitted to practice in Nevada in 1995. His education and early defense-side training support his current plaintiff practice by helping him evaluate facts, damages, evidence, insurance positions, and litigation risks with discipline before settlement discussions, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, or trial in demanding injury matters across Nevada courts.

Leonard has served as lead counsel in multi-million dollar cases involving severe injuries and fatal losses. His selected results include recoveries tied to wrongful death, pedestrian collisions, premises incidents, motor vehicle crashes, product failures, and medical malpractice. Recognition includes Top 100 Trial Lawyers, AV Preeminent peer rating, Super Lawyers honors in the Intermountain States since 2013, Avvo 10.0 rating, and Best of Las Vegas recognition for personal injury advocacy work.

Leonard H. Stone remains active in professional organizations connected to civil justice and trial advocacy. He has served multiple terms on the Nevada Justice Association board and holds leadership roles involving ethics, membership, leadership development, Trial Lawyers Cares, and the executive committee. With memberships in the State Bar of Nevada and AAJ, Leonard brings leadership, preparation, and persistent advocacy to serious injury cases and wrongful death claims statewide.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Shook & Stone
• Board Member, Nevada Justice Association
• Member, State Bar of Nevada

Licensed State

• Nevada

Education

• Loyola Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brandeis University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)