CURRICULUM VITAE
ARMAND LEONE, JR., M.D., Esq.


LEGAL EXPERIENCE

1/00 to Present  


 

BRITCHER, LEONE & ROTH, LLC.  Attorneys At Law

Member, Glen Rock, New Jersey
Manages the firm’s medical malpractice, product liability and pharmaceutical liability litigation practice in state and federal courts and represents vaccine injury claimants before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
 

9/95 – Present     LAW OFFICES OF ARMAND LEONE, JR., M.D., P.C.

Attorney at Law, Glen Rock, New Jersey
Consultant and counsel in medical malpractice, product liability, risk management, healthcare provider disputes, regulatory agency board inquiries, arbitration and mediation of labor, commercial and sports disputes, including matters before the United States Olympic Committee and the American Arbitration Association.
 

9/97 – 3/00

BLUME, GOLDFADEN, BERKOWITZ, DONNELLY, FRIED & FORTE, P.C.

Of Counsel, Chatham, New Jersey
Practice areas include medical malpractice and toxic tort litigation.
 

11/92 – 8/95   STERN STEIGER CROLAND, P.A.

Attorney at Law, Paramus, New Jersey
Medical malpractice, personal injury and physician staff privileges.
 

9/91 - 8/92 STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN, New York, New York

Associate at Law, Litigation Department
Commercial litigation, arbitration, financing and product liability.
 

5/90 – 8/90 FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION,
OFFICE of the GENERAL COUNSEL,
Rockville, Maryland

Legal Intern
Work on drug policy and regulation.
 
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE
 
 
7/86 – 6/91   

WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL, Wayne, New Jersey

Associate Staff Physician
Diagnostic Radiology, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, CT Scan and Interventional radiology.

 

7/86 – 8/93 

PREAKNESS RADIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, Wayne, New Jersey

Associate Radiologist
Office and hospital based diagnostic radiology group.
 

7/85 - 7/86 NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE, Valhalla, New York

Chief Resident - Department of Radiology
 

7/83 - 7/85 METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL

Resident in Radiology
 

6/82 - 7/83 MONTEFIORE HOSPITAL, Bronx, New York

Intern Department of General Surgery
 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

 

 
4/06 – Present BANK OF NEW JERSEY

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors & Organizer
Bank of New Jersey is a Community Bank organized in May 2005 and opened for business in October 2005. Serve on the Executive Committee and the Board.
 

1/03 – Present  UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION

Vice-President International High Performance& Director, Lexington, KY.
The USEF is the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in the United States. Responsibilities include managing the High Performance Sport division which develops, implements and supports our Olympic, World Championship and International Equestrian athletic programs.
 

5/01 – Present UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN TEAM FOUNDATION

President & CEO, Gladstone, N.J.
The USET is the not-for-profit organization responsible for helping to fund our country’s top equestrian athletes and horses for the Olympic Games, World Championships and Pan-American Games in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation. Responsibilities include governance, development and funding of the USEF High Performance programs.
 

5/99 to 11/04 ROCK COMMUNITY BANK, Glen Rock, New Jersey

Chairman of the Board
Providing services as Chairman of the Board and director to a community based bank.
 

6/91 to 2/04 GOODLOE CORPORATION, Glen Rock, New Jersey

President
Responsible for forming and running this privately held Real Estate Investment Company with residential properties in New York State.
 

09/95 to 3/01 TIMBREL SYSTEMS CORP.

President
Timbrel developed an ASP platform, WorkOnce™, for a paper and digital record with applications in healthcare, insurance, marketing and any industry. Served as Medical Director starting in 1995, then became Executive VP and General Counsel in June 2000 Took over the duties of President in 2001 for the purposes the restructuring and sold the company to a group of Canadian investors.
 

8/95 – 11/98 ECOMMERCE CORPORATION, Stamford, Connecticut

President
An internet e-commerce design company specializing in ASP programming and other ecommerce applications. Organized a sale of the company in November 1988.
 

EDUCATION  
Law COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

J.D. received May, 1991
     Stone Honor Appellate Advocacy Semi-Finalist
     Julian Silver Law, Science & Technology  
     Moot Court Student Editor
     Jerome Michael Jury Trials
 

Medicine NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

M.D. received June, 1982
     Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
 

Undergraduate UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

B.A. received June, 1978
     High Honors in Psychology and Economics
     Echols Scholar
 

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW

New York State Bar
New Jersey State Bar

MEDICAL LICENSES

New York State Medical License
New Jersey State Medical License
California State Medical License - Inactive

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American College of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology

MEMBER

American Arbitration Association - Panel Arbitrator
American Board of Radiology
American Health Information Management Association
American Medical Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Million Dollar Advocates
National Health Lawyers Association

FELLOWSHIPS

American College of Legal Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

1.         A. Leone, Guidelines Now Set Liability Standards, 133 N.J.L.J. 1599 (1993).

2.         A. Leone, Medical Malpractice Guidelines Are Useful Tool in Litigation, Medical Malpractice - Law & Strategy, Vol. X, No. 6, (April 1993).

3.         A. Leone, ADR and Enterprise Liability, 135 N.J.L.J. 1008 (1993).

4.         A. Leone, Healthcare Enterprise Liability Increases Importance of ADR, World Arbitration & Mediation Report, Vol. 5, No. 5 at 114 (May 1994).

5.         E.D. Britcher, A. Leone, Clinton Healthcare Plan Is Afflicted With Bias, 137 N.J.L.J. 1250, 1272 (1994).

6.         A. Leone, Is ADR the Rx for Malpractice?, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3 at 7-13 (Sept. 1994).

7.         A. Leone, Guidelines Useful In Malpractice Cases, 139 N.J.L.J. 530 (1995).

8.         A. Leone, What to look for in interpreting medical records, 4 N.J.L. 1275 (1995).

9.         A. Leone, Managed Care: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Chironian, Vol. 112 at 6 (1995).

10.       A. Leone, The Virtual Reality of Enterprise Liability, 144 N.J.L.J. 242 (1996).

11.       A. Leone, Disciplinary Hearings: New Form of Impeachment, 5 N.J.L. 1213 (1996)

12.       A. Leone, What if Doctors Had to Act Like Lawyers?, 148 N.J.L.J. 171 (1997).

13.       A. Leone, Medical Malpractice - Can  Hybrid ADR Be of Use?, The Dispute Resolution Journal, Summer 1997 at 44.

14.       P.J. Napoli, A. Leone, Physician Liability In Diet Drug Litigation, 219  N.Y.L.J. (1998)

15.       A. Leone, Redux, Fen-Phen And the Products Liability Act.  How New Jersey Law Will Affect Diet Drug Litigation, 152 N.J.L.J. 254 (1998).

16.       Neuroimaging of the Neonate, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, February 4, 2006.
 

REPORTED CASES:

1.         Dunphy v. Gregor, 136 N.J. 99, 642 A.2d 372 (1994).

2.         Stigliano v. Connaught Laboratories, 270 N.J. Super. 373, 637 A.2d 223 (App. Div. 1994).

3.         Delgaudio v. Rodriguera, M.D., 280 N.J. Super. 135, 654 A.2d 1007 (App. Div. 1995).

4.         Stigliano v. Connaught Laboratories, Inc., 140 N.J. 305, 658 A.2d 715 (1995).
 

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS:

1.         Association of Trial Lawyers of America - New Jersey, December 3, 1994, Woodbridge, New Jersey, Proving Medical Malpractice.

2.         New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 21, 1995, Effective Techniques For Obtaining, Interpreting and Utilizing Medical Information When Preparing A Case For Trial.

3.         American College of Legal Medicine 37th Annual Conference on Legal Medicine, March 5-8, 1997, Marina Marriott Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Paper and Presentation on “Cross-Examination of the Medical Expert”

4.         New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, August 14, 1998, Moderator: Medical School for Lawyers  – Part One, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

5.         New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, December 13, 1998, Moderator: Medical Records for Paralegals, Ramada National Conference Center, East Windsor, New Jersey.

6.         New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 8, 1999,  Moderator: Medical School for Lawyers  – Part Two, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

7.         New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, October 6, 1999, Moderator: Medical Records for Paralegals, New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

8.         Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, February 22, 2003, How to Win Your Next Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Case, Edison, New Jersey.

9.        GSA Meeting – May 28, 2003, Perspectives on Medical Malpractice Litigation in New Jersey, Eatontown, New Jersey.

10.      Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey, October 16, 2004, An Honest Radiologist’s Presentation, Jamesburg, New Jersey.

11.      Association of Trial Lawyers of America –, February 4, 2006, Current Neuroimaging Issues in Birth Trauma Cases, Marina del Rey, California.
 

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