Bio

Gilbert S. Leeds co-chairs Schenck, Price, Smith & King’s Insurance Defense & Products Liability practice group. Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, Mr. Leeds has also been included on the roster of court-appointed mediators through the Administrative Office of the Courts. He serves as National Coordinating Counsel for an insurance company in construction defect cases, coordinating all local counsel in defense of major construction litigation nationwide. In professional liability suits, he defends insurance agents and brokers, attorneys, physicians, and other medical personnel. Mr. Leeds’ caseload also includes substantial insurance defense, professional E & O claims and employment defense matters for Westport Insurance, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual, Franklin Mutual, Farmers Mutual, The Hartford, Amtrust, Scirocco Financial Group, and many private clients. His product liability clients have included such commercial and home appliance and equipment manufacturers as Raytheon, Electrolux, Amana, Frigidaire, Tappan, Murray of Ohio, and Cavagna North America, for which Mr. Leeds has served as national coordinating counsel. Mr. Leeds also handles public entity defense and represents the State of New Jersey in defense of many tort, employment and false arrest cases. Mr. Leeds chaired the Firm’s Litigation Department for 25 years. He has been selected every year since 2005 to the New Jersey Super Lawyers® * list featured in New Jersey Monthly magazine.