J. Scott Leckie

Partner
JSLeckie@ycllawfirm.com
724-225-9130

Born: Washington, Pennsylvania, 1951

Education: Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., 1973, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1976

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation(85%); Occupational Disease; Employee Benefits; Social Security(15%)

Membership: American Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; and Washington County Bar Association.

Admissions: Pennsylvania, 1976; U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1977; U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, 1979; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit,1981.

Biography:
J. SCOTT LECKIE is a 1976 graduate of Dickinson School of Law. A partner in the firm, his primary focus has been Workers' Compensation with an emphasis on occupational lung diseases. Mr. Leckie is a nationally recognized authority on Federal Black Lung law and regulations. He has lectured to bar associations in several states on this topic. He served as Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association from 1993-1994. Recently, he was a guest speaker at the PSEA Fall Leadership Development Committee Workshop held at Farmington, PA in September, 2001. The Publication Best Lawyers in America lists him as a recognized Workers' Compensation litigator.

He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Washington County Bar Association. The publication Best Lawyers in America lists him as a recognized Workers' Compensation litigator.