Background
Leiner, Helen was born on October 18, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
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Helen Leiner
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State University of New York at Stony Brook (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1971). George Mason University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Career
Worked at Leiner, Gallahue & Gardner, Professional Corporation (Fairfax, Virginia) specializing in Criminal Law, Juvenile Law, Domestic Relations. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Virginia and Virginia Supreme Court. 1990, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
Delta Theta Phi.
Editor-in-Chief, George Mason University Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Plyler v. Doe: The Rights of Undocumented Children to a Free Public School Education," 5 George Mason University Law Review, Fall 1982. Justice for Juveniles, TRIAL Magazine, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2/94.
Lecturer: Representing Juveniles, VWAA, 10/91.
Juvenile Justice in Drug Cases, NORML, 12/91. Juvenile Criminal Practice, Fairfax Bar Association, 3/92.
Juvenile Justice, LACDL, 4/92. Defending Possession Cases, Fairfax Bar Association, 12/92.
Trying Possession Cases, NORML, 12/92.
Juvenile Justice, BNA, 3/93. Defending Possession Cases, LACDL, 4/93. Juvenile Justice, MACJ and LACDL, 10/93.
The Role of the Guardian ad litem, Fairfax Bar Association, 10/93.
Defending Possession Cases, BNA, 3/94. Motions Practice, LACDL, 4/94.
Binding the Government to Their Positions, NORML, 12/94. Treating the Government as a Party Opponent, NACDL, 12/94.
Commissioner in Chancery, Fairfax County Circuit Court.
Member: Fairfax Bar Association. Virginia State Bar; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (NORML Legal Committee).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors and Vice Chair, Continuing legal education Committee).
Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, Executive Committee).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Fairfax Bar Association. Virginia State Bar; Virginia Women Attorneys Association. Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (NORML Legal Committee).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board of Directors and Vice Chair, Continuing legal education Committee).
Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, Executive Committee).
