Leonard Stone
Partner | Shook & Stone
Leonard Stone is a personal injury, wrongful death and trucking accidents trial lawyer and partner at Shook & Stone in Las Vegas, Nevada. Admitted in Nevada; J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1995).
Meet Leonard
Leonard H. Stone is a partner at Shook & Stone in Las Vegas, Nevada, representing seriously injured people and families in wrongful death cases. He has been a Nevada attorney since 1995 and has served as lead counsel in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial truck crashes, pedestrian deaths, industrial accidents and dangerous property conditions, including claims against hotel-casinos, trucking companies, national retailers and insurers.
Stone started his career defending insurance companies, and he draws on that background to anticipate how insurers and defense counsel evaluate and try cases. Results listed on his firm bio include a $4.25 million recovery for the family of a pedestrian struck by a taxicab and a $2.25 million recovery for a pool chlorination injury that damaged a client’s lungs.
He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from Brandeis University in 1991 and his law degree from Loyola Law School in 1995. Stone has served multiple terms on the Nevada Justice Association board and is the association’s president-elect for 2026-27. In the community, he has chaired the board of Jewish Nevada, served as president of the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada and chairs the Hebrew Free Loan Committee.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- Admitted to practice in Nevada (1995)
- J.D., Loyola Law School (1995)
- B.A. with Honors, Brandeis University (1991)
Practice Areas
- Nevada Justice Association (President-Elect, 2026-27)
- State Bar of Nevada
- American Association for Justice (Former Acting Delegate for Nevada)
- American Bar Association
- Jewish Nevada (Past Chairman of the Board)
- Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada (Past President)
- Hebrew Free Loan Committee (Chair)
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell Highest Peer Rating
- Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Young Leadership Award
- $4.25 Million Recovery: Wrongful death of a pedestrian struck by a taxicab.
- $2.25 Million Recovery: Premises case involving a pool chlorination injury that caused lung damage.
- $2.25 Million Recovery: Motor vehicle crash causing back and neck injuries.
- $2 Million Recovery: Product liability case involving a gate failure that injured a minor.
- $2 Million Recovery: Drunk driving crash injuring multiple passengers.
- $1.8 Million Recovery: Medical malpractice claim against an eye surgeon.
- $1.5 Million Recovery: Motor vehicle crash causing multiple injuries.
- $1.25 Million Recovery: Motor vehicle crash causing back injuries.
- $1.2 Million Recovery: Pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
- $1 Million Recovery: Premises slip-and-fall case involving a cleaning contractor.
- $1 Million Recovery: Wrongful death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
- $800,000 Recovery: Wrongful death case involving a truck.
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