In 2017 she was selected to the Crain’s Chicago Business "Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago" list. Most recently, in 2021, The Legal 500 U.S. recommended Leslie for her work in Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Automotive/Transport. She was recommended by The Legal 500 U.S. in 2020 for Product Liability, Mass Torts and Class Actions: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices: Defense; in 2018 for General Commercial Disputes; in 2012–2015 for Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices; and in 2015 for Commercial Litigation. The Legal 500 stated that Leslie has a ‘good strategic approach’, ‘demonstrates personal commitment to the company’s cause’ and ‘acquires and deploys the best firm talent appropriately.’ Leslie has been named to the Benchmark: Top 250 Women in Litigation and recognized as a “Litigation Star” each year since 2013. Additionally, in April 2004, Leslie was listed as one of 21 women litigators on the rise in the article A Woman's Place is in the Courtroom, which appeared in Diversity & the Bar magazine. In July 2001, Leslie was selected as one of 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch by The Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
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Notes & Comments Editor, Georgetown University Law Review
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