Leonard Charles Brahin
Associate

Overview
Leonard Brahin is litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Chicago office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Mr. Brahin focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, employment law, corporate governance and regulatory disputes. His practice frequently addresses important constitutional questions such as executive power, the First Amendment and national security.
While in law school, Mr. Brahin spent two semesters externing under the Honorable Thomas M. Durkin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and one semester assisting with nearly two dozen appeals for the Honorable John Z. Lee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. During that time, he was an active member on the DePaul Law Review, Moot Court, Decalogue Society and Federal Bar Association.
Prior to law school, he worked for a transportation logistics company in Chicago.
Credentials
- DePaul University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A., Communication, Politics and Philosophy, magna cum laude
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- American Bar Association, 2024-Present
- Chicago Bar Association, 2024-Present
- The Saints, Volunteers for the Performing Arts, 2024-Present
- Federal Bar Association, 2023-Present (Chicago Chapter)
- Decalogue Society of Lawyers, 2022-Present
- DePaul Decalogue Society, 2022-2024 (President)
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, 2023-2024
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Barristers
- Benjamin Hooks Distinguished Public Service Award, DePaul University College of Law, 2024
- President's Award for Service, DePaul University College of Law, 2023
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Litigation Laboratory, DePaul University College of Law, Spring 2023
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Trial Advocacy I, DePaul University College of Law, Spring 2023
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Business Organizations, DePaul University College of Law, Fall 2022
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Torts, DePaul University College of Law, Fall 2021