Leigh Winstead is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Family Law and Domestic Relations practice groups. Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, as well as family law matters, including divorce, custody, child support and alimony.

Ms. Winstead received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from The Pennsylvania State University before receiving her law degree from American University, Washington College of Law. Prior to law school, Ms. Winstead served as a complex litigation paralegal in Washington, D.C. where she assisted with securities and commercial contracts matters in federal court. While in law school, Ms. Winstead served as a member of the American University Law Review. Her comment analyzing the FCC’s antitrust analysis of the Sirius-XM merger was selected for publication in the fall of 2009.

Practice Area

• Civil Litigation
• Domestic Relations

Educations & Background

• J.D., cum laude, American University, Washington College of Law, 2008 
• B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Professional Activity

• Virginia State Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association

Publications

• Sirius Mistake: The FCC's Failure to Stop a Merger to Monoply in Satellite Radio, 59 Am. U. L. Rev. 83 (2009).
• Jonathan D. Frieden & Leigh M. Murray, The Admissibility of Electronic Evidence Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, XVII Rich. J.L. & Tech. 5 (2011)

Admitted to Practice

• Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Leigh Winstead is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Family Law and Domestic Relations practice groups. Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, as well as family law matters, including divorce, custody, child support and alimony.

Ms. Winstead received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from The Pennsylvania State University before receiving her law degree from American University, Washington College of Law. Prior to law school, Ms. Winstead served as a complex litigation paralegal in Washington, D.C. where she assisted with securities and commercial contracts matters in federal court. While in law school, Ms. Winstead served as a member of the American University Law Review. Her comment analyzing the FCC’s antitrust analysis of the Sirius-XM merger was selected for publication in the fall of 2009.

Practice Area

• Civil Litigation
• Domestic Relations

Educations & Background

• J.D., cum laude, American University, Washington College of Law, 2008 
• B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Professional Activity

• Virginia State Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association

Publications

• Sirius Mistake: The FCC's Failure to Stop a Merger to Monoply in Satellite Radio, 59 Am. U. L. Rev. 83 (2009).
• Jonathan D. Frieden & Leigh M. Murray, The Admissibility of Electronic Evidence Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, XVII Rich. J.L. & Tech. 5 (2011)

Admitted to Practice

• Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia