Leatha chairs Meagher + Geer’s Anti-Fraud and Extra Contractual Litigation practice group and she has handled thousands of cases throughout her career. As one of the firm’s leaders, she also serves as a member of its Management Committee.
Leatha litigates complex fraud, civil RICO, and coverage dispute matters throughout Minnesota and nationwide. She has successfully represented clients in numerous bad faith and extracontractual claims. Her experience also includes handling significant property loss, defamation, liability disputes, and other complex commercial litigation.
She is frequently asked to handle matters involving arson, property losses, healthcare provider fraud, staged automobile accidents, and contract rescission based on misrepresentation. She has lectured, conducted trial advocacy training sessions, and provided in-house instruction to clients, trade groups, and other organizations. She speaks on topics including fraud prevention, deposition tactics, and other aspects of litigation.
Leatha is regularly named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers list in the area of business litigation. She is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. She is a fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only honor society limited to the top 0.5 percent of trial lawyers. Fellows are selected based on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, as well as superior ethical reputation. She was named an “Attorney of the Year” by Minnesota Lawyer in 2015.
Accolades
•Awarded the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, AV Preeminent (AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)
•fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (A trial lawyer honorary society, with membership limited to one-half of one percent of American lawyers, and by invitation only)
•Member, Litigation Counsel of America Trial Law Institute
•Member, Litigation Counsel of America Diversity Law Institute
•Selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2021-2026
•Selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Super Lawyers list in the area of Business Litigation, Thomson Reuters, (only five percent of lawyers in the state were selected), 2007-2026
•Selected for inclusion in 'Minnesota's Top Lawyers' list in the area of Litigation - Insurance, Minnesota Monthly, 2023-2025
•Named an Attorney of the Year, Minnesota Lawyer, 2015
•Selected as a '2014 Top-Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law” by The American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel magazine and Martindale-Hubbell
•Recognized in the list of Top 100 Women Super Lawyers, 2008-2009
•Featured in New York Times (Business section) article, 'Out of the Church Kitchen and Into the Courts' (by A. Martin, June 8, 2008), regarding food-borne-illness wrongful death litigation
Speaking Engagements & Published Articles
•Blurred Lines: Adjusting & Appraising Large Loss, presentation at Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) 2014 Large Loss Conference (October 29-31, 2014)
•Medical Provider Fraud, presentation to State Farm (October 10, 2013)
•Contributor, 'The Case of the Violently Sick Lutherans' Lawsuits of the Year section in Minnesota Law & Politics (December/January 2009)
•Medical Provider Fraud, presentation to Insurance Federation of Minnesota (November 17, 2008)
News
•Jul 15, 2026
Meagher + Geer congratulates its 18 attorneys named to the 2026 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list
•Aug 21, 2025
Meagher + Geer congratulates its 23 attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in 2026
•Jul 15, 2025
Meagher + Geer congratulates its 19 attorneys named to the 2025 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list
Events
•Oct
29 - 31,
2014
Blurred Lines: Adjusting & Appraising Large Loss Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) 2014 Large Loss Conference
•Oct 10, 2013
Provider Fraud, presentation to State Farm
•Nov 17, 2008
Medical Provider Fraud, presentation to Insurance Federation of Minnesota
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
