team-member

Abigail Leeds

Norristown, PA

Licensed for 14 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Child custody

Language

English

About

A life-long resident of Montgomery County, Abby Silverman leeds graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice. She earned her Juris Doctorate from the Rutgers University School of Law in 2006.Ms. Leeds is an impressive presence in the courtroom. She strengthened her litigation talents while trying cases during her time as an Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County. With almost five years in the DA’s office, she developed a solid working knowledge of trial rules and practices. The majority of her time was spent in the Sex Crimes and Major Crimes Units prosecuting some of the most serious offenders in the county. As a member of the Pretrials Unit, Ms. Leeds was also involved in supporting other trial teams handling pre- and post-trial motions. In addition, Ms. Leeds took responsibility for prosecuting all animal cruelty cases brought to the county.Ms. Leeds served for a year as Executive Director of the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project, where her experience and passion for child advocacy helped grow the organization and expand its reach into the community.Ms. Leeds has always had a keen interest in the law. Before attending law school, she worked as an Advocate with the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County. As an undergraduate, she volunteered, and was then hired, as a youth counselor with Central Counties (PA) Youth Center.Ms. Leeds has served as a member of the Child Advocacy Committee of Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Children’s Roundtable and Truancy Taskforce. She is a frequent interviewee on local and regional news media for cases handled as well as for expertise on child abuse and cases involving children.

Practices Areas

Criminal Defense

Child custody

Divorce and separation

Family

Language

English

Contact

Leeds Law, LLC1 East Airy StreetNorristown, PA, 194011 East Airy StreetNorristown, PA, 19401

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I hired Abby after having a bad experience with another attorney, who made me feel like he did not value my input related to my child's custody arrangement . Abby always made me feel like my case was a top priority for her, really listened to what I was looking for, and helped me to navigate the process to optimize the outcome for my child and limited the contention that can typically arise in these types of things. Abby also went out of her way to meet me during times/days that would work for me given my nontraditional work schedule, which I really appreciated.

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I would highly recommend Abby to anyone who finds themselves in a jam. She and her staff were always responsive, available, and made an unpleasant experience as Pleasant as possible.

Alexa
October 7, 2016

Abby helped me with my divorce process and was reliable and efficient. She always got back to me quickly and exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend her for any matter pertaining to family law.

Mandy
February 20, 2015

My friend recommended that I hire Abby when I was arrested. She was great in explaining to me what would happen every step of the way, and got my most serious charges thrown out. Hopefully I wont ever need a criminal defense attorney again, but if I do I will be going back to her!

anonymous
February 20, 2015

I came to Abby when I have trouble with my kids and my ex. She was supportive and knowledgeable, and fought for what I wanted for my kids. She made an awful time much easier for me.

Mr. P
April 12, 2011

I never met a lawyer that actually wanted to listen and help until I met ADA Abigail Silverman. She put her heart and soul into this case and was thoughtful and understanding throughout. She was aggressive and commanded respect in the court room. An attorney like no other!!!

John
September 27, 2018

We had hired Ms Leeds for one of two cases. She knew the date scheduled for court but the morning of is when she decided to let everyone else know she had gone on vacation. Court was rescheduled and when I arrived she was offended I didn’t know her face and entire hearing discussed with her DA buddies what they were gonna do.... she knew nothing of her clients case which she had in her hands and looked at it like it was supposed to talk to her. She did not at all represent her client, I had to give her the death stAre or speak up myself to speak on her clients behalf. Also, instead of dealing with the charges she misinformed her client to get him to agree to continue... HE HAD NO CHARGES AND SHE CONTINUED IT! Most likely to get her greedy hands into the next charge in which she was to charge more but the first was paid in full and not yet dealt with... Not only did we have this horrible unnecessary experience. She was absolutely almost impossible to get a hold of by phone, text, email even Facebook. She has all clients paperwork. ALL ORIGINAL PAPERWORK no copies were made! Did I mention she failed to write up an agreement of services? What lawyer does not have some type of written agreement with their clients?? We fired her about a month ago But we still try to call her for the inmate only proof of innocence alas, still No reply from Ms Abby Leeds. We don’t even know if she knows she was fired!! Completely and totally unprofessional in any and all standards and we will be contacting the Bar Association as well as others!

Nicole
August 10, 2018

I hired Ms. Leeds to assist me in my divorce proceedings earlier this year. Sadly, working with her was one of the worst experiences I have ever had with a professional. I retained her to file paperwork in a simple, low-conflict divorce for me mid-March 2018. At the time when I hired her, I was told that the work would take her 3-5 hours in total and that she could have everything filed within a week. I paid her a $1500 retainer, but ended up having to file myself because, by mid-May, she had still never filed anything for me. She flat out lied and said that she had filed all of my divorce paperwork, but after firing her and going to Family Court myself, I learned that she had never filed anything and had not even entered herself as the attorney of record in my case. She refunded half of what I paid her, but dragged the divorce out for months longer than would have been the case had she done what she agreed to do when hired. The whole process was sad and stressful enough on its own without having the person who is supposed to advocate for you lying. It was awful.

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I hired Abby after having a bad experience with another attorney, who made me feel like he did not value my input related to my child's custody arrangement . Abby always made me feel like my case was a top priority for her, really listened to what I was looking for, and helped me to navigate the process to optimize the outcome for my child and limited the contention that can typically arise in these types of things. Abby also went out of her way to meet me during times/days that would work for me given my nontraditional work schedule, which I really appreciated.

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I would highly recommend Abby to anyone who finds themselves in a jam. She and her staff were always responsive, available, and made an unpleasant experience as Pleasant as possible.

Alexa
October 7, 2016

Abby helped me with my divorce process and was reliable and efficient. She always got back to me quickly and exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend her for any matter pertaining to family law.

Mandy
February 20, 2015

My friend recommended that I hire Abby when I was arrested. She was great in explaining to me what would happen every step of the way, and got my most serious charges thrown out. Hopefully I wont ever need a criminal defense attorney again, but if I do I will be going back to her!

anonymous
February 20, 2015

I came to Abby when I have trouble with my kids and my ex. She was supportive and knowledgeable, and fought for what I wanted for my kids. She made an awful time much easier for me.

Mr. P
April 12, 2011

I never met a lawyer that actually wanted to listen and help until I met ADA Abigail Silverman. She put her heart and soul into this case and was thoughtful and understanding throughout. She was aggressive and commanded respect in the court room. An attorney like no other!!!

John
September 27, 2018

We had hired Ms Leeds for one of two cases. She knew the date scheduled for court but the morning of is when she decided to let everyone else know she had gone on vacation. Court was rescheduled and when I arrived she was offended I didn’t know her face and entire hearing discussed with her DA buddies what they were gonna do.... she knew nothing of her clients case which she had in her hands and looked at it like it was supposed to talk to her. She did not at all represent her client, I had to give her the death stAre or speak up myself to speak on her clients behalf. Also, instead of dealing with the charges she misinformed her client to get him to agree to continue... HE HAD NO CHARGES AND SHE CONTINUED IT! Most likely to get her greedy hands into the next charge in which she was to charge more but the first was paid in full and not yet dealt with... Not only did we have this horrible unnecessary experience. She was absolutely almost impossible to get a hold of by phone, text, email even Facebook. She has all clients paperwork. ALL ORIGINAL PAPERWORK no copies were made! Did I mention she failed to write up an agreement of services? What lawyer does not have some type of written agreement with their clients?? We fired her about a month ago But we still try to call her for the inmate only proof of innocence alas, still No reply from Ms Abby Leeds. We don’t even know if she knows she was fired!! Completely and totally unprofessional in any and all standards and we will be contacting the Bar Association as well as others!

Nicole
August 10, 2018

I hired Ms. Leeds to assist me in my divorce proceedings earlier this year. Sadly, working with her was one of the worst experiences I have ever had with a professional. I retained her to file paperwork in a simple, low-conflict divorce for me mid-March 2018. At the time when I hired her, I was told that the work would take her 3-5 hours in total and that she could have everything filed within a week. I paid her a $1500 retainer, but ended up having to file myself because, by mid-May, she had still never filed anything for me. She flat out lied and said that she had filed all of my divorce paperwork, but after firing her and going to Family Court myself, I learned that she had never filed anything and had not even entered herself as the attorney of record in my case. She refunded half of what I paid her, but dragged the divorce out for months longer than would have been the case had she done what she agreed to do when hired. The whole process was sad and stressful enough on its own without having the person who is supposed to advocate for you lying. It was awful.

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I hired Abby after having a bad experience with another attorney, who made me feel like he did not value my input related to my child's custody arrangement . Abby always made me feel like my case was a top priority for her, really listened to what I was looking for, and helped me to navigate the process to optimize the outcome for my child and limited the contention that can typically arise in these types of things. Abby also went out of her way to meet me during times/days that would work for me given my nontraditional work schedule, which I really appreciated.

anonymous
October 30, 2018

I would highly recommend Abby to anyone who finds themselves in a jam. She and her staff were always responsive, available, and made an unpleasant experience as Pleasant as possible.

Alexa
October 7, 2016

Abby helped me with my divorce process and was reliable and efficient. She always got back to me quickly and exceeded my expectations. I would highly recommend her for any matter pertaining to family law.

Mandy
February 20, 2015

My friend recommended that I hire Abby when I was arrested. She was great in explaining to me what would happen every step of the way, and got my most serious charges thrown out. Hopefully I wont ever need a criminal defense attorney again, but if I do I will be going back to her!

anonymous
February 20, 2015

I came to Abby when I have trouble with my kids and my ex. She was supportive and knowledgeable, and fought for what I wanted for my kids. She made an awful time much easier for me.

Mr. P
April 12, 2011

I never met a lawyer that actually wanted to listen and help until I met ADA Abigail Silverman. She put her heart and soul into this case and was thoughtful and understanding throughout. She was aggressive and commanded respect in the court room. An attorney like no other!!!

John
September 27, 2018

We had hired Ms Leeds for one of two cases. She knew the date scheduled for court but the morning of is when she decided to let everyone else know she had gone on vacation. Court was rescheduled and when I arrived she was offended I didn’t know her face and entire hearing discussed with her DA buddies what they were gonna do.... she knew nothing of her clients case which she had in her hands and looked at it like it was supposed to talk to her. She did not at all represent her client, I had to give her the death stAre or speak up myself to speak on her clients behalf. Also, instead of dealing with the charges she misinformed her client to get him to agree to continue... HE HAD NO CHARGES AND SHE CONTINUED IT! Most likely to get her greedy hands into the next charge in which she was to charge more but the first was paid in full and not yet dealt with... Not only did we have this horrible unnecessary experience. She was absolutely almost impossible to get a hold of by phone, text, email even Facebook. She has all clients paperwork. ALL ORIGINAL PAPERWORK no copies were made! Did I mention she failed to write up an agreement of services? What lawyer does not have some type of written agreement with their clients?? We fired her about a month ago But we still try to call her for the inmate only proof of innocence alas, still No reply from Ms Abby Leeds. We don’t even know if she knows she was fired!! Completely and totally unprofessional in any and all standards and we will be contacting the Bar Association as well as others!

Nicole
August 10, 2018

I hired Ms. Leeds to assist me in my divorce proceedings earlier this year. Sadly, working with her was one of the worst experiences I have ever had with a professional. I retained her to file paperwork in a simple, low-conflict divorce for me mid-March 2018. At the time when I hired her, I was told that the work would take her 3-5 hours in total and that she could have everything filed within a week. I paid her a $1500 retainer, but ended up having to file myself because, by mid-May, she had still never filed anything for me. She flat out lied and said that she had filed all of my divorce paperwork, but after firing her and going to Family Court myself, I learned that she had never filed anything and had not even entered herself as the attorney of record in my case. She refunded half of what I paid her, but dragged the divorce out for months longer than would have been the case had she done what she agreed to do when hired. The whole process was sad and stressful enough on its own without having the person who is supposed to advocate for you lying. It was awful.