As a managing partner in The Cochran Firm’s South Florida office in Miami, Scott Leeds focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation. Scott served as lead counsel in two landmark cases against the Republic of Cuba and obtained verdicts in excess of $94 million. A graduate of St. John’s University in Pharmacy, Scott became a licensed pharmacist in New York and Florida. He then obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. With experience in areas of pharmacy and law, Scott is a frequent lecturer to both legal and medical organizations.

Scott is a member of the prestigious Law and Leading Attorneys Directory and has appeared on 60 Minutes and 20/20. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the American Society of Pharmacy Law, the American Bar Association, The Florida Justice Association, the National Trial Lawyer Association of and Dade County Trial Lawyers Association. He has been nominated as a ‘super lawyer’ in the state of Florida as well as included in the Florida Trend Legal Elite.