Batten & Beasley

Leon is licensed to practice law in Minnesota. He concentrates mainly in the areas of Business and Individual Taxation.

Leon received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota.  He graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School.  Upon completing his core legal studies, Leon moved to Washington, D.C. and received an LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.  His academic performance at Georgetown was highlighted by the receipt of two awards in courses devoted to tax shelters and tax litigation.

Gigi is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Georgia and in Minnesota Federal Court.  She concentrates mainly in the areas of bankruptcy, consumer and housing issues, immigration, civil rights and criminal defense.

Gigi graduated from William Mitchell College of Law in 2010.  During law school, she volunteered over 600 hours through the MJF, worked at SMRLS, Homeline, the ACLU, and Project Homeless Connect.  She continues to volunteer regularly at the Project Homeless Connect and the ACLU.

Before becoming an attorney, Gigi graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and went on to work as an aircraft stress analyst for twenty years.  She worked on projects that included the B-1B, the Space Shuttle, Boeing aircraft, and the Gulfstream business jets.  She also worked as a railcar stress analyst on the Amtrak railcar.