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Government Contracts, Law and Medicine, Legal Methods, Torts

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Biography

Professor Isiah Leggett has been a member of the law faculty since 1974. Professor Leggett has taught Family Law, Legal Methods, Torts, and Law and Medicine. He currently serves as chair of the faculty Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee. Professor served as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Records from 1975 to 1986. Professor Leggett is a key member of the Silver Forum, an organization of the senior members of the law faculty.

Professor Leggett finished first in his class and graduated magna cum laude from the Howard University School of Law. When he graduated in 1974, Professor Leggett held the third highest academic average in the Law School’s history. In 1985, Professor Leggett received the Howard University School of Law “Outstanding Alumni Award.”

In addition to his law degee, Professsor Leggett holds three other degrees: Bachelor of Arts with honors from Southern University (La.), an M.A. from Howard University, and an LL.M. from The George Washington University National Law Center. After graduating from college, Professosr Leggett was commissioned a Captain in the United States Army. His tour of duty included service in the Vietnam War, in which he earned the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam Service, and Vietnam Campaign Medals.

Since 1986, Professor Leggett has served as an elected at-large member of the County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland. Prior to becoming a member of the Montgomery County Council, Mr. Leggett also worked as administrative aide to Congressman Parren Mitchell of Maryland’s 7th Congressional District. He also worked as a Social Security Administration claims examiner and as a staff attorney for the Department of the Navy.

Professor Leggett was selected as a White House Fellow for the 1978-79 Fellowship year. The White House Fellows program selects citizens from across the country who have demonstrated exemplary civic, professional and educational achievement. Program Fellows are assigned as staff members to the President and Members of the Cabinet. After his term as a Fellow, Mr. Leggett was elected to serve as Treasurer of the White House Fellows Foundation Board of Directors.

Professor Leggett’s community service is extensive and diverse. In 1981, he was appointed to serve as a member of the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission. He served as Chairman of the Commission from 1983-1986. From 1982-1986, Professor Leggett was also Chair of the Montgomery County’s Employment Discrimination Review Panel.

Professor Leggett is an active member of a number of professional and civic organizations, including; Board of Directors of Maryland College of Art and Design, the Washington Area Housing Partnership, Montgomery County Boys and Girls Club, and the African American Business Council. He is a member of Montgomery County’s NAACP and Urban League, the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Forum, the National Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Burtonsville Kiwanis, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Professor Leggett also is the recipient of numerous honors and awards from a variety of organizations, including the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Montgomery County Humane Society, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Lung Association, the Good Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America, the Advancement of Public Service Responsibility Award from the Maryland Bar Foundation, and the award for Achievement in Environmental and Occupational Health from the Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association.

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