Kris Leonhardt

Kris Leonhardt

Fisher Phillips • Phoenix, AZ
Employment LaborEmployment LawGeneral PracticePersonal Injury

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Contact

Email
Phone
(877) 447-9131
Address
3200 North Central, Phoenix, AZ, 85012, US

Professional

About

Kris Leonhardt is an associate in the firm’s Phoenix office. She focuses her practice on defending employers against a wide range of employment law claims, including disability, race, age, and sexual harassment, retaliation, and unlawful termination of employment. Kris earned her J.D., cum laude, (2008) from Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, where she was a Pedrick Scholarship Recipient, worked for the Arizona Justice Project and participated in the ASU Lodestar Mediation Clinic. Before joining Fisher Phillips, Kris gained significant litigation and trial experience practicing family, criminal, and general civil law. She also spent two years at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Kris has an Preeminent AV Rating, has earned the “Client Distinction Award” by Martindale-Hubbell, and was rated “Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers in Arizona” by National Trial Lawyers. Ms. Leonhardt was admitted to the practice of law in Arizona in 2008 and Kentucky in 2010. Ms. Leonhardt is a second-generation attorney, following in the footsteps of her father, uncles, and brother.

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
2008 Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Juris Doctor 2005 Indiana Univeristy Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2016 Client Distinction Award, Martindale-Hubbell 2016 Top 10 Under 40, National Academy Of Family Law Attorneys 2016 2016 Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, American Society of Legal Advocates 2015 Client Distinction Award, Martindale-Hubbell 2014 Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
Associations
2008 - Present State Bar of Arizona
Updated: Mar 08, 2026