Attorney at Law
MISSION STATEMENT
Oscar M. Leus Law Corporation is a law firm dedicated to providing high quality and reliable general legal services to those who cannot afford the expensive legal fees usually charged by others. We believe that true equality should start with legal services that are available to those who do not have much to begin with.
WHO WE ARE
As former immigrants ourselves, we only had our dreams and strong determination to succeed instead of lots of money in our pockets when we came here. The United States of America has been very good to us. Now, we just want to return the favor by helping others achieve their dreams and succeed as well.
The founder of our law firm is Oscar Prudencio M. Leus. He was born in Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines. Many distinguished lawyers are from his birthplace. A few of them are: Apolinario Mabini (A Philippine National Hero and Brains of the Revolution), Jose P. Laurel, Sr. (Former President of the Philippines), Cleto P. Leus (One of his grandfathers, alumnus of the University of the Philippines, College of Law, and a former Judge of the Court of Agrarian Relations), and Zacarias R. Leus (His father, a retired agent of the National Bureau of Investigation and holds the distinction of being the second lawyer born in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas, Apolinario Mabini being the first).
After earning a B.S. in Physical Therapy degree from the University of the Philippines under a scholarship from The United Nations World Health Organization, he served the physically handicapped in the Philippines instead of immediately leaving for the United States. When martial law was declared in 1972, he received a commission as an Ensign in the Philippine Navy after graduating from the intellectually and physically grueling Naval Officer's Qualification Course Charlie (NOQC-''C'' Class 67th). He was awarded several medals for bravery in combat in Mindanao, Southern Philippines as a Philippine Navy Line Officer. As a Philippine Coast Guard Officer, he worked closely with Philippine Customs and other law enforcement agents in fighting smuggling, terrorism, and other criminal activities.
In 1979, he immigrated to the United States and passed the California State Board Licensure Examinations for physical therapists on his first try that same year without the benefit of any formal review course and after having been inactive in the profession for seven years because of his military service. He became Director of Physical Therapy in several Los Angeles area hospitals and served as Clinical Instructor in Physical Therapy of students from the University of Southern California. In 1987, while working full time as a physical therapist during the day, he enrolled at Glendale University College of Law in Glendale, California and studied law in the evenings.
In May 1991, he received his Bachelor of Science in Law and Juris Doctor Degrees and passed the California State Bar Examinations on his first attempt in July that same year. After receiving his license as an attorney, he provided many pro-bono hours representing indigent criminal defendants and advocating for the rights of the elderly and the handicapped. That volunteer work gave him much trial court experience which became very useful in his litigation practice. He also volunteered as an assistant research attorney at a Los Angeles County Superior Court which gained him much valuable experience in the Law and Motion Department. In addition to his law practice, he is the Senior Pastor of United Christian Church.
Being a physical therapist himself, he has extensive experience in the petitioning of foreign medical professionals, like nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other professionals.
In personal injury litigation, his being a physical therapist also plays a very important role because it gives him a professional perspective as to the pains, sufferings, and treatments of his clients.
It is true that there are many lawyers, but his experience as a military and law enforcement officer, as a physical therapist, as a businessman, and as pastor of United Christian Church, sets him apart.