As managing partner of The Cochran Firm’s South Florida office in Ft. Lauderdale, 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.