Leonard Backer

Leonard Backer is a furniture industry consultant and expert witness based in North Miami Beach, Florida. Through his firm, Leonard J. Backer Associates LLC, he draws on more than 30 years of hands-on experience across all segments of the furniture industry, with particular depth in seating and tables developed across more than 250 collections.

His consulting and expert witness work covers furniture-related disputes and product liability claims on a nationwide basis. Services he provides in litigation contexts include product evaluation, damage inspection and analysis, expert witness reports, and deposition and court testimony. He also advises clients on sourcing, product development, vendor qualification, and supplier relations.