David Leonard

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Partner
1300 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77056
T: 713.986.7000
F: 713.986.7100

David Leonard takes the lead through every phase of the dispute resolution process, from internal investigations and pre-suit negotiations, to fact and expert discovery, trial, and appeal.  He also has deep experience handling evidentiary hearings, including hearings on applications for temporary restraining orders and injunctions.

David’s clients range from high-net-worth individuals to multi-national corporations across many industries, with an emphasis on the oil and gas and real estate industries. David also has substantial experience handling partnership disputes and disputes under non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements.  He also has experience representing heavy equipment dealers and car dealerships.
  
David’s oil and gas practice focuses on disputes under contracts such as joint operating agreements, oil and gas leases, gas gathering and processing agreements, master service agreements, division orders, and vendor agreements.
  
His real estate practice focuses on representation of landowners (retail, medical, industrial and office) in disputes under contracts such as leases, easement agreements, restrictive covenants, access agreements, option agreements, title policies and broker agreements. 
 
In 2023 and 2024, David was recognized as a “Top 100” Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters company).  He has maintained the Rising Star designation for ten years.

He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Texas and New Mexico.

Education

  • J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, Managing Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas & Energy Law (2011)
  • B.A., with honors, The University of Texas at Austin, Phi Beta Kappa (2008)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas
  • New Mexico

Court Admissions

  • United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court, Western District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of New Mexico

Assistant

Celeste Reyes
D: 713.730.5242
creyes@grayreed.com

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