Blair J. Leake
Top rated Civil Rights attorney in Austin, Texas
Practice Areas:
Civil Rights,
Business Litigation,
Construction Defects,
Employment Law - Employee
Education Qualification:
University of Houston Law Center
Practice Areas:
Civil rights,
Business litigation,
Construction defects,
Employment law - employee
4700 Mueller Blvd, Suite 200Austin, Texas, 78723
First Admitted: 2013, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.wrightgreenhill.com/attorney/blair-j-leake/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Texas Bar Foundation, Member, 2019
- Lloyd C. Lochridge American Inn of Court, 2022 to Present
- Federal Bar Association, 2018 to Present
- Texas Association of Defense, Counsel, 2016 to Present
- State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, 2013 to Present
- Austin Bar Association, 2016 to Present
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- Texas
- Garland Walker Inn of Court, Member, 2013
- Texas Bar College, Member, 2014
- Elected to serve as President Elect of the Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2021
- Elected Treasurer of the Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2020
- Elected Secretary of the Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2019
- President of the Kaufman County Bar Association, 2013 - 2015
- Elected Director of the Austin Young Lawyers Association., 2017
- AYLA Runway for Justice - Committee Member, 2017
- Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2016 - Present
- AYLA Community Service Days Committee - Executive Chair, 2017
Representative Clients:
- Austin PD Officer Christopher Taylor, 2021
- Burnet PD Officer Russell Butler, 2020
- City of Elgin, 2019
- City of Hutto, 2019
- WinWin Products, 2018
- City of Pflugerville, 2019
- Lone Star Cab, 2019
- City of Round Rock, 2019
- City of Bee Cave, 2018
- City of Lakeway, 2018
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Co-chair of the Community Service Days Committee for the Austin Young Lawyers Association, where we plan and run monthly volunteer events for attorneys in the Austin area.
Honors/Awards:
- An award given to the AYLA board member who has gone above and beyond in service to the organization., President's Award of Merit, Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2020
- Austin Monthly, 2023, Top Lawyer
- Top Lawyer, 2020 - 2022, Austin Monthly Magazine
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021 to 2023, Super Lawyers
- Awarded to the most accomplished committee chair in the Austin Young Lawyers Association each year., Outstanding Committee Chair, Austin Young Lawyers Association, 2018
- Hofheinz Oral Advocate of the Year Award - Awarded by UHLC to the student with the most overall points in the school's oral advocacy competitions over the course of one year, Hofheinz Oral Advocate of the Year Award, University of Houston Law Center, 2013
- The National Order of the Barristers is an organization that provides national recognition for individuals who have excelled in advocacy and service at their respective law schools. Candidates are chosen from each law school by the law school's faculty, and the criteria includes performance in advocacy compeitions over the course of the studen's entire time in law school., Inductee, National Order of Barristers, 2013
- Byron McCoy Excellence in Advocacy Award - Awarded based on achievements in internal and/or external advocacy competitions for a UHLC student’s law school career., Byron McCoy Excellence in Advocacy Award, UHLC, 2013
- Distinguished Advocate Award - Awarded for service, dedication, and achievements to The Advocates organization and its competitions and events at the University of Houston for the previous year, Distinguished Advocate Award, UHLC, 2012
Educational Background:
- B.A. in History - University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Continuing Legal Education Lecture discussing the 2014 changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure., Lecturer, Changes in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Kaufman County Bar Association, 2014
Industry Groups:
- And General Civil Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Employment
- Municipal
- Personal Injury
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