First Admitted: 1986, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

Texas
Harrison County Bar Association, Member
Collin County Bar Association, Member
Dallas Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, Past Co-Chair
Dallas Bar Association
Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Past Member
State Bar of Texas, Executive Committee – Litigation Council, 2005-2011
State Bar of Texas, Director, 2014-2017
State Bar of Texas
Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn IP Inn of Court, Charter Member and Master
Judge T. John Ward Inn of Court, Charter Member
Member of the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary, 2009-2015
Director of the Dallas Bar Association, 2008-2010
Chambers USA, Ranked in Litigation, 2009-2018
National Association of Distinguished Counsel
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, Executive Committee, 2002, 2016, 2018-present
Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1987
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Pro bono/Community Service:

Texas Appleseed, Board of Directors, 2015-2018
Hall of Fame Inductee of Carthage High School, 2010
Distinguished Alumnus of ETBU, 2010
Intensive Trial Advocacy Course, Visiting Faculty, Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana 2009-2014, 2016, 2018
Dallas Subcommittee of the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Past Board Member
Volunteer Center of Dallas County, Past Board Member
Martin Luther King Center, Past Chairman of the Board
Leadership Dallas, Class 2000
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Past Board Member
Vickery Meadows Learning Center, Past Board Member
Camp John Marc, Past Board Member
Dallas Bar Foundation, Past Chair
Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Honors/Awards:

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Trial Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Bar Association, 2019
D MagazineBest Lawyers, 2009-2018
Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award, Dallas Bar Association, 2011
AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5) Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Top 500 Lawyers in the United States, Lawdragon
One of the Top 15 Business Defense Lawyers in the DFW Metroplex, Dallas Business Journal, 2007
Lawyer of the Year, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, 2017
The Best Lawyers in America, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, 2012-2019
Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2019
One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas and Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, 2010-2018
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, National Trial Competition Committee, 2009-2016
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, State Committee Member, 2011-2016, 2019-present

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

“Opening Statements and Closing Arguments without Violating the Golden Rule,” Moderator, Trial Skills Training Camp, UT CLE, May 2014
“How to Offer and Exclude Evidence – Evidence Tampering and Destruction”
“Preparing a Client (or Witness) for Deposition”
“Government Authorities Use of Subpoenaing to Obtain Financial Records: How Far Can They Go?”
“Expert Testimony in Texas Courts”
“Discovery Regarding Expert Witnesses”
“Discovery About Experts Under the New Rules”
“How to Select a Jury for a Corporate Client: Overcoming Jury Bias”
“Legal Action on the Go: The Patent Rocket Docket,” SmartBusiness Dallas, June 2007
“Top Ten IP Issues,” Dallas Bar Association, 2012
“Top Ten Issues in Intellectual Property Law,” State Bar of Texas Business Torts Institute, 2012

Leon Carter