Leonard Schneider
Partner
Office: (713) 432-4747
Facsimile: (713) 456-2079
lschneider@lilesparker.com
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Practice Concentration and Experience:
For the past several years, Mr. Schneider’s practice has focused on providing legal representation to several municipalities as their City Attorney. In this venue, he provides a vast number of legal services covering all of the concerns a city administration might have, including contract drafting and review, drafting of ordinances, purchase of construction equipment and real estate, ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance and representation of the city’s interest in civil lawsuits. His expanded practice includes litigation and health care administrative law.
Mr. Schneider also served as the Assistant District Attorney for Galveston County in Texas. In this role, he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and honed his litigation skills with significant time before a judge and jury. While he seldom prosecutes criminal cases in his current role, his experience in this field has afforded him a strong skill set in working with criminal law. Mr. Schneider is also responsible for litigation brought by or against the cities he represents, often managing teams of attorneys brought in specifically for each case. In this way, he keeps his litigation skills fresh. His criminal and civil litigation trial experience allows him to give practical and timely advice to clients in civil matters, including business litigation, contracts, breach of contracts, collections, elections, and economic development.
Recent Matters Handled Include:
- Successfully defended city in inverse condemnation case brought by private property owner.
- Negotiated and guided client in sale of natural gas system.
- Obtained summary judgment against Plaintiff for corporation on breach of contract case regarding letter of intent to purchase real property.
- Assisted clients in employment matters including managing outside attorneys to defend wrongful termination claims.
- Assisted corporations in collections of outstanding receivables.
Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (J.D., 1990)
- Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas (M.B.A. 1985, B.A. in Journalism, 1982)
Professional Affiliations:
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Texas Municipal League Texas City Attorneys Association;
- Member, East Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
- Member, East Montgomery County Rotary
- Member, Delta Theta Phi Fraternity
Federal Admissions:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2003
Admissions:
- Admitted to Practice in Texas
