Hoover Slovacek LLP

5847 San Felipe, Suite 2200  •  Houston, Texas 77057  •  Phone: (713) 977-8686  •  Fax: (713) 977-5395
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Court Admissions:

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Education:

  • South Texas College of Law
    Houston, Texas
    Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1977
    Honors: Cum Laude
  • University of Texas at Austin
    Austin, Texas
    Bachelor of Arts, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • State Bar Association
    Member
  • State Bar of Texas Commercial Code Committee
    Member
  • Houston Bar Association
    Member
  • Private Law Practice
    Houston, Texas, 1977 - Present

James H. Leeland

Associate

Areas of Practice:

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, 1977

Mr. Leeland was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on January 14, 1950.  He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1977.  He is also admitted to practice before several U.S. District Courts in the State of Texas, as well as the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Leeland graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1977, with honors, and was a member of the South Texas Law Journal and the Order of Lytae.

For over 30 years, Mr. Leeland has represented a variety of clients in commercial and real estate litigation, both in trial and on appeal.  He has successfully handled appeals before the Supreme Court of Texas, several Texas Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has represented financial institutions, real estate and construction firms, oil and gas companies, home owners associations, and other corporate and commercial interests.

Mr. Leeland is also a trained mediator, having attended the first mediation training class in Harris County, Texas, in 1980.  He is a Charter Mediator with the Houston Neighborhood Justice Center (now the Dispute Resolution Center), sponsored by the Houston Bar Association.

Mr. Leeland has given seminars before the American Bankers' Association, financial institutions, real estate brokers' associations, the Texas College of Trial Advocacy, and the State Bar of Texas. 

Mr. Leeland also served for many years as an Assistant Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 1836, and he is currently serving the Troop as a merit badge counselor and Troop Committee Member.