David W. Ledyard
Recognized since 2012
Houston, Texas
Practice Areas
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
David Ledyard joined Strong Pipkin in 1975. In 45 years of practice, he has handled a wide range of litigation across Texas and in states including Louisiana, Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Illinois and Maryland. He has tried as lead counsel business, commercial, construction, toxic tort, premises liability, products liability, maritime, Jones Act and property damage cases. He has defended companies in plant and pipeline explosions and fires, CERCLA actions, medical device cases, trucking accidents, occupational and environmental exposures to radiation, benzene, asbestos, silica, pesticides and other chemicals, maritime accidents, and construction and contract disputes. He is also frequently retained as local counsel in all Beaumont courts. Mr. Ledyard was elected by his peers to membership in The American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://
Location
- 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 940
Houston, TX 77056-1800
Education
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Texas Tech University, BBA, graduated 1972
Bar Admissions
- Texas, U.S. District Courts for Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
- Arkansas, U.S. District Courts for Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
- Texas, All Texas Courts
- Arkansas, All Arkansas Courts
- Texas, U. S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
- Texas, U. S. Supreme Court
Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates - member
- Defense Research Institute - member
- International Association of Defense Counsel - member
- Jefferson County Bar Association - Former Director
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel - member
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- Texas Young Lawyers Association - Former Director
Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
Headquarters:
Jackson, Mississippi
27 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
16 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2018)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2016)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Awards:
- America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators - Southern Texas - 2018
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys™ – Southern Texas – Lifetime Achievement – 2016
- “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine (2005-2020)
- “Houston’s Top Lawyers,” Commercial Litigation, H Texas Magazine (2013)
- Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition - Civil Litigation Defense (2008-2010)
- "Top Lawyer," Business Litigation, H Texas Magazine (2009)
- “Houston Top Lawyers For The People,” H Texas Magazine (2008, 2009)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award - Jefferson County Bar Association (1985)
- Martindale Hubbell, AV rated
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
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