Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
David W. Ledyard
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
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.
Overview
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Texas Tech University, BBA, graduated 1972
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Texas Tech University, BBA, graduated 1972
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
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® 2026 for work in:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
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
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Lead Texas counsel for several major oil and chemical companies in asbestos litigation
- Tried numerous mesothelioma cases;
- Defended a major oil company in all asbestos litigation in Louisiana
- Represented 25 major oil and chemical companies in first premises liability cases alleging asbestos exposure
- Represented rubber companies in toxic exposure suits involving hundreds of workers
- Tried and won the first premises liability meso claim against an oil company
- Tried and won the first household exposure claim against an oil company
- Premises Liability Litigation
- Represented manufacturing facilities in plant fires and explosions resulting in severe burns and death
- Defended companies in accidents resulting in paraplegia and quadriplegia
- Represented oil companies in benzene litigation
- Represented chemical companies in H2S and other chemical exposures resulting in neurologic and mental disorders
- Products Liability Litigation
- Represented medical device manufacturers
- Defended numerous products in industrial and household accidents
- Defended boat manufacturer in accident involving amputation and disfigurement
- Defended tire manufacturer in tire and rim suits
- Defended product manufacturer in fire damage cases
- Represented paint manufacturers in benzene litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Tried a complex commercial fraud suit that was longest trial in Jefferson County history
- Handled class action and antitrust cases
- Handled property damage and lost profit suits
- Environmental Litigation
Defended CERCLA actions against both generators and transporters
- Maritime Litigation
Defended shipping and drilling companies in Maritime and Jones Act claims
- Truck Accident Litigation
Defended companies in trucking accidents involving amputations and death
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