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Hector De Leon

De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    2007
  • Recognized in:
    Insurance Law
  • Law School:
    The University of Texas at Austin
  • Website:
    http://www.dwlawtx.com
  • Languages:
    English, Spanish
  • Location:
    Barton Oaks Plaza, 901 S. Mopac Expressway
    Building 5, Suite 230
    Austin, TX 78746
"Hector De Leon is a valuable business asset to my company and me. He is the type of lawyer who can explain things in terms a layperson can readily understand. His approach is practical, effective, and always timely. His knowledge of insurance law is particularly keen and his ethics above reproach. We have been a client for a dozen years."

-Richard "Dick" Hall (RushEnterprises, Inc.), San Antonio

"Hector has represented our firms and my personal legal affairs since the early 1980's. He is honest, doesn't try to keep a case going for money, gives you all the options, and lets you make the decisions. I know very few lawyers like Hector DeLeon. He doesn't keep the meter running for every little second or minute that you are on the phone with him. I have become a personal friend of Hector because of his integrity. This speaks highly for a lawyer. "

-Sandra Erwin (National City Bank), Dallas

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Lawyer Bio

  Ben De Leon is the President of De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C., where he first started as a law clerk in 2004. His legal focus includes serving as outside general counsel to various small to mid-size companies in the areas of corporate organization, corporate governance, compliance, operational transactions, administrative and regulatory law, litigation, labor and employment, insurance law, real estate and construction matters, and technology law.

 Ben’s service-minded nature extends beyond his legal practice to his passion for improving the community. Since he was a Texas Law School student, where he received a Texas Law Fellowship for work in public interest and served as a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic, Ben has used his skills as an attorney to help others. A native Austinite, Ben is fluent in Spanish, and has represented Spanish-speaking clients pro bono through Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas since 2005. Through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, Ben was a Big Brother to his Little Brother, Anthony, for nearly 7 years. Ben was named the 2009 National Big Brother of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, out of more than 250,000 mentors nationwide.

 Ben is married to Shannon Lee De Leon; they are the proud parents of daughters, Anna and Winnie, and son, Henry.

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, B.S. and B.A., 2001, Corporate Communication and Spanish, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa                             
  • University of Texas School of Law, JD 2004

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Administrative Law
  • Business Transactions
  • Insurance Law

Community Involvement

  • Board Member, Communities In Schools of Central Texas, 2015-present; Secretary, 2016-present
  • Board Member, A Legacy of Giving, 2016-present; President, 2017-present
  • Executive Committee Member, Texas Law Alumni Association, 2013-present
  • Board Member, PeopleFund, 2013-2016; Vice Chair, 2015-2016
  • Board Member, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, 2012-2014
  • Board Member, Texas Exes 2011-2014; Scholarship Committee Chair, 2011-2014
  • Texas Exes Scholarship Foundation Board President, 2013-2014
  • Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, 2010-2013
  • City of Austin Planning Commissioner, 2009-2010
  • Member, State Bar of Texas Texas Bar Foundation Fellow

Awards

  • Super Lawyers “Texas Rising Star” (2011-2018)
  • UT Ex-Students’ Association Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award Recipient (2012)
  • Austin Under 40 Award Winner, Youth & Education Category (2011)
  • National Big Brother of the Year, BBBS of America (2009)
  • Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award (2007-2009, 2015)

Publications

  • Rendering a Taxing New Tide on I.R.C. Section 501(c)(3): The Constitutional Implications of H.R. 2357 and Alternatives for Increased Political Freedom in Houses of Worship, The Texas Review of Litigation, Vol. 23, No. 3 (2004)
  • Time for a Change: An Analysis of the Substantial Evidence Rule in the Context of Contested Licensee Hearings and the Case for Amending Tex. Gov’t Code § 2001.174, Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2014) – co-authored with Athena Ponce and Chelsea A. Walker

 

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Education:

  • The University of Texas at Austin , J.D., graduated 1973
  • The University of Texas at Austin, BS, graduated 1970

Affiliations:

  • Austin Bar Association - Member
  • Brackenridge Development Council - Member
  • Children at Heart Ministries - Board Member, Foundation Board Member
  • Texas Bar Association - Member
  • University of Texas College of Education Foundation Advisory Council - Member, Past Chairman
  • University of Texas Commission of 125 - Member
  • University of Texas Development Board - Life Member
  • University of Texas Division of Diversity & Community Engagement - Chair of the Advisory Council
  • University of Texas E-Students's Association - President
  • University of Texas Foundation Inc. Board of Directors - President
  • University of Texas School of Law Selection Committees for the Dean - Member
  • University of Texas Search Committee for Vice President for Student Affairs - Member
  • University of Texas System Chancellor's Council - Member of the Executive Committee

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Insurance Law
 

Awards:

  • New Award
  • Super Lawyer, Administrative Law, 2004-2012
  • U.S. News Best Lawyer in America, Insurance Law 2007-2012
  • University of Texas Ex-Students’ Association “Distinguished Alumnus,” 2010
  • University of Texas Presidential Citation Recipient for Exemplary Service to the University, 2007

Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Hector De Leon is a valuable business asset to my company and me. He is the type of lawyer who can explain things in terms a layperson can readily understand. His approach is practical, effective, and always timely. His knowledge of insurance law is particularly keen and his ethics above reproach. We have been a client for a dozen years."

Richard "Dick" Hall, RushEnterprises, Inc., San Antonio

"Hector has represented our firms and my personal legal affairs since the early 1980's. He is honest, doesn't try to keep a case going for money, gives you all the options, and lets you make the decisions. I know very few lawyers like Hector DeLeon. He doesn't keep the meter running for every little second or minute that you are on the phone with him. I have become a personal friend of Hector because of his integrity. This speaks highly for a lawyer. "

Sandra Erwin, National City Bank, Dallas

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