Leland’s experience cuts across many different industries, including financial institutions, investment funds, insurance agencies, and intermediaries, oil and gas exploration companies, oil field service companies, manufacturing companies, staffing companies, companies involved in construction, and professionals in a variety of fields. His vast experience includes contract disputes, shareholder and partner fights, breach of fiduciary duty claims, trademark, copyright and patent disputes, real estate disputes, trade secret and covenant not to compete disputes, construction disputes, and probate cases. Leland has handled many high profile and bet-the-company cases. Leland applies creativity, forceful presentation, and undeterred determination to get his clients the best results possible.
Leland C. de la Garza
Awarded Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Biography
Locations
Education
- Southern Methodist University, graduated 1984
- Southern Methodist University, B.A. and B.B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1981
Federal Clerkships
- United States Court of Appeals
- United States Court of International Trade
- United States District Court
State Clerkships
- Texas - Supreme Court
- Texas - Trial Courts
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
Awards:
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Bar of Legal Specialization
- Selected for Texas Super Lawyers 2020-present
- Legal 500 City Elite, Commercial Disputes 2025
- America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigation 2021-2022
- D Magazine's Best Lawyers in Dallas 2025
News & Media
Publications
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