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Leonard V. Schneider IV
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Biography
For the past several years, Leonard's practice has focused on: (i) agreements between hospitals and physicians; (ii) assisting private businesses in regards to employment matters, collections, contracts, and business fraud; (iii) providing legal representation to several municipalities as their City Attorney.
Recent Matters Handled Include:
- Successfully assisted physician in arbitration with hospital on breach of contract
- Handled litigation between hospital and physician regarding relocation agreement
- As City Attorney obtained jury verdict of $324,000 damages in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary case against Chamber of Commerce regarding management of Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds
- Successfully defended city in inverse condemnation case brought by private property owner
- Negotiated and guided client in sale of natural gas system.
- Obtained summary judgment against Plaintiff for corporation on breach of contract case regarding letter of intent to purchase real property.
- Assisted clients in employment matters including managing outside attorneys to defend wrongful termination claims.
- Assisted corporations in collections of outstanding receivables.
Leonard also served as the Assistant District Attorney for Galveston County in Texas. In this role, he prosecuted both felony and misdemeanor criminal cases and honed his litigation skills with significant time before a judge and jury. He is also responsible for litigation brought by or against the cities he represents, often managing teams of attorneys brought in specifically for each case. In this way, he keeps his litigation skills fresh. His criminal and civil litigation trial experience allows him to give practical and timely advice to clients in civil matters, including business litigation, contracts, breach of contracts, collections, elections, and economic development.
In addition to practicing law, he has instructed business students on ethics and business law as an adjunct professor at two universities.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
State, Local, and Municipal Law
60%
25 years
Business
40%
34 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Texas for 34 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Liles Parker PLLC
800 Rockmead Dr., Suite 165, Kingwood, TX, 77339
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Leonard V. Schneider IV's Reviews
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Posted by Robert | May 1, 2021 | Consulted Attorney
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Leonard Schneider is an Excellent Litigator
I have known Mr. Schneider for many years and have worked alongside him on various health care related cases. In my opinion, he is an excellent attorney. He carefully analyzes each case and provides a reasoned assessment of the likelihood for success. I heartily recommend Mr. Schneider if you need...
Posted by Robert E. Jewell | February 14, 2012
Great Attorney! Would highly recommend!
Our corporation has used Leonard Schneider's expertise on multiple occasions, for multiple topics. We have found him to be diligent, dependable, and trustworthy. He tells us up-front what he will do, and then he does it - in a timely manner. We are blessed to have such a relationship with him.
Posted by anonymous | February 9, 2012
Client
I found Leonard after researching some of the cases that he had dealt with surrounding local Chambers and Hotel Occupancy Tax. He is an expert at city and county legislation. He was able to utilize public information requests to get the information that was essential for my case. I lived over 4 hou...
Posted by sal | September 9, 2010
knowledge is power
I found working with Leonard to be a pleasant and smooth experience. As a business owner, my time is better spent on running the day to day operations of my business. As we grow and add staffing, there are obvious contracts that must be in place. Recently, Mr Schneider assisted us in putting together...
Leonard V. Schneider IV's Lawyer Endorsements
"I've known and worked with Leonard for over 4 years. Leonard is a tireless worker who puts his client's interest first. Leonard is a former prosecutor and experienced trial attorney with excellent case analysis and research skills. He has represented clients in high profile health care cases and also represents several small municipalities. For this reason, Leonard is very knowledgeable in many different areas of the law. If you are in need of an experienced attorney who can win at trial, Leonard is your man."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. Leonard is an experienced TX business attorney and I recommend him. I enjoyed working with him at an attorney conference a couple of years ago. I was very impressed by his knowledge."
Charles Jeremiah
State, local, and municipal law lawyer | Feb 02
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Leonard has an exceptional command of the complex field of municipal law. Having worked with him on a variety of matters over the years, I have on many occasions seen him skillfully guide local governmental officials through the myriad statutes and regulations they contend with. I highly recommend Leonard."
"Mr. Schneider is a talented attorney and I recommend him. I had the pleasure of working with Leonard at a recent high level attorney conference."
"Leonard is an experienced and savvy attorney. He knows how to protect and represented cities and municipalities, I would highly recommend him."
Michael Wald
State, local, and municipal law lawyer | Aug 25
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Leonard is an excellent lawyer for municipalities and I endorse him. He knows the ins and outs of the law in this and related areas very well!"
"I have had the pleasure of working with Leonard on a number of matters. He is thoughtful and thorough, always bringing new ideas and creative solutions to the table. I've been particularly impressed with his negotiation skills, having seen him successfully resolve a contentious contract dispute using both legal and practical, business focused arguments that helped avoid an expensive, drawn out process for our client. I would recommend Leonard to any municipality in need of experienced, professional representation, as well as to any party requiring representation in a business or contractual dispute."
"I have known Leonard Schneider for many years and have had the pleasure of working with him on a variety of cases. Leonard is a former prosecutor and is a skilled litigator. He is quite intelligent and diligently works to ensure that his clients' interests are properly safeguarded. He is well respected by his peers and is one of the very best "City Attorneys" in the country. Leonard currently represents a number of Texas cities and towns and is their "go-to" guy when the cities are faced with high-stakes litigation. Leonard is also a skilled business litigator and is used by our health and banking practice lawyers when handling State and Federal Court litigation. Leonard also works with our health practice attorneys when representing physician practices in contractually-mandated arbitration cases. I highly recommend Leonard. Your compnay will be well represented by one of the best attorneys in the country."
"I spent an extended weekend with Leonard and a number of other lawyers. Leonard struck me as committed and intelligent."
"It was my pleasure to meet with Leonard at the Rainmaker retreat in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. We talked for a period of time and I was impressed of his knowledge and understanding of business law, his area of expertise. We later shared practical and pragmatic tips that I will implement in my firm."
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Experience
Honors
2008
"Merit Certification in Municipal Law", Texas City Attorneys Associations
Work Experience
2000 - 2010
Attorney, Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin P.C.
Associations
State Bar of Texas
Member
Texas Municipal League Texas City Attorneys Association
Member
Humble Area Chamber of Commerce
Member
Sample of Legal Cases
State v Bhalesha, 273 S.W.3d 694 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, no writ)
Reversed and rendered
City of Huntsville, Texas v Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce
Jury verdict for City for $324,000 damages and $125,000 attorney fees
Education
1990
South Texas College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1985
Texas State University-San Marcos
MBA
1982
Texas State University-San Marcos
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2010
Texas Municipal League 98th Annual Conference
Ethics- City Attorneys and the Attorney-Client Privilege
2006
TCAA Semi-Annual Meeting South Padre Island
"City Meetings and the First Amendment"
2004
TCAA Semi-Annual Meeting in South Padre Island
Economic Development Corporation Dissolution
2004
Accelerated Board Training Seminar in New Caney and Belville Texas
Protecting Your Economic Development Corporation from Litigation
2003
Enhancing our Economic Development Potential Seminar, Austin, Texas
EDC's - Do's, Dont's and Traps for the Unwary
Publications
2012
www.lilesparker.com
Contract Basics- What is a Contract?
2012
www.lilesparker.com
Liquidated Damages-Don't Take a Bath When You Cancel a Contract
2011
www.lilesparker.com
Employment Agreements: What They Did Not Teach in Medical School
2006
TCAA Semi-Annual Meeting South Padre Island
City Meetings and the First Amendment
2004
TCAA Semi-Annual Meeting in South Padre Island
“Economic Development Corporation Dissolution”
2004
Accelerated Board Training Seminar
“Protecting Your Economic Development Corporation from Litigation”
2003
Commercial and Residential Evictions Seminar - Sterling Education Services
"Commercial Landlord's Liens"
2003
Commercial and Residential Evictions Seminar - Sterling Education Services
"Reclaiming Abandoned Property"
2003
Enhancing our Economic Development Potential Seminar, Austin Texas
EDC's - Do's, Dont's and Traps for the Unwary
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers