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Leigh Love
also known as Shannon Leigh Love
About Leigh
Biography
LEIGH LOVE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS HANDLED OVER A THOUSAND FELONY CASES AND HAS SUCESSFULLY TRIED CRIMINAL CASES RANGING FROM MISDEMEANORS TO MURDER.
SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A FELONY PROSECUTOR AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. SHE ALSO WORKED AS A PROSECUTOR IN TEXAS AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN FORT BEND COUNTY. HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AS A FORMER PROSECTOTR GIVES HER CLIENTS AN ADVANTAGE AND INSIGHT THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE. CURRENLTY, SHE IS A PARTNER AT THE LOVE DUCOTE LAW FIRM, LLC., WHERE SHE ENJOYS REPRESENTING AND HELPING HER CLIENTS IN ALL AREAS OF CRIMINAL LAW.
LEIGH WAS THE 2014 PRESIDENT OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ASSOCIATION AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHE WAS NAMED ONE OF HOUSTON'S TOP CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS FOR 2014. SHE ALSO RECEIVED THE ATTICUS FINCH AWARD (NAMED AFTER THE WELL-RESPECTED ATTORNEY IN "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"). SHE IS CONSISTETNLY GIVEN AWARDS FOR CLIENT'S CHOICE FOR THE BEST ATTORNEY IN THE AREAS OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE, JUVENILE LAW AND DWI. SHE HAS ALSO REPEATEDLY WON THE TOP CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AWARD, THE TOP ATTORNEY FOR JUVENILE LAW, AND THE TOP ATTORNEY FOR DWI LAW. SHE WAS ALSO LISTED IN YELP'S TOP TEN CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS IN FORT BEND.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
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- Credit Card
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Texas for 18 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Licensed in Georgia for 26 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Location
The Love DuCote Law Firm
4610 Sweetwater Boulevard, Suite 210, Sugar Land, TX, 77479
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Leigh Love's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
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Practice Areas
What Clients Mention
Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Compassion
Posted by John | May 22, 2015 | Criminal Defense
LOOK NO FURTHER
This is your lawyer right here. The most sweetest motivated educated lawyer I have ever met.not only a lawyer but she actually cares an treats her clients as friends.this woman will fight for you an go above an beyond your expectations. I highly recommend her. I have multiple charges I have been con...
Posted by Michael | February 05, 2015
Best Lawyer in the Houston area. HANDS DOWN
Mrs. Love did everything she said she would do, kept me inform and was very helpful, understanding and professional. I honestly do not think that there is a better lawyer in Houston area, I would HIGHLY recommend her....
Posted by Somora | May 09, 2012 | Criminal Defense
Successful Attorney/ Blessed Woman
Mrs. Love just recentlt got a case for me dismissed even though it was not looking good. I have plenty of lawyers but she was the first that I have worked with that made it clear that she was not going to settle for the outrageous sentencing that was being offered. Mrs. Love showed true companionship...
Leigh Love's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Leigh is a well rounded criminal defense attorney. She handles all types of cases, DWI, Aggravated Assaults, Sex Cases, Drug Cases, Family Violence Cases and Appeals. In addition to her hard work for clients in and out of the courtroom she is also active in the local defense attorney association, serving on the board for the past few years, and is currently the president of the association for 2014. Leigh is strong and fearless in fighting for her clients and in standing for justice."
"Leigh is an excellent attorney. She has a broad knowledge base and she keeps her clients fully informed. In addition, Leigh is a strong litigator, which in turn enables her to be a very effective negotiator."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Love is a caring and very effective attorney."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have observed Shannon in trial. She is an excellent trial lawyer and she fights for her clients. Shannon is not just a great trial lawyer , she is a great human being."
"Ms. Love is an exceptionally able trial lawyer who is never afraid to go toe to toe with the State. She works tirelessly for her clients and has an excellent grasp of how to work evidence and criminal procedure to her advantage. I strongly endorse this outstanding criminal defense attorney."
Corinna Steele
Criminal defense lawyer
David Hunter
DUI and DWI lawyer
Alberto Gonzalez-Salceda
Criminal defense lawyer
Experience
Honors
2014
Clients' Choice Award for Criminal Defense Lawyer 2014, Avvo
2014
Top Criminal Defense Attorney Award, Avvo
2014
Atticus Finch Award, Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorney's Association
2014
Top Criminal Defense Lawyer in Houston, Houstonia Magazine
2013
State Bar College Award, State Bar of Texas
2013
Clients' Choice Award for Criminal Defense Lawyer 2013, Avvo
2013
Top Criminal Defense Attorney Award for 2013, Avvo
2013
Top Juvenile Attorney Award, Avvo
2012
State Bar College Award, State Bar of Texas
2011
Top Ten Women to Watch in 2011 in Fort Bend County, Fort Bend Business Journal
2011
State Bar College Award, State Bar of Texas
2001
Certified Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, The Love Ducote Law Firm
2010 - 2013
Attorney, Law Office of Leigh Love
2007 - 2010
Attorney, Fort Bend County District Attorney Office
2002 - 2006
Senior Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney's Office, Atlanta Judicial District
2001 - 2002
Attorney, Macon Judicial Circuit
2000 - 2002
Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau
1998 - 2000
Attorney, Law Firm Of Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele
Associations
2015 - Present
Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyer's AssociationBoard of Directors
2013 - Present
Harris County Criminal Defense Attorney's AssociationAttorney Member
2012 - Present
State Bar of TexasJuvenile Section Member
2010 - Present
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationAttorney Member
2008 - Present
State Bar of TexasCriminal Law Section Member
2002 - Present
Court of Appeals GeorgiaAdmitted to Practice
2002 - Present
Supreme Court of GeorgiaAdmitted to Practice
1999 - Present
Superior Court of GeorgiaAdmitted to Practice
2014 - 2015
Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorneys AssociationPresident
2013 - 2014
Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationSecretary
2011 - 2012
Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationBoard of Directors
2010 - 2012
College of the State Bar of TexasAttorney Member
2002 - 2006
State Bar of Georgia, Criminal Law SectionAttorney Member
1999 - 2005
Georgia State Bar Association, Young Lawyers SectionAttorney Member
Sample of Legal Cases
STATE vs. CM
Case reduced
STATE vs. NG
DISMISSED
STATE vs. AC
DISMISSED
STATE vs. JB
DISMISSED
STATE vs. JS
Case reduced
STATE vs. SQ
CASE DISMISSED
STATE vs. JP
DISMISSED
STATE vs. AR
DISMISSED
STATE vs. JM
DISMISSED
STATE vs. IQ
Case reduced
State v. TB
DISMISSED
State v. TB
DISMISSED
STATE vs. DR
DISMISSED
State vs. EC
CASE DISMISSED
State vs. EC
DISMISSED
State vs. GE
DISMISSED
State vs. RC
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
STATE vs. PL
CASE DISMISSED
State vs. EM
DISMISSED
State vs. RR
DISMISSED
State vs. DS
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State vs. DS
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
STATE vs. AT
DISMISSED
STATE vs. AT
DISMISSED
STATE vs. CB
Case reduced
State vs. PC
DISMISSED
State vs. BG
DISMISSED
State v. FN
CASE DISMISSED
State vs. CW
DISMISSED
State vs. MZ
DISMISSED
State vs. CB
REDUCED
State vs. JY
Case Dismissed
State vs. CC
Case Dismissed
State vs. CC
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CC
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RS
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. HM
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State vs. HM
Case Reduced to Misdemeanor
State of Texas vs. AW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. MA
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. HP
CASE REDUCED TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT
State of Texas vs. HP
CASE REDUCED TO CLASS "C" MISDEMENAOR
State of Texas vs. RP
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. PM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. PM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. ME
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. VJ
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. JW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. WM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. VR
FELONY REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. RW
REDUCED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. TD
REDUCED
State of Texas vs. VM
FELONY CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. JO
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SB
CASE REDUCED
State of Texas vs. SW
CASE SET FOR JURY TRIAL. CASE REDUCED.
State of Texas vs. DM
CASE REDUCED TO SPEEDING
State of Texas vs. SS
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JM
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JM
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. GT
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. NB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JB
CASE REDUCED
State of Texas vs. NB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. DH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. EH
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. CF
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. KV
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AS
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JT
CASE REDUCED
State of Texas vs. EB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. DS
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. BL
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. WM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CF
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CE
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RC
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AF
CASE REDUCED TO CLASS C- $100 FINE
State of Texas vs. AL
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SS
REDUCED TO CLASS B MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. AL
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RA
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AR
FIRST-DEGREE FELONY REDUCED
State of Texas vs. LV
BOTH COUNTS DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JG
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. VC
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AM
REDUCED
State of Texas vs. RS
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. KM
BOTH CASES DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. DM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SD
CASE DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CT
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AT
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. MF
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JM
REDUCED
State of Texas vs. MF
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JH
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. RH
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. TD
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. CT
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JL
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. EO
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. EJ
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. GL
REDUCED
State of Texas vs. DM
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. GS
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. WA
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RS
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JA
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. CH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. DL
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. WD
CASE REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
State of Texas vs. JL
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JB
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. AD
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JH
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. ST
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JJ
CASE REDUCED TO CLASS "C" MISDEMENAOR
State of Texas vs. GS
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. MG
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. JW
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. SR
DISMISSED
State of Texas vs. RL
DISMISSED
Education
1998
Mercer University
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
University of the South, Sewanee
BA - Bachelor of Arts
N/A
Oxford University
Speaking Engagements
2015
Continuing Legal education
How to Attack the State's Search Warrant
2014
CLE Seminar, Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Attorney's Association
A Practical Guide to Discovery in a New Era
2013
CLE Seminar, Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Overview of Child Sex Cases
Languages
Spanish
English