Background
Leach, Howard O. was born on September 1, 1941 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
Leach, Howard O. was born on September 1, 1941 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1963. Juris Doctor, 1966).
Worked at Armstrong, Patten, Thomas & Leach (Hazlehurst, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Agencies, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, Probate, Corporate, Banking, Administrative and Negligence. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Mississippi, United States. Supreme Court, United States.
District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1965-1966.
Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1966-1967. Attorney, Legal Department, Shell Oil Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1969-1986.
Member: Mississippi State Bar.
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Natural Resources Law). Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1967-1969
The firm originated in 1932 with John T. Armstrong and became Armstrong & Hoffman in 1947 when Harry O. Hoffman, Junior joined the firm.
Mr.
Hoffman died in 1981. John T. Armstrong, Junior joined the firm in 1965 as did Edward East. Patten, Junior in 1978. J. Cliff Thomas, Junior began practice in 1975 in Crystal Springs and joined the firm in 1986.
Howard O. Leach began practice in 1969 with Shell Oil Company and joined the firm in 1988.
Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1965-1966. Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1966-1967. Attorney, Legal Department, Shell Oil Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1969-1986.
Member: Mississippi State Bar.
American Bar Association (Member, Section on Natural Resources Law). Military: Captain, United States.
Army, 1967-1969.