Background
Schwartz, Leonard J. was born on September 23, 1943.
Schwartz, Leonard J. was born on September 23, 1943.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1968).
Salinas v. Central Education Agency, 706 South.W.2d 991 (Texas Civ. Appendix Austin 1986, writ ref"d"); Sterzing v. Fort Bend Independent School District, 376 F. Supp. 657 (South Dakot Texas 1972), modified on other grounds, 496 F.2d 92 (5th Circuit 1974); Minarcini v. Strongsville City School District, 541 F.2d 577, 582 (6th Circuit 1976); Seifert v. Lingleville Independent School district, 692 South.W. 2d 461 (Texas 1985); Benton v. Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District, 662 South.W.2d 696 (Texas Civ. Appendix-Dallas 1983, writ dism"d w.o.j.); Garza v. Brownsville Independent School District, 700 F.2d 253 (5th Circuit 1983); Columbus Education Association v. Columbus City School District, 623 F.2d 1155 (6th Circuit 1980); Jett v. Dallas Independent School District, 491 United States. 701 (1989); Jett v. Dallas Independent School District, 7 F.3d 1241 (5th Circuit 1994), on remand from the Supreme Court; Tasby v. Edwards, 869 F.Supp. 454 (North Dakota Tex 1994).Worked at Schwartz & Eichelbaum, Professional Corporation (Austin, Texas) specializing in Public School Law, General Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Employment, Personnel, and Civil Rights Law, Special Education and Section 504, Construction Law and Indoor Air Quality, General Insurance Defense and Insurance Regulatory Practice, Administrative Agencies and Appellate Forums, Preventive Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Texas.
1971, Ohio and United States.
Supreme Court; United States. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas.
United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.
United States. District Court, District of Nebraska. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits.
Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Who"s Who in American Law (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th editions).
Who"s Who in the South & Southwest. Who"s Who in Education.
Author: "Some Thoughts on Giving a Deposition," Volume 2 Number. 5, Texas School Administrators" Legal Digest, 1986.
"Three Words That Spell Success in Personnel Matters," Volume 4 Number.
2 Lone Star, 1986. "A Labor Strategy for School Districts in the Eighties," Volume 2 Number. 7, Texas School Administrators" Legal Digest, 1986.
Special Counsel to Attorney General of Ohio (litigating cases in Texas involving the State of Ohio).
University of Texas Chancellor"s Counsel. Adjunct Professor, Teaching School Law at University of Texas School of Law. Member: Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit.
State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: School Law.
Labor Law); American (Member, Section on: Labor Law. Administrative Law) and Federal Bar Associations.
Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys. College of the State Bar of Texas.
Practice dedicated to school law.
Twelve years experience representing school districts, assisting half of Texas school districts and several insurance companies. Legal staff includes a former Texas teachers" union counsel, an architect/attorney, and experienced litigators and special education counsel
Author: "Some Thoughts on Giving a Deposition," Volume 2 No. 5, Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, 1986. "Three Words That Spell Success in Personnel Matters," Volume 4 No.
2 Lone Star, 1986
"A Labor Strategy for School Districts in the Eighties," Volume 2 No. 7, Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, 1986. Special Counsel to Attorney General of Ohio (litigating cases in Texas involving the State of Ohio).
University of Texas Chancellor's Counsel. Adjunct Professor, Teaching School Law at University of Texas School of Law.
Member: Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit. State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: School Law. Labor Law); American (Member, Section on: Labor Law.
Administrative Law) and Federal Bar Associations.
Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys. College of the State Bar of Texas.