Admitted to Practice
Texas (2004)
US Northern District of Texas
US Southern District of Texas
US Eastern District of Texas
US Western District of Texas
US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court
Education
South Texas College of Law (2004)
Univ. of St. Thomas (2001)
Jared G. LeBlanc represents companies and ultra-high net-worth clients across several industries including oilfield services, directional drilling, exploration and production, construction, commercial real estate, non-destructive testing, capital investment, software, and the hospitality industry.
Jared is proud to have several clients that he has represented for almost as long as he’s been a lawyer. Some of those he has grown up with professionally. From a client starting a business out of a briefcase to having more than 700 employees across the globe, to an upstart oil exploration company that was traded on NASDAQ, those long-term relationships provide valuable insight into a client’s business and a substantial value-add when it comes to getting the client’s desired result.
Jared began his career trying cases. The day after passing the Texas bar exam, he was sworn in by a trial judge and gave his first opening statement to a jury ten minutes later, in what would be his first jury trial victory. Since then, Jared has tried several commercial and injury cases to verdict in state and federal courts, represented claimants and respondents in arbitrations, written briefs and argued before federal and state courts of appeals. In addition to verdicts, Jared has a strong record of getting favorable settlements, many of which are in the millions.
After several years of trial work, and several client requests, Jared drew upon his litigation experience to start working on deals, particularly in the energy industry. Jared’s time as a commercial trial lawyer gives him a rare, first-hand working knowledge of what happens when deals go south, a skill he regularly employs in his transactional work. Simply put, “I’ve tried this case before . . .” This approach is especially helpful when balancing a lawyer’s wordsmithing with the business risk a client is willing to accept to get to the closing table.
Community involvement is important, too. Jared has been a longtime supporter of the Houston arts scene. He served on the board of directors of Fresh Arts and for two years as its Chair. Fresh Arts is 501(c)(3) dedicated to helping local artists and creative entrepreneurs to succeed in the business of art, and it manages Arts District Houston, a state-appointed arts and cultural district.