About David
David Ledyard joined Strong Pipkin in 1975. In 45 years of practice, he has handled a wide range of litigation across Texas and in states including Louisiana, Arkansas, California, Mississippi, Illinois and Maryland. He has tried as lead counsel business, commercial, construction, toxic tort, premises liability, products liability, maritime, Jones Act and property damage cases. He has defended companies in plant and pipeline explosions and fires, CERCLA actions, medical device cases, trucking accidents, occupational and environmental exposures to radiation, benzene, asbestos, silica, pesticides and other chemicals, maritime accidents, and construction and contract disputes. He is also frequently retained as local counsel in all Beaumont courts. Mr. Ledyard was elected by his peers to membership in The American Board of Trial Advocates and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Beaumont (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Beaumont (2015)
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Practice Area: Mass Tort Litigation
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Practice Area: Product Liability Litigation
- America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators - Southern Texas - 2018
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys™ – Southern Texas – Lifetime Achievement – 2016
- “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine (2005-2020)
- “Houston’s Top Lawyers,” Commercial Litigation, H Texas Magazine (2013)
- Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition - Civil Litigation Defense (2008-2010)
- "Top Lawyer," Business Litigation, H Texas Magazine (2009)
- “Houston Top Lawyers For The People,” H Texas Magazine (2008, 2009)
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award - Jefferson County Bar Association (1985)
- Martindale Hubbell, AV Rated