William S. Leach

918.388.5563

William S. Leach is a founding member of EldridgeCooperSteichen&Leach. Bill has a wide variety of litigation experience, and has tried over 90 cases to verdict in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and New Mexico.

In 1982, Bill began private practice in Texas and became one of the youngest attorneys to complete the requirements for dual certification in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Bill and his family returned to Tulsa in 1990.

Bill is a member of the state bars of Oklahoma and Texas, the Texas Association of Certified Civil Trial Attorneys, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, the Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel, and is currently admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the Fifth and Tenth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. He serves as Adjunct Settlement Judge in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the University of Tulsa College of Law.

Education:
  • Oklahoma University (JD 1982)
  • Phi Eta Sigma
  • Editor, Oklahoma Law Review; National Mock Trial Team
  • Oklahoma State University (BS 1979)
Membership:
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and Texas Bar Associations
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate)
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel

Practice Areas:

  • Civil Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Employment Law

Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
Designated Best Lawyers in America
Designated Oklahoma Super Lawyer