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David Ledyard joined Strong Pipkin in 1975. In over 40 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. Honors and Awards: America’s Top 100 Attorneys™ - Southern Texas – Lifetime Achievement - 2016 The Best Lawyers in America© (2015) Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont The Best Lawyers in America© (2016) Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Beaumont The Best Lawyers in America© (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants “Texas Super Lawyer,” Texas Monthly Magazine (2005-2015) Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition - Civil Litigation Defense (2008-2010) “Houston’s Top Lawyers,” Commercial Litigation, H Texas Magazine (2013) "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 (1985) Martindale Hubbell, AV rated.

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