Biography

Ivan De Leon is an attorney in the Trial & Appellate Litigation section at Jackson Walker’s Houston office with experience in high-stakes personal-injury and complex commercial litigation.

During law school, Ivan actively participated in the school’s advocacy program, serving as Co-Chair on the Board of Advocates and competing in Moot Court competitions as a brief writer and oral advocate. He was also a student teacher for Civil Procedure classes, a member of the South Texas Law Review, and graduated second in his class. Ivan worked with Jackson Walker’s Commercial Litigation group as a summer associate in 2023 and 2024.

Before joining Jackson Walker, Ivan honed his skills at a boutique Texas firm, where he handled a diverse personal-injury docket. His responsibilities included liability evaluations, damages assessments, strategic case planning, and drafting pleadings, written discovery, dispositive and pre-trial motions, demand packages, and detailed legal memoranda.

Education

B.S., University of Houston

J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston

• South Texas Law Review
• Board of Advocates, Co-Chair
• Moot Court Brief Writer & Oral Advocate
  • TYLA State Moot Court Competition, Finalist
• Order of the Lytae
• Langdell Scholar