Curtis W. Leister - Beaumont, TX

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1978
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Texas
    B.A.
    Honors: With High Honors
  • University of Texas, 1975
    B.J.
    Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Representative Cases

• Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Grimes, 724 S.W.2d 956 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1987, writ ref’d n.r.e.)
• Ainsworth v. United States, 897 F. Supp. 309 (E.D. Tex. 1995)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Kunze, 996 S.W.2d 416 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1999, pet. denied)
• C&D Robotics, Inc. v. Mann, 47 S.W.3d 194 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001, no pet.)
• Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Nichols (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 13, 2001, no pet.) (mem. op.)
• Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Smith, 99 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003, pet. denied)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Kirkendall, 151 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004, pet. denied)
• Silsbee Hosp., Inc. v. George, 163 S.W.3d 284 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, pet. denied)
• Whitmire v. Terex Telect, Inc., 390 F. Supp. 2d 540 (E.D. Tex. 2005)
• Bowie v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. E-182248 (172nd Dist. Ct., Jefferson County, Tex. May 25, 2015)
• Toyota Motor Co. v. Cook, 581 S.W.3d 278 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2019, no pet.)
• Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. v. Beard (Tex. App.—Houston 2020, pet. denied)

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• Pattern Jury Charges, General Negligence, 1994 - 1996 (Member)
• District 3A Grievance, 1995 - 1999 (Chair: Sub-Panel)
• District 3A Grievance, 1998 - 1999 (Committee)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Kappa Tau Alpha