Leila M. El-Hakam - Houston, TX
Attorney at Matías J. Adrogué, PLLC
Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Houston, TX
1629 W. Alabama St. Houston, TX 77006
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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28
Years
Experience
Houston Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Appellate Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Ms. El-Hakam's principal areas of practice are commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, employment litigation and appellate law. She represents clients in a wide variety of disputes, including breaches of contracts, business torts, consumer disputes, product liability and warranty issues, trade secret infringement, oil and gas litigation and class actions. She has also represented clients in personal injury cases, including wrongful death, medical malpractice and product liability claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. El-Hakam was previously an attorney at Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria, LLP (2008-2010), and an associate at Vinson & Elkins LLP in the Dallas and Houston offices (1999-2008). Ms. El-Hakam served as a Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht on the Supreme Court of Texas in 1998-1999.
Ms. El-Hakam has been recognized as a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly magazine for 2004-2007 and 2010. Ms. El-Hakam has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Leila M. El-Hakam
Included on the 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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The University of Texas School of Law,
Austin,
Texas, 1998
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Chief Justice Joe R. Greenhill Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law
Law Journal: The Review of Litigation, Chair of Conflicts of Law Symposium, Notes Editor Texas Journal of Business Law
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The University of Texas School of Law,
Austin,
Texas, 1998
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Non Legal Education
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University of Texas, 1998
Masters in Business Administration -
University of Texas, 1994
Bachelor in Business Administration in Finance with High Honors
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University of Texas, 1998
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney at Law
Past Positions
- Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Associate Attorney; 1999-2008, Associate
- Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria, LLP, Associate Attorney, 2008 - 2010
- Honorable Nathan L. Hecht on the Supreme Court of Texas, Briefing Attorney, 1998 - 1999
Published Works
Articles
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Business Litigation: Theories, Claims, Causes of Action, Texas College for Judicial Studies, Austin, Texas (co-authored and co-presented) (April 2004)
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Negligence, Texas College for Judicial Studies, Austin, Texas (co-authored) (May 2005)
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Note, Texas’ Application of the Covenants Not to Compete Among Law Partners: A Comment on Whiteside v. Griffis & Griffis, 16 REV. LITIG. 439 (Spring 1997)
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1998
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
- Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation
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