Sara Hardner Leon

sleon@powell-leon.com
Ms. Leon is an equity shareholder in the firm.  Ms. Leon has focused her practice in all areas of school law since 1990, with a particular emphasis on student rights, employment law issues, litigation, and public school finance matters.          

Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1990
Brown University, A.B. 1985
Latin American Studies
Development Studies 1985

 

Licenses & Memberships:
State Bar of Texas, 1990
Admitted to Practice in the Federal District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Member:
State Bar of Texas
Litigation, Employment, and School Law Sections
Travis County Bar Association
     Women Lawyers, Employment Law and Administrative Law Sections
National Education Law Association

Service & Distinctions :
Austin Parks Foundation, Austin, Texas,
Director, 2002-06
Advisory Board Member 2006-present
Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, Pro Bono Award, 2002
Political Asylum Project of Austin, Texas, Director/Officer 1987- 2002.