Lea A. Ream  

Lea A. Ream is President of the Firm, Chairman of the Firm’s Management Committee and a shareholder of the Firm.  She is a member of the Firm’s Litigation Section.   She was educated at Southwestern University (BA, 1987) and the University of Texas (JD, 1991).  She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio Bar Association and the Bexar County Women’s Bar Association. 

Ms. Ream’s practice is centered on a broad spectrum of commercial and employment matters.  In the commercial area she has represented clients in a wide variety of areas from contract matters to complex anti-trust matters.  She has handled misrepresentation claims and fiduciary claims in the financial and corporate context.  She has successfully assisted clients in collecting debts in high-end commercial matters as well as for banking clients. 

Ms. Ream’s employment practice involves the full spectrum of representation from assisting clients with day-to-day employment decisions with a focus on avoiding suits and claims to representing clients before administrative agencies and before Texas and United States courts.  She represents clients in matters involving breach of contract; covenants not to compete; worker's compensation retaliation; charges of discrimination, harassment and retaliation relating to sex, race, ethnicity, age, religion and disability; among others.

Ms. Ream’s practice also includes the representation of public clients such as municipalities and their utilities, as well as electric cooperatives.  She also represents clients involved in energy projects.  She provides corporate services as well as handles litigation matters for these clients. 

Ms. Ream is licensed to practice in the courts of the State of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

lream@davidsontroilo.com