Kayla Leever

For nearly two decades, Kayla Leever stood on the other side of the courtroom - defending healthcare providers and their insurance companies against medical malpractice claims. Today, she uses those same experiences for a different purpose: fighting for the patients and families those cases are about.

It’s a rare vantage point. Having developed defense strategy herself, Kayla knows how to look at a case from every angle - recognizing the issues that matter early, understanding how they may shape the course of litigation, and approaching each case with insight and strategy.

A FOUNDATION BUILT FOR THIS WORK

Kayla’s focus on medical malpractice took root at the University of Houston Law Center. She immersed herself in the field years before ever arguing a case. She served as Business Development Editor of the Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy, sharpened her advocacy skills as a Board Member of the Moot Court Team and was a finalist in the ABA Negotiations Competition. She also clerked at Houston firms on both sides of the bar - including two firms dedicated to representing injured patients. She graduated having made the University of Houston’s Dean’s List.

That early exposure led to a career of over fifteen years at a Houston medical malpractice defense firm, where Kayla rose to partner and built deep expertise in how these cases are investigated, defended, and won.

BRINGING HER EXPERIENCE HOME

In 2026, Kayla made the decision to put that expertise to work for the people who need it most - patients and families harmed by medical negligence. She joined John, her law school classmate to do exactly that.

Now, Kayla draws on years of defense-side insight to evaluate complex medical and legal issues from every angle, identify the details that can make or break a case, and build powerful claims on behalf of her clients. For families facing one of the hardest moments of their lives, that experience translates into a critical advantage: an advocate who already knows how the other side thinks.

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Colorado (inactive)

EDUCATION

• Baylor University – B.A.
• University of Houston Law Center – J.D.
• Business Development Editor, Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy
• Board Member and ABA Negotiations Competition Finalist, University of Houston Moot Court

BEYOND THE COURTROOM

Outside the office, Kayla is a busy mom of four, spending much of her free time cheering her kids on at their academic, athletic, and extracurricular pursuits.