Ben headed the Real Estate Section at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, representing real estate developers, investors, builders, homeowners, condo owners, and lenders in various types of real estate transactions. In addition, he advised and counseled clients in construction, insurance and general business matters.

Ben De Leon was the President of De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C., one of Texas’ most storied independent law firms, for 6 1/2 years. Separate from his management and business development duties, he served as outside general counsel to various small to mid-size companies in all areas of business law, including compliance, transactions, labor and employment, real estate and construction matters, technology law and more, and shepherded several successful exits.Beyond his passion for helping… Show more Ben De Leon was the President of De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C., one of Texas’ most storied independent law firms, for 6 1/2 years. Separate from his management and business development duties, he served as outside general counsel to various small to mid-size companies in all areas of business law, including compliance, transactions, labor and employment, real estate and construction matters, technology law and more, and shepherded several successful exits.Beyond his passion for helping entrepreneurs, Ben is enthusiastic about service, mentorship and improving the community. A native Austinite, Ben is fluent in Spanish, and has represented Spanish-speaking clients pro bono through Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas since 2005. He received the Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2015, which celebrates attorneys who have devoted an extraordinary amount of time providing pro bono legal services to the low-income clients of Volunteer Legal Services, ensuring that poverty is not a barrier to justice.Through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas, Ben was a Big Brother to his Little Brother, Anthony, for nearly seven years. Ben was named the 2009 National Big Brother of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, out of more than 250,000 mentors nationwide. His mentorship with Big Brothers, Big Sisters has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Austin American Statesman, The Alcalde, and more. He has been named as a Best Lawyers in America in the area of insurance law every year since 2015, and has been named a “Texas Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine every year since 2011. Additionally, he received the UT Ex-Students’ Association Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award in 2012 and was an Austin Under 40 Award Winner in the category of Youth & Education in 2011. Show less

Assisted partners at the firm with a variety of cases in litigation, transactional law, administrative law, and appellate law. Such cases included contested cases at the State Office of Administrative Hearings, administrative appeals in the Travis County District Courts, and pursuing mandamus relief in the Courts of Appeals across the State of Texas.

Serving as the central repository for group fitness from start to finish, Gritness was built to get people off of the couch and engage with others through group fitness activities. Gritness is also an efficient tool that businesses across the nation can use to accept payments for their group fitness activities. The Gritness app has been featured in publications around the world, and has made numerous top 10 lists on sites such as Gizmodo.Tasks include business development, legal… Show more Serving as the central repository for group fitness from start to finish, Gritness was built to get people off of the couch and engage with others through group fitness activities. Gritness is also an efficient tool that businesses across the nation can use to accept payments for their group fitness activities. The Gritness app has been featured in publications around the world, and has made numerous top 10 lists on sites such as Gizmodo.Tasks include business development, legal advice and counsel, and consulting as the Co-Founders continually enhance the product to (i) identify gaps in the current health/fitness and technology marketplaces and (ii) determine ways to most effectively bridge those gaps. Show less

Student Attorney Defended juveniles ages 13 to 18 through the Travis County Public Defender's OfficeArgued cases and attended retention hearings at the Gardner-Betts juvenile retention facility