Leslie J. Hagin
Leslie Hagin is a litigation attorney at McNaul Ebel. Her practice emphasizes state and federal investigations and litigation in the areas of employment law, intellectual property, commercial law, and criminal defense.
In addition to her extensive litigation practice, Ms. Hagin has testified before Congress and has had several articles published on criminal litigation, civil litigation, and intellectual property issues. She is the recipient of a national award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for an article on international copyright piracy. She has also made numerous media and professional speaking appearances as a legal analyst, including on CNN’s Burden of Proof and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. In addition, Ms. Hagin has repeatedly been named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics.
After law school, Ms. Hagin clerked for the Honorable Robert M. Parker at both the federal trial court and appellate court levels (E.D. Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit). She went on to serve in Washington, D.C., as counsel to the U. S. House Judiciary Committee, where she worked on economic and commercial law issues, particularly antitrust matters, including those surrounding the high-profile major league baseball shutdown and labor- ownership dispute in 1994. She also spent four years in Washington, D.C., as legislative counsel to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In that capacity, Ms. Hagin was the advocate and negotiator for all national legislation before Congress, the executive branch, and in the media affecting the rights of accused individuals and companies. Ms. Hagin joined McNaul as an associate in 1999 and became a member in 2006.
Ms. Hagin has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Executive Board of the Washington State Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law. She is also a supporting member of the Northwest Women’s Law Center, which works to advance the legal rights of women.
In addition to her extensive litigation practice, Ms. Hagin has testified before Congress and has had several articles published on criminal litigation, civil litigation, and intellectual property issues. She is the recipient of a national award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) for an article on international copyright piracy. She has also made numerous media and professional speaking appearances as a legal analyst, including on CNN’s Burden of Proof and NPR’s Talk of the Nation. In addition, Ms. Hagin has repeatedly been named a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics.
After law school, Ms. Hagin clerked for the Honorable Robert M. Parker at both the federal trial court and appellate court levels (E.D. Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit). She went on to serve in Washington, D.C., as counsel to the U. S. House Judiciary Committee, where she worked on economic and commercial law issues, particularly antitrust matters, including those surrounding the high-profile major league baseball shutdown and labor- ownership dispute in 1994. She also spent four years in Washington, D.C., as legislative counsel to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In that capacity, Ms. Hagin was the advocate and negotiator for all national legislation before Congress, the executive branch, and in the media affecting the rights of accused individuals and companies. Ms. Hagin joined McNaul as an associate in 1999 and became a member in 2006.
Ms. Hagin has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Executive Board of the Washington State Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law. She is also a supporting member of the Northwest Women’s Law Center, which works to advance the legal rights of women.
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Texas (J.D., 1991); editor, American Journal of Criminal Law; member, Texas International Law Journal
- Austin College (B.A., 1988), with honors
Bar Admissions
- Washington State, 1999
- District of Columbia, 1997
- Texas, 1995
