Robert Leahey, Austin Criminal Attorney

Robert Edward 'Bobby' Leahey II is a criminal defense attorney with Dunham & Jones. He handles DWI, drug, assault, theft, sex offense, and smuggling of persons cases, misdemeanors and felonies alike, in both state and federal court, and appears in the county and district courts of Hidalgo, Cameron, Webb, La Salle, Dimmit, Maverick, and Kinney Counties. He has tried more than 15 jury trials, three of them as second chair, and has handled more than 1,000 cases.

Mr. Leahey is from Fort Worth. He graduated from UCLA in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, then taught biology for the Fort Worth Independent School District from 2006 to 2007. His Juris Doctor comes from the University of Miami School of Law in Coral Gables, Florida, where he interned with several criminal court judges, and Texas licensed him in 2011.

He began as a solo practitioner in the Midland-Odessa area, where a steady run of serious cases shaped the way he prepares, and his work has since included charges as serious as murder. He is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and, since 2025, to the Northern District of Texas, and he practices exclusively in Texas.

Mr. Leahey has real faith in the American criminal justice system and knows it is far from perfect. He does this work because he wants to stand between the State and his client, making sure the client's rights are defended and the rules are followed.

Outside of work, Mr. Leahey spends time with friends and family.

Robert Edward 'Bobby' Leahey II, Attorney at Law