Leasa M. Stewart

Leasa’s clients include insurance companies, manufacturers, distributors, hospitality service providers and individuals.  She represents clients in litigation in federal and state courts throughout Oklahoma.  She also has an active appellate practice.    

Leasa has been named an Oklahoma Super Lawyer in employee benefits/ERISA law.  She is a member of the American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Oklahoma Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and the Oklahoma County Bar Association.  She was selected as a National Merit Scholar, OU Alumni Scholar, NCR Centennial Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Omicron Nu.  She served as the administrative editor of the Georgetown International Environmental Law Review and on the board of directors for the Georgetown Gilbert & Sullivan Society.  She is an active member of McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church and volunteer for the Sooner Theatre.


Leasa's recent experience includes:

ERISA Litigation
Secured summary judgment for insurer and prevailed on appeal after oral argument before the Tenth Circuit in case involving application of mental disorder limitation to claim for disability benefits based on alleged lyme neuropathy.  Schwob v. Standard Ins. Co., 248 Fed.Appx. 22, 2007 WL 2562450, 41 Employee Benefits Cas. 2742 (10th Cir. 2007)

Secured judgment for insurer in case involving application of any occupation definition of disability and claimant with multiple claimed disorders.  Duncan v. Standard Ins. Co., 2007 WL 1231820 (E.D. Okla. 2007)

Insurance Litigation
Successfully represented numerous insurance carriers in suits alleging breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing and breach of contract involving life, disability, and health policies, as well as property and casualty policies

Successfully defended federal court jurisdiction in action involving claim for disability benefits under non-ERISA plan.  Veale v. Standard Ins. Co., 2006 WL 1720551 (N.D. Okla. 2006)

Product Liability
Obtained summary judgment in favor of airplane manufacturer and prevailed on appeal before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in action involving airplane crash.  U.S. Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. Raytheon Aircraft Co.,174 Fed.Appx. 833 (5th Cir. 2006)

Obtained summary judgment for oil field tool manufacturer in action involving purported manufacturing defect based on plaintiff’s lack of evidence of what entity manufactured the allegedly defective tongs

Personal Injury
Successfully represented international hotel corporation in cases involving allegations of negligent maintenance of security and premises and liability for third-party criminal activity