Education

• B.S. in Education, Southwest Texas State University, 1977
• J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 1980
• Staff & Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1978-80
• Mediator-qualified pursuant to § 154.052 Texas Civil Practice Remedies Code

Licenses

• State Bar of Texas, 1980
• United States District Court, Western & Southern Districts of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Employment

• 1980-82 Associate-Law Office of Herman Gotcher
• 1982-2002 Minton, Burton, Foster & Collins, P.C. - Managing Partner, 1986-1998
• 2002-04 Law Office of Randy T. Leavitt - Owner
• 2004-09 First Assistant, Travis County Attorney
• 2009-present Law Office of Randy T. Leavitt - Owner

Professional Activities

Member:

• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Board of Directors, 1993-1999
• Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• Travis County Criminal Law & Procedure Section - Former President
• Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
• State Bar of Texas Task Force on Habeas Counsel Training and Qualifications
• Austin Bar Association

Past-Member:

• Texas District and County Attorneys Association

Presentations and Publications

• Course Director, Advanced Criminal Law Course 2008
• Numerous articles of continuing legal education programs throughout the State of Texas including Defenses, Confessions, Pre-Trial Procedures, Exculpatory Evidence, Cross Examination, DWI Field Sobriety Testing, and HGN for the State Bar, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and Travis County Bar Programs.
• Fifth Circuit Survey, Criminal Law & Procedure, Texas Tech Law Review, Vol. X, No. 3, 1979
• Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Voice for the Defense, Vol. 22, No. 9, 1993

Honors and Certifications

• Board Certified - Criminal Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987 - present
• Selected as a "Texas Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003 - present