A very special treat this week for those who are able to attend the weekly meeting of the Downtown Houston Pachyderm Club. Leif Olson will be the featured speaker and present an update on same-sex marriage litigation in Houston. From the Facebook Event page:

Leif Olson is a trial and appellate lawyer. He founded his solo law practice after a federal clerkship and ten years with international and boutique trial firms. He is board-certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has handled many cases of first impression before the Texas and federal courts of appeals.

Leif regularly advocates on behalf of conservative and Republican causes before federal and state courts. Most recently, he is lead appellate counsel in Pidgeon v. Parker, the lawsuit in which a state court blocked Mayor Parker’s executive order that the City of Houston recognize same-sex marriages performed outside of Texas, an order that is barred by the Texas Family Code and the Texas Constitution.

Leif received his economics degree with honors from Trinity University and his law degree from the University of Chicago. He is a regular speaker on appellate law, appellate and trial procedure, legal writing, and legal ethics. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society since 2003. He and his wife, Johanna, live in Humble with their four children.

What all of that means is that Leif is a really good guy and a really smart attorney. I’m very much looking forward to hearing his update on this issue.

In case you’ve forgotten, the DHPC meets every Thursday at noon at the Spaghetti Warehouse in Downtown Houston.