page_title: David J. Leland
section_title: Private practice
hierarchical_section_title: David J. Leland / Private practice
caption_attribution_description: English: David J. Leland, Clippers
context_page_description: David J. Leland is an Ohio politician, currently a member of the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 22nd House district, and a partner at litigation law firm Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP in Columbus, Ohio. Leland is the former Ohio Democratic Party Chair, a position he held from 1995 until 2002. More recently, Leland served as the Finance Chair and Senior Advisor to the successful 2006 gubernatorial campaign of Ted Strickland, for which Leland helped raise a record $17 million.
  A candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2005, Leland is one of Ohio's best-known lawyers, and has been active in state and national politics for over 37 years.
  In November 2014, Leland was elected as State Representative of the 22nd Ohio House District, having served as Representative of roughly the same district in the 115th Ohio General Assembly.
context_section_description: Until 1996, Leland was counsel to the Columbus law firm of Schwartz, Kelm, Warren and Rubenstein. Prior to that, Leland served as Transportation Director for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.  Leland also served as general counsel to the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association (OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11).
  In January 2007, Leland joined the law firm of Carpenter & Lipps, which was renamed in March 2008 to Carpenter Lipps & Leland. Managing partner Mike Carpenter said that the move signified the firm's commitment to being a litigation and policy firm.
caption: Leland at a Columbus Clippers game in 2012
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