Leslie Owens was born and raised in Gardner, Kansas, and graduated from Spring Hill High School. Mrs. Owens obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Photography with a minor in Business from Sam Houston State University in 2006. She was also a member of the Sam Houston State Rodeo Team. She attended law school in Waco, Texas, and graduated from Baylor University School of Law in 2013.
While at Baylor Law School, Leslie clerked for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Dallas, Texas. She also competed at the 2012 Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition and was selected to the Order of Barristers. Leslie is a graduate of Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers’ College.
Amarillo Area Women’s Bar Association, 2015 2018 (Board Member) Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2013 Present (Member) Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association 2016 2018 (Board Member)