Sarah Reynolds is an experienced and passionate advocate representing Texas public entities. She is a Senior Attorney in the Longview office and has extensive experience representing public entities throughout the State in all areas of public law, with a focus in the areas of public procurement, contracting, and contract dispute.
Prior to joining Leon | Alcala PLLC, Sarah served as thein-house Associate General Counsel and General Counsel of Texas Region 8 Education Service Center and its national purchasing cooperative, The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”), and continues that role as outside counsel. In this role, Sarah expertly manages complex public procurements, including solicitation drafting and vendor proposal evaluation oversight. Sarah has extensive experience drafting, negotiating, executing, and managing thousands of government contracts while handling highly sensitive third-party trade secret/proprietary material and advising public entities regarding corporate management and employment matters.
Sarah also has vast experience effectively representing public sector clients in the areas of public procurement law, construction law, transaction and contract law, general education law, legislation drafting and monitoring, public transparency laws, and civil litigation. She has confidently guided public sector clients through complex legal matters varying from detailed and unique public procurements, contract disputes, and litigation. She has effectively represented clients in State, Federal, and appellate cases involving public procurement disputes, breach of contract, construction defect, property damage, and personal injury.
Additionally, Sarah is experienced in training and presenting to public officials and employees on all areas of public law including public procurement law, public construction law, The Texas Open Meetings Act, legislative updates, The Texas Public Information Act, federal fund expenditures, and school law.
Sarah is a graduate of Texas A&M University and Baylor University School of Law.