Pedro Leyva

Pedro Leyva knows oilfield injury cases from both sides of the fence line — he worked in the oilfield and in oil refineries himself before becoming a lawyer, and his father, brother, and many relatives still work those jobs today. For someone hurt in an oilfield accident, that background is a genuine strategic edge: Leyva understands not just how a catastrophic injury happened, but why it happened — which safety shortcuts, which equipment failures, which corporate decisions — so the companies responsible can be held fully accountable.

A senior partner at Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers, Leyva handles cases throughout Texas and New Mexico, concentrating on catastrophic injuries and wrongful death in the oilfield along with crashes involving 18-wheelers and commercial vehicles. In only a few years of practice he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, building a reputation for excellence and for going further than the case strictly requires. The firm promoted him to Senior Partner in January 2024, and the recognition has kept pace: Thomson Reuters named him a Texas Rising Star in both 2023 and 2024, an honor limited to 2.5 percent of the state’s lawyers each year, and in 2024 Los Hermanos Familia presented him the Up and Comer Award at the Adelante Awards for his legal skill and community commitment.

Leyva’s story is a West Texas one. He grew up in the border town of Presidio, the son of Mexican immigrants, speaking Spanish as his first language, and graduated valedictorian of Presidio High School’s Class of 2009. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas, spent time at General Motors in its Customer Experience Division — where he learned how much client relationships matter — and then graduated summa cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Leyva is an especially strong fit for oilfield workers and their families, for victims of 18-wheeler and commercial vehicle crashes, and for Spanish-speaking clients who want an attorney who shares their language and background rather than working through a translator. Consultations at Glasheen, Valles & Inderman are free, and every case is handled on contingency — no fee unless you win.