Lee Ann Breading, Attorney At Law opened her private practice January 1, 2007 after 23 years of public service in the practice of law as a prosecutor in Dallas and Denton Counties. 

Ms. Breading began her public service in Dallas County under the legendary Henry Wade where she prosecuted individuals charged with crimes in the misdemeanor, white collar crime, felony and grand jury divisions.  She left Dallas County to join the Denton County Criminal District Attorney's Office where she served as Chief of the Felony Trial Division for 4 years and 12 years as the First Assistant where she supervised all attorney divisions and managed the operations within the Office

She has successfully tried hundreds of criminal cases for the State of Texas including DWIs, drug offenses, aggravated kidnappings, aggravated robberies, aggravated sexual assaults, assaults, burglaries, murders and three capital murders which resulted in death sentences.  Her trial skills have been enhanced by the investigation and preparation skills that she further developed by working cases in the white collar crime division in Dallas County and by many years of presenting cases to the grand juries of Dallas and Denton Counties.  Ms. Breading has investigated and presented police officer involved shootings and tried an organized group of police officers that were committing burglaries while on duty.

Ms. Breading is a frequent speaker for various groups and has testified on various criminal justice issues at the legislature because of her knowledge of criminal law and the criminal justice system.   She is a long time supporter and Board member of the Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County, a non-profit organization that provides justice and healing for abused children.

Lee Ann Breading is an avid dog enthusiast who has been competitively showing Norwegian Elkhounds since 1987.

Education and Honors

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., 1983
• University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, B.S., 1979
• Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell 2006
• Texas Senate Commendation June 28, 1993 for contributions to the passage of Senate Bill 109, Reform of Presentence and Postsentence Reports, 73rd Legislature, Senator J.E. "Buster" Brown

Government Service

• First Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Denton County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 1995-2006
• Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Chief of the Felony Trial Division, Denton County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 1991-1994
• Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 1983-1991

Bar Admissions and Professional Activities

• State Bar of Texas, 1983
  Criminal Justice Section Council, 2000-2006
• Denton County Bar Association
  Board of Directors, 1996-2002, served as a Director, Secretary-Treasurer, President-Elect and President
• Texas District & County Attorneys Association
  Board of Directors, 1994-1997, served as Board Director at Large, representing the State's assistant prosecutors; Editorial Committee, 2005; Legislative Committee
• North Central Texas Council of Governments (COG)
  Criminal Justice Policy Development Committee, 1991-2003, served as Vice-Chair & Chair, evaluated grant applications for Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise Counties
• Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County
  Board of Directors, 1998-Present, served as Partner Agency Representative, Secretary and President

Law Related Presentations and Publications

• Frequent Speaker at Denton Citizens Police Academy, Roanoke Citizens Police Academy, Leadership Denton, Leadership Lewisville and other civic and business groups
• Criminal Law Management 2005, Collin County Young Lawyers, Speaker, November 4, 2005
• 2001 TDCAA July Prosecutor Trial Skills Course, Faculty
• 1997 TDCAA July Prosecutor Trial Shills Course, Faculty
• TDCAA Sexual Assault Prosecutor Trial Advocacy School, Faculty, February 10-13, 1997
• Top Gun Narcotics Investigation & Prosecution Course, Faculty, March 4-8, 1996
• Top Gun Narcotics Investigation & Prosecution Course, Faculty, January 16-20, 1995
• "Significant Law Changes in Criminal Justice", The Denton County Republican, Winter 2001-2002, Vol. 10 Issue 11
• "The New Scam That Hits On Women", Susan Ince, Good Housekeeping, July 2001 (contributing source)