New Civil Litigation Firm Correro & Leisure, P.C. Files First Case

HOUSTON - July 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Founded and led by two business litigation attorneys, Correro & Leisure, P.C. is a Houston-based law practice that recently opened its doors as a new civil litigation law firm. Mark A. Correro and Lance Leisure represent the plaintiffs in a recent case filed against Fluor International, Inc.

Fluor is facing a Retaliation Claim under the Federal False Claims Act after allegedly concealing millions of dollars’ worth of lost government property in Afghanistan and then firing three employees—the plaintiffs—for attempting to report the illegal behavior.

The plaintiffs were employed by Fluor in Afghanistan between 2012 and 2014. While overseas, they discovered evidence that Fluor was concealing millions of dollars in government property losses. Although the plaintiffs made concerted efforts to file the appropriate missing inventory reports with the Government, the lawsuit claims that Fluor retaliated against them for doing so, eventually resulting in the termination of all three plaintiffs.

According to the plaintiffs, Fluor engaged in numerous attempts to harass and falsely accuse them. Fluor’s behavior indicates a violation of the FCA’s whistleblower protections and should result in back pay, reinstatement, and compensatory, and special damages.

Attorneys Mark A. Correro and Lance Leisure are both uniquely qualified to handle a case of this nature. Mark A. Correro was named a Texas Super Lawyer® (Thomson Reuters)two years in a row and is a member of the prestigious Texas Bar Foundation. Only the top five percent of Texas Lawyers are named Super Lawyer® and a mere one-third of one percent of the top performing members are selected by the Texas Bar Foundation. He received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law, where he was assistant articles editor for the South Texas Law Review and an editor for the Texas State Bar’s Construction Law Journal. He has published over fourteen scholarly articles and received the Clements, O’Neill, Pierce, Wilson, & Fulkerson Award for Best Article on Federal Law and the Clair E. Getty, Jr., Memorial Award for Outstanding Legal Writing. In law school, he was a Langdell Scholar in Constitutional Law.  Mr. Correro has more than a decade of experience in complex bet-the-company litigation including, False Claims Act and qui tam cases, whistleblower, antitrust, and national-scale commercial claims.

Lance Leisure has also received the Super Lawyer® distinction, along with inclusion on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars® list for five consecutive years. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston, where he graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Leisure has broad experience in many areas of litigation, and has handled cases ranging from small contract disputes to complex, national-scale commercial and environmental claims.  Before his legal career, Mr. Leisure also obtained unique experience serving in the U.S. Army.

Together, Mark A. Correro and Lance Leisure are a force to be reckoned with both in and out of the courtroom. They fight aggressively on behalf of their clients and look forward to achieving countless successes as they lead their new civil litigation law firm.

Correro & Leisure, P.C. is a civil litigation law firm located in Houston, Texas. The firm is led by Mark A. Correro and Lance Leisure, two attorneys who bring years of experience to the table. Clients turn to the firm because of the reputation of its lawyers for legal acumen, good judgment, and excellent results.