prominent houston lawyer who died recently

by Darien Leffler PhD 10 min read

Reno criminal defense attorney David Houston is dead following complications from surgery. This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Reno criminal defense attorney David Houston, who represented high profile defendants in Reno and nationally, including professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, is dead.Dec 13, 2021

Lawyer possibly killed by burglars, police sayHPD notes signs of a break-in, and Lassetter's laptop is missing

More than two weeks have passed since pool cleaners found a prominent Houston attorney shot in the backyard of a Memorial City Mall-area home, but police remain uncertain how he died.

From law to real estate

Born in Dallas, Lassetter was on a classically successful trajectory for many years. He attended Texas Tech University on a scholarship, was elected class president and was hotly sought after by big law firms when he graduated from University of Texas law school in 1983.

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