7/6/04


Lee S. Anderson, MD
President, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners POB 2018
Austin, TX 78768-2018

RE: Philip J. Leonard MD

Dear Dr. Anderson:

My name  is Laurence Cummings.  I am a patient of Dr. Leonard and I am writing
to you on his behalf.

Dr. Leonard is a good and honest man and has been unjustly punished.  He has
won his case in Court and the Board now has the opportunity to right a gross
miscarriage of justice by reinstating his license.  I believe in him  -- his
patients need him -- I need him.

I hope you will treat him fairly and reinstate his license to practice
medicine at the earliest possible date.  If you need further justification for
the reinstatement of his license, I would be pleased to talk with you about Dr
Leonard.  My phone numbers are listed above.

Sincerely,

Laurence C. Cummings
Lt/Col.  USAF (Ret)