Admissions
- To the practice of law in Texas
- To the practice of law in Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Professional Affiliations and Awards
- Named one of The Best Lawyers in America® 2012, as published by Woodward White, Inc. (2011-2012)
- Selected as one of San Antonio's Best Lawyers in the area of Trust & Estate Litigation by Scene in SA magazine (2006, 2008-2009, 2011)
- Board Member of the North Chamber of Commerce (2009-2011)
- 2007 Graduate of the North Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab
- Featured in the 2007 San Antonio Business Journal article on Will Contests
- San Antonio Executives Association
- San Antonio Bar Association (Litigation and Elder Law Committee Member)
- San Antonio Estate Planners Council
- State Bar of Texas
- The Florida Bar
- Federal Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
- Dade County Bar Association (Probate and Guardianship Committee)
Additional Information
Jim began his legal career in Miami, Florida where he practiced with Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham and Ford, P.A., in the areas of commercial litigation and estate and trust litigation and administration. He returned to his home town of San Antonio in 2002 joining the litigation section of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P. and later Lindow & Treat, L.L.P. Jim handles claims by and against estate administrators, trustees, beneficiaries, and closely held family businesses in all areas relating to estate, trust, and tax litigation.
Representative Civic Activities
- Chief of YMCA Adventure Guides Tribe - Mission Belles, (2008-2010)
- Lake Canyon Yacht Club Board Member and Co-General Counsel to the Board, (2009-2011)
- San Pedro Playhouse, Board of Trustees (2008-2010)
- Southwest Biomedical Research Foundation, Member
- McNay Art Museum, Member
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church Sunday school teacher, (2007-2008)
- SAMM Homeless Shelter, Volunteer, (2008-2009)
- Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, (2006)