Jim is a licensed attorney (Texas) who, prior to entering the academic field, spent several years as a trial attorney and as corporate counsel.
Education
Bachelor of Arts – Texas Tech University, 1986
Juris Doctorate – Texas Tech University School of Law, 1989
Professional Licenses and Memberships
- Licensed to Practice Law by Texas Supreme Court; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S.D.C. for the Western, Northern, Southern & Eastern Districts of Texas
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Society for Business Ethics
- Member, International Association of Legal Ethics
