JAMES V. JAY, IV
jimj@lawgjm.com.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Commercial Leasing
• Real Estate Law
• General Civil Practice
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation
• Family Law
• Corporate Law

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE/CERTIFICATION:

Admitted to State Bar of Texas – 1988; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas.
Texas Board of Legal Specilization- Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, 1996.

EDUCATION:

Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D. 1988).
Texas Christian University, (B.S. 1985).

EMPLOYMENT:

Griffith, Jay & Michel, LLP – Fort Worth, Texas – Attorney/Partner 2006 to present.
Bourland, Kirkman, Jay & Michel, LLP - January 1997 to December 2006.
Hooper, Evan, Kobs & Lattimore, LLP - May 1988 to December 1996.

OFFICES AND AFFILIATIONS:

Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association
Tarrant County Family Bar Association
American Bar Association (Litigation, Real Property, Probate, Trust and Law Sections)
Fort Worth/Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1990-1991; Treasurer, 1992; Vice President, President Elect, 1993; President, 1993)
Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director 1994-1998)
Presidents Award of Merit 1996
Chairman, Committee to Improve the Public Image of Lawyers
Co-Chairman, Local Affiliates Committee; Liaison, to the Commission for Lawyer Discipline)
Texas Bar Foundation- Fellow member