James Holmes
Work in Holmes PLLC
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Business Law, Appellate
2001 Bryan Street, Suite 2125, Dallas, TX 75201
About James Holmes
Practice Areas
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Business Law
- Appellate
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TexasJuris Doctorate
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Law Review: Texas Law Review, Editor
- Trinity University, San AntonioB.S., Bachelor of Science
Classes and Seminars
- “Texas Law on Forum Non Conveniens and H.B. 4’s Changes to It,” sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, January 2004
- “Consolidating Cases (Involving One or More Common Questions of Fact) with the Brand New Texas Multidistrict Litigation Procedure,” sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, January 2004
- “Multi-Plaintiff Cases Under Section 15.003: Preparing, Litigating and Challenging Plaintiff Joinder and Plaintiff Intervention, and H.B. 4’s Amendments to Section 15.003,” sponsored by the State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, January 2004
- “Nuisance, Why Now? Working Up the Case,” 29th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, October 2005
- “Effective Depos: Practical Rules and Real-Life Examples,” 30th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, October 2006
- “CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery and the Texas Oil and Gas Lawyer: You two should get to know each other,” sponsored by the Dallas Bar Foundation, Dallas, Texas, August 2007
- “Removal, Remand, and Federal Jurisdiction: How to Get (and Keep) Your Case in the Forum of Your Choice,” Litigation and Trial Tactics sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, November/December 2007
- “Prove and Keep Your Attorney’s Fees Awards: Appreciate the Impact of the Texas Supreme Court’s 2006-2008 Attorney’s Fees Cases,” 32nd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, October 2008
- “Removal, Remand, and Federal Jurisdiction: How to Get (and Keep) Your Case in the Forum of Your Choice,” Litigation and Trial Tactics sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, November/December 2008
- “Demonstrative Evidence (on a Budget),” Litigation and Trial Tactics sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, April 2009
- “Maximizing Contractual Damages: Lessons from Oil and Gas Work,” 33rd Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, October 2009
- “Gas Royalties,” 27th Annual NARO Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2009
- “The Careful Fee Agreement, and Proving Your Attorney’s Fees in Litigation: Controlling Case Law and Ethics Rules,” Mastering the Art of Collection Debts and Judgment sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, September 2010
- “Shale We Dance? Applying Legal Experience to Shale Gas Royalties,” 31st Annual NARO Convention, Long Beach, California, October 2011
- “Barnett Shale Gas Royalties by Large Producers,” 32nd Annual NARO Convention, Dallas, Texas, November 2012
- “Taking Care of Your Fee Agreements: Creative Approaches for the Small Firm,” 37th Annual Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, October 2013
- “Royalties Litigation: Fundamentals & Practicalities,” sponsored by EUCI of Denver, Colorado, presentation in Houston, Texas, September 2015
- “Managing Outside Counsel in Litigation,” sponsored by EUCI of Denver, Colorado, presentation in Houston, Texas, February 2016
- “Post-Production Deductions in Gas Royalties,” 2017 NARO Texas Convention, Austin, Texas, July 2017
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1996
Other Affiliations
- AAJ (Member)
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
- AAJ, Oil and Gas Litigation Section (Chair)
Past Positions
- The Texas Supreme Court, for Associate Justice Nathan Hecht, Judicial Clerk
Office Info
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