James W Evans
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Work in Evans Family Law Group
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Family Law, Adoption, Mediation, Child Custody
901 S. Mopac Expy., #110 (Building 1), Austin, TX 78746
About James W Evans
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Mediation
- Child Custody
Education
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, December, 1994Doctorate of Jurisprudence
- Austin College, Sherman, Texas, May, 1991Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Communications
Languages
- Spanish
Representative Cases
- Aggravated Robbery (1997)
- Aggravated Sexual Assault, Child (1997)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance (1997)
- Indecency, Fondling (1997)
- Sexual Assault (1998)
- Aggravated Sexual Assault, Child (1998)
- Attempted Sexual Assault (1998)
- Aggravated Assault, Deadly Weapon (1998)
- Murder (1998)
- Burglary of a Habitation (1998)
- Aggravated Robbery, Deadly Weapon (1998)
- Possission of a Controlled Substance (1998)
- Securing Execution of Document by Deception (1998)
- DWI, Felony Repetition (1998)
- Will Contest (2000)
- Plane Crash v. American Airlines (2000)
- Parent, Child Termination (2002)
- Parent, Child Termination (2003)
- Parent, Child Termination (2004)
Classes and Seminars
- El Show con Los Abogados Gueros, Creator and co-host of #1 radio talk show
- Networking 101, Created and marketed professional marketing seminar
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1995
Other Affiliations
- Academy of Family Law Specialists (Member)
- Texas Family Law Foundation (Lifetime Member)
- State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section (Member)
- Travis County Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Advocates Group (Association of Board Certified Family Law Attorney) (Member)
- Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council (Gubernatorial Appointee)
- Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Past Gubernatorial Appointee)
- Board of Directors for Texas Wesleyan Law School Alumni Association (Past Vice President)
- Tarrant County Bar Association (Past Member)
- Hispanic Community Advisory Council, Banco Libertad (Former Member)
- EPMV, L.L.C. (Former Board Member)
- Board of Directors for Texas Wesleyan Law School Alumni Association (Past President Elect)
- Legislative Relations, Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce (Past Chair)
- Jon Ben Shepherd Leadership Forum (Past Committee Chair on Legislation)
- Order of Barristers
Past Positions
- Spanish Law Practice, Evans & Peek, 2003 - Present
- Spanish Law Practice, James W. Evans, P.C., 2000 - 2003
- Senior Associate, Hill Gilstrap, P.C., 1998 - 2000
- Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, 1995 - 1998
- Creator, owner, Operator, Independent Legal Services of Texas, 1994 - 1995
- Law Clerk, Fitzgerald & Reddick, Attorneys at Law, 1993 - 1994
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Articles
Published Works
- Criminal Law and Procedure, A Legislative Update, State Bar Journal, Sept., 1997
- UT Law Clinic: Representing Parents & Domestic Violence, July 2004 - 2012
- CLE: Representing Citation by Publication Parents, CAFA, July, 2004
- CLE: Preparing for Trial in Parent Termination Case, CAFA, March, 2005
- CLE: UCCJEA & Jurisdiction Issues, Corpus Christi, August, 2012
- CLE: Post Divorce Medical Benefits, Corpus Christi, August, 2012
Office Info
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