Mr. James W. Evans
Experience:
30 years
Language(s):
Spanish
James Evans | Austin Family Law | Texas
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About James
After becoming licensed, Mr. Evans worked as an assistant criminal district attorney with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office and was literally thrown into the courtroom experience. As Mr. Evans recalls, “they hired me on a Wednesday and on that Thursday I was picking a Jury” which was one of many jury trials Mr. Evans participated in his career with the Tarrant County District Attorneys Office. During this time, Mr. Evans prosecuted such crimes as domestic violence, family violence, sex crimes against children, and other felony and misdemeanor crimes for nearly 5 years. During this time, Mr. Evans spent significant time working with children and protecting them against predators. In his tenure prosecuting sex crimes against children, Mr. Evans spent significant time working with children and preparing them for testimony. “I still have a drawer full of thank you cards”, Mr. Evans tells it. “There is nothing like the satisfaction that a child having gone through this kind of experience can look 12 people in the eye and know that someone finally believed them.” At the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Evans was nicknamed “scrapper” for his scrappy litigation style.
After leaving the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Evans worked in commercial litigation with Hill Gilstrap, a private firm in Arlington, Texas where Mr. Evans worked in such areas as contracts and business litigation; wills and estates litigation as well as airplane crash litigation until moving to Austin and joining his father’s legislative practice who had retired from 19 years of service in the Texas Legislature. There, Mr. Evans and his father spent a great deal of time being involved in Texas Politics. However, after becoming a father 9 years ago Mr. Evans has dedicated his practice exclusively in the area of family law and becoming a specialist in this area of practice and serving Travis County, Williamson County, and surrounding counties.
During Mr. Evans’ 19 years of practice, he has obtained extensive court room experience and has over 100 jury trials to his credit, including 8 now in the area of family law.
After leaving the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Evans worked in commercial litigation with Hill Gilstrap, a private firm in Arlington, Texas where Mr. Evans worked in such areas as contracts and business litigation; wills and estates litigation as well as airplane crash litigation until moving to Austin and joining his father’s legislative practice who had retired from 19 years of service in the Texas Legislature. There, Mr. Evans and his father spent a great deal of time being involved in Texas Politics. However, after becoming a father 9 years ago Mr. Evans has dedicated his practice exclusively in the area of family law and becoming a specialist in this area of practice and serving Travis County, Williamson County, and surrounding counties.
During Mr. Evans’ 19 years of practice, he has obtained extensive court room experience and has over 100 jury trials to his credit, including 8 now in the area of family law.
Admission
Texas
1995
Education
Austin College
B.A. (Communications)
1991
Recognitions & Achievements
Associations
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BOARD CERTIFIED IN FAMILY LAW, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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Member, Academy of Family Law Specialists
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Lifetime Member, Texas Family Law Foundation
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Member, State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
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Member, Travis County Bar Association
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Member, Board of Trustees for Lake Travis Youth Association (Softball)
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Member, American Bar Association
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Member, Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
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Member, Advocates Group (Association of Board Certified Family Law Attorney)
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Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District
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Volunteer, Travis County Volunteer Legal Services in Family Law
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Selected to Order of Barristers
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Past nominee for Austin Under 40 Award, Legal.
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Gubernatorial Appointee to Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council
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Past Gubernatorial Appointee to the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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Past Member, Mid-Cities Pacesetters Rotarian Club
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Past Member, Mid-Cities Optimist Club
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Past Vice President, Board of Directors for Texas Wesleyan Law School Alumni Association
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Past Member, Tarrant County Bar Association
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Former Member Hispanic Community Advisory Council, Banco Libertad.
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Former Board Member, Texas School Choice Resource Center Foundation
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Former Board Member, EPMV, L.L.C.
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Past Pres. Elect, Board of Directors for Texas Wesleyan Law School Alumni Association
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Past Volunteer Judge for H-E-B Teen Court
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Past Volunteer, Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
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Past Chair Legislative Relations, Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Past Committee Chair on Legislation, Jon Ben Shepherd Leadership Forum
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Selected to Who's Who of Outstanding Young Men of America
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Creator, former co-host radio talk show, Austin: “El Show con Los Abogados Gueros”
Notable Work
Publications
Criminal Law and Procedure, A Legislative Update State Bar Journal, Sept.
1997
UT Law Clinic: Reing Parents & Domestic Violence July
present / 2004 - 2012
CLE: Reing Citation by Publication Parents CAFA, July
present / 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