Jim Richardson handles complex civil litigation and trials in most types of commercial disputes.

A very active trial lawyer, Mr. Richardson is listed among the top trial lawyers in Central and West Texas in the practice area of general civil litigation, as researched by Law & Politics magazine. He was named a “Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine in 2006, as well as 2007. He is also recognized in the practice area of general civil litigation by the Marquis edition, Who’s Who in American Law, a biographical reference to the nation’s leading attorneys. A trial lawyer in Austin since 1985, he was formerly with Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas.

His clients have included telecommunications companies, real estate partnerships, state and national banks, building contractors, insurance companies, executive jet services, lawyers, medical professionals, and firearm manufacturers, among others.

Mr. Richardson is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Tulsa Law Review and was named Outstanding Law Graduate by the Oklahoma Bar Association, an annual award limited to the top three law graduates statewide.

A past member of the Rules of Evidence Committee of the State Bar of Texas, he authored one of the National Board of Trial Advocacy’s 2006 national examinations on the admissibility of evidence. Since 2005, he has served on the Board of Examiners of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

In 2005, he was named a Master of the Robert W. Calvert Chapter of the American Inns of Court, an honorary society dedicated to enhancing the skills and professionalism of lawyers and judges. From 2000 to 2003, he served on the Committee on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. He served a six-year term on the District 9A Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas, chairing a panel of that committee in 2003.

Mr. Richardson is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, past Member of the Board of Directors of the Austin Bar Association, and Founding Life Fellow of the Austin Bar Foundation. He has served on the Faculty of the Advanced Civil Trial Course of the State Bar of Texas and many similar programs on topics of offering and excluding evidence and trial advocacy.

Areas of practice include:

• General Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
• Technology Litigation
• Administrative Litigation