James Albert Jennings
"AV" PEER-REVIEW RATED FOR OVER 25 YEARS CONSECUTIVELY.
Born Patras, Greece, May 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 2009.
Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa (junior year); Phi Eta Sigma. Junior Fellow, University of Texas, 1973. Instructor, Legal Interviewing, University of Texas Law School, 1978.
Speaker: CLE Seminars; The Entrepreneur in a Small Firm Context, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1985; American Bar Association, 1986.
Member: Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; American Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association (Member, Corporate Counsel Section, 1990-2005; Officer, 2000-2004; Chairman, 2004-2005; Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 1983, 1999-2001; Officer, Employment Law Section, 2002-2005); State Bar of Texas (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section). (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1995).
Languages: Spanish and Greek.
Practice Areas: Employment Law Litigation, including Executive Termination, Sexual Harassment, Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Human Resources, Wrongful Termination, etc.; Complex Commercial Litigation; Complex Probate Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Securities Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate Litigation; Family Law; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Legal Malpractice.
Email: jjennings@erhardjennings.com or jajennings@aol.com