About Steven C. James
Email address: Steven C. James | Phone: 915-543-3234
Proud to be an El Paso Attorney
I appreciate a complex problem, because I enjoy the challenge of solving it. I began my legal career with Mesa Petroleum Co. and T. Boone Pickens, Jr., one of six lawyers in Amarillo, TX working on multimillion dollar matters. I then joined a large law firm out of El Paso, Texas, running its Midland, Texas offices. I moved to El Paso in 1988 and joined a small litigation firm. In January 1995, I went out on my own as a sole practitioner.
Areas of practice
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Admitted to practice
- Texas, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas
Certifications
- Board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Civil trial law
- Consumer and commercial law
Awards
- AV® Peer Review RatingsSM by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Texas Monthly Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers™
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1979
- New Mexico State University, B. Acctg., with honors, 1976
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Blue Key
Professional memberships
- El Paso Bar Association—President, 2004-2005
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas—Construction Law Section
- State Bar College Board of Directors—Chair, 2007-2008
- State Bar Consumer and Commercial Law Council—Chair, 2005-2006
- El Paso Trial Lawyers Association—Past President
- West Texas Employment Lawyers Association—Chair, 2001
Selected Presentations
- 12th and 13th Annual Civil Trial Seminar, El Paso Bar Association, February 2008 and 2009, Las Vegas Nevada
- "Consumer Law Update," Summer School, State Bar College, July 2008, Galveston, Texas
- "Winning in Arbitration: A Panel Discussion," Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, November 2008, Dallas, Texas
- "Attacking 'As Is' Clauses," Consumer and Commercial Law Seminar, State Bar of Texas, September 2007, Houston, Texas
- “Consumer Law: Hey, the Little Guy Still Has Rights in Texas,” State Bar College Spring Training, 2006 (Texas Bar Continuing Legal Education)
- "Lawyers Are Heroes," State Bar Fall 2006 (Texas Bar Continuing Legal Education, Consumer and Commercial Law Course)
- "Arbitration," State Bar Fall 2006 (Texas Bar Continuing Legal Education, Consumer and Commercial Law Course)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Contact me
For your arbitration, mediation, and litigation needs in civil, commercial and consumer law, contact me in my El Paso, TX office at 915-543-3234 or contact me online.
