Profile
Jim Hunter has a complex litigation practice representing a broad range of institutions, industries, and their insurers in South Texas. Jim's practice encompasses large multi-party and/or complex cases which require experience, skill, organization, and a focused approach to meet the objectives of the client. Representative clients include banks, contractors, insurers, product manufacturers, transportation companies, oilfield E&P and service companies, shipowners, and marine industries of every type and description.
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News
- November 19, 2020
- Laredo Morning Times, November 19, 2020
- October 9, 2018
Publications & Speeches
Publications
- Probate, Bankruptcy & Criminal Court Encounters by Civil Trial LawyersAmerican Board of Trial Advocates “Talk Tuesdays”July 2022
- Trials and Covid: What is the New Reality?Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Winter SeminarJanuary 26, 2022
- A Jury Trial by ZoomTexas Association of Defense Counsel Magazine, Summer 2021 Edition
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Zoom Jury TrialState Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law SeminarSeptember 2021
- The Nuts and Bolts of a Zoom Jury TrialState Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law SeminarJuly 2021
- Trying Cases in the Midst of a World Pandemic – What they Don't Teach in Law SchoolState Bar of Texas Soaking Up the Sun CLEJune 8, 2021
Honors & Distinctions
American Board of Trial Advocates
Proctor in Admiralty Maritime Law Association of the United States
Languages: Spanish
Practices
Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, J.D., 1992
- University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., 1989; Phi Alpha Delta
Bar/Court Admissions
U.S. Northern, Southern, Western & Eastern Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- State Bar of Texas
- Federal Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Cameron County Bar Association
- Hidalgo County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Brownsville-Port Isabel Propeller Club
- Brownsville Chamber of Commerce
- Brownsville Economic Development Council
- Association for Transportation Law, Logistics & Policy
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Texas Bar Foundation
Community Activities
- District Director, Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Past Adjunct Professor, Business Law, University of Texas at Brownsville; Past Director, Brownsville Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Maritime Committee); Past State Bar of Texas District 12B Grievance Committee Chair; Past President, Cameron County Bar Association; Past President, Brownsville-Port Isabel Propeller Club; Past Director, American Heart Association, South Cameron County Division; Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association of the United States; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.