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Katie James - Texas Trial Lawyer

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)
  • University of South Carolina
  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude with honors

Bar Admissions

  • Member of Texas State Bar
  • U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas

Memberships

  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors
  • Texas Trial Lawyers Association Executive Committee Member
  • Houston Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors
  • Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
  • Texas Bar College
  • American Association for Justice
  • American Bar Association

Volunteerism

  • State Bar of Texas Pro Bono Texas Campaign
  • Impact 100 Houston, A Women’s Collective Giving Nonprofit
  • University of Houston Law Center Mock Trial Competition Coach

Awards

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star 2017-2023
  • Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023
  • Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023
  • Houstonia Top Houston Lawyer

Speaking Engagements

  • Voir Dire (Houston Civil/Appellate Bench Bar Conference 2019)
  • Voir Dire (ABOTA Teacher’s Law School 2019)
  • Injury Causation in Low Property Damage Cases (UT Law CLE 2020)
  • Running a Profitable Plaintiff’s Practice (Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar 2019, National Employment Lawyers Association 2021)
  • Being Nice Pays: Interacting with opposing counsel to get the best results for your clients (2021)

Areas of Practice

  • 100% Personal Injury Litigation

Katie graduated magna cum laude with honors from the University of South Carolina and the University of Houston Law Center. Between 2016 and 2019 Katie taught Trial Advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center as an adjunct law professor. Today Katie continues to give back to her alma mater by coaching the University of Houston Mock Trial Team.

Katie feels most at home in the courtroom where she fiercely advocates for her clients. Having handled hundreds of lawsuits and represented thousands of injured Texans, Katie has been selected as a Thomson Reuters Texas Rising Star since 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Texas are selected to receive this honor. In 2018, Katie was inducted into the prestigious Texas Bar College.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the legal profession, Katie was invited to become a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. This honor is bestowed upon only the top 1/3 of 1% of State Bar of Texas members each year. Katie is also a member of the State Bar of Texas’ Pro Bono Texas Campaign. Katie has proudly served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

Katie is routinely appointed by Harris County Civil District Judges as a Guardian Ad Litem where she is tasked with reviewing and approving settlements for minor children that have been injured due to the negligence of others.

Katie became a licensed attorney at 23 years old. She has devoted her entire career to representing injured Texans.

When she's not busy championing the rights of her clients, Katie enjoys listening to true crime podcasts, traveling to Walt Disney World with her husband and daughters, and watching documentaries. Above all, she is a fierce believer and defender of the 7th Amendment - the right to a jury trial.

Professional Affiliations & Achievements

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