James R Gill

James R Gill

3.7
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 21 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Austin, TX
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

1201 Rio Grande, Suite 200, Austin, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for < 1 year

State: Colorado

Acquired: 2025

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 21 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2004

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of James R Gill

1201 Rio Grande, Suite 200, Austin, TX, 78701

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James R Gill's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

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Posted by Alejandro Gabriel | February 5, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Reduced, Dismissed, Expunged

For those of you in professions that are highly critical of DWI’s, James Gill and Team are your best option in Travis County. If you hold an occupational license or endorsement issued by USCG, FAA, DOT, State Bar, MD, etc. The law offices of James Gill will get your case reduced, dismissed and Expung...ed. Upon receiving a citation for a DWI offense in Travis county I sought counsel from 12 different law firms. I settled for three within the first day. Initially I picked a firm that had a more informative website and was able to take my case within twenty-four hours of arrest. Two months and $9,000 later I dropped my initial choice because the firm did not understand the importance of getting the case dismissed and protecting my namesake and license. Within the first ten minutes of my interview with Mr. Gill he fully appreciated my stance and promptly put together a case. I got my case Reduced, Dismissed, and Expunged within six months. Again for those of you regulated professionals give James Gill a call and he will deliver as promised: reduced, dismissed, expunged.

Posted by Chelsea | November 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Negligent and incompetent

James Gill and his office staff are why lawyers get a bad reputation. Due to their negligence on my case (they overlooked a hearing to obtain an occupational license) I unknowingly drove my car illegally for three months. When I found out after asking repeatedly when this hearing would take place the...ir response was " this is not standard protocol, sorry". Unacceptable. He also forgot important paperwork at another hearing, and his office continually lost information I sent him. After my conviction he insisted the consequences the judge gave me were non negotiable despite my insistence to present the judge with information I deemed important. At this point I hired another lawyer who took me seriously and presented said information to the judge and in less than a week she was able to do what James Gill said was impossible. Don't waste your time or money here.

Posted by anonymous | January 26, 2012

Highly Recommended

I highly recommend James Gill for your legal needs. He is effective, intelligent, and caring. He has always kept me informed every step of the way, which made me more comfortable during the chaotic legal process. He worked extremely hard. And my DWI case was dismissed!!!

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James R Gill's Lawyer Endorsements

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Nicholas Rothschild

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"James is a fierce advocate with superb trial skills. I highly recommend James to anyone charged with a crime."

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David White

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I've had the opportunity to work closely with James on several cases and I can attest to the fact that he leaves no stone unturned when it comes to fiercely representing his clients. He's a fighter and I happily endorse him."

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William Lundquist

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 20

Relationship: Friend

"James is always my go-to lawyer in Austin when a client tells me they have a friend or family member that ran into some trouble with the law."

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Shane Boasberg

Criminal defense lawyer | Jul 30

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I used to work with him and can attest not only to his legal skill but and his legal acumen but also his depth as a person."

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Carl Ceder

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse James. He is passionate about criminal defense and works hard for his clients. Very good attorney."

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William Lundquist

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Carl Ceder

Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Associations

2015 - Present

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Chair

Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Member

Education

2003

South Texas College of Law

2003

University of Malta Faculty of Law

2001

Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law

2000

University of Texas

Publications

Languages

Spanish

English

Activity

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