also known as James Paul Gaines
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Chat withState: Texas
Acquired: 2011
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025
85 Client Reviews
Showing 6 - 10 of 20 reviews | Cost of Services
Posted by anonymous | October 12, 2023 | Hired Attorney
Horrible lawyer
This guy didn't do anything for me but take my money. He charged me a higher rate than his website lists and did not provide any worthwhile service
Posted by anonymous | April 03, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Pleasant to deal with- Not effective
I hired James for a speeding violation. James was okay on communication. Expect to communicate only through email as he is impossible to reach over the phone. Understandable, he is busy and it is probably not worth him to take calls from smaller clients. However, I will say, he was unable to remove t...
Posted by Dr. Bell Roche | May 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Intellectual Property
Great Houston Trademark Lawyer
I had to defend a patent and James Gaines is my go to for any patent work. James Gaines and his group of experts in Trademark and Patent law have been outstanding for me as an inventor and my group. They go above and beyond to help you understand the pertinent laws and stay on top of all of our ver...
Posted by anonymous | May 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Don't hire him
I hire him in order to get a ticket dismissed. Instead he got my ticket differed without my approval so I had to pay the full price of a ticket and a deferral fee. Hiring him cost me an extra $175.
Posted by Billy | March 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Good work can't complain
Had an old case whose court date was lost in the mail. Resulted in my getting a suspended license without my knowledge. James picked up my call immediately and got the hold off my license within a week. He helped me deal with the DMV (no, a traffic lawyer can't go to the DMV for you but he did help m...
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.
Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2025
updated on 12/16/2025Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.
Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2024
updated on 12/02/2024Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.
Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2024
updated on 08/15/2024Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.
Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2024
updated on 08/15/2024Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.
Partially Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2024
updated on 06/13/2024Partially Probated Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, he or she will be on probation, meaning the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.
2020
2019 JD Supra Readers' Choice, JD Supra
2020
Life Science Star, LMG
2020
“Go-To Law Firm for the Top 500 Companies”, American Lawyer Media
2019
34th Intellectual Property Law Conference - Speaker, ABA
2018
Best Mid-Size Firms to Work For, Vault
2011 - Present
Attorney at Law, James Gaines, Attorney
2011 - 2012
Clerk, Clerkship
2011 - Present
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
2011 - 2016
Intellectual Property Society
N/A
2019
Role of IP in Innovation Economy
2014
English