also known as James Paul Gaines
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Acquired: 2011
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025
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Posted by Kevin | May 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Business
BEST TRADEMARK LAWYER IN HOUSTON
I filed to defend a patent last year with another IP attorney. I needed help with a new business and information regarding trademarks and patents. Mr. Gaines came highly recommended from a previous company and owner I had worked with several years ago. Their long term business relationship was import...
Posted by Brentt | March 07, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
Amazing work thanks!
James Gaines was featured on the cover of Texas Monthly -good enough for me, called him right up on a I got a stop sign / limit line traffic ticket, and it was dismissed because of Texs traffic tickets! It took about six months for the court to finally make a decision so it was a very long process bu...
Posted by Corbin | February 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Lives up to the name
Amazing Lawyer!!!! This is the man to call with any traffic or criminal action. He kept me inform through my whole case. Was very professional. Never doubted him for a second. Gave me great results got my case dismissed was very happy about that. Will be sending all my family and friends to him.
Posted by Hernandez | January 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
J. Hernandez
I needed to get my d.l back after not having it for years now . Finally decided to grow up and when I checked i had tickets from 2006-2007 . 14 years ago . The process to hire him was so simple and straight forward . He has responded to every email making me feel like im his only client. I have not g...
Posted by ID | December 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket
No one like getting in trouble with the law but -
Staff was extremely nice, informative and responsive. Helped us with a speeding ticket with awesome results. Highly reccomend and although we hope to not have a need for them again, we know who to contact if we need help with another ticket. We were able to do everything through email or phone commun...
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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