also known as James Paul Gaines
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Chat withState: Texas
Acquired: 2011
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025
86 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 12 reviews | Lawsuits & Disputes
Posted by Danny | June 22, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Lazy,did. Nothing for me ,threaten to sue me
He really didn’t do anything for me, long story short did a bad job threaten to sue me .
Posted by anonymous | February 07, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Failure
Hired and paid fee immediately. Some communication at first but would not return phone calls. Through email I was assured we were in good standing with the court. From James; "Hello - we followed up with the Court as the next date is taking a bit longer than expected, but everything is in good standi...
Posted by Hannity | February 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
I highly recommend James!
I had an excellent experience with my attorney James Gaines. He was professional and always made sure he had my best interest in mind. He was very friendly and courteous. He made my experience with my lawsuit so much easier and kept me at ease throughout the process. I highly recommend James!
Posted by Terrence | February 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Good guy and good work ethic
This was my first time hiring a lawyer for a complicated case like this. Hands down the best decision I ever made. Court began at 8am, last docket call was at 8:30am, and I was walking out the door with my case dismissed at 8:40am. James was great and highly recommend her. Will definitely use them ag...
Posted by Jed | January 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Overall good experience
I had a very good experience with this lawyer. I am rating it a 5 star rating, only for the outcome of my case, which was a positive one. Any questions that I had throughout the process, were answered. That made me feel very comfortable. They also prevented me from further fees that I thought I had t...
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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