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
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Posted by Woods | April 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Patent Application
TOP NOTCH PATENT WORK
Excellent customer experience! I expect that I will continue working with James for many years to come. The team helped me with a provisional patent application. The result was a much more robust product than I could have done myself. I feel more protected and expect to have significant benefits from...
Posted by Summer | May 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Patent granted!! All the way from FL to California and it still worked out.
I now have and I would highly recommend James and his team. Yana was amazing help breaking down the legal information! Again, THANK YOU!! I truly appreciate your work!
Posted by Louie | May 09, 2024 | Intellectual Property
Just a patent consultation, maybe next time.
I only had a consult with James, but after James explained the process, and we discussed my design, we decided to hold off until it's ready. I will definitely be hiring James in about 6 months when we are ready to submit our application. Thank you.
Posted by Bill | May 03, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Intellectual Property
California AND New York Patent Work Referral
I've had a working relationship with James for many years with my company providing support for his office. In our experience interacting with his clients, we have found that most of his clients have positive interactions with him. They tell us how quick and responsive he is to their needs, and they ...
Posted by Don | April 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Intellectual Property
Patent review - one of California's best
James has been my patent attorney since 2015. I continue to reach out to him and employ his services, because he has successfully performed a number of Intellectual Property reviews and filings for me over the years, and I could not be happier. Through the ups and downs my business venture, Matt and ...
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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