J. Jason Sims
jsims@simslaw.dot.com
November 2015 – Present Trust Administrator – Wells Fargo Bank June 2008 – November 2015; Law Office of J. Jason Sims;
Austin, TX Solo Practitioner Civil litigation practice focused
primarily on corporate collections; private and municipal construction
claims; home and lien foreclosures, evictions; contracts; Criminal defense with primary focus on
juvenile law, DWI, drug offenses. June 2004 – June 2008; Jason
R. Mann and Associates, Harlingen, TX Associate
Attorney Civil
practice focused on collections; private and municipal construction claims;
home and lien foreclosures and evictions; workmen’s comp. defense; contracts; Criminal defense with primary focus on
juvenile law, DWI, drug offenses. August
1999 – June 2004; Hidalgo
Co. District Attorney’s Office, Edinburg, TX Assistant
District Attorney Supervised
Hot Checks section; June
1998 – August 1999; Self-employed,
San Marcos, TX Attorney Counseled
independent record label on licensing issues; Nov.
1997 – August 1999; Brobeck,
Phleger & Harrison, L.L.P., Austin, TX Information
Systems / Records Converted
entire Litigation filing to new firm-wide system; June
1996 – Nov. 1996; Law
Offices of Ben Dominguez, II, Houston, TX Law
Clerk Researched
and analyzed relevant statutes and case law both manually and electronically
with WestLaw and Lexis-Nexis; |
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Education
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1994
– 1997 South Texas
College of Law Houston, TX Doctorate
of Jurisprudence Organizations: Sports
and Entertainment Law Society 1989
– 1993 Southwest
Texas State University San Marcos, TX Bachelor
of Arts [Major
in Political Science, Minor in International Studies] Organizations: Inter-Fraternity
Council Representative |
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Interests and
activities
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Organizations:
Computers
and the Internet:
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Writing Sample
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