James D. Tawney - Las Cruces, NM

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Law Journal: Editorial Board of the Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal, Lead Articles Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Northern Arizona University
    B.A.S.
    Honors: summa cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Languages

• English (Primary)

• Spanish

Pro Bono Activities

• 3rd Judicial District of New Mexico Self Help Center, 2016 - 2018

Published Works

Articles

• Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Lead Articles Editor
  

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2010
• New Mexico, 2011

Other Affiliations

• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 - Present (Director)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - 2015 (Director)
• State Bar of Texas Committee for Pattern Jury Charges, 2014 - 2015 (Member)
• El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - Present (Member)
• State Bar of Texas Leadership Class, 2014 - 2015 (Member)