Jimmy L. Verner Jr.
About
One of the firm's founders, Emeritus Partner Jimmy L. Verner, Jr., became Board Certified in Family Law and in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Verner held both board certifications for over thirty years.
A frequent author and speaker on family law subjects, Mr. Verner presented programs to the Advanced Family Law Course of the State Bar of Texas, to numerous local bar associations, and to professional groups throughout Texas.
Mr. Verner is a member of the prestigious Texas Bar College, an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best-trained attorneys in Texas. This elite group of lawyers, paralegals, and judges are leaders in the legal profession, having completed at least double the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) required by the State Bar of Texas.
Education
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1979
- Law Review: Executive Editor, Volume 16, San Diego Law Review
Emory University, M.A., 1976
- Major: Political Science
University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, Ph.D., 2009
- Major: Public Policy and Political Economy
University of Utah, B.A., cum laude, 1975
- Honors: Certificate in International Relations, 1974
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1986
- Tennessee, 1982
- Mississippi, 1980
Employment
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi