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2404 Roosevelt Drive
Arlington, Texas 76016 (Tarrant Co.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeFamily Law, Personal Injury, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense. Firm Size: 1
Address2404 Roosevelt Drive
Arlington, TX 76016, (Tarrant Co.)
PhonePhone: 817-261-5297
Fax: 817-265-4969
Toll Free: 888-887-6547
Website
http://www.beardenlawfirm.com
Jim Bearden (Managing Member) born Dallas, Texas, August 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1972); Texas Wesleyan School of Law (J.D.). Delta Tau Delta Fraternity; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Member, Moot Court Society. Recipient, Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, 1980. Selected, 'Community Hero' Torchbearer of Olympic Flame, US Olympic Committee, 1996. Listed: Who's Who in the Southwest; Who's Who in the US - Business - Multiple Years. Author: "Licensed Investigators, New bill requires all investigators be licensed," Texas Bar Journal, January 2004 ,Volume 67, Number 1; "Texas Divorce Law, The Texas Investigator," March 2001 Volume 7, number 3; "Paralegal or Investigator? New law may require paralegals to be licensed to do investigations, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes," Volume 28, No. 8, August 1, 2004. Speaker: "Advanced Family Law Seminar," August 2006; Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, June 2001. Instructor, Continuing Education, Oklahoma Board of Private Investigators, 1993-1994. Topic Instructor, Half Moon legal Seminars, June 2001. Instructor: Legal Assistant Program, University of Texas Arlington, 1991-1996; Investigative Procedure-Interview Techniques, Texas A&M University; Investigative Procedure, University of Texas, 1986; Investigative Procedure, UCLA, 1987; Investigative Classes, UTA, 1994; Training Sessions, US Department of Justice AUSA, 1990-1993; Contract Training, Dept of Labor & EEOC, 1990; TITLE 7&9 Investigative Training, US Department of Labor, 1994; Customs/Border Patrol/Secret Service Contract Training, US Department of Treasury, 1991; Approved 30 Hour Training Course, Texas Commission on Private Security, 1972; North Texas Regional Police Academy, 1980-1990; Texas A&M Extension Service Regional Police Academy, 1984-1986; Occasional Lecturer, Dallas Sheriff's Academy, 1986-1991; How To Recognize a Fraudulent Claim, State Insurance Board, 1991-1995; Subrogation and Asset Location, State Board of Insurance, 1991-1995; Real Estate Principals and Practices, Texas Real Estate Commission, 1972-1976; Topical Speeches to Organizations, 1985; 15 Hours Continuing Education, TCPS MCE Mini-Academy, 1996; Personal Protection Officer Training, 1996. Broker, Texas Real Estate Commission, 1972. Local Recording Agent's Licensed, 1972-1996, 02 Solicitor's License, 1972-1997, 06 Solicitor's License, 1976-1989 and 0559 Approved Continuing Education Provider, State Board of Insurance. Owner/Officer/Director Manager License, 1972, Private Investigator, 1972, Commissioned Security Officer, 1976, School Director, 1976, Branch Office Manager, 1974, Level 3 Commission School Instructor, 1980 Level 4 Instructor of Personal Protection Officers, Approved 4 (PPO) School Director and Instructor, Texas Certified Investigator (TCI) Designation, Approved TCPS continuing Educator Instructor, Texas Department of Public Safety-Private Security Bureau. Member, California Board of Regulations, 1980-1992. Director, Texas Education Agency, 1976-1985. Litigation Attorney, Burleson, Pate & Gibson LLP, 2001-2003. President and CEO, Bearden Investigative Agency, Inc., 1993. Founded and Managed, Private Investigative and Security Firm, 1972-1991. COB, Commercial Construction and Real Estate Development Firm, BEI, Inc., 1972-1984. Co-Founder and Director, Center City Mortgage Corp., 1976-1984. Vice President and Director, Lakeside Development Corporation, 1974-1976. Special Operations Officer, US Intelligence agency, 1971-1973. Member, Legal Assistant Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2004-2005. Chairman, Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, Everest College, 2003-2004. Chairman, Ethics Advisory Board, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, 2003-2004. Chairman of the Board, Texas State Museum of History, 1993-1994. Vice Chairman, Leonard Music Institute for Children, 1993. Director, University of Texas at Arlington Alumni Association, 1991. City Council Candidate, City of Arlington, 1972. Member, Goals for Dallas, Mayor's Commission, 1969. Committee Chairman, Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1995. Member, Leadership Arlington, 1994. Considered for appointment, White House Staff, 1981. Board Member: City of Arlington Business Loan Review Committee, 1999-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyer; Texas Association of Licensed Investigators; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Association of Licensed Investigators of New York; North Texas Private Investigators Association; American Society of Industrial Security; Professional Insurance Agents Association; National Association of Chiefs of Police; International Society for Professional Hypnosis; United States Process Servers Association; The Leadership Council; The American Inns of Court (Judge Eldon D. Mahon chapter); University of Texas at Arlington (Alumni Board Member); Texas Certified Investigator (TCI) Professional Designation -TALI; TALI Professional Licensed Investigator (TPLI); Texas State Museum of History (Chairman); Everest College (Member, Advisory Board). Special Agencies: Prior Federal Intelligence Agent, Texas Certified Investigator, General Counsel Texas Association of Licensed Investigators, Monitor-Texas Department of Corrections, 35 year Texas Real Estate Broker. Languages: German and Spanish.Email: Jim Bearden
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