MEMBERS OF FIRM
James J. Hartnett, (P.C.) (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa, September 5, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, Texas, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1957; LL.B., 1959). Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Chairman, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1974); State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).Email: James J. Hartnett, (P.C.)
Will Ford Hartnett (Member) born Austin, Texas, June 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Texas (J.D., 1981). Co-Author: "Annual Survey of Wills and Trusts," 40 Southwestern Law Journal 337, 1986. Member, Texas House of Representatives, 1991, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, 2003-2009; Vice-Chairman, 1995-2002. Member, Texas Judicial Council, 2003-2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate; Contested Trusts and Estates.Email: Will Ford Hartnett
James J. Hartnett, Jr. (Member) born Austin, Texas, May 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1979); University of Texas (J.D., 1983). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: James J. Hartnett, Jr.
Jay David Hartnett (Member) born Dallas, Texas, January 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1987); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1990). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Founding Lifetime Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation.Email: Jay David Hartnett
Fred Hartnett (Member) born Dallas, Texas, October 27,1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas; Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.Email: Fred Hartnett
Melinda J. Hartnett (Member) born Dallas, Texas, December 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, New York and Texas. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1993); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Dallas and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Professional Corporations; Partnership Law.Email: Melinda J. Hartnett