About James J. McGoldrick

James McGoldrick is a Dallas-based trial lawyer with extensive national and regional courtroom experience who has a record of delivering winning outcomes when bet-the-company risk is at stake. He has served as lead national trial counsel in hundreds of state and federal cases across more than thirty states and U.S. territories and in trials from coast to coast.

Mr. McGoldrick is a trusted leader and C-Suite confidante, he is agile and strategic both in and out of the courtroom, and he is equally adept at creatively resolving disputes in a manner calculated to serve his clients' business and legal strategies.

Mr. McGoldrick is a dual American-Irish citizen born in Malaysia who has lived in nine countries and visited more than forty others. He attended a Jesuit Preparatory School in Ireland and speaks multiple languages. His life experiences bolster his ability to succeed in any courtroom and relate to any injury.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Professional Liability
  • Other 15
    • Complex Business & Commercial Disputes & Torts
    • Product Liability & Defects
    • Transportation & Motor Vehicle Litigation
    • Construction & Crash Claims
    • Insurance Coverage Disputes
    • Catastrophic Injuries
    • Healthcare Liability, Medical Devices & Therapeutics
    • Chemical & Toxic Exposures
    • Mass Tort & MDL Litigation
    • Environmental Liability
    • Premises Liability & Security
    • Industrial Accidents
    • Trade Secrets & Non-Competes
    • Regulatory & Preventive Law
    • Jury Trials & Arbitrations

Practice Details

  • Languages
    English
    Arabic
    French
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    Zoom
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases

    Prosecuted a Texas fraud
    breach-of-contract aviation case featured in America's Top 100 Verdicts.

    Defended a Fortune 500 company facing massive claims for lost profits arising out of the purchase of 670 tank rail cars.

    Protected a global client from large consequential damages arising out of alleged failure to comply with the California Air Resource Board's Ozone Depleting Substance Protocol thereby preventing the plaintiffs from selling carbon offset credits.

    Defended construction clients in alleged defect
    catastrophic injury cases
    separately prosecuted their subcontractors' carriers to recover indemnity, defense costs,
    attorney's fees.

    Retained as national trial counsel by America's largest solvent recycler
    its largest re-refiner of used oil to successfully defend hundreds of high-stakes product liability
    chemical exposure lawsuits filed throughout the United States
    in Puerto Rico.

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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1996, Texas
    U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Admitted Pro Hac Vice in numerous state and federal courts in 30+ states and U.S. territories
    Illinois
    Memberships
    State Bar of Texas
    Dallas Bar Association Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    The University of Texas School of Law
    Class of 1996
    J.D.
    Other Education
    The University of Texas at Austin
    Class of 1993
    B.B.A.
    International Business and Finance

    The University of Texas at Austin
    Class of 1993
    B.A.
    French, Minor in Accounting

    Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare, Ireland

Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    James J. McGoldrick was admitted in 1996 to the State of Texas.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC has 15 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    James J. McGoldrick attended The University of Texas School of Law.