About Mr. James O. Darnell

Mr. James O. Darnell is a lawyer practicing criminal law, legal ethics and professional responsibility, products liability and 7 other areas of law. James received a A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1977, and has been licensed for 46 years. James practices at Jim Darnell, P.C. in El Paso, TX.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Criminal Law
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Products Liability
Personal Injury 1
- Wrongful Death
Professional Liability
Other 4
- Military Courts Martial
- General Civil Trial Practice
- Juvenile
- Education

Practice Details

Languages

Spanish
Payment Information

Payment & Cost Features
Free initial consultation
Fixed hourly rates
Fixed fees available
Firm Information

Position
Principal

Firm Name
Jim Darnell, P.C.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1980, Texas
1982, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
1994, U.S. Court of Claims
1997, U.S. Supreme Court
2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
2010, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
2010, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Memberships
El Paso and American (Member, Criminal Justice Section, White Collar Crime Committee, Ethics Gideon & Professionalism Committee) Bar Associations
State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Litigation
Criminal Law
Member and Chairman, District 17 Grievance Committee, 1986-1992)
Mexican American Bar Association of El Paso
Texas Young Lawyers Association
El Paso Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1983-1985)
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Associate Director, 1992-1994
Executive Committee, 1995-1997, 2012-
Director, 2007-)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
El Paso Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1989
Vice President, 1990
President, 2008-)
American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate
President, El Paso Chapter, 1998)
El Paso Legal Assistance Society (Director, 1982-2001
Chairman, 1986-1988).

Bar Fellowship
Texas Bar Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America.
Education & Certifications

Law School
Southern Methodist University
Class of 1980
J.D.
cum laude

Other Education
Dartmouth College
Class of 1977
A.B.
cum laude
Personal Details & History

Age
Born in 1955
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 3, 1955

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