Jim is a member of the Insurance Recovery and Shipping groups in Reed Smith’s Houston office. He has 40 years of experience handling multimillion-dollar insurance coverage disputes through litigation or arbitration, many involving commercial property and business interruption losses, claims for D&O, professional liability, commercial general liability, builder’s risk, and pollution coverage, including the energy, manufacturing, construction, and chemical sectors. Jim is frequently quoted on insurance matters in Law360.
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奖项和认可
- Listed as a "Leading Lawyer" in The Legal 500 USA for Insurance: Advice to Policyholders, 2024
- Fellow, American College of Coverage Counsel (since 2016)
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Insurance Law, 2014-2025, and named "Lawyer of the Year" in 2019 and 2025 for Houston Insurance Law
- “Band 1” Ranking in Chambers USA for Texas Insurance, 2016-2024 (ranked in Chambers since 2005) and Nationwide Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder, 2024
- Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list for Insurance Coverage (2006 – 2024)
- Who's Who Legal: Insurance & Reinsurance (2024)
- Guide to the World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (2007 - 2015)
- AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell® PEER REVIEW RATINGS™ (1995 - 2024)
- Texas Lawyer Insurance Section of the Year (2014)
- Garland Walker American Inn of Court Outstanding Service Award (2015)
- National Program Awards, American Inns of Court (2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- President’s Award recognizing outstanding service as Chair of Houston Bar Association’s Historical Committee (2013)
- Jim D. Bowmer Professionalism Award from the College of the State Bar of Texas (2012) (highest professionalism award from the Texas State Bar)
- President’s Award recognizing outstanding service as Chair of Houston Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee (2010)
Civic Involvement
- 2013 - present - Deacon, West University Baptist Church
- 2014 - 2015 - Board Member, Casa El Buen Samaritano