Attorney Profile

JAMES B. PINSON

Assistant City Attorney

Litigation Division

General Litigation Section

James B. Pinson joined the Dallas City Attorney's Office in 1999. His practice focuses on appeals.

Education

• Stanford University, School of Law
  J.D., 1984

• Baylor University
  B.A., 1981

Affiliations & Activities

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1984
• Admitted to the State Bar of California, 1991
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Prior Experience

• Law Clerk to current Chief Judge A. Joe Fish, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1984-85
• Associate at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Dallas, 1984-89
• Staff Attorney at Legal Services of North Texas , Dallas , 1989-1992
• Assistant Attorney General on Opinion Committee at Office of the Attorney General of Texas , Austin , 1992-96
• Assistant Attorney General in General Litigation Division at Office of the Attorney General of Texas , Austin , 1996-99