Attorney Biography
Jim Richardson, Richardson Firm PLLC, is recognized as a leading trial lawyer in commercial litigation.
Jim has been annually named one of the Best Lawyers® in Commercial Litigation for over a decade based on peer reviews and published client evaluations. He has been named to Super Lawyers® for 17 years, including being named a Top 50 Central & West Texas Super Lawyer® multiple times by Thomson Reuters. Jim has repeatedly been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers Top 100™ and was listed as one of the Top Lawyers in Austin and San Antonio by Austin Monthly. He has the highest possible rating by Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.
Richardson Firm PLLC has been annually ranked Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation by U.S. News and World Report and Best Law Firms®, an elite honor limited to the top one percent of American law firms. He was named a 20-Year Fellow of the Society of Legal Scholars by the Texas Bar College.
Jim served as President of the National Board of Trial Advocacy for 2020-2022. As a nonprofit established in 1977, the NBTA certifies trial lawyers in multiple specialty areas accredited by the American Bar Association. He has also served as the Founding President of the NBTA Austin-Area Chapter since 2015.
Jim holds three active Board Certifications, one by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law, and two by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Law and Civil Practice Advocacy. Jim is a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. Jim has served on numerous appointed committees of the State Bar of Texas and is past chair of the Civil Litigation Section of the Austin Bar Association. He frequently serves as course director, moderator, and presenter at legal conferences.
Practice Areas: Trials and Arbitrations; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Fraud; Breach of Contract; Interference with Contractual Relations; Real Estate Litigation; Business Torts and Technology; Construction Litigation; Marriage Dissolution and Complex Property Claims; Professional Liability and Legal Malpractice; Employment Disputes; Environmental Litigation; Negligence; Probate, Trusts, and Estates.
