Martin, Robert C

James (Jim) C. Marrow is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer. Jim has tried more than a dozen lawsuits and handled hundreds of appellate matters in private practice and as a former appellate court staff attorney.

Jim manages trial and arbitration matters from beginning to end, including the formulation of initial strategy, discovery, mediation, trial or arbitration, and appeal. Jim has tried cases from both sides of the docket, winning judgments for both plaintiffs and defendants. Recently, he prosecuted an international arbitration matter and obtained an award of more than $600,000 for his client.

Jim has significant experience in appellate law. As an advocate, Jim has handled appeals in both state and federal court and written more than three dozen appellate briefs and mandamus petitions. In addition, before joining the firm, Jim was a staff attorney with the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. There, he worked on a wide variety of appellate matters, including numerous complex commercial and oil-and-gas disputes, and he drafted close to 100 opinions for the Court's justices. Jim also developed extensive knowledge with original proceedings as one of the Court's mandamus attorneys, including an in-depth familiarity with the evolving mandamus standards in Texas. Because of his unique experience, Jim is able to efficiently evaluate his clients' appellate matters and give specific advice about strategy and their chances on appeal.

Jim's areas of practice include appellate law and general litigation, including complex commercial disputes, business litigation, oil and gas lawsuits, employment disputes, and personal injury cases.