James Tawney | El Paso Personal Injury Lawyer

James Tawney is a native of the Southwest dedicated to serving his community. He was born and raised in Arizona where he attended Northern Arizona University and graduated summa cum laude. After receiving his undergraduate degree, he attended Texas Tech University School of Law in Lubbock, Texas. During this time, he received multiple awards for academic excellence and was actively involved in the trial advocacy program. He served as the lead articles editor on the Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, in which he was also a published author. He graduated from law school magna cum laude. After law school, James began his professional legal career at an El Paso based plaintiff’s personal injury law firm. His practice included representing multiple injury victims and their families throughout New Mexico and Texas. In 2016, he, along with fellow plaintiff’s attorneys Concepcion Flores and Alejandro Acosta, founded Flores, Tawney & Acosta, P.C. with offices located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. James lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In 2016-2017, James was awarded the designation of a Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers magazine, which is produced by Thomson Reuters. He was also selected to the State Bar of Texas 2014 LeadershipSBOT Class and is a Board Member of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers. He has served on the Texas Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors (2014-2015) as well as the State Bar of Texas Committee for Pattern Jury Charges: Malpractice, Premises, and Products (2014-15). He is member of both the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Flores, Tawney & Acosta, P.C.	Las Cruces, NM	2016 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Texas Tech University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2010
Northern Arizona University	Bachelor of Science	Justice Policy & Planning	2005

State / Court	Date
New Mexico	2011
Texas	2010
New Mexico District Court
Texas Western District Court

• New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | 2017 - Present
  Texas Trial Lawyers Association | Board of Directors | 2014 - 2015
  State Bar of Texas | Committee for Pattern Jury Charges | 2014 - 2015

• Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2018
  Top 40 Under 40 | The National Trial Lawyers | 2018
  Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2017
  Rising Star | Super Lawyers | 2016

• Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal | Calling All Criminals, Our State Will Protect Your Crack House: Homestead Protection's Application To Forfeiture Resulting From Criminal Conduct | 2009

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