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2900 AIRPORT FREEWAY
FORT WORTH, TX 76111
817.831.6800
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Attorney Profiles

James M. Loveless 
2900 Airport Freeway
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (817) 831-6800
E-mail: jim@atsweb.net
Fax: (817) 831-6879
Web site: http://www.loveless-law.com


PositionAreas of PracticeEducation
HonorsPublished WorksAffiliations


Current Employment Position(s):
Managing Partner
Areas of Practice:
Alimony & Spousal Support
Child Support
Custody & Visitation
Divorce
Prenuptial Agreements
Litigation Percentage:
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1980


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1974
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
Education:
South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
J.D.
Law Review: South Texas Law Review, Comments Editor, 1973 - 1974


Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
B.A.
Major:  Industrial Management


Published Works:
Over 40 articles have been authored and published by Loveless, the following are several of the more recent articles


Advanced Trial Techniques - Marital Property Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution Institute, 1994


Valuation of a Professional Service Practice, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Trial Institute, 1996


Case Management, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 1996


Advanced Trial Tactic, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, 1996


Practical Tips for Characterization, Tracing and Reimbursement, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution Course, 1997


Handling A Divorce Involving A Closely-Held Corporation (Valuation, Alter Ego, Jensen, And Other Claims), State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 1998


Evaluation of Closely-Held Businesses, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998


Strategies for division of the complex estate, New Frontiers, 1998


Violence in Family Law Cases, State Bar of Texas, Marriage Dissolution, 2000


When the Agreement Isn't Agreeable - Defending and Attacking Mediated Settlement and Rule 11 Agreements, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Family Law Course, 2001


Obtaining & Retaining the Benefit of the Bargain: Premarital & Marital Agreements, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October, 2002


Making a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear, Making the Best of LLC's, LLP's, FLPs, and Trusts, New Frontiers in Marital Property Law, October, 2004


Maintenance, Contractual Alimony, Money Judgment, and other tips for Post-Divorce Spousal Support, Advanced Family Law Course, August, 2005


The Attorney and Legal Assistant Team: You CanA't Do it Alone, Marriage Dissolution Course, April, 2005


Classes/Seminars Taught:
CLE Planning Committee, Marriage Dissolution Course, State Bar of Texas, 1982 - 2004


CLE Planning Committee, Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 2002


CLE Planning Committee, Trial Institute, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 1987 - 1992, 1997, 2000-2004


CLE Planning Committee, New Frontiers in Family Law Symposium, 1996 - 2000, Co-Chair 2004


Co-Chair - CLE Planning Committee, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2000 - 2002


Speaker - Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 1982, 1983, 1986 - 1988, 1990 - 2005


Speaker - Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, Advanced Trial Institute, 1987, 1988, 1990 - 1993, 1997


Speaker - Advanced Family Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984 - 1994, 1996, 1998 - 2001-2005


Speaker - Texas Association of Certified Accountants, Divorce Conference, 1993


Speaker - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers November CLE, 1996, 1998


Speaker - New Frontiers in Family Law, 1996-2000, 2003; 2004


Honors and Awards:
Listed in Best Lawyers in America (all editions)


"Who's Who" in American Trial Lawyers, 1989 - 2003


Named one of "Texas Super Lawyers" in Texas Monthly, 2003


D-Magazine - named as the Go-To Divorce lawyer in Tarrant County


Ft. Worth Magazine named as "Tops in Matrimonial Law"


Receipient of the Judge Eva Barnes award, highest honor given by the Tarrant County Family Bar Association


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1987 - Present
Fellow


Tarrant County Family Bar Association, 1987
Past Director


Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1998
Past President


Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, 2005 - 2006
President


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1999 - 2004
Board of Governors


Texas State Bar College, 1986 - Present


State Bar of Texas Family Law Practice Manual Editorial Committee
Past Chairman


Council of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
Member and Officer


Community Property States Council
Past Chairman


Legislative Revision Committee
Past Chairman


Child Support Guidelines Committee, Supreme Court of Texas
Past Member


Child Visitation Guidelines Committee, Supreme Court of Texas
Past Member


American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Institute for Training New Lawyers, 1999
Course Director


Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, 2004 - Present
Member


International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow




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