James F. Martens, born New Orleans, Louisiana, September 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., Accounting, with honors, 1979); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1990). Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Certified Public Accountant, State of Texas, 1981-2013. Adjunct Professor, Texas State Taxation, Federal and Texas Tax Litigation, Corporate Taxation and Partnership Taxation, University of Texas at Austin, 1990-99. Chair, Tax Continuing Legal Education Committee, University of Texas School of Law, 2002; 2005; 2006. Instructor, Texas State Tax Course, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Austin (Sections: Business, Corporate and Tax Law; Civil Litigation) and American (Sections: Litigation; Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Taxation Section; Chair, Tax Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2001); Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1981-2013. (Board Certified, Tax Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)