Law Offices of James M. McCormack

About this office:

Mr. McCormack's practice focuses on legal ethics and legal malpractice advice and representation as well as civil litigation. He serves as ethics counsel to law firms (businesses and other organizations) and represents attorneys concerning disciplinary complaints. He also represents applicants (laws students, law graduates, and out-of-state and foreign-licensed attorneys) for licensure before the Texas Board of Law Examiners. Mr. McCormack also represents individual and entities with respect to Unauthorized Practice of Law issues and other matters related to the regulation of the legal profession and the practice of law.

Mr. McCormack is the former General Counsel and Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar of Texas (1991-1996). He served as the Managing Attorney of the Civil Litigation Section in the Travis County Attorney's Office in Austin. He is a former adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law and a past member of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Committee. Mr. McCormack is a past Chairman of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism.