James W. Wray Jr.
Of Counsel
Location:
Corpus Christi, Texas
Phone:
(361) 288-1415
(866) 589-7624
(866) 589-7624
Fax:
(361) 884-5401
E-mail:
Mr. Wray has practiced law in Corpus Christi since 1948. In 1953 he joined the firm of Lewright, Dyer, Sorrell & Redford and practiced with that firm and its successor firms until 1996 when he became "Of Counsel" to Chaves, Resendez & Rivero. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been President of the Nueces County Bar Association, a Director of the State Bar of Texas and a Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation. He and his late wife have two daughters and five grandchildren. Mr. Wray enjoys practicing law, reading and fishing.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Practice
- Torts
- Insurance
- Trial Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Mediation
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1947
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- LL.B. - 1947
- Baylor University
- B.A. - 1943
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- Texas Bar Foundation, Trustee, 1981 - 1984
- Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
- Corpus Christi Bar Association, President, 1956 - 1957
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Eleventh District, Director, 1978 - 1981
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Baylor University Law School, Instructor, 1947 - 1948
