Criminal Law Attorney in El Paso, Texas
Jim Darnell is an experienced attorney who has maintained a private legal practice through Jim Darnell, P.C. since 1995. He began his legal career in 1980 as a partner at Grambling & Mounce and later practiced with Grambling/Darnell, L.L.P. His education includes a Juris Doctor, earned cum laude from Southern Methodist University in 1980, and an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where he graduated cum laude with honors in 1977. Licensed in Texas since 1980 and New Mexico since 2016, he is admitted to multiple federal district courts, the Fifth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Claims, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jim Darnell has extensive involvement in criminal law organizations, professional committees, legal education, and community leadership. His professional affiliations include the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He was inducted into the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Hall of Fame in 2020 and received the Milton C. Colia Professionalism and Ethics Award in 2018. His writing and speaking engagements have covered criminal law and trial advocacy. He has also served in leadership roles with the El Paso Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, El Paso Legal Assistance Society, and Southwestern International Livestock Show & Rodeo.
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