Mr. James Evans

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Custody and Child Support Litigation
• Agreed and Uncontested Divorce
• Divorce and Custody Litigation
• Adoption
• Mediation and Collaborative Law
• Child Support
• Grandparents rights and defense

Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2010, James W. Evans or “Jimmy”, has been in practice for 16 years. Mr. Evans is also a lifetime member of the Texas Academy of Family Law, a Lifetime Member of the Texas Family Law Foundation. Mr. Evans is a member of the Family Section of the Travis County Bar and the State Bar of Texas and has been admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.Mr. Evans graduated law school at Texas Wesleyan University in just over 2 ½ years in 1994. After becoming licensed in May 1995, worked as an assistant criminal district attorney with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. During this time, Mr. Evans prosecuted such crimes as domestic violence, protective orders, family violence, sex crimes against children, and other felony and misdemeanor crimes for nearly 5 years. During this time, Mr. Evans spent significant time working with children and protecting them against predators.At the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Evans was nicknamed “scrapper” for his scrappy litigation style. Thereafter, Mr. Evans worked in commercial litigation with a private firm until becoming a father 6 years ago. Since that time, Mr. Evans focused his practice exclusively in the area of family law.

During Mr. Evans’ 16 years of practice, he has obtained extensive court room experience and has over 100 jury trials to his credit.

In 2010, Mr. Evans completed the requirements and has been recognized by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and was honored to become board certified in Family Law.

To become board certified in Family Law, the Texas Board of Legal Specialization requires that the Attorney have demonstrated experience in the contested trial and knowledge of cases involving a range of issues in Family law, such as (1) divorce, (2) division of property, (3) reimbursement claims, (4) child custody, (5) grandparent rights, (6) international custody and abduction issues, (7) child support, (8) adoption, (9) paternity and many other matters involved in the practice of family law. To complete the requirements, evaluations of Mr. Evans’ were submitted by fellow lawyers and Judges and passage of a 6 hour examination.

Mr. Evans has lived in the Austin Area for 12 years and lives with his wife and their two children, Avery and Charlie. Mr. Evans and his family attend church at Grace Covenant Church in Austin, Texas and enjoy spending time with their children. Mr. Evans is fluent in Spanish, having studied for 2 summers in Quito, Ecuador and was the host of a Spanish law radio show in Austin in 2008. Mr. Evans currently volunteers with the Travis County Volunteer Legal Services, is an assistant coach for the LTYA youth softball, and currently coaches a little league basketball with i9 youth sports.