Earl Glenn Thames Jr

I help people and businesses solve legal problems and plan for the future. My clients range from individuals who have never used a lawyer to banks and multi-national corporations. I provide honest, straight forward advice and solutions that are designed to accomplish your goals, protect your assets, avoid disputes, and save you time, money, and headaches. So, if you need to plan your own estate, need help handling the estate or affairs of a family member, or have a legal issue impacting your business, give me a call. In addition to myself, my firm has lawyers who specialize in real estate, oil and gas, labor and employment law, and trial work.

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Eastern District of Texas

Northern District of Texas

Texas

Since 1992

Western District of Texas

5th Circuit

Federal Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

Managing Shareholder

Potter Minton

1994 - Current

Law Clerk to Hon. Wm. M. Steger

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

1992 - 1994

Baylor Law School

J.D., cum laude (1992)

1990 - 1992

Honors: Recipient of numerous awards for academic achievement in law school including the Judge Hunter D. Barrow Award, the NationsBank of Waco Estate Planning and Trusts Award, the Loy M. Simpkins Memorial Award, the Fort Worth Real Estate Council Award, the George C. and Albina Kacir Memorial Award, and five AmJur Awards

Activities: Baylor Law Review, Research & Topics Editor, 1992; Baylor Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor, 1991; Research Assistant to Professor Tom Featherston (Estate Planning and Probate)

University of Arkansas - Little Rock

B.S. (1989) | Accounting

1986 - 1989

Honors: Dean's List; Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society

Activities: Golf Team; Sigma Phi Epsilon

Top Rated IP Lawyer

National Law Journal

2017

AV Preeminent

Martindale-Hubbell

Federal Circuit Bar Association

Member

Current

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

Member

Current

Texas Bar Foundation

Life Fellow

Current

Smith County Bar Association

Member

Current

AIPLA

Member

Current

So You've Been Sued in the Eastern District of Texas, What Now?: Litigation Advice from Attorneys with Patent Litigation Experience in the Eastern District of Texas, Midwest Intellectual Property Summit, Indianapolis, IN

November 17, 2011

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum

Preparing a Patent Case for Trial: The Last Four Weeks, 9th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Conference, Albuquerque, NM

July 26, 2013

State Bar of Texas

Correlating Mock Juries, Shadow Juries, and the Ones That Matter, 11th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Conference, Irving, TX

July 23, 2015

State Bar of Texas

Picking the Battle Field - Trends in Motions to Transfer Out of the Eastern District of Texas, 12th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Conference, San Antonio, TX

July 21, 2016

State Bar of Texas

Trial Strategies and Litigation Tactics, 13th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Conference, HorseshoeBay, TX

July 20, 2017

State Bar of Texas

Mediation

State Bar of Texas