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By Kerry Curry – (July 31) — Justice Jim Moseley, who has served on Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals for 18 years, will join Gray Reed & McGraw where he will chair the appellate section.
Moseley, 60, retires from the bench Aug. 21. He will join Gray Reed on Sept. 2.
At Gray Reed, Moseley expects an added emphasis on appellate work and will mentor newer attorneys doing appellate work.
“I’ll have an opportunity to serve as a resource for their litigation and corporate attorneys on how to think through their lawsuits and how to structure transactions to avoid complications that I’ve seen from the courtroom,” he said.
Moseley said he has authored almost 1,500 judicial opinions and has decided about 4,500 cases.
“You get a feel for what works in a brief, what works in an argument and what doesn’t work. You gain an understanding on how lawyers can help the court address the issues presented in front of them.”
Moseley graduated from Baylor Law School in 1978. Prior to the Dallas Court of Appeals, Moseley practiced law in Dallas and Odessa for 14 years. He also served four years as regional director of the Federal Trade Commission under President Reagan. Moseley is a former chair of the State Bar of Texas Antitrust & Business Litigation Section and is an elected member of the American Law Institute.
Moseley’s experience on the court is invaluable, said J. Cary Gray, Gray Reed’s president and managing partner. “His integrity and the unique perspective he brings as a former judge will be a tremendous asset to both our attorneys and our clients,” Gray said.
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