James Patrick Whalen

James P. Whalen is the owner of Whalen Law Office in Frisco, Texas.

James graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law in May 1995 and was admitted to the Texas Bar in November 1995 and is admitted to practice in the federal courts of the Eastern, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, Northern District of Illinois, as well as the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. James has been Board Certified in Criminal Law since 2002 and has been Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law since 2017. Mr. Whalen practices exclusively in federal and state criminal defense.

James is a current member of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Criminal Law Exam Commission. James is an active member of the American Bar Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, past president of the Collin County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association, a past board member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. James has appeared on local news stations as an expert on criminal law and appeared on Court TV as an analyst. He has also served as a member of the Eastern District of Texas Local Rules Committee and the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel. Finally, he has been named a Texas Super Lawyer for the following years: 2005; 2006; 2012; 2013; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Eastern District of Texas

Since 2000

Northern District of Texas

Since 1999

Southern District of Texas

Since 2013

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 00794837

Since 1995

Western District of Texas

Since 2010

5th Circuit

Since 2004

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2014

Owner

Whalen Law Office

1997 - Current

SMU Dedman School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1995

Pennsylvania State University

B.A. (1990) | Foreign Service and International Politics

1986 - 1990

State Bar of Texas  # 00794837

Member

1995 - Current

Criminal Law

Texas State Bar