Jeffrey A. Yates
Associate
Year Joined Firm
- 2005
Areas of Practice
- 50% Civil / Business Litigation
- 30% Probate Litigation
- 20% Real Estate
Litigation Percentage
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
- Juris Doctor - May, 1997
- Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
- Bachelor of Business Administration - August, 1994
- Major: Business Management
- Minor: Pre-Law
- Minor: International Business
Classes/Seminars
- Basic Estate Planning, Plano ISD
- The Litigation Process
Honors and Awards
- FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager for 2009 by Crescendo Business Services
- Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2005 and 2009 by Law & Politics magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas, Member, 1998 - Present
- State Bar College, Member
- The Freedom Run (now a DAYL Committee), Co-Founder
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL), Member
- Texas Aggie Bar Association, Member
- Dallas A&M Club, Member
- 12th Man Foundation, Member
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Volunteer
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- Collin County Bar Association, Member
- Collin County Young Lawyers Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Law Offices of Joseph E. Ashmore, JR., P.C., Dallas, Texas, Associate Attorney, January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2005
- Ticor Title Agency of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, Examiner / Abstractor, February 1, 1997 - December 1, 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas - Volunteer Attorney
- Participant, DAYL Leadership Program, 2001
- South Dallas Community Ministries - Board Member
