Biography
James McGoldrick is a Dallas-based trial lawyer with extensive national and regional courtroom experience who has a record of delivering winning outcomes when bet-the-company risk is at stake. He has served as lead national trial counsel in hundreds of state and federal cases across more than thirty states and U.S. territories and in trials from coast to coast.
Mr. McGoldrick is a trusted leader and C-Suite confidante, he is agile and strategic both in and out of the courtroom, and he is equally adept at creatively resolving disputes in a manner calculated to serve his clients' business and legal strategies.
Mr. McGoldrick is a dual American-Irish citizen born in Malaysia who has lived in nine countries and visited more than forty others. He attended a Jesuit Preparatory School in Ireland and speaks multiple languages. His life experiences bolster his ability to succeed in any courtroom and relate to any jury.
Admission to Practice
- Texas, 1996
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Admitted Pro Hac Vice in numerous state and federal courts in 30+ states and U.S. territories
Memberships & Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
Education
The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, Texas
J.D., 1996
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
B.B.A., International Business and Finance, 1993
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
B.A., French, Minor in Accounting, 1993
Clongowes Wood College
County Kildare, Ireland