James W. Essman

Shareholder
phone
(432) 332-0893
fax (432) 333-5002
email
jessman@shaferfirm.com
Areas of Practice:
• Civil Trial Law
• Insurance Litigation
•
Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Legal Professional Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Oil and Gas Litigation
• Oilfield Personal Injury
• Negligence Defense
• Business Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Employment Law
•
Appellate Practice
Bar Admissions:
• Texas, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Court,
Western and
Northern Districts of Texas
Education:
•
University of Tulsa, J.D., 1993
• University of Texas at Austin, B.A. -
Economics, 1991
Professional Associations and Memberships:
• Ector County, Midland County, and
American Bar Associations
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
▪ International Association of Defense
Counsel
Birth Information:
• 1965, Midland, Texas