Michael P. Jones | Associate | |
| phone | 713-752-0017 877-752-2477 |
| fax | 713-752-0327 |
| mjones@sjgolaw.com | |
Mike was born and raised in Northern New Jersey. He moved to Arizona to attend college where he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arizona in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Mike moved to Houston in 2006 to attend South Texas College of Law, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in December 2009.
While at South Texas College of Law, Mike was a member of the South Texas Law Review and served as an Assistant Articles Editor. Mike was a Varsity Moot Court Brief Writer and received an award for every brief that he wrote. Mike made the Dean's Honor List every semester while at South Texas and graduated fourth in his class.
Mike began working for the firm during the summer of 2008 as a Summer Associate. Mike continued with the firm as a law clerk throughout 2009, and rejoined the Firm as an Associate after graduating from South Texas.
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- Education:
- South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas,
2009
J.D.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Lytae
Honors: Academic Scholarships
Honors: Lylene Pilkenton Scholarship Award for Excellence in Academics & Leadership
Honors: Langdell Scholar for Contracts II and Property II
Law Review: South Texas Law Review, Assistant Articles Editor - The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona,
2006
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Political Science
- Published Works:
- Looking to Purchase a Home? Buyer Beware: Not Even The Texas DTPA Can Fully Prevent Homebuilders From Utilizing Binding Arbitration, 51 S. Tex. L. Rev., 761, 2010
- The Twenty Eighth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law: Brief for Respondent, 27 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 169, 2010
- Honors and Awards:
- American Society of Legal Writers "Scribes" Award for Best Moot Court Brief in a National Competition for Academic Year 2009-2010
- Cali Award for Highest Grade in: Administrative Law, Agency and Partnership, Contracts II, Family Law, and Torts II
- Varsity Moot Court Brief Writer, Best Respondent's Brief, Spurgeon E. Bell Intramural Moot Court Competition
- Varsity Moot Court Brief Writer, Best Brief, Runner-Up: Mack Kidd Administrative Law Moot Court Competition
- Varsity Moot Court Brief Writer, Best Brief, Runner-Up & Quarterfinalist: Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition
- Varsity Moot Court Brief Writer, Best Respondent's Brief, John Marshall Privacy and Technology International Moot Court Competition
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Star Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- The College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Hon. Judge David Hittner, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Intern, 2008
- Hon. Justice Jane Bland, First Court of Appeals for the State of Texas, Intern, 2007 - 2008
- Birth Information:
- 1983, Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States of America
