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El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: 915.533.4424
Fax: 915.546.5360

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Austin, TX 78705
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Las Cruces, NM 88011
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James W. Brewer

jim.brewer@kempsmith.com915.533.4424/915.546.5360
Email: jim.brewer@kempsmith.com
Telephone: 915.533.4424 / Fax: 915.546.5360
Overview

James W. Brewer is a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Business Department and serves on the Management Committee. He practices in the areas of bankruptcy, business restructuring, lending, and commercial litigation. Mr. Brewer is Board Certified in both Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Brewer has extensive experience representing parties in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings, commercial litigation, and commercial lending and finance transactions. Mr. Brewer was recognized In Best Lawyer and as a "Texas Super Lawyer" in 2012-2023.


Credentials

EDUCATION

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1988
  • University of New Mexico, B.B.A., 1984

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of New Mexico
  • American Bar Association
  • El Paso Bar Association
  • Border Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Texas Association of Bank Counsel

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Texas, 1988
  • New Mexico, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas - Committee on Admissions

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Board Certified, Consumer Bankruptcy Law- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Community

Professional & Civic Involvement

  • United Way of El Paso Board of Directors
  • Past Board Member, El Paso Symphony Orchestra
  • Bankruptcy Law Advisory Committee for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2001-2007, Chair 2005-2007)
  • Border Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1999, 2003)