Practice Interests
  •   Medical Liability
  •   Texas Medical Board
  •   Professional Liability
  • ​  Appellate Law
  •   Products Liability  

JAMES R. BOSTON, JR.
Best Lawyers ®
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
2020
Medical Malpractice - Defendants
Houston

JAMES R. BOSTON, JR.
Best Lawyers ®
LAWYER OF THE YEAR
2016
Medical Malpractice - Defendants
Houston

James R. Boston, Jr.

Email: jboston@bostonhughes.com

Curriculum Vita

Judicial Clerkship:
      Briefing Attorney, 1982 -- 1983
        Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, TX.
     
Listings:
  • The Best Lawyers In America 2007-2023
  • Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" 2014, 2016, 2020 - Medical Malpractice - Defendants - Houston, Texas
  • "Texas Super Lawyer", Texas Monthly Magazine 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition,  2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Houston's Top Lawyers,  H Texas Magazine, Selected 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015
  • Texas' Best Lawyers.
  • Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
  • Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.
  • Who's Who in American Law.​

Admissions:
  • All Texas Courts.
  • U. S. District Courts,  Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Publications:
  • Burning Issues in Medical Malpractice Law,                                                        2007 Advanced Medical Malpractice Course

Memberships:
  • State Bar of Texas.
  • American Board of Trial Advocates 
  • College of the State Bar of Texas 
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow.
  • Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow.
  • State Bar Planning Committee,  Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, (2007, 2009)
  • State Bar Planning Committee, Advanced Medical Torts Seminar  (2013)
  • Defense Research Institute.
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
  • Greater Houston Society for  Healthcare Risk Management.
  • Attorney-Mediator Institute.

Education:
  • University of Texas at Austin   B.A. -- 1979
  • South Texas College of Law   J.D. -- 1982
              Phi Delta Phi, Woods Inn (International Legal Honor Society)
              National Order of Barristers
              Student Bar Association Certificate of Honor
              Board of Advocates
  • Warren P. Cunningham Award for National Appellate Advocacy
  • Regional Championship Teams:
       a.) NAAC Regional Competition
       b.) Jessup International Law Regional Competition Best Appellant's Brief
  • National Finalist and International Semi-Finalist
          Jessup International Law National  Moot Court Finals in Washington D.C.

Hobbies and Interests:
  • Martial arts and fitness