Jim Walsh
Phone: (512) 454-6864
Fax: (512) 467-9318
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Jim Walsh graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1975 and began his career in Texas school law by serving as the attorney for the Region XIII Legal Service Program, beginning in 1979.  In 1983, Mr. Walsh, Joe Hairston and Tom Doyal (now retired from the firm) founded the firm, now known as Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Gallegos & Green, P.C., to focus on representing Texas public schools.  He is the co-author of The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law and the author of The Common Sense Guide to Special Education Law.  He is publisher and managing editor of the Texas School Administrators' Legal Digest, for which he writes the popular "Law Dawg" column.  He is the author of a monthly newsletter on special education, This Just In..., the monthly Walsh’s Word column in the IEP Team Trainer publication, and is editor in chief and a regular columnist for Texas School Business magazine.  He serves on the Advisory Board for LRP Publications.  Mr. Walsh has taught school law at the graduate level.  He has conducted inservice training sessions at every Education Service Center in the state and at hundreds of school districts.  Mr. Walsh is a highly sought-after speaker in Texas and throughout the nation. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® in the specialty of Education Law.