Jim Chester

Jim Chester

Klemchuk LLP
Dallas, TX
https://www.klemchuk.com/team/jim-chester

Jim Chester Jim Chester is Of Counsel at Klemchuk PLLC in Dallas. A technology and business attorney with more than 25 years of experience, he advises entrepreneurs, emerging companies, and established businesses on corporate governance, business and technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property strategy and enforcement, licensing, e-commerce, and international business matters. In addition to his law practice, he is a full-time Professor of Practice at SMU’s Cox School of Business, teaching Business Law and Entrepreneurial Legal Strategies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Before joining the SMU faculty, he taught for 20 years as an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School and also taught at the University of Dallas and East Texas A&M University. Professor Chester has written or co-written numerous articles and books addressing technology, intellectual property, international trade, and business law. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a Life Fellow of both the Texas Bar Foundation and the Dallas Bar Foundation. Professor Chester earned a B.S. in Economics and Political Science, with high honors, from East Texas A&M University; a J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston; and an LL.M. in International Economic Law from the University of Houston Law Center.  Professor Chester has been recognized by Super Lawyers for 15 years over a period spanning nearly two decades—first as a Texas Rising Star and later as a Texas Super Lawyer. He was also named to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list. He holds an AV Preeminent peer-review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 rating from Avvo. He also has a higher education teaching certificate from Harvard University.

Jim Chester's Courses

  • Corporations A to Z

    Business & Securities Law

    Corporations A to Z

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
    Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Pending 6 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
    Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
    Kentucky CLE Upon Request 6 Total
    Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
    South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
    Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
    Live Online
    6 Pennsylvania CLE
  • Practice Area Career Fair: Choose Your Own Legal Adventure

    Law Practice Management

    Practice Area Career Fair: Choose Your Own Legal Adventure

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
    California CLE Approved 6 Total
    Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
    Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
    Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
    Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
    North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
    New York CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
    Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 6 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
    OnDemand
    6 Pennsylvania CLE

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