Jim Chester

Jim Chester

Klemchuk LLP

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

  • Business Formation Essentials for Paralegals (With Forms and Checklists)

    Business & Corporate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California MCLE Paralegal Approved 1 Total
    Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 1 Total
    Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 1 Total
    Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 1 Total
    NALA Approved 1 Total
    Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 1 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 1 Total
    New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 1 Total
    Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 1 Total
    NFPA Approved 1 Total
    Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 1 Total
    Washington Paralegal Association Approved 1 Total
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    1 Paralegal_California MCLE Paralegal