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James W. Evans is a board-certified family law attorney and the founder of Evans Family Law Group. With over 25 years of experience, he has built a reputation as a trusted advocate for Texas families navigating divorce, custody, and complex family law matters.
Jimmy’s practice encompasses the full range of Texas family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, grandparents’ rights, mediation, and collaborative law.
His philosophy is simple yet impactful: “Hard Enough to Win, Soft Enough to Care.”
Clients choose Evans Family Law Group not just for the firm’s legal expertise, but for its commitment to serving with integrity, compassion, and clarity. Jimmy’s excellence has earned him numerous accolades, including the BV Distinguished Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell® and recognition as a Super Lawyers® honoree for 16 consecutive years — most recently in 2025. This distinction, awarded to only 5% of attorneys in Texas, affirms his standing as one of the top professionals in the field of Family Law.
His decades of experience and dedication to his clients’ well-being make him a go-to advocate for families in Austin and beyond. When families need an experienced advocate who understands their challenges and is committed to achieving meaningful outcomes, they turn to James W. Evans and the team at Evans Family Law Group.
Families and individual clients from all walks of life turn to Jimmy for help. Along with Jimmy’s empathy, his long experience is what allows him to know what each client’s unique situation requires and how best to deliver it.
In his decades of experience, Jimmy has handled thousands of cases, accumulated significant courtroom experience, appeared in over 100 jury trials, and has taken part in countless hearings, mediations, adoptions, agreed and uncontested divorces, and collaborative law cases.
Jimmy became licensed to practice law in May 1995. Shortly after, he worked as an assistant criminal district attorney at the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office in Fort Worth, Texas. For 5 years he conducted around 90 jury trials and prosecuted crimes including domestic violence, family violence, sex crimes against children, and other felony and misdemeanors. During his time at the Tarrant County DA, Jimmy worked with children to protect them from predators. In prosecuting sex crimes, Jimmy spent significant time working with children and preparing them for testimony. “I still have a drawer full of thank-you cards”, Jimmy says.
After 5 years at the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, Jimmy worked in commercial litigation with Hill Gilstrap, a private firm in Arlington, Texas, where Jimmy practiced in the areas of contracts, business litigation, wills and estates litigation, and airplane crash litigation.
Jimmy moved to Austin and joined his father’s law practice. After becoming a father in 2005, Jimmy chose to focus his law practice exclusively on family law.
In 2010 Jimmy completed the rigorous testing and evaluation requirements by peers, judges, and the State of Texas, and became Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In 2014 Jimmy was appointed to the Family Law Section of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Evans Family Law has been wonderful to work with. I am grateful that I found them and hired them for my legal needs!
He took the time to talk to me and answer questions. I would recommend Jimmy to anyone seeking help with their legal needs.
Thank you Evans Family Law!
I had a great experience with Evans Family Law Group! Their legal team took time to clearly answer my questions and make sure I knew what was going on with my case. They were super easy to work with and knew exactly how to handle all the various obstacles that popped up over the course of my divorce. I am very happy I worked with them and would absolutely recommend them to anyone else!
The Evans Family Law Group was patient with me, protected my interests, and kept me inline. They responded in a timely fashion and provided updates with each step along the divorce process. Their forethought in decree language saved me.
Evans Family Law Group was the first business that didn’t quote me an outrageous number while also telling me that I may need to pay more later. Jimmy gave me a flat rate that was significantly lower than the multiple other firms I called prior. He was also very quick with communication and even sent a description of every form he sent so I would understand the whole process better. Dina was also incredible as she as she was able to notarize the forms remotely and kept me updated through every step of the process. To my surprise, Jimmy and Dina were able to make this process so smooth and simple and I cannot be more grateful. Thank you both very much!
Great communication and very empathetic!
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Attorney James Evans, who has more than 20 years of legal experience as a family law attorney.
At Evans Family Law Group, we combine our in-depth knowledge, strategic approach, and commitment to you to achieve optimal results.
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