James E. Wren, NBTA Board of Directors

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James E. Wren

Baylor Law School
1 Bear Place
97288
Waco, TX 76978
Phone:254-710-7670
Fax:254-710-2817

Professor Wren joined the faculty of Baylor Law School in 2006, coming from a specialization in business litigation, including business fraud, professional liability and fiduciary litigation. He is board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy (by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) and in Civil Trial Law and in Personal Injury Trial Law (by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Texas Monthly has named him as a Texas Super Lawyer in Business Litigation each year since the designation originated in 2002.

Professor Wren graduated with a J.D. cum laude from Baylor Law School in 1980. He added an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1982. As a student at Baylor Law School, he was a member of Baylor’s National Moot Court Team and National Mock Trial Team (1980 National Championship and National 1st Runner-Up), and an editor of Baylor Law Review. Prior to joining the Baylor Law School faculty, he served for many years as an adjunct professor teaching the Management of Complex Litigation course to third year students.

He is licensed for federal practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Western, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. He is a graduate of Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, and began serving in 2000 as a member of the teaching faculty of Trial Advocacy College, sponsored by the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently on the national board of directors of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and on the state board of directors of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.

Professor Wren and his wife, Mindy, have a daughter, Stacy (16), and twin sons, Eric and Jackson (14). The Wrens serve as leaders in the college ministry of First Methodist Church in Waco. Professor Wren has also served as a school board president, church administrative board chairman, and as a board member of various organizations.

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