[cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”4″ ][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”5″ ][cs_element_row _id=”6″ ][cs_element_column _id=”7″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”8″ ]< Go Back to Attorneys\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="9" ][cs_content_seo]Partners\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id="10" ][cs_element_column _id="11" ][cs_element_image _id="12" ][cs_element_button _id="13" ][cs_content_seo]Email \n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id="14" ][cs_element_headline _id="15" ][cs_content_seo]James F. Buchanan\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="16" ][cs_content_seo]Retired Partner\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="17" ][cs_content_seo]James F. Buchanan is a founding partner of Welder Leshin, LLP. Jim Buchanan is Board Certified through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law. Jim’s practice is focused on litigation and maritime law. He has represented ship-owners charterers and underwriters in all types of maritime disputes including seamen’s personal injuries, collisions, allisions, groundings, chemical spills involving mass tort claims, oil spills, and cargo contamination. His recent work has been primarily in construction litigation and contractual disputes. He has also handled a wide variety of personal injury claims and claims for contractual indemnities and insurance coverage issues. He has served as counsel in arbitration proceedings and has served as an arbitrator. Jim has also represented international oil exploration and producing companies in the litigation of lawsuits, including royalty disputes and drainage claims.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id="18" ][cs_element_column _id="19" ][cs_element_headline _id="20" ][cs_content_seo]Education\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="21" ][cs_content_seo]Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization B.B.A., University of Texas, 1969 J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1971 with honors Law Clerk to the Hon. Owen D. Cox, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division \n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="22" ][cs_content_seo]Admitted to Bar\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="23" ][cs_content_seo]State Bar of Texas U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals \n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="24" ][cs_content_seo]Practice Areas\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="25" ][cs_content_seo]Maritime, Collisions, Allisions, Groundings, Chemical Spills Involving Mass Tort Claims, Oil Spills, and Cargo Contamination.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="26" ][cs_content_seo]Professional Activities\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="27" ][cs_content_seo]AV Rating – Martindale Hubbell Corpus Christi Bar Association Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor Member) Southeast Admiralty Law Institute (Director 2015-2016) American Board of Trial Advocates Houston Maritime Arbitration Association Texas Association of Defense Counsel American Bar Association \n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id="28" ][cs_element_headline _id="29" ][cs_content_seo]Civic Activities\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id="30" ][cs_content_seo]Advisory Trustee of the Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation; Advisory Director of American Bank, Corpus Christi;Spohn Development Foundation Board of Trustees (1993-1998); Texas State Aquarium Association Trustee (1981-1988); Incarnate Word Academy Educational Development Board (1981-1984); Director of The Southwestern Bank, Houston (1982-1985).\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id="31" ][cs_element_row _id="32" ][cs_element_column _id="33" ][cs_element_image _id="34" ][/cs_element_column][cs_element_column _id="35" ][cs_element_image _id="36" ][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][/cs_content]