GRAU LAW - Key Persons
Cathie Castleberry began working with Jim Grau in 2007 and started her career as a legal secretary in 1991. She currently works as one of the legal secretaries to all the attorneys in the firm and handles scheduling for Jim Grau.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Mr. Grau is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates where he serves on the Executive Council of the Dallas Chapter and was the President of that Chapter in 2019. He is also on the Texas State District Court Subcommittees on Commercial and Construction Litigation and the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Mr. Grau has been admitted to practice before all United States District Courts in Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) and the United States Claims Court. Mr. Grau is also licensed in New York where he is a member of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
Mr. Grau has been selected to the list of Texas Super Lawyers compiled by Thomson Reuters since 2004 and published in a special section of Texas Monthly Magazine. He has been selected by his peers for Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers Business Edition from 2010 to 2020. He is also listed as one of the best attorneys in Dallas by D Magazine (2015 to 2020) and one of the top rated attorneys in Texas by Best Lawyers. He is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can attain for legal ability and ethics.
Julie Davis began working with Jim Grau in 2002 and started her career as a legal secretary in 1987. She currently works as one of the legal secretaries to all the attorneys in the firm.
Julie Karl began working with Jim Grau in 1992. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology before earning her paralegal certificate at Southeastern Paralegal Institute in Dallas, Texas. She obtained the Certified Paralegal (CP) designation from the National Association of Legal Assistants in 1994 and became Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1995.
Shelly Hubacek began working for Jim Grau in 1996 and has been the office manager since 2003. She handles all matters of administration for the firm including finance and billing.
Mr. Jones joined the firm in 2017. He is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas.
Education
SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas - Juris Doctor (2016)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - Bachelor of Science (2013)