James H. Hada earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University in 1986. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1989 from St. Marys University School of Law. After graduating from law school, Jim joined the firm of Fouts & Moore where he practiced general commercial litigation. He then joined J & R Drilling Company, Inc. where he served as Vice-President and General Counsel. After selling the company, Jim opened his own practice specializing in commercial litigation and person injury trial work. The practice developed into the law firm of Whittle, Gonzales, Hada & Capelo, where he was head of the litigation department, focusing on commercial litigation, personal injury litigation and environmental law. Mr. Hada relocated to Dallas, where he served as Vice-President and General Counsel for a construction company with operations throughout the southwestern United States. He focused on regulatory compliance, safety protocol, employee relations and loss control. Jim was then hired to be the Vice-President and General Counsel for a start-up company specializing in regulatory compliance for companies engaged in construction, excavating operations, steel erection, trucking and manufacturing. Mr. Hada then formed the law offices of Rasco & Hada, specializing in mass torts, general civil litigation and personal injury litigation. In August 2002, he accepted a position as partner with the predecessor firm of Watts Law Firm, L.L.P., in its Corpus Christi office. During his first year with Watts Law Firm, L.L.P., Jim secured over $10,000,000 in settlements for its clients. His practice focuses on toxic torts, business torts, commercial litigation and product liability. Mr. Hada is licensed to practice in the state courts of Texas and the United States District Courts in the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Corpus Christi Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG) and the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA). Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Bar Association. His notable settlements include $5,500,000 in Moreno v. Kiewit Offshore Services and $2,000,000 in Sanchez v. Discount Lumber.