James H. Hada earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern University in 1986. He earned his Juris Doctorate in 1989 from St. Mary's 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 was Vice-President and General Counsel. After selling the company, Jim opened his own practice specializing in commercial litigation and personal 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 was Vice-President and General Counsel for a construction company with operations throughout the southern United States. Mr. Hada focused on regulatory compliance, safety protocol, employee relations and loss control. Mr. Hada 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. Jim then was a partner in the Watts Law Firm LLP and later Watts Guerra Craft LLP, first in their Corpus Christi office and then in their Houston office specializing in products liability cases, trucking cases, drilling rig injury cases, workpalce injuries, automotive and tire defect lititgation as well as commercial litigation cases.