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James Grace Jr.
Partner
Government Relations

One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
United States of America
Phone: 713.229.2088
Fax: 713.229.2788
Education and Honors
J.D. (cum laude), University of Houston Law Center, 1992
Articles Editor, Houston Law Review
Order of the Barons
Phi Delta Phi

B.A., history, University of Notre Dame, 1989

Recognized by Law & Politics as a "Texas Rising Star," 2004 - 2005

Named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by H Texas, 2004

Named one of five Outstanding Young Houstonians by the Houston Jaycees, 2006

Admissions and Affiliations

State Bar of Texas

Houston Bar Association

Greater Houston Partnership, Government Relations Advisory Committee, Chairman

Houston Law Review Alumni Association, Director

Houston Law Alumni Association, Director

Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Houston Bar Foundation Fellow

Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution, The University of Texas School of Law, Fellow
Practice Areas

Concentration

Government relations; public policy

Summary

Jim Grace is chair of Baker Botts' Texas government relations section. Mr. Grace counsels clients on corporate and government relations matters, and advises federal and state political action committees on compliance with campaign finance laws. He has extensive experience in a wide range of legal, governmental, and political matters, having served as both an in-house counsel and private-practicing lawyer. He also has actively participated in a wide range of federal, state, and local political campaigns.

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Grace served as director of Texas State Relations and senior counsel for CenterPoint Energy, Inc.  Before serving in an in-house counsel capacity, he was a member of a Houston-based law firm where his practice concentrated on merger and acquisition transactions, securities offerings, and general corporate matters for companies involved in oil and gas exploration and production; oilfield and energy services; natural gas liquid processing; propane and heating oil; and chemical production and distribution.

Mr. Grace was commissioned an officer in the United States Navy by the president of the United States and currently serves with a reserve unit.

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

  • "The Lobbyist," The Houston Lawyer, September/October 2009 (Luke Ledbetter, co-author)