“Laws control the lesser man…Right conduct controls the greater one.” ~ Mark Twain

Jamie J. McKey was born in Bryan, Texas, in 1977, and grew up in East Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Texas—Pan American in 2003. Jamie graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2006. During her second year of law school, Jamie clerked for the Honorable Barbara Hervey at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Following graduation, Jamie pursued her legal career as a Briefing Attorney for Judge Hervey at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

After the one year commitment to the Court of Criminal Appeals, Jamie worked for The Law Offices of Albert M. Gutierrez, in San Antonio, Texas, where she gained valuable insight into both the practice of criminal law as well as civil law.

In 2008, Jamie joined The Bassett Firm, in Dallas. The primary emphasis of her practice at The Bassett Firm focused as a litigation appellate attorney for many high profile clients. The bulk of Jamie’s practice focused on Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employer Liability, ERISA claims, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Non-Subscriber Employer Liability, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, and Transportation Litigation.

Jamie is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Western, Federal District Courts of Texas. Jamie is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association Publications Committee, and the Texas Young Lawyer’s Association.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• State of Texas, 2006
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

PRACTICE AREAS

• Commercial litigation involving breach of contract or some claim of fraud.
• Securities litigation
• Intellectual property litigation
• White collar criminal defense