The firm is located in Arlington, Texas, which is the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. I will be happy to help you with any legal issues that may affect you concerning:

• Real Estate
• Business & Commercial Matters
• Litigation
• Probate & Estate Matters
• General Issues

Mr. Jelinek has practiced for over 30 years in the Arlington, and Fort Worth, Texas region. The firm handles commercial real estate closings through Alamo Title Company. The firm's clients receive personal attention that can only be found in a smaller law firm. Please feel free to give me a call at the above phone number, or send me an E-mail to the above address.

Martindale-Hubbell rates Mr. Jelinek as "AV" which is the highest rank for both legal ability, and ethical standards. For over a century, MH ratings have reflected the opinions of bar members and the judiciary in the attorney's community, which attest to a lawyer's competence and adherence to professional standards.

In addition to membership in the Texas Bar Association, the Arlington Bar Association, and Tarrant County Bar Association, Mr. Jelinek is a member of the College of the State Bar, and was recently elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and Tarrant County Bar Foundation. In 1982 Mr. Jelinek served as president of the Arlington Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy
• Business & Commercial Matters
• General Issues
• Probate & Estate Matters
• Real Estate

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1967
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1967
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1967
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Education

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1967
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1964
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Representative Cases

• Hall v. Stephenson, 919 S.W.2d 454 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1996)
• First Continental Life and Acc. Ins. Co. v. Hammer, 658 S.W. 2d 798 (Tex.App.-Beaumont 1983)
• Corso v. Carr, 634 S.W. 2d 804 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 1982)
• Devine v. Duree, 616 S.W. 2d 439 (Tex.App. Fort Worth 1981)
• Dowdey v. Dahlstrom Corp., 536 S.W. 2d 420 (Tex.Civ..App.-Dallas 1976)

Representative Clients

• A. E. Petsche Company
• Lessor Corporation
• B & E Industries, Inc.
• GED's Carpets, Inc.
• Universal Adcom, LLC

References

• Alamo Title Company
• Mercantile Bank, Arlington

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1992 - Present
• Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation, 1998 - Present
• Boss of the Year, Arlington Legal Secretaries Association
• President's Award, Arlington Legal Secretaries Association

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas, 1967 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Tarrant County Bar Association, 1970 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Arlington Bar Association, 1970 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Arlington Bar Association, 1982 - 1983
  President
  
  
• Arlington Bar Association, 1972 - 1973
  Secretary
  
  
• Tarrant County Bar Association, 1982 - 1985
  Chairman, Fee Arbitration Dispute Committee
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Legal Clinic, Arlington, TX

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Chi
• Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information

• November 4, 1940, Dallas, Texas, United States of America