mcj@jdlawtx.com
214.369.6422

Practice Areas

Business Litigation
Commercial Collections
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Credit Department Consulting
Creditor’s Rights
Outside General Counsel

MATTHEW C. JAMESON

Matthew Jameson focuses on business litigation, creditor’s rights, construction law and acts as an outside general counsel. He represents businesses and individuals in state and federal courts throughout the state of Texas. Mr. Jameson maintains a broad litigation practice. He regularly handles cases involving contract disputes, recovery of collateral, mechanics’ lien claims and payment bond claims, deceptive trade practice claims, promissory notes, open accounts, guarantees, payment disputes as well as landlord tenant disputes.

Mr. Jameson handles cases from inception through trial and beyond. On a regular basis, he is tasked with turning judgments into actual successful recoveries for his clients. Mr. Jameson regularly assists clients in locating assets via post judgment discovery, depositions and investigations. He has also developed an expertise in utilizing the various post judgment remedies available to creditors in Texas such as garnishments, turnover orders and receivership.

Additionally, Mr. Jameson acts as outside general counsel to small and medium sized businesses. He regularly assists clients in buying/selling businesses, reviewing contracts, drafting contracts, negotiation, entity formation, liability management, managing corporate governance, employment issues and debt collection. His duties as outside general counsel also include litigation management and counseling clients on best practices for receivables management.

  • DePaul University College of Law (J.D.), 2004
    • Recipient, CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Criminal Procedure
  • University of Kansas (B.A. Economics), 2001
  • Supreme Court of Texas, 2004
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Member, Commercial Law League of America
  • Member, International Association of Commercial Collectors

“What to Do When Your Debtor Dies? How Creditors Can Make a Claim Against  A Debtor’s Estate”
CFDD DFW Chapter (Oral and Written Presentation) 2016.

“Lawyer Up! A Credit Department’s Guide to the Litigation Process and Tips for Controlling Legal Costs”
NACM Southwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2016.

“Credit Applications and Credit Terms: The First Line of Defense”
CFDD DFW Chapter (Oral and Written Presentation) 2016.

“Debtor Wars: Avoiding the Phantom Menace – Strategies for Improving Collectability”
NACM Midwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2016.

“Credit Applications and Credit Terms: The First Line of Defense”
NACM Southwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2015.

“Debtor Wars: Avoiding the Phantom Menace – Strategies for Improving Collectability”
NACM Midwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2015.

“Arbitration: After You’ve Won the Arbitration…What’s Next?”
NACM Southwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2015.

“Debtor Wars: Avoiding the Phantom Menace – Strategies for Improving Collectability”
NACM Southwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2015.

“What to Do When Your Debtor Dies? How Creditors Can Make a Claim Against A Debtor’s Estate”
NACM Southwest (Oral and Written Presentation) 2014.

“Turnover Orders and Receiverships in Texas”
NACM Southwest (Oral Presentation) 2014.

“Ethical Issues and Malpractice Prevention in Commercial and Retail Collection Practices”
Co-Author, Collecting Debts and Judgments Seminar, University of Houston CLE, September 2008.

“Ensuring Compliance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act”
Co-Author, National Business Institute, Collection Law Tips and Strategies, Dallas, Texas, November 2009.

“Ethical Issues and Malpractice Prevention in Commercial and Retail Collection Practices including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act”
Co-Author, University of Houston Law Foundation, Collecting Debts and Judgments, Dallas and Houston, Texas, July 2009.

“Ethical Issues and Malpractice Prevention in Commercial and Retail Collection Practices”
Co-Author, University of Houston Law Foundation, Collecting Debts and Judgments, Dallas and Houston, Texas, September 2008.

  • Lacrosse Coach, Parish Episcopal School
  • Member, University of Kansas Alumni Association
  • Member, Jesuit College Preparatory School Alumni Association  
  • Named a Named a Texas Rising Star in business litigation by Thompson Reuters as published in the Texas Monthly Magazine
  • Named a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, February 2013
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