JAY S. GARRETT

Personal-Educational
Mr. Garrett was born in Dallas, Texas.  He graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.  He also graduated from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree (with Honors). Southwestern Law Journal, Order of Barristers, Phi Delta Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha and Alpha Epsilon Rho.

Professional
Mr. Garrett is President of Law, Snakard & Gambill and is head of the Real Estate, Banking, and Oil and Gas Section of Law, Snakard & Gambill.  He is involved primarily in representing financial institutions and real estate developers.  He was a speaker for Real Estate Contracts Institute in 1982, the author of Title and Survey Examination for the 1983 State Bar Institute, a speaker for Pesky Problems in Real Estate for the 1983 Real Estate Institute, a speaker for the 1984 Texas Banker's Association Real Estate and Mortgage Loan Workshop; a speaker for the 1986 Texas Real Estate Transactions Seminar, a member of the State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Planning Committees for 1986, 1988, and 1990 State Bar Advanced Real Estate Law Seminars, a member of the State Bar of Texas 1990 Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course Planning Committee, author and speaker at the 1994 Blackstone Seminar ("Assignment of Real Estate Notes and Liens"), a past co-chairman of the Fort Worth Real Estate and Commercial Law Council, a member of the 1994 State Bar Association Committee on Opinion Letters in Real Estate Transactions, a member of the State Bar Association Subcommittee on Legal Fees in Real Estate Transactions, a member of the State Bar Association Constitutional Revision Committee, and a member of the Fort Worth Tarrant County Bar Association Program Committee.  Mr. Garrett  is a member of the Texas Academy of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Lawyers and the Texas Bar Foundation.
Elected to Texas Superlawyers by Texas Monthly Magazine for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.  Elected to Top Tarrant County Lawyers by Fort Worth Texas Magazine for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  Elected to Best Lawyers in America in 2007, 2008 and 2009.  Elected to Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in Business Executives.

Service to Community
Mr. Garrett has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and as the Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Epilepsy Association.  He has served as secretary and a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., he was President of Mira Vista Country Club; he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Methodist University Alumni Association; Chairman of Board of Trustees of Westcliff United Methodist Church, former Member Board of Trustees University Baptist Church; former Chairman of Finance Committee, University Baptist Church; former member of Board of Directors of Tarrant County Better Business Bureau

Mr. Garrett can be reached directly at (817) 878-6348, or via email at jgarrett@lawsnakard.com