Jim Boyle

Jim Boyle is a registered lobbyist with the Texas Ethics Commission.He has lobbied at the Texas Capitol to write or change state laws since the 1970s.Jim is at the State Capitol in Austin on a daily basis during legislative sessions.He meets with legislators and their assistants, drafts and amends bills, testifies at committee hearings, and shares background information with news reporters when appropriate.In addition, he monitors and reports to clients on statutory development.

Between legislative sessions, he is also involved in monitoring interim committee activities, visits with legislators and candidates, and researching and drafting proposed legislation.

In addition to his experience in Austin, Jim lobbied before the U.S. Congress as Director of Governmental Relations for the Consumer Federation of America.He testified before congressional committees, appeared frequently on network news and the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, and spoke at many national conferences.

Client Interests

Jim Boyle has lobbied before the Texas Legislature representing myriad client and industry interests.Clients have included state associations, cities and towns, grocery stores, community colleges, electrical workers, mobile home owners, rural telephone customers, broadcasters, students at the University of Texas at Austin, tenants, purchasers of "lemon" cars, victims of domestic violence, Texas Consumer Association, and the State Bar of Texas Consumer Law Section.In addition to his law firm clients, Jim Boyle has lobbied vigorously on a "pro bono" basis on many public interest issues.

For more information about his practice in legislative representation, please contact Jim Boyle at jboyle@jimboylelaw.com or at (512) 474-1492.