Attorneys

Jack E. Larson

Jack E. Larson was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 18, 1964 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1989.

Mr. Larson received his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989.  While in law school, Mr. Larson was a member of Phi Delta Phi and was assistant to Professor Earnest L. Folk III, professor in the areas of corporations and intellectual property.

Mr. Larson received his B.B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Christian University in 1986.  Mr. Larson was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Mortar Board and Alpha Lambda Delta.

Prior to establishing Mellina & Larson, Mr. Larson was a director of the firm of Kelly, Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth, Texas, where he practiced for more than seven years in the Real Estate, Banking and Commercial Law Section.

Mr. Larson's practice involves a wide range of business and commercial matters, with special expertise in construction issues and design, construction and specialized technical service and consulting contracts.

Mr. Larson has written and lectured on construction law topics, and is the co-author of  "Construction Insurance Issues Affecting the Owner/Lender: Does Your Contract Have You Covered?" The University of Texas Annual Mortgage Lending Institute, Fall 1993 and the co-author of "The AIA Construction Documents Protecting the Owner's Interests," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, Spring 1993.  He is also the co-author of "Get the Lead Paint Out-Into the Open," 12 The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, No. 6, November 1996.

Mr. Larson served as an adjunct professor at Texas Wesleyan University from 1995 through 1999, teaching in the areas of real estate law and legal research and writing.  Mr. Larson is currently a Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation and a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association.  In addition, Mr. Larson is Vice Chairman of the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth Board of Directors and is a past Chairman of the Camp Carter YMCA Board of Managers.  He is also a past President of the Board of Directors of the Goodrich Center for the Deaf. Mr. Larson serves as Marketing Committee Chairman for the TCU Clark Society Board and is a member of the TCU - Fort Worth Alumni Board. In 2004, Mr. Larson was named one of Fort Worth's Top 40 Under 40 by the Fort Worth Business Press. He is also a member of the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2005 - 2006.