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Houston Trial Attorney • State & Federal Courts Nationwide

When the Stakes Are Everything, You Need a Fighter in Your Corner.

Jimmy Ardoin runs toward the hard cases — 18-wheeler accidents, business fraud, federal investigations. Over 20 years. Over 50 jury trials. Million-dollar verdicts and criminal acquittals. If your fight is serious, so is he.

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20+ Years
50+ Jury Trials
$10M+ Verdicts
State & Fed Courts Nationwide

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The Difference

Plaintiff Experience. Criminal Defense Experience. Both Working For You.

Jimmy Ardoin has fought as a plaintiff lawyer AND a criminal defense lawyer at the highest levels. That dual perspective means he understands how the other side thinks before they've made their first move. When your opponent is the U.S. government or a billion-dollar carrier, that advantage is not theoretical — it is everything.

Practice Areas

Three Fights. One Attorney Ready for All of Them.

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Trucking & Personal Injury

18-wheeler accidents. Oilfield injuries. Catastrophic and fatal crashes. When the carrier's team mobilizes, Jimmy mobilizes faster. He prepares every case for trial — and the results show it.

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Business Disputes & Fraud

Business partner stealing from you? Breach of fiduciary duty? Complex commercial fraud? Jimmy's civil-criminal crossover perspective lets him see angles that other business litigators miss entirely.

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White-Collar & Federal Criminal Defense

A target letter. A grand jury subpoena. Federal agents at your door. Jimmy has defended clients in complex federal prosecutions — healthcare fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud, international sanctions. He knows how the DOJ builds cases because he has been inside those cases for twenty years.

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High-Profile Cases

Cases That Defined Careers

These are not hypotheticals. These are the cases Jimmy Ardoin walked into — and walked out of with results that most attorneys only read about.

Federal Indictments Dismissed

In multiple federal cases — bank fraud, export violations, healthcare fraud — Jimmy has achieved pre-trial dismissals. The government builds its case for years. A prepared defense can end it before trial begins.

Complex Federal Fraud Defense

Securities fraud. Healthcare fraud. Money laundering. International sanctions violations. Jimmy has defended clients in some of the most document-intensive, multi-year federal prosecutions in the Southern District of Texas and beyond.

$10,000,000 Business Verdict

A business partner stole a company. Jimmy stepped in four weeks before trial, learned the case cold, and delivered a $10,000,000 verdict for his client. No extra time. No excuses. Just results.

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$10M+ Jury Verdicts
State & Federal Courts
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50+ Jury Trials
20+ Years Experience
Why Jimmy Ardoin

What Sets This Firm Apart

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Fearless Engagement

Jimmy runs toward the hard cases. He doesn't look for the easy exit — he looks for the winning argument. Government targets, corporate defendants, catastrophic injury plaintiffs. All of them.

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Dual Civil & Criminal Perspective

Having fought on both sides of the civil-criminal divide, Jimmy understands exposure points that specialists on either side simply cannot see. That crossover thinking is a genuine competitive advantage.

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Trial-Ready from Day One

Every case is prepared as if it's going to a jury. No soft settlements to close files. No bluffing. The other side knows it — and that knowledge changes what they offer.

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Available 24/7

Federal agents don't keep office hours. Trucking accidents happen at 2 AM. When a crisis hits, Jimmy is reachable. Always. Because urgent matters don't wait for Monday morning.

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About Jimmy Ardoin

20 Years. 50+ Trials. One Standard: Win.

Jimmy Ardoin built his career on one principle: show up and fight, no matter what. For more than 20 years, he has tried cases across state and federal courts nationwide — more than 50 jury trials in courtrooms from Houston to federal districts across the country.

He is admitted in all four federal districts in Texas and before the 5th and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeals. For twenty years, Jimmy has tried cases on both sides of the courtroom — as plaintiff counsel for injury victims and as defense counsel in federal criminal cases. That depth of experience shapes how every case is handled from day one.

He has defended clients in complex federal prosecutions involving healthcare fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud, international sanctions, and export violations — in the Southern District of Texas and courts across the country.

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