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(Deposition of James Tatum) <br />1 <br />date. <br />2 Q. Have you been a practicing lawyer since <br />3 you were admitted to the bar? <br />4 A. Yes, sir. <br />5 Q. You have been in solo practice during <br />6 that time? <br />7 A. No. I started out working for the City <br />8 of Pasadena, Texas, City Attorney's office, and I <br />9 went into private practice in 1967 when Lyndon <br />10 Johnson took Bill Shirley and them to Washington, <br />11 D.C., to work in the firm. Gibson, Demeris, <br />I2 D-e-m-e-r-i-s, Koroth, K-o-r-o-t-h and Gibson -- I <br />13 can't remember all the names. I was with that firm <br />14 for four or five years and then we reorganized the <br />15 firm and name, to Gibson and Tatum, and I practiced <br />16 with that firm until about 1974, and I have <br />17 practiced as Jim Tatum and Associates since that <br />18 time, and I have had up to seven or eight lawyers <br />19 on salary and various associates during that period <br />20 of time. <br />21 Q. What is your principal area of <br />22 practice? <br />23 A. I would say over the years it's <br />24 primarily been criminal defense. <br />25 Q. With a smattering of a lot of other <br />MEEK & ASSOCIATES <br />3016 3rd Ave., Pueblo, Co 81008 (719) 542-1010 <br />4 <br />