James D Runzheimer

Jim has been practicing law in Fort Worth and Arlington since 1980. From 1977 through 1979, he was employed in the Boston office of Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, as a supervising tax specialist. His current practice includes business transactions and litigation representing individuals and small businesses, probate and estate planning, intellectual property, and taxation. Runzheimer served in the United States Army from 1967 until his honorable discharge with the rank of captain in 1971. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Candidate and Airborne Schools, Special Forces Unconventional Warfare School, Defense Language Institute (Turkish), and U.S. Army School Europe (Atomic Demolition Munitions). He received the National Defense Service Medal, U.S. Army Parachute Badge, and Royal Greek Raiding Forces Parachute Badge. His overseas service included 14 months in Germany with Special Forces Detachment – Europe, including three training missions to Greece. Runzheimer’s community activities include membership, 1994 through the present, Board of Directors, and Treasurer, 2002 through present, of North Central Texas Interlink. He served as the Executive Chairperson – Elect, Steering Committee, North Central Texas Tech Prep Consortium, 1992-1993, and Executive Chairperson, 1993-1995. He was president of Great Southwest Rotary from 2004 – 2005. He has been the coordinator of the annual Arlington Veterans Park Veterans Day commemoration ceremonies beginning in 2009 through the present. He was the Co-Coordinator of the Heroes of South Vietnam Memorial dedication ceremony on October 25, 2015. Runzheimer is active in CPA professional activities and was president, Arlington Association of CPAs, from 2008-2009. Jim was named in the December 2005 edition of Fort Worth, Texas magazine (page 85) as one of Tarrant County’s top lawyers in the area of tax.Jim has a 32 year relationship with the Fort Worth office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a senior speaker on the legal aspects of starting a business. He recently spoke at the University of Texas – Arlington College of Business “Boots To Business” seminar at the Veterans Outreach Center sponsored by the SBA.