James’s ancestors came to what is now called the Sooner State on the Trail of Tears in 1837. He is descended from tribal chiefs, warriors, horse breeders, scholars, judges, and men of the cloth. A great uncle was a Rough Rider and an aide to Theodore Roosevelt.

Founder of the law firm Jennings Teague, James is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a fellow of numerous professional organizations including the illustrious American College of Trial Lawyers, and is a director of Chickasaw Community Bank, a $300 million community bank owned by the Chickasaw Nation.

During his undergraduate years, James studied Latin American history and politics at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. While studying abroad, he fell in love with Mexico; its people; and their history. He has traveled extensively throughout the country and has seen poverty in the state of Chiapas, the site of the Zapatista uprising in 1994 and the setting for his newest novel, MIRADOR. He has felt the tension between los indígenas and the army, and knows that, for the locals, the Zapatista slogan still applies: La lucha continua! — The struggle goes on!

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James W. Jennings

James’s ancestors came to what is now called the Sooner State on the Trail of Tears in 1837. He is descended from tribal chiefs, warriors, horse breeders, scholars, judges, and men of the cloth. A great uncle was a Rough Rider and an aide to Theodore Roosevelt. Founder of the law firm Jennings Teague, James is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a fellow of numerous professional organizations including the illustrious American College of Trial Lawyers, and is a director of Chickasaw Community Bank, a $300 million community bank owned by the Chickasaw Nation. During his undergraduate years, James studied Latin American history and politics at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. While studying abroad, he fell in love with Mexico; its people; and their history. He has traveled extensively throughout the country and has seen poverty in the state of Chiapas, the site of the Zapatista uprising in 1994 and the setting for his newest novel, MIRADOR. He has felt the tension between los indígenas and the army, and knows that, for the locals, the Zapatista slogan still applies: La lucha continua! — The struggle goes on!

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