About JP Singh
JP Singh is a business lawyer who believes legal representation should improve the client’s long-term position—not merely resolve today’s problem.
His practice integrates business, corporate, and tax law, including transactions and disputes, through a unified approach centered on Legal Assets, disciplined legal judgment, and durable attorney-client relationships.
He developed The Legal Asset Framework™ as a practical method for understanding how each defined legal matter affects the assets, risks, relationships, and decisions that matter to the client.
JP intentionally maintains a selective, technology-enabled practice emphasizing direct attorney involvement and client collaboration and the strategic use of trusted professional resources including his extensive, network of co-counsel firms and outside counsel support.
Licensed in Texas, Colorado, and Arkansas.
Proud to both represent and own a Mahindra!
Hartline and I in the Big Apple for a hearing.
A small Punjabi kirpan. Look it up.
The Mahindra UTV out at the Jipper Ranch...it's a beast.
Cool kids do Krav...and it comes in handy during both negotiations and litigation.
My shooting instructors said that they wished they had me with them in Kandahar.
Heights we can handle.
Depths we can handle.
Slopes we can handle.
Freefall we can handle. 23 skydives total. 22 while studying for the bar. Nobody else from law school would do it with me--I don't know why.
Waves and choppy conditions we can handle. Clients who like to wake surf get discounted rates and invitations.
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner...
Akiane Kramarik is the artist who painted the Prince of Peace
Another take your mom to Court day!
It all starts with a conversation.
Entrepreneurship in action at SXSW
Dan Daly out at the Hartline Ranch getting ready for the Quail
Ned Hartline at the Hartline Ranch getting everybody ready to shoot skeet
Let's talk about it and get to work.
Usually prefer the three-piece
Only the coolest get the invitations out to the Jipper Ranch
Dabbled in electronic music and event production.
Take me out to the ballgame but I'm wearing a three-piece.
Neuroscience and law from time to time.
Science! The geeks shall inherit the Earth!
OHD Days
A taste of my aesthetic. Perspective is everything.
Credentials.
Ronald Turner was a great man.
There's no professor in the world that compares to the style of John Mixon!
Let's sort it out.
The Riverwalk!
Seahawks Game with my bro in Seattle with the season tickets!
Those two pups were the bestest of the best. All the love.
When you represent the festival, the show comes with a heightened perspective.
Sometimes I'm a picker and grinner and wear a three-piece.
Two great years with those folks on the HBTLJ. I didn't even apply to be editor-in-chief -- I wanted some easy position. But, they asked me to take the lead. I was honored and grateful.
Got booked for a spot and was close to play and then COVID got in the way...
I did trademark ZFG but it was before the Supreme Court changed the precedent on obscentity in trademarks. I'll still take the credit for trying.
My first car--got to love the M Coupe.
Citizen Cope played first.
I played after Cope. Afterwards, at the bar, he said to me: "I think I just opened for you." Haha!
Texans!
Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama - the Rocket City! Look up Operation Paperclip.
With that head of baby hair, he was destined to be one develish, hell of a lawyer.
Puppies we can handle.
Professional Experience
Jyotpal Singh, P.C., Shareholder, 2013 - Current
Oaks, Hartline & Daly, Partner - 2013 - 2020
The Riverwalk in Austin, Director, 2020
Tripaly (Mobile&Web Travel App), Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 2016 - 2019
Oaks, Hartline & Daly, LLP, Associate, 2009 - 2012
Oaks, Hartline & Daly, LLP, Law Clerk, August 2008-May 2009
ACC Productions, LLC (Live Music Production), Founder & Live DJ, 2011 - 2013
Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Director, 2009 - 2010
Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 2008 - 2009
Baylor College of Medicine: David Eagleman’s Initiative on Neuroscience & Law, Research Fellow, January 2008-August 2008
University of Houston Law Center
Law Practice Strategies, Teaching Assistant, 2009
Mediation Clinic, Mediator, 2007
Constitutional Law, Research Assistant, 2007
Barnes and Nobles Booksellers, 2006
Texas A&M System Office of Budgets and Accounting, 2003 - 2006
Phi Beta Lambda (Professional Business Fraternity), Risk Management Chair, 2004 - 2005
BJR Manufacturer’s Representatives, 2001 - 2002
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, 2009
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management, cum laude, Texas A&M University, 2006
Reciprocal Exchange: International Business, Maastricht University, 2005
Spanish Language Immersion Programs (San Sebastian, Spain & San Jose, Costa Rica)
Professional Licenses and Admissions to Practice
Attorney at Law, Texas, 2009
Attorney at Law, Colorado, 2017
Attorney at Law, Arkansas, 2021
United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
United States Tax Court
Notable Publications
Psychology Today Magazine, Neurisprudence: The role of neuroscience in lawmaking, criminal punishment, and rehabilitation, with David Eaglemen, Ph.D.
David Eagleman, Mark A. Correro & Jyotpal Singh, Why Neuroscience Matters for Rational Drug Policy, 11 MIN. J.L. SCI. & TECH. 7 (2010)
Psychology Today, Neurisprudence, with David Eagleman (2008).
Honors
Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation Tax Fellow Scholar
Tax Executives Institute Scholar
Association of Corporate Counsel Scholar
Community Involvement
Greater Houston Entertainment Coalition/Alliance
Travis County Volunteer Legal Services
Notable Other Achievements
Yoga Teacher (200RYT), Wanderlust Yoga (2016)
Certified DJ (Live Performance), Mixwell Music Labs, 2011-2012
Krav Maga Houston (2009 - 2011)
Skydiver (23 Skydives), Skydive Houston (2006)
Recording Artist (Full-length Album available on Spotify) (2005)