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Jackson Walker
Miguel A. Ortiz

Miguel A. Ortiz

Associate, Dallas
214.953.5858
mortiz@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Real Estate

Biography

A former litigator, Miguel leverages his previous experience resolving commercial disputes to bring a multidimensional perspective to representing clients in complex commercial real estate transactions. He works with developers, owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants on all types of commercial real estate transactions, including those involving acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and real estate portfolios for all classes of commercial real estate.

Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Miguel served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, where he worked as an enlisted paralegal in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. After six years on active duty, he was granted early separation from the Air Force to attend the University of Texas School of Law, where he graduated with honors.

Miguel and his wife Ciara have three children.

Education

B.A., cum laude, University of Nebraska at Omaha
J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law

  • Teaching Assistant, Professor William C. Powers
  • Sutton Society Dean’s Fellow

Bar Admissions

Texas

Recognition & Accolades Publications & Speeches Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News
  • “Ones to Watch,” Dallas Assocation of Young Lawyers, 2023
  • Co-Author, “DAYL Pushed Its Membership Criteria Real Good: Those With Salt-N-Pepa Hair Can Participate,” Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (March 2023)
  • Co-Author, “Race, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Media Bar: Will the National Conversation on Race, Diversity, and Inclusion Bring About Meaningful, Lasting Change Within Our Bar?” ABA Forum on Communications Law’s Communications Lawyer, Fall 2020, Vol. 36, No. 1 Issue (January 2021)
  • Co-Author, “Challenges of Zoom Jury Trials: Lawyer Rapport, Equal Protections, Technology Hurdles,” Texas Lawyer (June 2020)
  • Kids-U, Board of Directors
  • Texas Law Veterans Association, Vice President/Co-Founder
  • Veterans Legal Advice Clinic, Austin Bar Association
Bob Latham and Miguel Ortiz Represent Nexstar Journalist Subpoenaed to Testify at Court-Martial of Fort Bliss Soldier

October 5, 2021

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JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme

August 24, 2023

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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – August 2023

View Jackson Walker’s August 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

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August 8, 2023

Mentions

A Guide to the Texas Legal Market, with Jackson Walker l Chambers Associate

Jonathan D. Neerman, Jesse S. Lotay, Rebecca Blake Chaikin, Clinton J. Kuykendall, and Miguel A. Ortiz provided insight on the much sought-after Texas legal market with Chambers Associate.

Miguel Ortiz

June 9, 2023

Attorney News

Miguel Ortiz Named by Dallas Association of Young Lawyers as “One to Watch”

Miguel Ortiz’s integrity-first mindset, ability to place service over self, and commitment to excellence in all he does set him apart. As a father of three young boys, Miguel’s drive to make a positive impact extends beyond his legal career, making him an inspiring role model for all young lawyers.

JW Diversity & Inclusion 2022 Report theme

April 24, 2023

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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2023

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JW Perspectives Newsletter 2022

November 17, 2022

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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – November 2022

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JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

October 29, 2021

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View the October 2021 edition of the JW Media | VIA ePostcard.

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October 5, 2021

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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – October 2021

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Bob Latham and Miguel Ortiz with Jackson Walker logo

October 5, 2021

Client Results

Bob Latham and Miguel Ortiz Represent Nexstar Journalist Subpoenaed to Testify at Court-Martial of Fort Bliss Soldier

Bob Latham and Miguel Ortiz successfully protected an investigative journalist from a subpoena to testify at a court-martial hearing of a Fort Bliss soldier accused of sexual assault.

JW Media Group VIA eNewsletter

February 10, 2021

Newsletters

JW Media | VIA ePostcard – February 2021

Featuring insights on January 6/8 and the dangers journalists face; diversity, inclusion, and the media bar; recent client results and Firm highlights.

James McFall, Trey McDonald, and Miguel Ortiz

January 22, 2021

Insights

Race, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Media Bar: Will the National Conversation on Race, Diversity, and Inclusion Bring About Meaningful, Lasting Change Within Our Bar? | ABA Communications Lawyer

By James Carlos McFall, Trey McDonald, and Miguel Ortiz

The year 2020 will not easily be forgotten. We were confronted with a global pandemic that forced us to alter the way we work and interact with friends and loved ones, and we survived one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in U.S. history.

More Attorney News

Recognition & Accolades

  • “Ones to Watch,” Dallas Assocation of Young Lawyers, 2023

Publications & Speeches

  • Co-Author, “DAYL Pushed Its Membership Criteria Real Good: Those With Salt-N-Pepa Hair Can Participate,” Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (March 2023)
  • Co-Author, “Race, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Media Bar: Will the National Conversation on Race, Diversity, and Inclusion Bring About Meaningful, Lasting Change Within Our Bar?” ABA Forum on Communications Law’s Communications Lawyer, Fall 2020, Vol. 36, No. 1 Issue (January 2021)
  • Co-Author, “Challenges of Zoom Jury Trials: Lawyer Rapport, Equal Protections, Technology Hurdles,” Texas Lawyer (June 2020)

Community Involvement

  • Kids-U, Board of Directors
  • Texas Law Veterans Association, Vice President/Co-Founder
  • Veterans Legal Advice Clinic, Austin Bar Association

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate
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