Jim Popp is the Managing Partner of Popp, Gray & Hutcheson and leader of the Legislative Affairs Team.

Jim started his property tax career in 1979 as counsel to the Ways and Means Committee of the Texas House of Representatives. In this position, he was responsible for drafting and explaining many sections of the Property Tax Code during its initial codification in 1979 and its substantial revision in 1981. He then served with the Office of General Counsel of the State Property Tax Board during the implementation period of the Property Tax Code.

Since entering private practice, Jim has been involved in the successful resolution of over 7000 property tax lawsuits as well as the drafting of numerous items of legislation. These include the new equal and uniform statute and the attorney's fee statute. Jim has authored articles published in National Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Forum, GlobeSt.com, Hotel Investor, The Journal of Property Tax Management, and the Texas Bar Journal.

Jim is the exclusive Texas member of the American Property Tax Counsel (APTC) where he has served as Chairman of the Marketing Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation (IPT), the Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals (TAPTP) and the Property Tax Subsection of the Texas State Bar Association. He was instrumental in the creation of TAPTP and the State Bar Property Tax Subsection.

Jim received his B.A. with Honors, M.P.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Texas.