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Jarom is an East Texas native who is a 6th generation resident of Upshur County, Texas. After becoming an Eagle Scout and graduating from Gilmer High School Mr. Tefteller enrolled in The University of Texas at Austin where he earned his Business degree from the Red McCombs School of Business which is ranked year in and year out as one of the top 5 undergraduate business schools in the nation. Upon completing his undergraduate studies in Austin, Jarom decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and attend law school at South Texas College of Law, a private law school located in downtown Houston, Texas.
His primary motivation for choosing South Texas College of Law was its top ranked Advocacy program which annually ranks above schools such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford. According to him, “I knew when I decided to become an attorney that I wanted to be a litigator. I did not want to be another one those lawyers who talks a big game, but is really nothing more than a paper tiger. My goal is to take the fight to my opponents and the only way to do that is in the courtroom.” With over 98 national championships in Mock Trial and Moot Court competitions, Jarom knew he had come to the right place. While at South Texas, Jarom was hand selected out of a class of over 300 law students by Dean T. Gerald Treece to represent the Law School around the country in national Mock Trial and Moot Court competitions.
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Upon finishing law school, Jarom began his legal career as a clerk at Martin, Disiere, Jefferson and Wisdom, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas. MDJW is a mid-sized firm which specializes in multi-million dollar civil litigation. Under the tutelage of renowned trial lawyers Dale Jefferson and Raul Suazo, Mr. Tefteller was assigned to work in the firm’s specialty litigation section which allowed him to work one on one with some of the best trial lawyers in Texas. He was quickly immersed in the contentious world of high dollar civil litigation. When asked how that experience influenced him he states, “it taught me that the best way to success against a large, wealthy defendant is to be aggressive and do your homework. I learned quickly that Big Money Corporations can be brought to their knees, you just have to hit them hard and hit them in the right spot.” Despite being offered the chance to stay in Houston, Jarom ultimately decided that his destiny lay in the Piney Woods of East Texas. “I did a lot of soul searching, but after talking it over with my wife, I decided that I would rather fight for the rights of my fellow East Texans. On top of that, I would much rather look at pine trees every day than skyscrapers.”
Currently, Mr. Tefteller is happily married to his outstanding and very understanding wife Regina who teaches 3rd grade at Gilmer Elementary School. They reside in Gilmer, Texas along with their two dogs, Austin and Daisy Mae. Jarom’s greatest passion in life other than his wife is Longhorn Football which he follows with particular devotion. His other interests primarily revolve around hunting and firearm collecting and he takes every opportunity he can to enjoy the great outdoors.
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