Jack is a fourth-generation Houstonian whose familial mark can be seen throughout Houston. His great-grandmother, Catharine Mary Emmott, was nicknamed "The Mother of Memorial Park" because she was instrumental in the founding of Memorial Park to honor the soldiers of the Great War (WW1). Emmott Circle in Houston's Arboretum is named in honor of her. Jack's parents have been active for many years in Cy-Fair I.S.D. and a school, Jack and Lucile Emmott Elementary, is named in honor of them.

• On August 26, 2021, Jack's article "The Three Most Important Decisions Before You File For Divorce" was published on the Collaborative Divorce Houston blog.
• On March 5, 2021, Jack presented "Love in the Time of Covid- Our Collaborative Calling" at the TexasBarCLE: Collaborative Law Course.
• On March 6, 2020, Jack presented "Hope, the Intangible Gift Provided to the Participants by the Collaborative Professionals" at the TexasBarCLE: Collaborative Law Course.
• On December 13 2017, Jack's article "Your Dirty Laundry is Our Business" was published on the Collaborative Divorce Houston blog. 
• On September 13, 2017, Jack presented "A Collaborative Lawyer’s Reflections on the Aftermath of Harvey, Polio from Floodwaters and Rotary’s Polio Plus Campaign" to the Rosenberg Rotary Club.
• On September 7, 2017, Jack presented "A Collaborative Lawyer’s Reflections on the Aftermath of Harvey, Polio from Floodwaters and Rotary’s Polio Plus Campaign" to the North Shore Rotary Club.
• On June 7, 2017, Jack presented "Rotary’s Polio Plus Campaign and the Collaborative Law Process: Therapeutic Healing for the World" to the Pasadena South Rotary Club. 
• On April 7, 2017, Jack presented "Finding the Treasure in the Darkness" to the Oyster Creek Rotary Club.
• On April 4, 2017, Jack presented "The Intersection of Polio, The Polio Plus Campaign and Collaborative Divorce Law Practice" to the Magnolia Rotary Club.
• On March 21, 2017, Jack presented "CIntersection of Polio, The Polio Plus Campaign and Collaborative Divorce Law Practice" at the Highlands Rotary Club.
• On March 2, 2017, Jack presented "Collaborative Lessons from the Iron Lung" at the Tenth Annual Collaborative Law Conference hosted by the State Bar of Texas.
• On January 31, 2017, Jack presented "Nuts and Bolts of Collaborative Divorce" at the Houston Pro Bono Joint Initiative between Houston Pro Bono Network and In-House Counsel.
• Jack presented "An Introduction to Collaborative Law" to the Wharton County Bar Association on April 5, 2016.
• In 2016, Jack published Prayerful Passages: Asking for God's Help in Reconciliation, Separation and Divorce (Bending Angel Publications).
• On April 7, 2009, Jack presented "Collaborative Law, Therapeutic Justice for the Professional Athlete," at the University of Houston Law Center, Randall Hendrick's Heritage Room, Houston, Texas.
• On March 25, 2009, Jack presented "Contrasting Adversarial Divorce with Collaborative Divorce," at the 2009 Boot Camp at the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Spring Retreat, Fort Worth, Texas.
• On January 27, 2009, Jack was a panelist at a presentation of the Houston Bar Association Entertainment & Sports Law Section along with N. D. Kalu, a former NFL Player, and J. D. "Bucky" Allshouse.  The panelists spoke on "Representing Sports Professionals in Family Law Matters".
• On January 24, 2009, Jack presented "Contrasting Collaborative Divorce with Divorce Litigation" at Leisure Learning, Houston, Texas.
• On May 16, 2007, Jack co-presented a presentation entitled, "Dialogue with Family Law Attorneys, Financial Advisors and other Professionals: When to Refer to a Parenting Coordinator and What to Expect," at Christ Church Cathedral, which was sponsored by the Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys.
• On November 10, 2006, in Houston, and on November 17, 2006, in Dallas, Jack presented "Collaborative Law: How to Do It so It Works" for the University of Houston Law Foundation, Family Law Practice Seminar.
• On September 23, 2006, Jack was a panelist and co-presented with Roger Brooks, Strategic Investment Management, and Willie Miles, Miles Wealth Management, a presentation entitled, "Representing Sports Professionals in Family Law Matters and Investments," at the 2006 Sports Law Conference sponsored by Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
• On November 8, 2005, Jack participated in an interactive panel discussion along with Steve Bavousett and Barbara Runge entitled "Avoiding Impasse in Mediation and Collaborative Law" at a meeting of the ADR Section of the Houston Bar Association.
• On June 18, 2005, Jack co-presented with Larry Cook, CPA, a speech entitled, "The Rules Have Changed-Litigation vs. Collaboration," at the Fifth Annual National Convention of the National Institute of Sports at the Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas.
• On March 16, 2005, Jack participated in a role play presentation entitled, "The Attorney's Initial Consultation With Potential Collaborative Divorce Client," at a meeting of The Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys.
• On October 15, 2004, Jack was Chair of "Collaborative Training for Financial Advisors," a workshop presented by Chip Rose, J.D., and Larry R. Cook, CPA, in Houston, Texas. The workshop was sponsored by The Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys.
• On July 23, 2004, Jack was Chair of "Training Your In-House Collaborative Team," a workshop presented by Janet Brumley in Houston, Texas. The workshop was sponsored by The Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys.
• On September 14, 2004, Jack was moderator of a panel discussion on the collaborative law process at a nationwide seminar presented by the Financial Consulting Group in Houston, Texas.
• On January 16, 2004, Jack delivered an inspirational collaborative law process speech entitled, "Cheryl Hagler, The Girl On The Sixth Row Of Bubba Wilborn's Bus," at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Convention.
• On January 16, 2004, Jack delivered an inspirational collaborative law process speech entitled, "Cheryl agler, The Girl On The Sixth Row Of Bubba Wilborn's Bus," at the Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Convention.
• On January 16, 2004, Jack was a Co-Presenter of "The Attorney's Perspective On Collaborative Law Process," at the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Convention, Adams Mark Hotel, Houston, Texas.
• On January 13, 2004, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Divorce with Dignity-The Collaborative Model," at the Houston Association of EAPA.
• On November 13, 2003, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Lessons Mediators Could Learn From Old Donk," at the Family Law Mediation Training Institute at South Texas College of Law. He was also the presenter of the 2003 Frank G. Evans Mediator of the Year Award at that event.
• On August 23, 2002, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Uncivil Marriage, Civilized Divorce," at the Anger In August 2002 seminar hosted by The Center for Anger Resolution.
• Jack was Chair of "Collaborative Training for Mental Healthcare Professionals," a workshop presented by Chip Rose, J.D., in Houston, Texas, on December 11, 2002. The workshop was sponsored by The Alliance of Collaborative Family Law Attorneys and the Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
• On November 1, 2001, Jack moderated a panel discussion entitled, "When Collaboration Ends And Litigation Begins," dealing with evidentiary issues in a collaborative law case, at the Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists Monthly Meeting.
• On September 13, 2001, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Collaborative Divorce," at the National Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter.
• In September of 2001, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Saying Goodbye The Collaborative Way," at the quarterly meeting of the Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (HAMFT).
• Jack authored an article entitled, "Collaborative Divorce," which appeared in the August 2001 issue of the Houston Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Monthly Newsletter.
• On November 6, 1999, Jack delivered the keynote speech at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Texas Polio Survivors' Association (TPSA).
• Jack was Master of Ceremonies at the 20th Annual Awards Luncheon of the Houston Mayor's Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities on October 27, 1995. At this event, NBA Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes, "The Big E," was the featured speaker.
• Jack was Master of Ceremonies at the 19th Annual Awards Luncheon of the Houston Mayor's Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities on October 20, 1994. At this event, attended by over 600 guests, former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush presented the first Bush Award to United States Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa for his involvement in the authorship of the Americans with Disability Act.
• In October of 1997, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Mediation as a Calling: My Wounds Are My Eyes" at the Third Annual Family Law Mediation Training Seminar at South Texas College of Law, which was sponsored by The Center for Legal Responsibility. This event was attended by attorneys, judges, mediators and law students.
• In August of 1995, Jack delivered a speech entitled, "Divorce: Out of the Underbrush of a Broken Relationship, You Can Be an Instrument of Hope, Growth and Even Healing" at the 1995 Family Law Mediation Training Seminar at South Texas College of Law, which was sponsored by The Center for Legal Responsibility. This event was attended by attorneys, judges, mediators and law students.
• Jack was a host of "Focus on Abilities" for the Houston Mayor's Committee for Employment of People with Disabilities which appeared on the Municipal Channel during 1992-1993. This television program received the coveted Martha Arbuckle Award from the Governor of Texas Committee for Employment of Persons with Disabilities in October of 1993 for the best educational program on disabilities.
• Jack was Master of Ceremonies at the presentation of Outstanding Judge of the Year 1989 to The Honorable Alice Oliver Trevathan, Judge, 151st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, by the Texas Association of Civil Trial Law Specialists, Houston Chapter.
• In December of 1987, Jack delivered a speech entitled "Pitfalls in the Courtroom Presentation of a Closed Head Injury Case," to a five-state seminar for attorneys on brain injury litigation (in Atlanta, Georgia).
• Jack has appeared on Channel 2, Channel 8, Channel 11, Channel 13, Channel 20, Channel 26, Channel 39, CNN National Network News, ABC Nightline with Ted Koppel, Public Access Television and FM 104. He has spoken on a broad range of topics including the rights of the disabled, the effects and after-effects of polio, architectural accessibility, mobility awareness, the Americans with Disabilities Act, family law, the collaborative law process, guardianships, probate matters, and employment of the disabled.