Jim joined LT Corporation in 1973 and rose to the positions of President and Chairman of the Boards of LT Corporation and Quality Steel Corporation in 1975. He followed his father, Lowry Tims, as the second generation to lead the interests of the family business. After 43 years of overseeing the management of LT Corporation and its family subsidiaries, Jim retired from his corporate executive positions at the end of 2018 and retains his position as Board Chairman.
Prior to entering the practice of law and the family business, Jim attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and a Juris Doctorate in Law. He is licensed to practice law in both Texas and Mississippi. He practiced law in Cleveland, MS for three years before becoming active in the family business, just prior to the death of his father.