Jacqueline James
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Licensed for 31 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Employment & Labor
Language
English
About
Proactive litigator, case manager, mentor, and teacher with 20+ years day-to-day legal, supervisory, and strategic experience in multi-jurisdictional federal, state, county, and appellate courts, with large law firm (Mudge Rose), as well as specialized boutiques (Kreindler & Kreindler) and solo practices■ Strong desire to transition “gift of persuasion” and passion for public service, policy, and program advocacy into career involving community outreach, training, and legal assistance for underserved populations ■ Legal background includes trial work, all aspects of discovery, motion practice, document and docket management, and significant law changing opinions leading to new interpretations of legal precedent, or novel application■ Additional Information: Authored and co-authored numerous legal publications; developed curricula and taught constitutional law at SUNY Purchase, and taught CLE classes; mentored students in legal advocacy and statewide competitions; Moot Court Judge for Pace Law School; pro bono work in family law, criminal, landlord/tenant, domestic abuse, immigration, and community grant writing cases; created systems and databases of legal documents and prior work products; worked with sensitive client situations and victims’ families in crisis; confident public speaker
Practices Areas
Litigation
Employment and labor
Language
English