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Personal Injury Law

460 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX 76054

Workers Compensation Law

40 Stanford Drive, 1st Floor, Farmington, CT 06032

James F. Aspell is the principal and managing attorney of the firm which he started in 2006 following 20 years of litigation practice in a mid -size firm in Hartford, Connecticut. Jim focuses his practice in the areas of worker's compensation and personal injury litigation, insurance subrogation law, social security disability law, personal bankruptcy, and residential real estate. Recognized by judges, Commissioners, and attorneys, Jim has been Peer Rated for his legal ability and ethics by Martindale Hubbell and has successfully brought and defended hundreds of cases at the trial and appellate level before the Connecticut Worker's Compensation Commission, and in Connecticut State , Federal and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Courts. Jim has been designated as a Board Certified Connecticut Worker's Compensation Specialists by the Standing Committee on Specialty Certification of the Connecticut Bar Association since the inception of the program. He has held the coveted Recommended Insurance Attorney designation from the A.M. Best Company since 2005 in recognition of his work in the defense of worker's compensation matters for various insurers, third party administrators and Connecticut municipalities. Jim was admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Connecticut in 1986, The Mashantucket Tribal Court in 1991 and the United States Supreme Court in 1992. Jim is a 1986 graduate of Western New England College School of Law and a 1983 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in the field of Aviation Law at the University of New Haven . He is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and a member of the Worker's Compensation Section of the Association. Jim is also a member of the Hartford County Bar Association and has served for many years on the Legal -Medical Committee. He is a member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR) and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). He is a past member of the Defense Research Institute. Jim is the Past- President of the Connecticut River Chapter of the Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Association and has served as President and in various other capacities in the Dynamic Networking Association. He has served the community as a coach and referee for the West Hartford Youth Soccer League and as Assistant Cub Master of Pack 145 in West Hartford. He is a USSF certified soccer referee and holds a 50-gross ton Master's license from the United States Coast Guard. He is a life-long resident of West Hartford where he resides with his wife and 3 children. Outside of the office Jim enjoys sailing, travel and cooking.

Civil Litigation

405 Mason Ct, Fort Collins, CO 80524, USA

James B. Conte brings a wealth of success and experience in all facets of commercial litigation, commercial transactions, patent matters, and trademark matters. In the patent, trademark, and copyright space, James represents large and small businesses and individuals on worldwide intellectual property acquisition, transactions, and enforcement. He routinely obtains key patents and trademarks in the United States (US) and internationally. In more detail, in his patent practice, James is an expert in the preparation and filing of United States provisional patent applications to protect ideas in the early stages of product development. He prepares and successfully prosecutes to a grant of patent United States non-provisional patent applications to protect US innovation, international patent applications to provide protection for inventions in foreign countries, and US and foreign design patent applications to protect the look of a products. In his trademark practice, James has extensive experience in acquisition of word and design marks and the obtention of trade dress protection for the look of industrial and consumer products and architecture, including acquisition of trade dress in the look of restaurants. He develops strategies to protect alphanumeric designations that started as part numbers. He also develops local trademark protection in key states in which a client needs to enforce trademark rights. In his Patent litigation practice, James has first- and second-chair federal and state trial court experience. He vigorously defends clients against charges of patent and trademark infringement. He has successfully defended clients against claims asserted by Starbucks, Talking Rain, and H & R Block. On the flipside, he successfully enforces the rights of clients in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and non-compete matters. James provides counseling in the area of patent and trademark risk assessment, legal management, contracts and regulations and has specialized knowledge obtained as a bank auditor. In connection with his commercial litigation practice, James has litigated breach of contract matters, commercial fraud, breach of warranty, breach of duty of loyalty, and theft of trade secrets.

Constitutional Law

1722 Murray Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA

Jim Lieber and his wife, Margie Hammer, founded this firm then known as Lieber & Hammer in 1981. Since that time, he has represented over a thousand individual and business clients in a practice focused on employment discrimination, commercial litigation, civil rights, and constitutional law. Mr. Lieber is a 1971 graduate of Princeton University, where he headed the Student Volunteer Tutoring Program at Trenton State Prison, received prizes for writing and research, was named a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, and was a Rhodes Scholarship Finalist. At Princeton, his principal influences were the historians Martin Duberman and Arno Mayer and the writer Anthony Burgess. In 1972-1973, he served as an organizer with the United Farmworkers Union (UFW AFL-CIO) in California. Mr. Lieber graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1975. At Penn, his legal and writing careers were impacted by studying under pioneering Professors David Rudovsky and Martha Field in civil rights and discrimination law, and Professor Marvin Wolfgang, then the nation’s leading criminologist. Mr. Lieber also had the rare opportunity of giving a course for credit (on pesticide law) and received the Law Students Civil Rights and Research Council award. Following law school, Mr. Lieber served as a Staff Attorney at Community Legal Services (CLS) of Philadelphia and a Trial Attorney at the Bucks County (PA) Public Defender’s Office. While at Lieber & Hammer, Mr. Lieber also served as the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union in Pittsburgh and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, where he taught constitutional subjects. Mr. Lieber’s main mentors were Byrd R. Brown, Esq. and Roslyn M. Litman, Esq., both major civil rights litigators. Mr. Lieber’s clients have prevailed at every level of the state and federal court systems, from magistrate and trial courts, to courts of appeal, and supreme courts. He has represented individuals and businesses in a host of complex claims, including anti-trust, fraud, construction defects, discrimination, retaliation, False Claims Act/Qui Tam, bid-rigging, false advertising, racketeering, scientific misconduct, academic freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, due process, bad faith, professional negligence, habeas corpus, corporate whistle-blowing (Sabanes-Oxley), and homicide. Mr. Lieber twice has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, successfully arguing Fiore v. White in 1999. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg utilized this case as a basis for her dissent in Bush v. Gore. Mr. Lieber also has conducted class action litigation on age, race, due process, sexual orientation, and securities issues. In 2003, Mr. Lieber was elected to the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, the region’s pre-eminent organization of civil litigation attorneys. Mr. Lieber’s service to the profession has included membership on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, the Allegheny County Bar Association Judicial Nominating Committee, and the Special Panel of the Bench and Bar of the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on the allocation of statutory attorney’s fees. A frequent lecturer on legal topics and legal educator to attorneys, his subjects have included employment law, civil rights, environmental law, motions practice, evidence, and cross-examination. Mr. Lieber has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the area of employment law and a Legal Network Top Lawyer in Pennsylvania. In 2022 and 2023 Mr. Lieber was selected as a Silver Distinction Client Champion under the auspices of Martindale-Hubbell. In 2024, he was named Attorney of the Year in Pennsylvania by the Top 100 Registry. Mr. Lieber is the honorary chair of the Caplan-Lieber Human Relations Scholarship for high school students in Western Pennsylvania. Since law school, Mr. Lieber also has pursued an active writing career, contributing articles on an array of topics on law and society, including crime, prisons, street gangs, trials, drug trafficking, sentencing, financial fraud, industry, labor, and bioethics to a host of publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsday, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Magazine, and Social Policy. His books include Friendly Takeover: How an Employee Buyout Saved a Steel Town (Viking Penguin), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in the General Nonfiction category; and Rats in the Grain: The Dirty Tricks and Trials of Archer Daniels Midland (Basic Books), which was serialized in Regardies Magazine and became the basis for the documentary film, The Rats Below. Mr. Lieber’s recent writing projects include covering the financial crisis for The Village Voice and the Kids for Cash judicial scandal in Pennsylvania for Social Policy. In 2015, he published Killer Care: How Medical Error Became America’s Third Largest Cause of Death, and What Can Be Done About It (OR Books). Podcasts of radio interviews with Mr. Lieber on this important topic can be found at http://www.kabf.org/ and http://www.wnyc.org/story/how-medical-error-became-leading-cause-death/; also see Mr. Lieber’s speech at The Real Truth About Health Conference in Orlando, Florida in September 2016 on YouTube (link is below). In 2018 Mr. Lieber authored Victory, How Pennsylvania Beat Gerrymandering and How Other States Can Do The Same (OR Books). For accomplishments in law and writing, Mr. Lieber received the Albert P. Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Civil Litigation

440 College Ave ste 320, Athens, GA 30601, USA

Jim handles a wide range of plaintiffs’ personal injury cases. He focuses his practice on product defects, medical negligence, and trucking accidents. Jim is from Cordele, Georgia, where he attended Crisp County High School before attending Georgia Southern University on a baseball scholarship. After being drafted by the Atlanta Braves, Jim played professionally in the minor leagues for a short while before ultimately following a path toward his legal career. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1983. With more than 40 years of legal experience, Jim has earned a reputation as a seasoned and successful trial lawyer. In the early years of his career, he defended hundreds of personal injury cases. He defended hospitals and physicians, trucking companies, and manufacturers of a wide range of products, including tobacco and asbestos products. He also worked on behalf of companies in business litigation matters. Jim eventually decided to switch sides and focus on the representation of plaintiffs after a successful trial in which he represented a U.S. Court of Appeals judge in a personal injury case. At Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., he now handles a wide variety of personal injury and wrongful death cases brought by injured victims and their families, as well as plaintiff business litigation. Most of Jim’s clients are referred to him by other attorneys and former clients he has helped in the past. Jim is actively involved in the pelvic mesh and hernia mesh litigation. He is co-lead counsel in the C.R. Bard hernia mesh consolidated litigation in Rhode Island, was lead counsel in the Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh litigation in state court in New Hampshire, and was state court liaison to the New Hampshire federal court C-Qur multi-district litigation. He had significant roles in the discovery, deposition, and pre-trial stages of the Ethicon/Johnson & Johnson Physiomesh hernia mesh multidistrict litigation in Atlanta (which was settled before trial) and in all stages, including trial, in the C.R. Bard pelvic mesh MDL in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia (which settled after a win for his client in the first bellwether trial). Following many successful medical malpractice cases, Jim was chosen to co-author the chapter on Legal Issues in a highly respected medical textbook, Clinical Anesthesiology Practice.

Personal Injury Law

53600 N. Ironwood Dr, South Bend, IN 46635

Mr. James Barth graduated magna cum laude from Valparaiso Law School in 2016. He is an attorney at the law offices of Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak, focusing his practice in the area of personal injury and advocating for clients who have suffered an injury or loss. Having clerked for both Federal and State trial courts, Mr. Barth gained valuable knowledge and experience in a courtroom setting. He is a valued asset to the firm, using his experiences from time served in the Marine Corps helping junior Marines through the issues they faced to make the law relatable to his clients. Mr. Barth is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Indiana Bar Association, and serves as Treasurer for the Porter County Inns of Court. Outside the office, James enjoys hiking, mushroom hunting, and watching movies with his wife.

Bankruptcy Law

2 North Main St., Newcastle, OK 73065

Family and Divorce Law

p.o.box 35, Irvington, VA 22480

General Practice Law

4 Manhattanville Rd, Suite 202, Purchase, NY 10577

James Ughetta is the Leader of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Team. His practice emphasizes litigation and preventive counseling in the field of product liability. He also handles governmental regulatory compliance including recalls, appeals, insurance-related matters, contract disputes, drafting of and guidance pertaining to vendor and business agreements, and asset and stock purchase agreements, and provides guidance on corporate matters. Mr. Ughetta has extensive trial experience representing companies in high exposure cases on a local and national level. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies to newly created and well-established privately held companies. A representative sampling of products defended in litigation include helmets, motorcycles, ski equipment, seat belts, tires, fitness equipment, UTVs, agricultural equipment, outdoor power equipment, consumer and commercial products, industrial equipment, medical devices and electrical cords/cables. He has tried cases throughout the United States and has appeared pro hac vice in litigation pending in most states including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Medical Malpractice Law

1211 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA

James D. Cardea is a partner with over 27 years of litigation and jury trial experience. He has been consistently recognized as one of Maryland’s top medical malpractice attorneys. Jim is a tenacious, aggressive, and extremely effective advocate for victims of medical negligence and has successfully served as lead counsel in hundreds of medical malpractice cases throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania , Delaware and New Jersey. Over the course of his career, Jim has obtained numerous seven-figure jury verdicts and settlements which have been featured in The Baltimore Sun and The Daily Record, among other publications. Jim’s many notable verdicts include a $1.75 million verdict in a Baltimore County jury trial which, according to topverdict.com, was one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in the country in 2019. Jim has been repeatedly honored as one of Maryland’s top 100 attorneys by Maryland Super Lawyers and as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has also been included in Best Lawyers in America, Best Attorneys in America, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (Top Attorneys) and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, as well as several other organizations. In 2022, Jim was one of only 25 attorneys in Maryland named to the Daily Record’s Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List. Identified as one of the finest and most influential practitioners in Maryland, Jim was selected to this exclusive list after the Daily Record’s editorial team consulted their readers and other individuals in the legal community for their input and perspective. Jim received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College and graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he received American Jurisprudence Awards in Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (1992) and Domestic Relations (1994). He was also a Staff Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Review from 1994-1995 and was awarded membership to the Heuisler Honor Society. Each September, in honor of his father, Jim sponsors the Dr. Don Gardea Memorial Golf Tournament benefiting the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. An avid sports fan and golfer, he has coached various youth sports. Jim is married with three daughters.

Corporate and Transactional Law

800 Oak Grove Ave, Suite 250, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Mr. Chapman focuses his practice on securities law, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and international business transactions. He counsels publicly traded and privately held clients on public offerings, private placements, debt financings, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and related transactions. Mr. Chapman also represents venture capital firms, angels, and private equity groups in their investments. With 30 years of experience in corporate and securities law, he has represented clients in over 300 mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions. Mr. Chapman has counseled clients ranging from media to pharmaceutical companies on numerous China-United States transactions. His international transactions work includes assisting Chinese companies in both investing and raising capital in the United States. Mr. Chapman also assists U.S. firms in investing and operating in China and has been involved in negotiating resolutions to some of the most high-profile disputes involving US companies operating in China. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University, where he earned his J.D.

Personal Injury Law

7575 Vegas Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89128, USA

As a seasoned litigator and trial attorney, my journey in the legal field began with a profound realization early in my career. While meticulously tracking every minute and creating billable hours, I discovered a different approach to legal practice—one that aligns with my values and economic insights: the contingency fee arrangement. This revelation led me to delve into contingency-based work, particularly in personal injury law. With each passing day, my conviction deepened that this was the perfect fit for my skills and principles, and I have never looked back since. It was this passion that drove me to establish The LJU Law Firm, a practice dedicated to serving a diverse clientele with unwavering commitment and expertise. At The LJU Law Firm, my focus areas include trial law and personal injury, encompassing product liability, motor vehicle collisions, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls, trip and falls, paralysis, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), amputation, back surgeries, and neck surgeries. I also specialize in civil rights cases, including 1983 claims, excessive force, medical indifference, First Amendment rights, and retaliation. Every jury verdict, whether a victory or defeat, represents a significant accomplishment in my pursuit of justice for my clients. In my legal journey, I have found that every case, regardless of its size, holds its own unique lessons and memorable moments. Some of the most rewarding experiences have come from securing substantial settlements for our clients. I take great pride in actively listening to and maintaining regular communication with my clients, ensuring that they understand they are not alone in their legal battles.My commitment extends beyond the courtroom. I work tirelessly to help clients access the necessary medical treatment for their pain and injuries and ensure they receive fair and reasonable settlements. Collaboration and open communication with our dedicated team members are integral to our success.One standout achievement in our practice involved a product liability case that took us on a five-year journey, involving countless hours, and trips to Hanover, Germany, Ohio, and Manchester, UK, as well as numerous depositions. In the end, we secured a remarkable $12.1 million settlement for a deserving widow, providing her with the financial support she needed in the wake of her loss At The LJU we are not only advocates for our clients but also active participants in our community. We are proud members of the Nevada Justice Association and are dedicated to making our society stronger through legal advocacy Outside of the courtroom, I find joy in a variety of pursuits, including golf, spending time with family, basketball, mountain biking, and attending concerts and comedy shows. These experiences enrich my life and fuel my passion for serving our clients with the utmost dedication and expertise Thank you for considering The LJU Law Firm for your legal needs. I look forward to the opportunity to provide you with exceptional legal representation and support.

Criminal Defense Law

80 3rd St, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

Health Care Law

365 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Over the years, Mr. Dugan has specialized in the area of complex litigation representing numerous consumers and third party-payors, including Blue Cross of Louisiana and other health insurers in cases against the manufacturers of Synthroid, Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Neurontin, Vioxx, Zyprexa, Bextra/Celebrex, Oxycontin, Ketek, Effexor, Prograf, Skelaxin, Nexium, and Suboxone. Mr. Dugan also represented the Louisiana Attorney General in the Synthroid, Baycol, Rezulin, Vioxx, and Ketek litigations to recoup medical costs the state Medicaid program expended over these drugs. As a result of his demonstrated skill and experience in class action and mass tort practice, Mr. Dugan has been appointed by the court to serve in key leadership positions in a number of large national federal court class action cases. Mr. Dugan received his B.A. from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana and his J.D. form Loyola University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana Bar and has also been admitted to practice before a number of Federal Courts including the Eastern and Middle District’s of Louisiana, Southern District of Alabama, District of Massachusetts, Eastern District of New York, United States 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, United States 1st Circuit of Appeal, United States 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal and United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Dugan continues to be an active member in a number of well-respected legal organizations, including the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana Association for Justice, the Orleans Parish Bar Associations and the Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

Medical Malpractice Law

P.O. Box 697, Lynchburg, VA 24505

Personal Injury Law

600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3800, MIAMI, FL 33131

Area of Practice: Toxic Torts

Estate Planning Law

3700 Conway Rd, # 100, Orlando, FL 32812

Bankruptcy Law

23843 Joy Rd, Suite 4, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127

Jim is the founder and managing partner of Frego and Associates, which has been the largest bankruptcy firm in Michigan for 15 years, and is one of the 10 largest consumer bankruptcy firms in the United States. Nationally recognized as an expert in the field, Jim has dedicated most of his legal career to helping people get debt relief from financial concerns of all kinds. He has used his knowledge & experience to teach several classes and seminars for other lawyers on how to help people and properly handle bankruptcy cases. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Loyola Law School, Jim has handled and filed more bankruptcy cases than anyone else in the history of the State of Michigan, and is independently Certified as a Specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. Jim’s passion for helping people comes from his belief that everyone deserves a second chance and sometimes bad things happen to good people.

Civil Litigation

77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478, USA

Civil Litigation

320 West 115th St, Apt. #3, New York, NY 10026

Area of Practice: Terrorism Litigation

Maritime Law

301 Route17 North, Suite 800, Rutherford, NJ 07070

Tax Law

8875 Hidden River Pkwy suite 110, Tampa, FL 33637, USA

James H. Sutton, Jr is both an attorney and CPA and a Shareholder of the firm. James concentrates in the area of Florida tax matters, with an almost exclusive focus on Florida Sales and Use Tax. He joined the firm in 2011 and has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant since 1994 and a licensed member of the Florida Bar since 1998. Mr. Sutton has 30+ years of experience working in Federal tax as well as State and Local Tax ("SALT"), including Arthur Andersen and a tax consulting firm handling a wide variety of state tax planning and consulting work for Fortune 1,000 companies. Since 2002, Mr. Sutton has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law teaching State and Local Tax, Accounting for Lawyers, and Federal Income Tax I and also at Boston University College of Law's LLM of Taxation program teaching Sales and Use Tax. Mr. Sutton ventured into the realm of construction as part owner, CFO, and in-house counsel for two construction companies, one residential and one commercial, giving him the opportunity to experience the "big picture" with all aspects of business and an improved ability to see things from a business owner's perspective. Mr. Sutton is also the State and Local Tax Chairman of the American Academy of Attorney - Certified Public Accounts and now dedicates his time defending companies and individuals against the aggressive tactics of the Florida Department of Revenue. Mr. Sutton has been quoted in the news by Fox News Tampa Bay, Daily Business Review, Law360, Bloomberg BNA Daily Tax Report, State Tax Notes, & Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Estate Planning Law

3400 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 220, Roseville, CA 95661

ames R. Hammer is a founding partner of Shiells & Hammer. He practices Estate Planning, Trust Administration, and Elder Law. James discovered his passion for this practice area during law school when he served as trustee for the estate of a close family friend. Seeing the power of a proper estate plan, James realized by becoming an Estate Planning attorney he could help families navigate both the difficulty of proactive contingency planning, and the difficult and emotional time following the death of a loved one.

Civil Litigation

6900 Boulevard 26, Ste B, North Richland Hills, TX 76180

Mr. Harlan's accomplished career in Legal and Regulatory Affairs started in 1975 and continues to provide the telecommunication industry with articulate and knowledgeable advice and guidance. His accomplishments in providing counsel to Fortune 100 companies, national utilities, and telecommunication companies such as GTE and MCI Worldcom, include the negotiation and drafting of complex interconnection, resale, unbundling, and collocation agreements to implement the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, facilitating competitive local exchange carriers' entry into the local market. Mr. Harlan successfully negotiated franchise agreements, right-of-way agreements, dark fiber, swap agreements, leases, licenses, joint construction projects, and other contractual arrangements for the engineering and construction of local and long-distance networks while working for GTE and MCI. During his tenure with MCI, Mr. Harlan served as an Associate Counsel in Law and Public Policy, Litigation/Real Estate and received numerous distinguished awards, including MCI's "MAP Award" for recognition and performance in Law and Public Policy in 1998 and 1999. He helped to develop national and statewide strategies favorable to Franchise and Public Right of Way legislation, including uniform rules and policies regarding franchise issues. He helped to develop and implement statewide rules and regulations for the telecommunications industry in numerous states throughout the U.S. His expertise and recognition in the telecom and real estate law industry provided invitations for him to serve as a panelist and guest speaker on many prominent industry-related committees and associations. Mr. Harlan is also a published author on legal issues regarding his experience with the application and interpretation of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 and various State Telecommunication Acts. His previous State's Legislature employment and his multi-year appointment to the Iowa Department of Agriculture as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture/Director of Regulatory Division, further speaks to his legal and regulatory experience and accomplishments. After serving full-time active duty in the United States Air Force, Mr. Harlan earned his Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude degree in 1970, his Master of Arts degree in 1971 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1974.

Civil Litigation

5760 Legacy Drive, Ste. B3448, Haltom City, TX 76137

Mr. Harlan's accomplished career in Legal and Regulatory Affairs started in 1975 and continues to provide the telecommunication industry with articulate and knowledgeable advice and guidance. His accomplishments in providing counsel to Fortune 100 companies, national utilities, and telecommunication companies such as GTE and MCI Worldcom, include the negotiation and drafting of complex interconnection, resale, unbundling, and collocation agreements to implement the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, facilitating competitive local exchange carriers' entry into the local market. Mr. Harlan successfully negotiated franchise agreements, right-of-way agreements, dark fiber, swap agreements, leases, licenses, joint construction projects, and other contractual arrangements for the engineering and construction of local and long-distance networks while working for GTE and MCI. During his tenure with MCI, Mr. Harlan served as an Associate Counsel in Law and Public Policy, Litigation/Real Estate and received numerous distinguished awards, including MCI's "MAP Award" for recognition and performance in Law and Public Policy in 1998 and 1999. He helped to develop national and statewide strategies favorable to Franchise and Public Right of Way legislation, including uniform rules and policies regarding franchise issues. He helped to develop and implement statewide rules and regulations for the telecommunications industry in numerous states throughout the U.S. His expertise and recognition in the telecom and real estate law industry provided invitations for him to serve as a panelist and guest speaker on many prominent industry-related committees and associations. Mr. Harlan is also a published author on legal issues regarding his experience with the application and interpretation of the Telecommunication Act of 1996 and various State Telecommunication Acts. His previous State's Legislature employment and his multi-year appointment to the Iowa Department of Agriculture as the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture/Director of Regulatory Division, further speaks to his legal and regulatory experience and accomplishments. After serving full-time active duty in the United States Air Force, Mr. Harlan earned his Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude degree in 1970, his Master of Arts degree in 1971 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1974.

Labor Law

9880 Research Drive, 200, Irvine, CA 92618

Area of Practice: Employment Law

Labor Law

9880 Research Drive, 200, Irvine, CA 92618

Labor Law

9880 Research Drive, 200, Irvine, CA 92618

Real Estate Law

176 Federal St, Boston, MA 02110

As a co-founder for his own real estate development company, Jim understands firsthand how to start and manage a company, including partnership negotiations, management of service providers and other external relationships, employment and compliance matters, general contracting and corporate compliance, and day-to-day operations. Jim has also managed multi-million dollar real estate development projects, working with municipal governments, architects, general contractors, environmental consultants, brokers, and other crucial members of a real estate development project’s ecosystem. He appreciates the time pressures and value that goes into running a business and the costs that are associated with it. In addition to starting and running a business, Jim has extensive experience representing local, national and international clients in all facets of real estate, including purchase and sale of property, condominiums, obtaining state and local zoning/permitting approvals, leasing, joint venture development agreements, construction contracts, and commercial and private financing. Jim has negotiated and managed relationships with high-net worth individuals, family offices, and co-development companies for his company and clients in the real estate development business.

Personal Injury Law

5885 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506

James Heiting handles civil litigation matters throughout California, recovering over $300 million for clients, dealing with wrongful death, serious injury, professional malpractice and transportation accidents. Also past President of Riverside’s County Bar, his firm has served the Inland Empire for over 30 years. He has been practicing law since receiving his doctorate degree in law in 1976. Mr. Heiting is admitted to practice before all courts of the state, the federal courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, and the California and United States Supreme Courts. Mr. Heiting also served on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of California, was a co-founder of the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court and a charter member of the Inland Empire Federal Bar Association. Mr. Heiting represents clients throughout the State in bringing and/or defending a wide variety of claims.

Criminal Defense Law

217 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY 13202

James Hopkins has provided effective representation in all types of criminal cases. He works diligently to obtain the best possible outcome for his clients. Mr. Hopkins is well-versed in the intricacies of forensic DNA evidence, and has lectured on the subject at attorney seminars, and in college and law school classes. Mr. Hopkins' legal expertise, beginning as a prosecutor and honed by many years as a criminal lawyer, make him a formidable advocate. Mr. Hopkins prides himself on providing the best criminal defense available to the citizens of Syracuse, New York.

Personal Injury Law

112 Capitol Street, Second Floor, Charleston, WV 25301

Estate Planning Law

3700 South Conway Road, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32812

James J. Flick is an attorney, chartered life underwriter, chartered financial consultant, and former certified public accountant, with a law practice concentrating in the areas of estate planning and asset protection planning, compensation planning, and tax and business planning for physicians, business owners, professionals, and high net worth individuals. Prior to opening his law practice in 1993, Mr. Flick worked as a certified public accountant for twelve years. For eight of these years he worked as a tax specialist with “Big Six” international accounting firms. The remaining four years, he operated his own accounting firm specializing in tax and business planning for privately owned businesses. Mr. Flick uses his unique educational and professional background to provide his clients with complete planning that considers the overall financial and tax impact of issues, in addition to focusing on the legal aspect of those issues and their resolution. Also, his training in accounting, insurance, and financial planning enables him to more effectively communicate with clients and their professional advisors.

Civil Litigation

1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89314

Criminal Defense Law

200 Rector Pl apt 34 e, New York, NY 10280, USA

Area of Practice: Civil & Criminal Litigation James J. (Jim) McGuire is a partner in the Litigation practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. With over 30 years of experience, he focuses his diverse practice on complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal and regulatory proceedings, and international arbitration. Mr. McGuire has successfully tried over 30 cases to verdict and argued over 25 appellate matters before federal and state courts. Mr. McGuire has extensive experience representing major corporations, financial institutions, and individuals both as defendants and plaintiffs in a wide array of cases in federal and state tribunals across the country. Those cases have spanned a multitude of subject matter areas, including antitrust, accounting fraud, common law fraud, securities fraud, banking, contract, RICO, employment, trade secrets, copyright and trademark infringement, defamation, conversion, partnership, and product liability, among others. As a former federal prosecutor, Mr. McGuire has represented over 100 entities and individuals who are under some form or threat of government investigation in white-collar and criminal law proceedings. He has represented clients across the gamut of federal and state laws, including securities fraud, bank, wire and mail fraud, money laundering, tax violations, bribery, antitrust, embezzlement, extradition, habeas corpus, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and various crimes against the individual. Consequently, Mr. McGuire regularly interacts with federal and state prosecutors and governmental agencies. He has conducted numerous internal investigations for corporate clients of diverse sizes and focus and advised sundry firms on their audits, crime prevention activities, and in-house compliance. Mr. McGuire also focuses his practice on international (as well as domestic) arbitration. He has been active in such matters under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and London Court of International Arbitration, among other bodies. Mr. McGuire has represented both respondents and claimants in such proceedings, the vast majority of which have raised complicated contractual and financial issues. Prior to joining the firm, Jim served, among other positions, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in its Criminal Division, a Partner of White & Case, and the Founding and Managing Partner of the New York office of the London-based firm Mishcon de Reya.

Personal Injury Law

730 W. Randolph, Floor 6, Chicago, IL 60661

Backed by years of experience, Attorney James J. Morici is dedicated to protecting the rights of accident victims throughout Chicago and the surrounding areas. Since committing his life to judiciary work, Mr. Morici has handled a wide range of cases, including those involving car accidents, railroad accidents, premises liability, workplace accidents, and more. Due to his hard work and dedication, he has recovered multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in numerous cases

Family and Divorce Law

10851 Sikes Pl, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28277

James L. Epperson was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1991 and served in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps, which included representing service personnel before courts-martial proceedings and negotiating the release of Navy members from foreign sovereigns in the Middle East. He was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1994 and has practiced before Federal and State Courts in civil and criminal actions in North Carolina and Georgia. He is certified in arbitration. James graduated from Appalachian State University and from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, in 1991.

Workers Compensation Law

2400 E. Katella Ave., 440, Anaheim, CA 92806

James “Jim” Schmerbauch is the Lead Attorney of JML Law’s Workers’ Compensation Group. Jim is primarily based at the Anaheim office of JML Law and has practiced law in California for the last 33 years. He has practiced exclusively in Workers’ Compensation for over 17 years, first on behalf of insurance companies defending workers’ injury claims and for the last eight years as an advocate for injured workers and litigating their injury claims at the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Boards. As an advocate for injured workers during the last eight years, Jim has obtained Awards and Settlements of over 20 million dollars for the injured workers he has represented. Many of these awards and settlements included additional benefits provided and paid to clients during and after the litigation of their claims, including retraining via Supplemental Job Displacement benefits, temporary disability, and medical care for their injuries. Jim enjoys spending time with his immediate family, including his wife, daughter, and two grandchildren. Jim is also a reasonably accomplished musician and artist. He plays every weekend for church services, occasional parties, clubs, and restaurants.

Personal Injury Law

3120 Southwest Fwy, Suite 650, Houston, TX 77098

Medical Malpractice Law

6105 Parkland Blvd #200, Cleveland, OH 44124, USA