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Below is a brief description of Mr. James' Legal Experience.Click for a Word version of Mr. James' Vitae
Phil@Lawyer.com PO Box 101510 Denver, CO 80250 720.663.0630
Employment
Magistrate Denver, Part-time, 2005-2010 Private Practice--1984 to present. Juvenile Law and Guardian ad Litem Contempt Defense & Ethics Real Estate, General Litigation Asst City Atty.—Cherry Hills Village Asst City Atty.—Manitou Springs Holland & Hart—Staff Attorney—Aspen Deputy District Attorney—Pueblo Assistant County Attorney—Pueblo NITA Graduate
Legal Organizations
CBA Ethics Committee--1983 to present CBA Ethics Hotline Chair--1987-2008 Author of the Hotline Handbook 1986-2008
Denver Law Club 2006-2007—President 1998-2010—Writer and Performer Author and Host of www.LawClub.org
Colorado-Wyoming American Inns Summit Chair 2005-2006
CBA Juvenile Law Section Chair, 2004-2005 Author and Host of www.Juvenilelaw.net CBA Board of Governors Alternate
Alfred A. Arraj Inn of Court—1993 to present President 2000-2001 Website Host for Arraj Inn, Minoru Yasui Inn, and Doyle Inn.
Community Organizations
Denver Access to Justice Denver Bar Association Committee 2008-2010
Creative Options 1999-2008 Multidisciplinary Committee Denver Juvenile Court Rotating Chair 2000-2004
Commission on Families in the Courts Supreme Court Commission Presented Materials at 6 Colorado Public Hearings Statewide-2001
Jefferson County Adult Diversion Jeffco DA’s Office--Board Member—1 Time per Month--5 years—1989-94
Legislation Proposed original Ombudsman Law, wrote the Bill Testified before the House and Senate House Bill 04-1403 February--April 2004.
Testified in House Judicial Committee House Bill 1149—Adoption January 27 & March 1, 2004
House Bill 1172-Family Investigator February 24, 2005
Publications
Juvenile Law Benchbook, Versions 3 and 4 Participated in Editing and Preparing Materials CD and on the Web 5/2005 to 5/2006 and 8/2001 to 9/2001
Juggling Program Development – The Bencher National Publication of the American Inns of Court May-June Edition 2004
D&N Respondent Parent’s Defense Manual 1999-2005 www.JuvenileLaw.net/Respondent.htm
GALs and Home Visits—2000-2005 www.JuvenileLaw.net/GAL.htm
Mental Health Certification Defense 1991-2004 www.JuvenileLaw.net/Mental.htm
Contempt Defense Manual 2003-2010 www.JuvenileLaw.net/Contempt.htm
Clinton Redux—A Mental Health and Technical Defense Follow-up The Colorado Lawyer Nov. 1993, p. 2389
The Clinton Mental Health Case—a Civil Procedure Lesson The Colorado Lawyer Sept. 1990, p. 1809
Pre-Trial Technical Defenses to Mental Health Certification The Colorado Lawyer July 1988, p. 1327
Expert Witness
Juvenile and Probate Law 2004-2009 Malpractice and Attorney Discipline
Published Appellate Cases
In the Int. of J.A.S., 160 P.3d 257 (Colo. App. 2007) In the Int. of T.E.M., 124 P.3d 905 (Colo. App. 2005) In re J.M.B., 60 P.3d 790 (Colo. App. 2002). In the Int. of Santorufo, 844 P.2d 1234 (Colo. App. 1992). In Re Matter of P.F., Jr. v. Walsh, 648 P.2d 1067 (Colo. 1982)
Honors
Law Club Award of Merit “… outstanding service …” 2010 CBA Ethics Committee Certificate of Appreciation “… outstanding service …” 2008 SCAO Certificate of Appreciation 2002 Commission on Families in the Courts
Speaking—Seminars
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