James Todd

Email: abptp7@r.postjobfree.com

Address: c/o 24 Rennie Street

City: Lunenburg

State: MA

Zip: 01462

Country: USA

Phone: 512-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $60,000

Willing to Relocate

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JAMES C. TODD

512-***-****

abptp7@r.postjobfree.com

CORE COMPETENCIES

* legal research, analysis, writing, and oral presentation

* legal advice and counseling

* all litigation-related tasks (discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, etc.)

* public speaking

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Licensed and/or admitted to practice in:

Texas Supreme Court and lower state courts

U.S. Supreme Court (including two oral arguments)

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

U.S. District Courts of Texas (Western, Northern, Southern, Eastern)

(I will be eligible for a Massachusetts law license upon completion of the MPRE.)

(I have also been admitted pro hac vice for particular cases in U.S. District Courts in Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, and Minnesota.)

Certifications and Professional Memberships:

Certification by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Civil Trial and Civil Appellate Law

State Bar of Texas

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

As part of my professional service, I have served as a member of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization`s Civil Appellate Law Advisory Committee, the Public Affairs Committee of the State Bar of Texas, and the College of the State Bar of Texas

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Arts (Major: Sociology)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

In my present and previous employment, I have litigated in state and federal court, including all four federal districts of Texas, the Eastern District of Louisiana, the Eastern District of Maryland, the District of Minnesota, and the District of Colorado; and I have argued to the Austin, Corpus Christi, and Eastland Courts of Appeal, the Texas Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Austin, Texas

Assistant Attorney General

Advising and representing state agencies and officials in all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, bench trials, jury trials, and appeals, in state and federal court; supervision of a team of attorneys; providing in-house training on litigation and substantive law topics. My duties have also previously included heading special teams of attorneys and support staff for complex litigation, supervising appeals for the Office of Attorney General, and supervising a division of 30 attorneys and more than 50 support staff.

Advocacy, Incorporated (now Disability Rights Texas), Austin, Texas

Staff Attorney

Representing clients with disabilities in state and federal court and in state administrative hearings; providing advice and educational presentations to families of people with disabilities, professionals, and public officials.

Gulf Coast Reg. Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, Galveston, Texas

Staff Attorney

Providing a wide range of in-house legal advice and services for a local public agency; serving as legal advisor to an inter-agency committee on child protective services; training staff on legal rights issues; developing compliance manuals and procedures.

PUBLICATIONS:

Author or co-author of articles published in the Journal of College and University Law, the Journal of Family Therapy, and the Texas Law Review; author or co-author of presentations published in materials for continuing legal education programs by the University of Texas School of Law, the Texas State Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, the Texas State Bar Professional Development Program on Advanced Personal Injury Law, and the Texas State Bar School Law Section.

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