James Thomas Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Spartanburg, SC

Defense is all I do. Based in Upstate South Carolina, but will also take cases throughout North Carolina and Georgia on a select basis.

Spartanburg, SC

I taught Interviewing in the Fine Arts and Communication Studies Department in the Fall of 2017.

Decatur, GA

Before opening my own practice, I represented a large number of clients who faced serious charges in a busy metro Atlanta county court system.

Decatur, GA

During my final year in law school I worked as a student attorney under Georgia's Third-year Practice Act.

Fort Collins, CO

I worked as a student attorney under Colorado's law student practice act during the summer between 2L and 3L year. I represented around 70 clients charged with misdemeanor offenses.

Nashville, TN

Interned during the summer between 1L and 2L year doing various research projects and assisting the office's trial attorneys.

Manhattan, KS

Independently taught, graded, and prepared curriculum for Expository Writing I (informative/expressive writing) and Expository Writing II (argumentative writing) classes.

Ithaca, NY

• Administered, coached, and prepared research for Cornell’s debate and speech teams, and coordinated and helped direct Cornell's annual invitational debate tournament (over 70 teams participated)
• Assisted with lecturing and grading for Professor Sam Nelson’s Argumentation and Debate class
• Assisted with an outreach program teaching debate at MacCormick Secure Center (maximum security juvenile detention facility in Brooktondale, NY) (presented “Debate in the Prison,” with Sam Nelson and Adam Barry at.
• Coordinated and implemented an exchange program with Slovenian debaters

J.D. (With Honors), Law

Member: Order of the Barristers, Moot Court Society, Mock Trial Society, Homeless Advocacy Project (Director), Emory Public Interest.

M.A., English, Cultural Studies

Earle R. Davis Memorial Scholarship recipient. Coursework in Cultural Studies and Creative Writing. Several academic conference.

B.A., English

Member of the Debate Team (Four-time participant in the elimination rounds of the National Debate Tournament as well as the.