First Admitted: 1994, Pennsylvania

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, Defender Association of Philadelphia Alumni Association
Member, The Camden County Bar Association
United States District Court For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1998
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
Master, Philadelphia Inn of Criminal Court
Member, The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey Supreme Court, 1996
Executive Committee of the Criminal Section, Philadelphia Bar Association
Member, Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1994
United States District Court For the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Chair, Criminal Justice Section, Philadelphia Bar Association

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Four Million Dollar Jury Verdict, with fellow partner Patricia Pierce, Esquire against the University of Pennsylvania representing a special needs dentist in a wrongful discharge contract claim

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Pro bono/Community Service:

Project Coordinator, Los Ninos Development Organization, Tijuana, Mexico, 1990 - 1991
Intern, Prisoner Assistance Project, Baltimore Legal Aid Bureau, Baltimore, MD, Winter, 1989
Staff Organizer, Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group, Worcester, MA, 1989 - 1990

Honors/Awards:

“Friend of Philadelphia Fire Fighter’s Achievement Award.”, 2010
Mark Craig Jacob Award for outstanding contributions to the Temple Legal Aid Office, Temple University School of Law
Founder, Temple Student Public Interest Network (Spin), Temple University School of Law
Young Lawyer’s Fellow, Philadelphia Bar Association
Victor A. Jazcun Award for excellence in trial advocacy, Temple University School of Law
American Jurisprudence Award (Best Paper), Contracts II., Temple University School of Law
Founder, Temple Court School Victim Witness Program, Temple University School of Law
Barrister Award, Trial Advocacy I, Advanced Trial Advocacy, Temple University School of Law
Distinguished Class Performance, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Political & Civil Rights, Temple University School of Law
Teaching Assistant, Integrated Trial Advocacy Program, Temple University School of Law

Educational Background:

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, B.A., in Political Science, May, 1989
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) – Ocean Survival and the Colorado Outward Bound Survival School – Alpine Mountaineering
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, J.D., May, 1994
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle Eastern politics and religious existentialism, 1987

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

“The North American Free Trade Agreement and the Integrated Environmental Border Plan: feasible Solutions to U.S. – Mexican Border Pollution.” 12 Temple Envir.L. & Tech. J. 77, Spring, 1993
Panel Presenter, Cross Examination in the Movies, Pennsylvania Bart Institute, 2008
Panel Presenter, Case & Trial Theory - “A few Good Men” a Case Study, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009
Faculty & Presenter, Fundamentals of a Criminal Law Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2010
Moderator, Nuts & Bolts of Criminal Practice in Philadelphia Municipal Court, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2011
Moderator, Criminal Practice in Philadelphia Municipal Court, Philadelphia Bench Bar Conference, 2011
Professor Daniel Silverman – Sexual Assault Cases in Philadelphia, Temple University Guest Lecturer, 2012
Course Planner, Sentencing in Pennsylvania State Courts, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2013
Frequent Lecturer, Issues Ranging from Trial Strategy, Cross Examination, and Criminal Practice, Philadelphia Courts, Philadelphia Bar Institute
Frequent Lecturer, Issues Ranging, Fundamental Practice of Criminal Law, Effective Cross Examination and Trial Techniques, Developing Case Theories, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Editor, Environmental & Technology Journal, Colgate University and Temple University School of Law

James A. Funt