First Admitted: 1981, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Public Statements Chair, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, 2020
Admitted to practice in the state of Texas., 2018
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee (1985-present), 2021
Member, Board of Trustees, Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library (2016-2022), 2021
Law 360, Editorial Advisory Board (Legal Ethics) (2016-2018), 2018
Commissioner, State Bar of Califonria Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct (January 2015-March 2017)., 2017
Member, Board of Trustees, California Indian Legal Services (2008-2015), 2015
Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2008-2014), 2014

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Prevailed on special motion to strike (Anti-Slapp) complaint against attorney on appeal, reversing the trial court and resulting in a dismissal of civil extortion and unfair competition claims against attorney and an award of attorneys' fees in favor of attorney client., 2020
Successfully resolved two State Bar discipline cases arising from DUI's with complete dismissals, thus avoiding a permanent stain on the client's State Bar membership records profiles. Successfully resolved multiple State Bar complaints on terms significantly superior to that offered by the Office of Chief Trial Counsel. Successfully closed multiple State Bar complaints without the filing of charges. , 2023
Obtained a judgment of dismissal with prejudice after trial in State Bar Court for a respondent., 2023
Published Opinion in Matter of Isola, State Bar Review Department, Case 20-O-30310 (May 25, 2022), 2022

Pro bono/Community Service:

Board Member, Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library (2016-2022), 2022
Participant in Dallas Bar Association's Volunteer Attorney Project providing pro bono assistance to low income individuals., 2019
Board of Trustees, California Indian Legal Services (2008-2015), 2015
Board of Trustees, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009

Honors/Awards:

AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2021
Recognized as a top professional responsibility attorney by the Los Angeles Daily Journal publication. , Daily Journal Top Professional Responsibility Lawyer, Los Angeles Daily Joirnal, 2024
Continuously rated Preeminent AV by Martindale-Hubbell for over two decades., Preeminent AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell, Martindale-Hubbell, 2022
Peer rated for highest leval of professional excellence -- AV Preeminent -- by Martindale-Hubble for over 20 years., Preeminent AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2021

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Practical advice to attorneys opening solo or small firm practices legal practices., Author, Advice to the Newly Arrived and Recently Departed, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Legal, 2022
One in a series of articles written by Jim Ham regarding California's new Rules of Professional Conduct which went into effect on November 1, 2018., Author, New Rules on Fee Sharing and Referral Fees Take Effect November 1, 2018 in California, Legal, 2018
One of a series of articles written by Jim Ham on California's new attorney ethics rules., Author, California's New Trust Account Rule Gives Clients and Attorneys a Deposit Choice and Some Guidance on Honoring Liens, Legal, 2018
Discussion of California's new attorney Rules of Professional Conduct, Author, Screening Allowed in Some Cases Under California's New Rules of Professional Conduct, Legal, 2018
Discussion of whether implied consent can form a basis for denying a motion to disqualify an attorney., Author, California Court Upholds Implied Consent as Basis to Deny Attorney Disqualification, Legal, 2018
Article discussing tention between federal and state laws regarding the sale and possession of marijuana., Author, State Laws Legalizing Marijuana Use May Face New Federal Scrunity, Legal, 2017
Short article describing the steps necessary to withdraw from a Los Angeles County Superior Court civil case., Author, How to Withdraw from a Superior Court Civil Coase, Legal, 2016

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Named in March 2024 by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as a Top Professional Responsibly Lawyer., 2024
Named a SuperLawyer for 20 consecutive years., 2025
Super Lawyer recognition every year since 2006., 2022
Preeminent AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell., 2020

Industry Groups:

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