James M.Harris
Senior Counsel
Appellate
jmharris@seyfarth.com
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James' practice area includes civil appellate and writ law. James has briefed and argued numerous appeals in both State and Federal systems in such diverse areas as antitrust, torts, civil procedure, employment, class actions, libel, labor, breach of contract, environmental, real property, bankruptcy, partnership, and civil rights.
Following graduation from law school, James was law clerk to the Honorable David L. Bazelon, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, from 1976 to 1977.
Following graduation from law school, James was law clerk to the Honorable David L. Bazelon, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, from 1976 to 1977.
- JD, University of Chicago Law School
Order of the Coif
University of Chicago Law Review, editor in chief - BA, Brown University
- California
- District of Columbia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, District of Columbia
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- California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- Co-Author, “Federal Appellate Practice: Ninth Circuit,” the leading treatise on Ninth Circuit Practice
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- University of Virginia Law School
- Visiting Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law (2001-2002)
- Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, (2008 – 2011) teaching federal courts
More About James
James' practice area includes civil appellate and writ law. James has briefed and argued numerous appeals in both State and Federal systems in such diverse areas as antitrust, torts, civil procedure, employment, class actions, libel, labor, breach of contract, environmental, real property, bankruptcy, partnership, and civil rights.
Following graduation from law school, James was law clerk to the Honorable David L. Bazelon, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, from 1976 to 1977.
Following graduation from law school, James was law clerk to the Honorable David L. Bazelon, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, from 1976 to 1977.
- JD, University of Chicago Law School
Order of the Coif
University of Chicago Law Review, editor in chief - BA, Brown University
- California
- District of Columbia
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Eastern District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
- US District Court, District of Columbia
Related Services
Blogs
Related News & Insights
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Firm News
08/15/2024
220 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2025
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Recognition
08/17/2023
210 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2024
-
Recognition
Aug 18, 2022
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023
-
Recognition
Aug 19, 2021
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2022
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Appellate Practice (2008-2025)
- Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Appellate Practice (2020)
- California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- Co-Author, “Federal Appellate Practice: Ninth Circuit,” the leading treatise on Ninth Circuit Practice
Law School Teachings
- University of Virginia Law School
- Visiting Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law (2001-2002)
- Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, (2008 – 2011) teaching federal courts