Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Jim is a trial lawyer who represents clients in complex commercial litigation, product liability actions (involving automotive, construction, swimming pool and consumer products), complex healthcare litigation, real estate litigation, class actions and intellectual property litigation in federal and state courts. Jim has tried cases involving contract disputes, products defects and chemical exposures, healthcare issues and business torts in Florida and throughout the country. Jim has extensive experience in the swimming pool industry and has handled cases involving traumatic pool accidents throughout the United States.

Jim serves as Litigation Group Coordinator for the Orlando office and as Chair of the national Product Liability and Toxic Tort Practice.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation: Commercial
• Litigation: Product Liability & Toxic Tort
• Intellectual Property: Litigation
• Healthcare
• Subprime Lending Litigation
• White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management
• Real estate litigation
• Complex healthcare litigation/physician privileges disputes
• Business torts

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1987
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1987
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1991
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Orange County Bar Association (Member, State and Federal Trial Practice Committee)
• Federal Bar Association, 1990 - 1991 (Vice President)
• Federal Bar Association, 1991 - 1992 (President)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Florida Bar (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Omicron Delta Kappa
• “Legal Elite”, 2005 - 2007
• "Super Lawyer”, 2007 - 2008

Past Employment Positions

• Orlando office, Litigation Group Coordinator
• National Product Liability and Toxic Tort Practice, Chair

Education

• University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1987
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Mortar Board; Gold Key, President, 1983-1984
• The Florida State University, 1984
  B.S.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• Revised Bailout Plan With New Tax Provisions Passes Congress, 10/3/2008
• Ninth Circuit "STRINGER" Decision Makes Navigating the Waters of Parallel Proceedings More Hazardous for Clients and Lawyers, 06/16/2008

Address

SunTrust Center, Suite 2300
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801-3432

Phones

(407) 649-4067

Faxes

(407) 841-0168

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com