OVERVIEW
Jim's practice at Hausfeld currently focuses on environmental law. He has reviewed documents and done factual research in cases involving PFAS, 1,4-Dioxane and Ford’s dumping of toxic substances in rural northern New Jersey. He assisted in finding and checking citations in a human rights case and a climate change case.
In 2018, prior to joining Hausfeld, Jim had a yearlong fellowship with the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee, managing three hearings of the Interior, Energy and Environment Subcommittee and performing other investigations. While in California, Jim reported for the Daily Journal, the state’s largest legal newspaper, and did pro bono work in housing, environmental and family law. In Maryland, immediately after law school, Jim clerked for a Baltimore County Circuit Judge, assisting her in all manner of criminal and civil cases. While in law school, Jim spent a year in the environmental law clinic, working on cases that focused on Chesapeake Bay.
Working towards a diverse, equitable, and inclusive world is paramount to Jim who is an active member of our Social Inclusion working group.
EDUCATION
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.
The Ohio State University, M.A., Journalism
BAR ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia
Maryland
AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association, Member (2023 - Present)
PUBLICATIONS
EVENTS
PERSPECTIVES
EXPERIENCE
Environmental & Product Liability
- SCWA v. Dow, et al. and SCWA v. 3M Company, et al. – Jim is on the case team of these two environmental cases on behalf of the largest public water supplier in the country against the manufacturers and distributors of products containing toxic chemicals for contamination of the local public drinking water.
- Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, et al. v. Dow Chemical Co., et al. – Environmental litigation on behalf of the State of New Jersey against the manufacturers of the toxic chemical 1,4-dioxane for contamination of the State’s natural resources and drinking water supply, as well as deceptive and fraudulent business practices regarding the sale of 1,4-dioxane products to industrial facilities and New Jersey consumers.
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. – Representing the New Jersey Attorney General in an environmental justice suit against Ford Motor Company seeking natural resource damages related to environmental pollution near the company’s Mahwah, NJ plant. The State alleges that Ford polluted an area that includes the homeland of a Native American tribe and later concealed the extent of the contamination from subsequent property owners and regulators (as depicted in the HBO documentary Mann V. Ford).
