Background
Benedict, James Nelson was born on October 6, 1949 in Norwich, New York, United States. Son of Nelson H. and Helen (Wilson) Benedict.
Benedict, James Nelson was born on October 6, 1949 in Norwich, New York, United States. Son of Nelson H. and Helen (Wilson) Benedict.
Saint Lawrence University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1971). Albany Law School of Union University (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Rogers & Wells (New York, New York) specializing in Securities Class Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1975, New York, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1977, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. 1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
1981, United States. Supreme Court. 1982, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Phi Beta Kappa. Pi Sigma Alpha. Phi Alpha Theta.
Member, 1972-1973, Lead Articles Editor, 1973-1974, Albany Law Review. Member, Board of Contributing Editors and Advisors, Corporation Law Review, 1977-1982.
Company-Author: "Money Market Fund Management Fees: How Much Is Too Much?" 57 New York University Law Review 1059, 1982. "Federal Income Tax Returns The Tension Between Government Access and Confidentiality," 64 Cornell Law Review 940, 1979.
"The Right to a Jury Trial in Federal Securities Actions," 29 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, 1996.
"Indemnification of Underwriters in Securities Class Actions," 26 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, 1993. "The Power of Arbitrators to Award Punitive Damages," 25 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, 1992. "Special Compensation for Named Plaintiffs in Securities Class Actions," 24 The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, 1991.
"Recent Developments in Excessive Management Fee Litigation Under Section 36 (b) of the Investment Company Acting of 1940," 22 The Review of Securities and Commodities Regulation, 1989.
Trustee, Saint Lawrence University 1985-1990. President, Albany Law School Alumni Association, 1986-1987.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Federal Legislation, 1976-1979. Member, 1979-1982 and Secretary, 1981-1982, Federal Courts Committee.
Member, Committee on Securities Regulation, 1996).
New York State and American (Company-Chairman, Litigation Subcommittee on Litigation under the Investment Company Acting of 1940 and the Investment Advisors Acting, 1996) Bar Associations. Federal Bar Council.
Board directors Reece School, New York City, 1984-1989, Stanley Isaacs Neighborhood Center, New York City, 1984-1989. Trustee St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1985-1991. Member American Bar Association (chairman securities litigation subcommittee on 1940 Act matters 1984-1986, 96—), Federal Bar Council New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York (committee on securities regulaton, federal legislation committee, federal courts committee), American Society Writers on Legal Subjects, Sky Club (New York City), Scarsdale Golf Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Janet East. Fagal, May 8, 1982.