Background
Johnson James, Elaine was born on March 15, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Elaine Johnson James
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Barnard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Teachers College of Columbia University (Master of Arts, 1976). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Career
Worked at Nason, Yeager, Gerson, White and Lioce, P.A. (West Palm Beach, Florida) specializing in General Commercial Practice in all State, Federal, and Appellate Courts and Administrative Agencies. Corporate and Securities Law, Real Estate, Zoning, Eminent Domain, Environmental, Marital and Family Law, Public and Private Utilities, Recreational and Resorts Entities, Taxation, Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Pennsylvania, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1989, Florida; United States.
District Court, Southern District of Florida. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1981-1982.
Member: Philadelphia, Palm Beach County, Pennsylvania and American (Member and Division Director, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers. The firm concentrates on three areas in the law.
The largest area is civil trial and appellate work in all state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
Other primary areas include real estate representation, both commercial and residential, for developers and individuals, including all aspects of development, land use and conveyancing. And corporate and business representation, with expertise in tax, securities, formation of business entities, trusts and governmental interfaces.
Other major areas of concentration involve estate planning and probate services, governmental and utilities services, recreational and resorts entity representation.
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Member: Philadelphia, Palm Beach County, Pennsylvania and American (Member and Division Director, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Women Lawyers.
