Background
Baird, James was born on October 23, 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Baird, James was born on October 23, 1943 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Wisconsin (Juris Doctor, 1968). George Washington University (Master of Laws, 1970).
Articles Editor, Wisconsin Bar Journal, 19671968.
Attorney to Board Member, National Labor Relations Board, 19681970.
Worked at Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Private and Public Sector Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Wisconsin. 1972, Illinois.
Articles Editor, Wisconsin Bar Journal, 1967-1968.
Attorney to Board Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1968-1970.
Member: Illinois State, Federal and American (Member, Urban, State and Local Government Law Section. Chair, 1994-1995; Section of Labor and Employment Law, Chair, Committee on State and Local Government Bargaining, 1976-1979) Bar Associations.
Member American Bar Association (management Chairman of Commission state labor law developers 1975-1976, committee state and local government bargaining 1976-1979, section labor relations law, Chairman of Commission public employee bargaining, section urban, state and local government law 1981-1984, member governor county section urban, state and local government law 1991-1992, section chair, urban, state and local government law 1994-1995), Federal Bar Association (member state and local government reaction panel since 1972).