Background
McNeill, James P. was born on December 30, 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States.
McNeill, James P. was born on December 30, 1959 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Washington State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). Gonzaga University (Juris Doctor, 1985). Law Clerk to the Honorable Vernon R. Pearson, Washington State Supreme Court, 1985-1986.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert West. Skidmore, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, 1987-1988. Municipal Finance, Transportation, Governmental Relations.
Worked at Perkins Coie (Spokane, Washington) specializing in Municipal Finance, Municipal Law, Environmental and Natural Resources, Corporation, Antitrust, Administrative, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Corporate Financing, General Business and Commercial, Government Contract, Hazardous Waste, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Securities, Taxation, Labor-Employment, Public Utility, Estate Planning and Probate Law. General Civil and White Collar Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Washington.
1987, United States.
District Court, Western District of Washington and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Washington.
1992, United States.
Supreme Court. Contributor, Washington Municipal Financing Deskbook, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (1993). Author: "Local Procedures for Obtaining Relief Stay," 4 De Novo 1991.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Vernon R. Pearson, Washington State Supreme Court, 1986. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert West. Skidmore, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington, 1987-1988.
Member: Washington State Bar Association. National Association of Bond Lawyers. Perkins Coie serves clients through 11 locations throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
Perkins Coie is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest.
The firm opened the Spokane office, in Washington"s second largest city, in 1990 to meet client needs in Eastern Washington. Lawyers in the Spokane office work closely with our network of Perkins Coie lawyers across the country and in the Pacific Rim to remain on the forefront of issues and policies that affect public entities and other clients throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
While there are many similarities between our Spokane practice and activities in the firm"s other offices, our Spokane practice is specifically oriented to a public practice embracing municipal finance and municipal law as well as litigation in the areas of constitutional law, administrative law, labor, construction and land use, and to representing clients in business and commercial matters, as well as tort and product liability litigation.
Member: Washington State Bar Association. National Association of Bond Lawyers.