Background
Thornton, James D. was born on February 23, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Thornton, James D. was born on February 23, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1980). Northwestern University. University of Houston (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1987).
Worked at Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice, Litigation, Corporate, Banking, Antitrust, Insurance, Bond, Securities, Trust, Estate, Tax, Labor, Bankruptcy and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Virginia. Pi Tau Sigma. Member: Order of the Barons.
Order of the Coif.
Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership with approximately 130 lawyers at year-end 1996, is one of the three largest law firms in the State of Virginia and the third largest in the Richmond metropolitan area.
The firm traces its origins to the 1920s. The firm expanded into Northern Virginia in 1987 (see McLean, Virginia listing), opened its Norfolk office in 1989 (see Norfolk, Virginia listing) and its Virginia Beach office in January, 1996 (See Virginia Beach, Virginia listing).
Mays & Valentine is a full-service firm representing a wide diversity of corporate, institutional, governmental and individual clients.
Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Member: Richmond, Virginia and American Bar Associations.