Background
Bensfield, James A. was born in Inglewood, California, United States.
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James A. Bensfield
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Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1966). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at Miller & Chevalier, Chartered (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Government Contracts Law and Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Massachusetts. 1974, District of Columbia, United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa. Editor and Publisher, The New Mexico Review and Legislative Journal, Sante Fe, New Mexico, 1970-1973.
Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-1987. Attorney: Center for Law and Education, Harvard University, 1969-1970.
National Senior Citizens Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974. Attorney, 1974-1979 and Director of Training, 1979-1980, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
Deputy to Jacob A. Stein, Independent Counsel appointed to investigate Edwin Meese, III, 1984.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
