Background
Rogers, James Albert was born on May 15, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Albert Lee and Edith Jane (Magee) Rogers.
Rogers, James Albert was born on May 15, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Albert Lee and Edith Jane (Magee) Rogers.
Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Communications and Media, Computer and Software, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Finance, General Practice, Government Contracts, Government, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, International Law, Investments, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Products Liability, Regulatory Law, RICO, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation and White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Minnesota. 1971, Wisconsin; 1975, District of Columbia.
Clerk to Judge C. Donald Peterson, Supreme Court of Minnesota.
Board of Directors, Environmental Law Institute, 1982. Chairman of the Board, 1988-1991.
Associate General Counsel for Water and Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, 1977-1981. Assistant Attorney General, State of Wisconsin, 1971-1973.
Company-chair, Annual Conference, "Hazardous Wastes, Superfund and Toxic Substances," (American Language Institute -American Bar Association), 1984-1992.
Member, American Language Institute -American Bar Association Advisory Committee on Environmental Law. Member: American Law Institute. Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering has a diverse national and international regulatory, commercial, legislative, and civil and criminal litigation practice.
With offices in Washington, Baltimore, London, Brussels, and Berlin, the firm is able to meet the needs of its clients in matters involving issues of state, federal, international, or European Union law.
Member District of Columbia Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, Environmental Law Institute (board directors 1982-1997, Chairman of the Board 1987-1990), American Law Institute.
Married Jane Austin Pughe, May 14, 1967 (divorced 1980). Married Ellen Sheriff, September 26, 1987. Children: Alison Sheriff, Emily Sheriff.