Background
DeLanis, James Alfred was born on October 4, 1953 in Parma, Ohio, United States. Son of John Joseph and Irene Ann (Harm) Delete.
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James Alfred DeLanis
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James Alfred DeLanis, American lawyer. Bar: Tennessee 1978, Ohio 1979, United States District Court Tennessee 1978, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1981), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1996. Recipient Tutor of Year award Young Men’s Christian Association Community Action Program, 1995, Colton Animal Welfare award, 2001.
Education
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, with honors, 1975). Vanderbilt University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Business Manager, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1977-1978.
Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee, 1979-1981.
Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, General Litigation.
Career
Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Commercial and Business Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Administrative Law, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Tennessee. 1979, Ohio.
Business Manager, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1977-1978.
Assistant Attorney General, Tennessee, 1979-1981.
Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust. Business Regulation; Intellectual Property.
Litigation) Bar Associations.
Achievements
Membership
Board director Nashville Pro Bono, Inc., 1994-2000, chairman 1996-1997, named Coming of Age All Star 1982-2003. Board director Nashville Humane Association, 1996-2002, since 2004, president, 1999-2000. Member American Bar Association (litigation, antitrust and intellectual property sections since 1995), Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, Nashville Bar Foundation, American Intellectual Property Law Association.
