Background
Burns, James B. was born on November 30, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois, United States.
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James B. Burns
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Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Stanford University (Master of Science, Civil Engineering, 1981). Temple University (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Spoken languages: German.
Career
Worked at Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Limited. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance, Casualty, Compensation, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Tort Litigation, Real Estate, Probate and Corporation.
Admitted to the bar, 1986, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Winner, I. Herman Stern Moot Court Competition, 1985. Editor-in-Chief, Temple Environmental Law & Technology Journal, 1985-1986.
Semi-Finalist, Samuel J. Polsky Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, 1985. Company-Author with: Joanne R. Denworth, "Moyer"s Landfill: Case Study of a Federal Equity Receivership.
Prospects for Continued Use of a Powerful Pollution Cleanup Tool," 4 Temple Envtl.
L. & Technology J. 17, 1985. Author: "Deposing Expert Witnesses in Environmental Litigation," 4 Villanova Envir. L. J. 51, 1993; "Can Environmental Audits be Used Against You?" INFORM (International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials) Magazine, August, 1995 at p.
953.
Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Company-Chair, Public Service Subcommittee, Environmental Law Committee). Deasey, Mahoney & Bender, Limited., was formed by members of the firm of Deasey, Scanlan & Bender, Limited., (founded in 1947).
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Member: Philadelphia Bar Association (Company-Chair, Public Service Subcommittee, Environmental Law Committee).
