Background
Hicks, James BRadley was born on March 28, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John and Liane (Wolker) Hicks.
Hicks, James BRadley was born on March 28, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of John and Liane (Wolker) Hicks.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1978. Master of Arts, with honors, 1978). Harvard University (Master of Business Administration, 1982.
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1982).
Worked at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor, Securities Litigation, Unfair Competition. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California. 1988, United States. Supreme Court.
Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1980-1982.
Selected Publications: "Piercing the Corporate Law Veil: The Alter Ego Doctrine Under Federal Common Law," 95 Harvard Law Review 853 (1982), adopted as Ninth Circuit rule of decision in Board of Trustees v. Valley Cabinet & Manufacturing
Company, 877 F.2d 769, 774 (9th Circuit 1989); "The Politics of Legal Reform: Egyptian Courts in the Sudan 1821-1854," in New Jersey Coulson (educated), Studies in Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, in press).
"Expert Witnesses and Attorney Disqualification: The Shadow, Toyota, and Erickson Cases," in Continuing Education of the Bar Civil Litigation Reporter (October 1996-Company-author).
Member: Los Angeles County (Member: Moot Court Committee, 1987-1989. Bench-Bar-Media Committee, 1985. Appellate Courts Committee, 1997) and American (Member: Appellate Committee, 1991.
Labor Law Committee, 1991.
Intellectual Property Committee, 1991. Business Torts Committee, 1992) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Chairman, California Supreme Court Historical Society Subcommittee, 1987-1988. Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, 1994).
Los Angeles Conservancy (Member, Legal Committee, 1992).
Member American Bar Association (appellate advocacy committee since 1991, business torts litigation and intellectual property committees since 1992), Los Angeles County Bar Association (bench and bar relations committee since 1986, moot court committee since 1987, appellate committee since 1997), California Bar (history law in California committee 1986-1988, chairman California Supreme Court Society subcommittee 1987-1988, appellate committee since 1994), Supreme Court of the United States Court History Society, 9th Judicial Circuit History Society, Harvard Club New York City, Pandits Club New Haven. M C.
Married Natalia A. Huryn, October 15, 1983.