Background
Stearns, James C. was born on February 11, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
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James C. Stearns
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Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1972). University of Manchester (Master of Arts, 1974). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, District of Columbia. Member, National Moot Court Team.
Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1975-1976. Author: "Renewal of the Export Administration Act of 1979: An Overview," Middle East Executive Reports, April, 1983. Counsel, Georgetown University, Health Policy Center, 1976-1977.
Special Assistant to the Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA, 1977-1978. Chief Counsel, GSA Board of Contract Appeals, 1978-1980. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, 1980-1981.
Legislative Counsel, Department of Commerce, 1981-1984. Acting Chief Counsel, Minority Business Development Agency, 1984. Member, Chamber of Commerce Council on Small Business, 1984-1987.
Trustee, The Holderness School, 1985-1993. President, United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc., 1993-1995. Vice Chairman, United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc., 1995.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Member, Section on: International Law). Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur is a nationally known business law firm delivering creative solutions for large, mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses.
The Firm, which traces its origins to 1846, has over 250 lawyers practicing in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio. Washington, D.C.; and Naples, Florida. The Firm provides legal services to a worldwide base of clients in the areas of business and finance, commercial litigation, financial institutions law and regulation, commercial and personal lending, bankruptcy, government affairs, environmental law, personal injury and tort litigation, insurance, health care, employee benefits, labor and employment, real estate, federal and state tax, trusts and estates, probate proceedings and litigation, federal procurement and contracting, utility regulation, international and intellectual property.
Membership
Member, National Moot Court Team. Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1975-1976.
