Background
Dever, James Columcille was born on May 25, 1962 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Son of James C. and Kathleen Marie (Donahue) Dever.
Dever, James Columcille was born on May 25, 1962 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. Son of James C. and Kathleen Marie (Donahue) Dever.
Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dever received a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1984 and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1987.
Worked at Maupin Taylor & Ellis, P.A. (Raleigh, NC) specializing in Employment Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Government Contract Law. Admitted to the bar, 1987, NC. 1990, DC.
Beta Gamma Sigma.
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1986-1987. Author: "Double Jeopardy, False Claims and United States v. Halper," 20 Public Cont.
L.J. 56, 1990; "Tinker Revisited: Fraser v. Bethel School District and Regulation of Speech in the Public Schools," Duke L.J. 1164, 1985. Adjunct Professor of Employment Law, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University, 1997.
Attorney, Honors Program, Office of the Air Force General Counsel, Pentagon, Washington, DC, 1988-1992. Law Clerk, The Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1987-1988.
Member: NC and American (Member: Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Public Contract Sections) Bar Associations. Military: Captain, United States.A.F., 1988-1992.
Member: NC and American (Member: Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Public Contract Sections) Bar Associations. Military: Captain, United States.A.F., 1988-1992.
Married Amy Carole Nichols, June 1, 1985. Children: Colum, Patrick.