Background
Terry, James Joseph was born on July 2, 1952 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of James Joseph Senior and Marie Catherine (O'Boyle) Terry.
Terry, James Joseph was born on July 2, 1952 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of James Joseph Senior and Marie Catherine (O'Boyle) Terry.
New York University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, with honors in politics, 1974). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha.
Recipient, James Gordon Bennett Prize for Outstanding Senior Thesis in Politics, 1974, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Student Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1976-1977.
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
Phi Beta Kappa.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient, James Gordon Bennett Prize for Outstanding Senior Thesis in Politics, 1974. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Student Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1976-1977. Author: "Reasonable Suspicion for Border Patrol Stops," Volume 15, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 277.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.
New York County Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute. Federal Bar Council. (New York, New York Office).
Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation"s oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. New York County Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute.
Federal Bar Council.
(New York, New York Office).
Married Marguerite Mary O'Connor, September 29, 1985. 1 child, James Daniel.