Background
Bacchus, James L. was born on June 21, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
United States representative politician
Bacchus, James L. was born on June 21, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, high honors in history, 1971). Yale University (Master of Arts, 1973). Florida State University College of Law (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1978).
Worked at Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in Corporate and Securities, Litigation, Real Estate, Environmental and Land Use, Federal and State Governmental and Administrative Law, Tax, International Law, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Public Finance, Intellectual Property, Franchising, Licensing and Distribution, White Collar Criminal Defense, Appellate, Banking, Health, Trusts and Estates, Immigration, International Trade, Alcohol Beverage Control, Employment Law and Employee Benefits, Sports and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Florida, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and United States. Court of International Trade. 1984, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Editor-in-Chief, Florida State University Law Review, 1978.
Recipient, Silver Gavel Award, American Bar Association, 1974. Chief Speech Writer and Deputy Press Secretary to the Governor of Florida, 1974-1976. Special Assistant to the United States.
Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, 1979-1981. Former Member of Congress, Central Florida (Member: Science, Space and Technology Committee. Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee).
Member: Executive Committee, Tourism Caucus. Trade Policy Coordinating Committee. Member, Board of Directors, Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1986.
Member, Tri-County Transit Authority, 1986-1988. General Counsel, State Comprehensive Plan Committee, 1986-1987. Member, Board of Directors, and Vice President, Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce, 1987.
Member: Board of Directors, Florida Space Business Roundtable, 1988. Advisory Committee, Florida Space Research Foundation, 1988. Board of Advisors, University of Central Florida, 1988.
Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Chairman, Florida's Task Force on Defense Reinvestment. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council, Section on International Law, 1985-1988).
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. International Law); Florida Council of International Development. Military: With United States.
Army, 1971-1977 (Orlando Office). The firm has more than 278 attorneys, and offices in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida.
Washington, D.C. and New York City.
Member: Executive Committee, Tourism Caucus. Trade Policy Coordinating Committee. Member, Board of Directors, Florida Endowment for the Humanities, 1986.
Member, Tri-County Transit Authority, 1986-1988. General Counsel, State Comprehensive Plan Committee, 1986-1987. Member, Board of Directors, and Vice President, Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce, 1987.
Member: Board of Directors, Florida Space Business Roundtable, 1988. Advisory Committee, Florida Space Research Foundation, 1988. Board of Advisors, University of Central Florida, 1988.
Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Chairman, Florida's Task Force on Defense Reinvestment. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council, Section on International Law, 1985-1988).
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law. International Law); Florida Council of International Development. Military: With United States.
Army, 1971-1977 (Orlando Office).
