ATTORNEY PROFILE

JAMES W. BATES

EDUCATION:  1986; J.D. Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, 1989.  Chief Articles Editor,
Loyola International and Comparative Law Journal, 1988-1989.  Staff Member, Loyola International and
Comparative Law Journal, 1987-1988.  B.S. Business Administration (Finance/Securities), University Of
Southern California, 1986.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:  
California, 1989; District of Columbia, 1991 (Inactive); United States Supreme
Court; United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit; United States District Court, Central, Southern,
Eastern and Northern Districts of California.

MEMBER:  
State Bar Of California; District Of Columbia Bar; Christian Legal Society; The Federalist
Society.

PUBLICATIONS:  Reducing The United States Trade Imbalance With Japan: Equal Access For United
States Securities Dealers, 11 Loy.L.A.Int'l & Comp.L.J. (1989).

COMMUNITY: Youth Basketball Coach,
Foothill Hoops, 2003-2006; CEO, Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber
Of Commerce, 2006-present; Youth Basketball Coach, Crescenta-Canada YMCA, 1999-2003; President,
Glendale Community College Alumni Association, 1990.  

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:  Eagle Scout.

EXPERIENCE:

Law Offices Of James W. Bates, Montrose, California.
Trial Attorney, 1999- present.

O'Rourke, Allan & Fong, LLP, Glendale, California
Trial Attorney, 1998-99.

Nemecek & Cole, Sherman Oaks, California.
Litigation Associate, 1993-1997.

O'Rourke, Stafford & Allan, Glendale, California.
Trial Attorney, 1988-1993.

California Attorney General's Office, Los Angeles California.
Intern, 1985.
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