Law Offices Of James W. Bates

ATTORNEY PROFILE

JAMES W. BATES

EDUCATION: 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: CEO, Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber Of Commerce, 2006-present; Youth
Basketball Coach, Foothill Hoops, 2003-2006; 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.

2418 Honolulu Avenue, Suite J
Montrose, California 91020
(818) 248-1911 Telephone
(818) 248-4690 Facsimile
jbates@jbateslaw.com

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