James T. Shearin

Intellectual Property, Mediation
850 Main Street, P.O. Box 7006
Bridgeport, Connecticut 066017006


Intellectual Property

Admitted

1986, Connecticut; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Law School

University of Connecticut, J.D., with high honors, 1986

Law School Graduation Year

1986

College

University of Connecticut, B.A., summa cum laude, 1983

Memberships

Bridgeport (Past President), Connecticut (Member: Federal Practice and Intellectual Property Sections, Executive Committees) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Biographical

Recipient, William F. Starr Outstanding Student Award. Administrative Editor, Connecticut Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: The Discrimination Statutes and the Supreme Court's Program for Confusion, 17 Conn. L. Rev. 3 (1985). Co-author: What to do When the Feds Grab for Collateral, ABA Banking Journal, Vol. LXXX16, No. 2; Commentary: Working for Which Side, The Record, No. 175 (September 10, 1993). Author: The Expert Witness and Mandatory Disclosure: Comply or Suffer the Consequences, Vol. 14, No. 2, CTLA Forum 136 (March/April, 1996); Lawyering from the John , Vol. 6, No. 7, Connecticut Lawyer 28 (April 1996); Protecting Your Eventual Judgment for Money Damages, The Banking Law Journal (October, 1998). Co-author: Zealousness and Honesty in Settlement Discussion, Connecticut Law Tribune Magazine (August 9, 1999); Medical Malpractice Liability: It's Not Just For Doctors Anymore, Vol. 11, No. 5. Connecticut Lawyer 4 (February 2001). Law Clerk, Hon. Peter C. Dorsey, District of Connecticut, 1986-1988. Member, 1989—, and Secretary, 2001—, Raymond E. Baldwin Inn of Courts. Appointed Co-Counsel to Federal Grievance Committee (D.Conn.) 1997-2003. Connecticut State Court Arbitrator and State Trial Referee. Member and Past Chairman, Connecticut Legal Services. Immediate Past President, UConn Law School Foundation, Inc.; James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation. (Also at Hartford and Stamford Offices)

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