James E. Miller

James E. Miller joined SFMS in 2002. He is admitted to practice law in the States of California, Connecticut and New Jersey, as well as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and numerous federal courts, including the United States District Courts for the Southern District of California, District of Connecticut, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District of New Jersey, Eastern District of Wisconsin, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. In addition to these courts and jurisdictions, Jim has worked on cases with local and co-counsel nationwide and internationally.

Jim concentrates his practice on securities and corporate governance litigation, as well as significant employment, ERISA, employment benefits, defamation and wage/hour cases. He also has significant experiencing representing clients in a wide variety of consumer and antitrust class actions and other complex commercial litigation, as well as unsuitable trading, churning and trade disputes in FINRA arbitrations/mediations and before international tribunals. Finally, Jim serves as labor counsel for certain select clients of the Firm.

Jim earned his undergraduate degree from Cornell University (B.S. 1988) and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law (J.D. 1991). While at Penn Law School, he was awarded the Edwin R. Keedy Cup and was Editor of the Comparative Labor Law Journal. Following graduation, he served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel H. Huyett, 3rd, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Jim began his law practice in 1992 at Pelino & Lentz, P.C. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began concentrating his practice in labor and employment litigation, as well as other complex commercial litigation. He practiced at Pelino & Lentz until 2000 and was named a partner at the firm during his tenure. In addition to representing major corporations in commercial and employment litigation and collective bargaining negotiations, at Pelino & Lentz, Jim developed an extensive practice representing plaintiffs in employment discrimination litigation and securities industry professionals in U-5 defamation cases. In those cases, he was successful in obtaining a number of multi-million dollar recoveries, including jury verdicts and arbitration awards. After relocating to Connecticut with his family in 2000, Jim became a member of a class action law firm with offices in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. At that firm, he concentrated his practice in civil rights/employment and other complex class action litigation, including securities, consumer and antitrust litigation. In addition to serving in a lead role in several consumer and securities class actions, he also represented both institutional and individual investors in major unsuitable trading and churning cases. In 2002, Jim joined the Firm to open its office in Connecticut. Jim is a member of the National Association of Securities and Consumer Attorneys, National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the Connecticut Bar Association, the New Jersey Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the National Association of Securities and Consumer Attorneys. He resides with his family in Chester, Connecticut and is active in community, political and charitable activities. Jim also holds an elected office as a member of the zoning board of appeals.

Publications

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Admissions

California
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Education

Cornell University, Bachelor of Science, 1988
University of Pennsylvania, Juris Doctor, 1991