U.S. Supreme Court,
Government
Nov. 10, 2017
James A. Garfield, Esq: Right Off the Bat
No rookie ever had a debut as impressive as our 20th president, James A. Garfield, who made his very first legal appearance at the U.S. Supreme Court and won.
James Attridge
Law Ofc of James Attridge
270 Divisadero St #3
San Francisco , CA 94117
Phone: (415) 552-3088
Email: jattridge@attridgelaw.com
U Denver School of Law
James is an attorney and mediator in San Francisco. He is writing a book about presidential legal careers.
While still in law school I tried my first case in Commerce City, Colorado. A rich kid who didn't want to admit to his daddy that he had gotten yet another speeding ticket hired me through the Student Law Office at the University of Denver. I had trouble finding the courthouse, then had trouble finding the courtroom, and then dropped the file all over the floor. My client appeared to be having second thoughts, but I won, perhaps because there was no prosecutor in atte...
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