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James David Miller
also known as Jim Miller
About James
Biography
Jim Miller is a shareholder in the Litigation and Construction Services Groups of Babst Calland. Mr. Miller’s practice focuses primarily on complex, commercial litigation and construction law. Mr. Miller advises companies in the construction and energy industries, including contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and project owners, with issues related to contract drafting, project management, dispute resolution and general business consultation. He also serves as national litigation counsel to companies that deliver services to the mortgage and finance industries, and regularly provides general legal counsel to those companies for matters related to litigation, regulatory compliance, creditor rights, vendor/customer contracting, and corporate governance issues.
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Licensed in West Virginia for 16 years
State: West Virginia
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 17 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Location
Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, PC
Two Gateway Center, 603 Stanwix Street, 8th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222
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Experience
Honors
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Lawyers - Construction/Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2017
Lawyers on the Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Shareholder, Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, PC
2011 - 2015
Associate Attorney, Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, PC
2008 - 2011
Associate Attorney, Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck, PLLC
2007 - 2007
Judicial Clerk/Extern, Honorable David S. Cercone of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
2007 - 2008
Summer Associate/Law Clerk, Meyer Darragh Buckler Bebenek & Eck, PLLC
2006 - 2006
Law Clerk, Mid Penn Legal Services
Associations
2011 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
Allegheny County Bar Association, Construction Law SectionMember
2011 - Present
Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.Member (via law firm membership)
2011 - Present
Constructors Association of Western PennsylvaniaMember (via law firm membership)
2008 - Present
Allegheny County Bar AssociationMember
2006 - 2008
Duquesne Law ReviewComment Editor
Sample of Legal Cases
Curnow v. Pfischner, 2014 WL 10988278 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014)
Affirmed.
Southersby Development Corp. v. Borough of Jefferson Hills, 1756 CD 2010 (Pa. Commw. Ct.)
Affirmed.
Heartland Equipment, Inc., et al. v. George David Shafer, et al., 1513 WDA 2010 (Pa. Super. Ct.)
Affirmed.
Betco, Inc. v. Gatesman Properties, Inc., 1572 WDA 2008 (Pa. Super. Ct.)
Affirmed.
Education
2008
Duquesne University School of Law
J.D., Magna Cum Laude
2004
University of Pittsburgh
B.A., Cum Laude
Speaking Engagements
2012
Construction Law Updates: Marcellus Shale Development, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Mechanics' Lien Law
Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law
Publications
2012
Construction Law 2011: Year in Review
Recent Developments in Pennsylvania's Mechanics' Lien Law
2010
Counterpoint (Pennsylvania Defense Institute)
Privacy Rights and Text Messaging: The U.S. Supreme Court Sets Guidelines
2010
Counterpoint (Pennsylvania Defense Institute)
The Effect of McDonnell-Douglas Burden Shifting Analysis in ADEA Cases Since the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
2009
Harvard Journal on Legislation
Protecting the Integrity of the Polling Place: A Constitutional Defense of Poll Watcher Statutes
2009
ALFA International Product Liability Compendium
A Fifty-State Survey: Product Liability Law Issues (Pennsylvania)
2009
Counterpoint (Pennsylvania Defense Institute)
Congress Redefines the Scope of Disability Rights under the ADA
2009
ALFA International Transportation Compendium
A Fifty-State Survey: Motor Carrier Liability Issues Relating to Owner Operators (Pennsylvania)
2008
Counterpoint (Pennsylvania Defense Institute)
U.S. Supreme Court Opens More Doors for Employment Claims
Languages
English