James F. O'Hara
Of Counsel
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Phone:
213-630-8888
800-250-1604 (Toll free)
800-250-1604 (Toll free)
Fax:
213-630-8890
E-mail:
James F. O'Hara (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., March 13, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1961, U.S. Customs Court and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1980, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Attorney, U.s. Customs Service, 1959-1961. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Customs Section, 1961-1962. General Counsel, Man-Made Fibre Producers Association, Inc., 1963-1971. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, 1975- and Chairman, 1978-1979, Customs Law Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of the Customs Bar (Member: Discipline Committee, 1972; Committee on Practice, Procedure and Legislation, 1976-1980; Advisory Committee on Rules, U.s. Customs Court, 1980-1982); Customs and International Trade Bar Association (Member, Judicial Selection Committee, 1981-1986). Practice Areas: Customs Law; International Trade Law
Areas of Practice
- Customs Law
- International Trade Law
Litigation Percentage
- 10% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 1974
- New York, 1959
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1980
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Education
- St. John's University School of Law
- LL.B. - 1959
- St. John's University
- B.A.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State, Member
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of California
- Association of the Customs Bar
- Customs and International Trade Bar Association
