James Townsend
James Townsend
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James Townsend focuses his practice on complex litigation and arbitration matters. Mr. Townsend was previously a summer associate at the firm.
Before returning to the firm, Mr. Townsend clerked for the Honorable Claude M. Hilton at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. During law school, he was a judicial extern to the Honorable Amit P. Mehta at the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Townsend has also worked at the US Attorney Office for the Southern District of New York, where he was a criminal division intern. Prior to law school, Mr. Townsend was an honors paralegal at the Federal Trade Commission in the Office of the General Counsel.
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- Named to the 2024 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
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Credentials
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Education
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JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2023
cum laude
Executive Editor, The Annual Review of Criminal Procedure, The Georgetown Law Journal
Law Fellow, Legal Research and Writing Program
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BA, Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2017
magna cum laude
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Admissions
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District of Columbia
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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Clerkships
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The Hon. Claude M. Hilton, US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2023 - 2024
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Credentials
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Education
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JD, Georgetown University Law Center, 2023
cum laude
Executive Editor, The Annual Review of Criminal Procedure, The Georgetown Law Journal
Law Fellow, Legal Research and Writing Program
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BA, Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2017
magna cum laude
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Admissions
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District of Columbia
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US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Clerkships
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The Hon. Claude M. Hilton, US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2023 - 2024
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