Jim is a founding member of Lamp Bartram Levy Trautwein Perry & Powell, PLLC. He has extensive mediation experience spanning more than 20 years, and many hundreds of cases, and extensive litigation experience spanning 40 years of practicing law. His experience and continued participation as counsel in a myriad of personal injury, employment and other matters informs and assists him in aiding parties and their counsel in, on many more occasions than not, mediating their disputes to a successful conclusion. Jim's even keel personality, broad experience in litigation, including over 50 trials, and a reputation for reasonableness and fairness have made him a mediator acceptable to both plaintiff and defense practitioners.
Case Experience
Automotive
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
Discrimination
Employment
Health Care
Insurance
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Sexual Harassment
Torts
Wrongful Death
Education
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
J.D. - 1979
Honors: Moot Court Board
Law Review: Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
A.B.magna cum laude - 1976
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Memberships & Affiliations
AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Mediation Lawyer of the Year, 2017 (Best Lawyers)
Arbitration Lawyer of the Year, 2021, 2018, 2015 (Best Lawyers)
Listed in the Best Lawyers In America
Listed in West Virginia's Top Lawyers
Listed in Super Lawyers West Virginia
Fellow, West Virginia Bar Foundation
Defense Research Institute
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (President, 2000)
West Virginia Law Institute, Former President
Licensed in West Virginia and Kentucky and Federal Court
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