James E. Boren

Areas of Practice:
   Criminal Defense

Bar Admissions:
   Louisiana, 1975
   U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
   U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
   U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1975
   U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1976
   U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1977
   U.S. Supreme Court, 1979

Education:
   Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1975
   J.D.
   Honors: First in Class, Order of the Coif
   Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
   Honors: Class of 1950, Scholarship, Spring 1974
   Honors: Flory Criminal Trial Competition, Finalist, 1975
   Honors: Recipient, Flory Trial Competition, 1st Place, 1973, 1974
   Law Review: Louisiana State University Law Review, Member, 1974 - 1975

   Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, 1971
   B.A., History
   Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa

Published Works:
   The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Act, 34 Louisiana Law Review 634

   The New Code of Professional Responsibility, Around the Bar, February, 1987

   The Body Count in the Government War on Lawyers, Around the Bar, November, 1986

   Constitutional Considerations of Federal and State Testimonial Immunity Legislation, 36 Louisiana Law Review 214, 1976

   Harmless Error, Louisiana Law Review

Representative Cases:
   In re Hunter, 823 So.2d.325 (La. 2002)
   State v. Jones, 808 So.2d 609 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2001)
   State v. Lee, 788 So.2d 452 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2001)
   State v. Fugler, 737 So.2d 894 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
   State v. Fugler, 721 So.2d 1 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1998)
   State v. Edmondson, 714 So.2d 1233 (La. 1998)
   State v. Young, 712 So.2d 273 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1998)
   State v. Edmondson, 699 So.2d 882 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1997)
   State v. Peart, 621 So.2d 780 (La. 1993)
   State ex rel. Mitchell v. State, 580 So.2d 906 (La. 1991)
   Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Guidry, 571 So.2d 161 (La. 1990)
   State v. Shoemaker, 569 So.2d 169 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1990)
   State v. Dupre, 500 So. 2d. 873 (La. App. 1 Cir. 1986)
   State v. Giordano, 489 So.2d. 487 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1986)
   State v. Pearaa, 403 So.2d 1194 (La. 1981)
   Wayne v. Green, 389 So. 2d. 102 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1980)
   Wayne v. Green, 389 So.2d 104 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1980)
   State v. Forrest, 356 So.2d 945 (La. 1978)
   State v. Davis, 351 So. 2d 771 (La. 1977)
   Johnson v. Capital City Press, Inc., 346 So.2d 819, 2 Media L. Rep. 2255 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1977)
   State v. Lott, 325 So. 2d 576 (La. 1976)
   State v. Brown, 326 So. 2d 839 (La. 1975)
   State v. Carter, 326 So.2d 848 (La. 1975)
   In re Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co., 214 F.3d 586, 47 Fed.R.Serv.3d 611 (5th Cir. (La.) 2000)
   Delaune v. U.S., 143 F.3d 995, 82 A.F.T.R. 2d 98 (5th Cir. (La.) 1998)
   U.S. v. Terry, 5 F.3d 874 (5th Cir. (Miss.) 1993)
   U.S. v. Comeaux, 954 F.2d 255 (5th Cir. (La.) 1992)
   In re Newchurch, 807 F.2d 404, 55 USLW 2398, 90 A.L.R. Fed. 889 (5th Cir. (La.) 1986)
   U.S. v. Dozier, 707 F.2d 862 (5th Cir. (La.) 1983)
   U.S. v. Ackal, 706 F.2d 523, 13 Fed.R.Evid.Serv. 409 (5th Cir. (La.) 1983)
   U.S. v. Lewis, 621 F.2d 1382 (5th Cir. (La.) 1980)

Classes/Seminars Taught:
   Lecturer, C.L.E. Programs

   Adjunct Professor, Paul M. Hebert School of Law, Louisiana State University, 2002 - Present

Honors and Awards:
   Best Lawyers

   Martindale Hubbell, Who's Who and the National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers

   Super Lawyers

   Fellow, ACTL

Professional Associations and Memberships:
   Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985
   Charter Member

   Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1990 - 1991
   President

   Justice Albert Tate, Jr., 2000 - Present
   Lifetime Achievement Award

   NORML Legal Committee, 1984 - Present
   Member

   Joint Legislative Committee to Study Certification of Louisiana
   Evidentiary Rules, Member, Advisory Committee, 1986

   Louisiana Capital Defense Project, 1987 - 1989
   Member, Board of Directors

   American Civil Liberties Union, 1988 - 1992
   Member, Board of Directors

   Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1984 - 1986
   Vice-Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee

   Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1986 - 1987
   Chairman, Prof. Resp. Committee

   Louisiana State Bar Association, 1985 - 1986
   Chairman, Criminal Law Section

   Louisiana State Bar Association, 1985 - 1988
   Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards for Criminal Practice

   American Bar Association
   Member

   Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
   Member

   National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 - 1995
   Board Member

   National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 - 2000
   Co-Chairman, Indigent Defense Committee, 1990-1994

   National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1994 - 1997
   Co-Chair, Death Penalty Committee

   East Baton Rouge Indigent Defense Board, 1998 - Present
   Board Member

   Louisiana Public Defender Board, 2008 - 2011
   LSBA representative

   Louisiana State Bar Association, 2008 - 2011
   Board of Governors

   American College of Trial Lawyers, 2009
   Fellow

Past Employment Positions:
   Louisiana Supreme Court Task Force on Advanced Payment of Attorney's Fees, Member, 1990 - 1991

   Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, Member, 1985 - 1988

   Governor's Task Force on Prison Overcrowding, Member, 1986 - 1987

   East Baton Rouge Parish, Assistant District Attorney, 1975 - 1976

   Louisiana Law Institute Code of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee, Member, 1987 - Present

   Louisiana Sentencing Commission, Member, 1987 - 1994

   Louisiana Law Institute Evidence Code Advisory Committee, Member, 1982 - Present

   East Baton Rouge Parish, Chief, Appellate Section, 1976

   Louisiana State Bar Association, Member, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, 1994 - 1995

   Louisiana State Bar Association, Chair, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, 1995 - 2000

   Joint Legislative Committee to Study Certification of Louisiana Evidentiary Rules, Member, Advisory Committee, 1986

   Louisiana Supreme Court, Cameras in the Courtroom Task Force, 1993 - 1995

   Louisiana Legislature, Indigent Defense Task Force, 1996 - 1997

   Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, Member, 1998 - 2003