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Moye White
February 05, 2012

James R. Miller

Chair, Trial Section

As chair of the firm’s Trial Section, Jim has a distinguished 37-year practice that emphasizes corporate defense, employment, intellectual property, and securities litigation.  He serves on the firms management committee.

Jim has extensive experience as lead counsel in both trial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts. He is considered an expert in the trial of complex cases to juries. He has extensive litigation, arbitration, and mediation experience in securities, customer, industry, and employment disputes. Mr. Miller represents broker-dealers and registered investment advisors in regulatory and administrative proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), New York Stock Exchange, and state regulatory agencies.  His practice includes broker recruitment litigation. 

Jim was lead counsel for the defense team in Davis v. Consolidated Oil & Gas, involving the successful defense of three publicly traded oil and gas corporations in Wyoming’s longest civil jury trial. In addition, Jim has successfully represented companies and other entities in grand jury investigations, shareholder derivative actions, product defamation proceedings, and emergency relief hearings.

Prior to allying his talents with Moye White, Jim was a founder of Miller Wood LLC, a preeminent boutique litigation and employment law firm.

Jim is a frequent lecturer regarding trial practice.


 

Areas of concentration

Civil litigation
Commercial litigation
Banking
Directors, officers
 liability litigation
Derivative shareholder suits
Employment
Fiduciary duty
Insurance coverage
 & defense
Intellectual property
Securities

Education and credentials
University of Wyoming,
  College of Law, J.D.,
  Order of Barristers
California State University,
  Hayward, CA, B.A.
Lecturer & Program Chair
  for Continuing Legal
  Education, Inc.
Lecturer, Colorado Trial
  Lawyers Association
Lecturer, Defense
  Research Institute

Affiliations

American Bar Association,
  member Litigation Section,
  Securities Litigation Commitee
  and Labor & Employment
  Section Ethics Committee
Colorado Bar Association,
  member of Judiciary Section
Defense Research Institute,
  Chair, Financial Institutions
  and Creditors Rights
  Specialized Litigation Group
Member, Securities Industry
  and Financial Markets Associ-
  ation, Legal and Compliance
  Division
Founding Chair, International
  Alliance of Law Firms
  Litigation Group