About James
James Clifton began his legal trail in Athens, where he completed twin undergraduate degrees on the University of Georgia, earning a B.S. in psychology and a B.A. in political science in 2003 after beginning in 2000. He moved directly to Florida Coastal School of Law and completed his Juris Doctor in 2008. Those academic years framed his early curiosity in regulation and public service.
His first recorded legal position got here in 2008 because the managing lawyer for Georgia operations at Albertelli Law. That role put him into the realistic side of legal proceedings and client representation soon after law school. By 2010 he used to be running The Clifton Law Office, LLC as managing lawyer, and a year later he took a partner role at Consumer Lawyer Services. His resume also consists of runs for elected office: he was a candidate for the Georgia State Senate in 2014 and for the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016. Those campaigns extended his involvement in state-degree civic matters and public coverage discussions.
Clifton maintains a broad set of admissions. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and Florida, and holds admissions in California and Texas. He is also licensed in the District of Columbia and to federal courts, which includes the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since 2008 and serves on the Executive Council of its Young Lawyers Division. He has been a volunteer attorney with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation since 2011. He is also commissioned as a notary public by the Fayette County Clerk of Court.
Throughout his career Clifton has worked in consumer-oriented practices and in litigated things. He has knowledge handling cases that require appearances in state and federal courts and interesting with procedural and appellate questions. His time in different firms and in his personal practice has covered front-line work with clients and management of firm operations.
Colleagues describe him as a person who moves between courtroom tasks and workplace management with out dropping sight of client needs. He has combined practice control with public-facing roles, including political candidacies and pro bono volunteer work. He presently practices from The Clifton Law Office, LLC and handles consumer law and common civil litigation matters.
