James E. Boren Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| Sole Practitioner, since
1988 | |
| phone | (225) 387-5786 |
| fax | (225) 336-4667 |
| Email Me | |
- 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
