Attorney James Boren, James E. Boren, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

James E. Boren
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sole Practitioner, since 1988
phone	(225) 387-5786
fax	(225) 336-4667
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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

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

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

The Law Office of James E. Boren provides skillful representation for clients located throughout the State of Louisiana, including the communities of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Covington, and all of the surrounding areas.