Comprehensive Elder Law Services Addressing
a Full Range of Legal Issues
James R. Baker


Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone:
Fax:
(412) 261-1455
Email:
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. with Tax Law Concentration - 2016
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: William H. Eckert Prize; Distinguished Public Interest Scholar Nominee; University of Pittsburgh Law School Alumni Association Scholarship; Dean's Scholarship
- Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
- B.S., Mathematics and B.A., History - 2013
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics); Phi Alpha Theta (History); Distinguished Alden Scholar; Ethyl Moore Miller Memorial Scholarship; Morten J. Luvaas Scholarship
Published Works
- Thought Crimes in the Era of Domestic Extremism, Point of Law, Young Lawyers Division to the Allegheny County Bar Association, Spring, 2021
- One Layman's Folly is Another Layman's Fallacy, Point of Law, Young Lawyers Division to the Allegheny County Bar Association, Spring, 2019
- Old Dogs Should Learn New Tricks, Point of Law, Young Lawyers Division to the Allegheny County Bar Association, Winter, 2018
- Corporate Personhood: Journey into the Unknown, 77 Pitt L. Rev. 259, Law Review, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Junior Articles Editor, Research Editor, 2015
- Wrote and orally defended “A Cantorian Set History,” a semester-long independent research paper on the development of abstract mathematics in Germany during the 19th century, Senior Thesis, Allegheny College, 2013
Classes/Seminars
- Fitting Fido into Public Places (CLE)
- Dispositive Motions in Federal Court: Do I File? Why and How?
- Criminal Law for the Non-Criminal Attorney (CLE)
- Civil Rights Law for the Non-Civil Rights Attorney
- Planned Labor and Employment Law for the Non-Labor and Employment Attorney (CLE)
- Tough Talks Town Hall
- Estates and Trusts for the Non-Estates and Trusts Lawyer (CLE)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Young Lawyer's Division Treasurer (2021-2022)
- YLD Council (2020-2021)
- YLD Bar Leadership Initiative
- YLD Esquire Open Planning Committee
- YLD Anti-Racism Committee Chair
- YLD Education Committee Co-Chair
Past Employment Positions
- Allegheny County Office of the Public Defender, Assistant Public Defender, 2017 to 2021
- Healey & Hornack, P.C., Attorney, 2016 to 2017
- Dan Bricmont, Attorney at Law, Contract Attorney, 2017
- Law Office Of Lazar Palnick, Voter Protection Associate, 2016
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Chambers of Judge David Cercone, Clerk Intern, 2015
Pro-Bono Activities
- Community for Pittsburgh Ultimate Board
- Voter Protection Steering Committee
- Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Inn of Court (Hay-Sell Chapter)
- World Refugee Day Planning Committee