Meet Our Team

Jim earned his Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, from Liberty University in 1993 and his Juris Doctorate, high honors, from The Florida State University in 1996. Jim is a licensed attorney in both Florida and Georgia. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and is past President of the Northern District Bankruptcy Bar Association. Jim is admitted to practice before the Federal Courts in the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He regularly conducts seminars and workshops on collections, bankruptcy and consumer protection issues. In addition to representing clients in state and federal court, Jim also has developed an expertise advising Credit Union clients on how to effectively manage and operate a successful collections department.

Jim is the author of Collections is Not a Dirty Word, a book on effective and efficient collections departments and more information about the book can be found here: https://collectionsbook.com.  Jim won the Legal Excellence Award for Literary Distinction in November 2021.