Thomas B. James Esq.
Cokato, Minnesota attorney Thomas James at the Tom James Law Office is committed to helping creatives and small businesses. As both a copyright and a trademark attorney with a business law background, Tom can help you establish a small business, register a copyright, a trademark, or both. In addition, attorney Thomas James can help you challenge or protect one.
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Cokato attorney Tom James has over 25 years of experience
A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Southwestern University, he has been practicing law for over 20 years. Cokato, Minnesota attorney Thomas B. James has successfully registered both copyrights and trademarks for clients and has represented clients in a variety of matters. He is admitted to practice in the Federal and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals, Minnesota courts, and the U.S. Trademark Trials and Appeals Board. Although he is a small-town attorney Thomas James is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court.
Small Business Expertise
Born and raised in a small agricultural town, Tom James has an affinity for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. In the early years of his career, he got a local trucking business set up as a limited liability company and helped the owner-operator understand and comply with what seemed to him like a dizzying array of DOT and IFTA compliance burdens. Since then, he has helped with the formation of other businesses and nonprofit organizations, in some cases securing 501(c)(3) and other kinds of tax-exempt status. In recent years, many more small businesses than before have “gone online,” either engaging exclusively in e-commerce or supplementing a brick-and-mortar business with an online presence. He has been able to guide them through the maze of e-commerce regulation with compassion and skill.Â
In addition to practicing law, attorney Thomas B. James has written extensively on e-commerce law and intellectual property law. His articles appear, for example, in such varied places as:
- Georgia State University Law Review
- Illinois Law Review
- Mitchell-Hamline Journal of Public Policy and Practice
- Nebraska Law Review,
- University of Maryland Law Journal of Race Religion Gender and Class
- AllBusiness.com
- Avvo
- iLawConnect
- Tax Notes.
He is also the author of several books:
- IP Law for Non-IP Attorneys
- E-Commerce Law: The Legal Compliance Handbook for Online Business
- Website Law
- The History of Custody Law
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