Born Rochester, New York, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1985, U.S. Tax Court.

Education: Miami University (B.S., 1980); University of Dayton (M.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in several Who's Who publications. Member, Ohio State Bar Association College, 1984-Present.

Member: Columbus (Member: Probate Committee; Estate Planning & Trust Committee, Real Property), Ohio State (Member, Trust and Probate Section) and American (Past Member, Closely Held Business Committee) Bar Associations. Member and Past President (1997) of the Rotary Club of Westerville Sunrise, Past District Governor (2007-2008) for Rotary District 6690; Rotary International Trainer (2010); Past Chairman (2000) of the Board of the Westerville Area Chamber of Commerce, Past President (2002) of the Board of the Central Ohio Planned Giving Council; Board Member and Past VP of the Ohio to Erie Trail Fund (2004-2018), Board Member and Past Treasurer of the Delaware County Friends of the Trail (2000-2021), Board Member of The Westerville Fund (2016-Present), and Board Member of the Catholic Foundation (2020-Present).

Jim resides in Genoa Township with his wife, Barbara. He has two adult children, Stephen and Meghan, and nine grandchildren. Jim is a member and usher at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.