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  • Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP - Associate, March 2007 - Present
  • Shea Stokes, ALC - Associate, January 2006 - March 2007
  • U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps
    January 1999 - December 2005

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. 1998
  • Baylor University, B.B.A 1995
  • U.S. Naval War College, Command and Staff, 2003

Admissions

  • Mr. Ames is admitted to practice before all California and Maryland state courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California.

Jeffrey P. Ames

associate

619.243.1571 | james@paulplevin.com | Print PDF version

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Biography

Jeff Ames represents public and private employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, with a particular emphasis on the defense of employment class actions, including class actions involving wage and hour claims, disparate impact discrimination, and WARN Act claims. In addition to litigation, he regularly advises employers on daily employment-related issues including wage and hour compliance, employee terminations, leaves of absence and disability accommodation, and reductions in force, among others. Mr. Ames’ clients include telecommunications companies, health care systems, and local and national retailers.

Mr. Ames has extensive trial experience before judges, juries, and arbitrators. After graduating from the University of Maryland School of Law, he served as a United States Navy Judge Advocate, where he successfully tried numerous cases before juries and judges. He served as the Navy’s Senior Defense Counsel for Europe and Southwest Asia in Naples, Italy, and then as Special Counsel to the United Nations War Crimes Unit in Pristina, Kosovo. Mr. Ames later prosecuted federal crimes as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California, and was the Evidence instructor at the Naval Justice School in San Diego. Since completing his service, Mr. Ames' practice has been dedicated to defending employers in litigation matters, and counseling employers on all aspects of their daily employment practices.

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