Jim Miller
Jim Miller specializes in legal research and writing. He has performed the principal briefing on summary judgment and other dispositive issues at the trial and appellate levels in numerous cases, most of which were then settled or tried successfully before administrative agencies and state and federal courts. This work has included a wide range of cases involving employment discrimination and other denials of employee rights, whistleblower retaliation, and government denial of constitutional civil rights, as well as personal injury claims and business disputes.
Education
- Princeton University, A.B. 1970 – Phi Beta Kappa
- Stanford Law School, J.D. 1975 – Member of Law Review, Hilmer-Oehlman Award for Legal Research and Writing
Bar and Court Admissions
- Wisconsin Bar, 1994
- California Bar, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Employment
- Senior Staff Counsel, California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (1983-1993)
- Staff Counsel, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (1977-1982)
Sample Cases
Monfils v. Taylor – Jury verdict and $3.2 million settlement in civil rights action by family of anonymous citizen informant murdered after police disclosed identifying information; Chiodo v. UW Stout – Administrative finding of age discrimination upheld on appeal, settled for job and $400,000; Lu v. University of Wisconsin – Denial of summary judgment and $390 settlement of sexual harassment claims against head of UW Department of Aging; Borneman v. City of Marinette – $1.9 million civil rights settlement for plaintiffs wrongfully arrested for drug crimes on false information provided by police informant; Seifert v. ITT Hartford Group – Federal court ruling barring ERISA preemption of bad faith claim for denial of disability insurance benefits, settlement reinstating full past and future benefits; Heil v. City of Green Bay – $240,000 settlement for police officer on claims of wrongful discharge and civil rights violations by city agencies and police chief; Reuter v. Murphy – Trial court ruling and appellate decision finding school district’s insurer liable for $1.8 million to student severely injured in school bus collision; Stalter v. Wal-Mart Stores – Published federal appellate decision reversing summary judgment for employer on claim of race-based termination; Cleary v. Federal Express – Trial court ruling denying motion to dismiss and granting right to trial on disability discrimination claim; Hohert v. Weir Slurry Group – Denial of summary judgment, liability verdict and $432,000 settlement on claim of age discrimination in corporate down-sizing; Culver v. Gorman – Published federal appellate decision reversing summary judgment for employer on claim of retaliation in employment; Doe v. Joint School District – Denial of summary judgment and $690,000 settlement on civil rights claim of termination in retaliation for First Amendment speech.
