Attorney James P. Kimmel, Jr., J.D. is the founder of the Nonjustice Foundation. Attorney Kimmel has appeared before courts across the United States on behalf of a wide variety of clients, from indigent families seeking food stamps and prisoners seeking better conditions of confinement to some of the wealthiest individuals and largest corporations in the world. Recognized as an expert in written advocacy and legal analysis, Attorney Kimmel has also been retained as a consultant by law firms around the country to assist them in developing legal strategies and drafting legal arguments.
Attorney Kimmel received his doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and his B.S. degree summa cum laude from the Pennsylvania State University. He served an internship with the Philadelphia District Attorney's office, a judicial clerkship with a United States federal trial court judge, worked for two of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, and founded a law firm consulting company. He is an editor of Handbook of Federal Judicial Practices and Procedures (West 1996), the author of Disclosing the Environmental Impact of Human Activities, 138 U. Pa. L. Rev. 505 (1989), and an author and co-author of hundreds of published and unpublished legal articles, judicial opinions and legal briefs. Attorney Kimmel also holds a United States patent as the inventor of the first automated legal research assignment and ordering system.
Attorney Kimmel's literary works include the book entitled Suing For Peace: A Guide For Resolving Life's Conflicts (Without Lawyers, Guns Or Money) (Hampton Roads Publishing, April 2005); the novel NEVAEH (a semi-finalist for the 2003 University of Tennessee Press/Peter Taylor Prize for the Novel); the short story The Tokamak (a semi-finalist for the 2003 William Faulkner Creative Writing Award); the illustrated children's book The Old Architect (recipient of an Honorable Mention in the 2003 Writer's Digest Writing Competition); and the magazine article Created in the Perfect Image (Episcopal Life, 1999)
Attorney Kimmel is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). His rich and varied spiritual background includes experiences in evangelical Christian churches (where his grandfather was a preacher), two near misses at becoming an Episcopal priest himself, attending Buddhist meditation retreats, and stops along the way to study Hinduism, Taoism and Judaism. He is a scholar of the world's religions and justice systems, a peace witness and a homeless advocate. More information can be found by visiting Attorney Kimmel's website: www.AttorneyKimmel.com.