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James Jonathan J

Criminal Defense
James, Schwartz and Associates, P.C., is a Pennsylvania civil rights and criminal defense law firm that strives for and has earned its reputation for professionalism and success with over 25 years of experience. James, Schwartz and Associates have recovered maximum settlements to compensate its clients for injuries suffered at the hands of their employer, the police or through the negligence of others. At James, Schwartz and Associates, you will be treated with utmost professionalism, and in a discrete and confidential manner. Our attorneys and staff have the legal knowledge necessary to maximize your claim and get results as quickly as possible. The settlements and verdicts obtained for our clients frequently surpass their expectations. Many of our clients are referred by other satisfied clients who refer their family and friends to us. Our trained staff understands the impact that litigation has on a client. We appreciate the difficult time the client may be experiencing in their life. We make it our business to get to know each and every client, as well as their needs and desires. Call James, Schwartz and Associates for aggressive professional and successful legal representation.

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Neighborhoods: Avenue Of The Arts South, Center City
Categories: Sexual Harassment Attorneys, Attorneys, Criminal Law Attorneys, Traffic Law Attorneys, Wrongful Death Attorneys

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Phone: (215) 751-9865

Address: 1500 Walnut St Fl 21, Philadelphia, PA 19102

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James Jonathan J

Criminal Defense
James, Schwartz and Associates, P.C., is a Pennsylvania civil rights and criminal defense law firm that strives for and has earned its reputation for professionalism and success with over 25 years of experience. James, Schwartz and Associates have recovered maximum settlements to compensate its clients for injuries suffered at the hands of their employer, the police or through the negligence of others. At James, Schwartz and Associates, you will be treated with utmost professionalism, and in a discrete and confidential manner. Our attorneys and staff have the legal knowledge necessary to maximize your claim and get results as quickly as possible. The settlements and verdicts obtained for our clients frequently surpass their expectations. Many of our clients are referred by other satisfied clients who refer their family and friends to us. Our trained staff understands the impact that litigation has on a client. We appreciate the difficult time the client may be experiencing in their life. We make it our business to get to know each and every client, as well as their needs and desires. Call James, Schwartz and Associates for aggressive professional and successful legal representation.
DUI/DWI
Retail theft, simple assault, and D.U.I. (drunk driving), and summary offenses such as underage drinking. We have been successful in getting our clients into the first offender or
Wrongful Death
Significant confidential settlement in a wrongful death medical malpractice case against an urgent care facility which failed to diagnose that plaintiff’s decedent was suffering from symptoms that led to a fatal heart attack within 24 hours of his visit to the facility.
Traffic Violations
$75,000 settlement with Philadelphia police officers who assaulted Plaintiff, a 57-year-old woman, whose only conduct was to tell plain clothed officers who were speeding down her street to slow down. Plaintiff was falsely charged with aggravated assault against the police officers. Plaintiff won the underlying criminal case in which she was represented by James, Schwartz & Associates, P.C.
Sex Crimes
Confidential settlement with well-known local restaurant/bar on a behalf of Plaintiff who was administered a “date rape” drug while she was a patron at the restaurant, and then was sexually assaulted.
Robbery
Theft
Misdemeanors
Drug Crimes
$97,500 settlement with Philadelphia police officers who falsely charged Plaintiff with drug possession and resisting arrest following an encounter where she was assaulted with a baton in front of her young children. Plaintiff was represented by James, Schwartz & Associates, P.C. in the underlying criminal case which was dismissed.
Assault
Most claims of police abuse involve false arrest and police brutality involving the use of excessive force. All too often, persons who are unlawfully assaulted by the police, find themselves falsely accused of crimes ranging from disorderly conduct and resisting arrest to aggravated assault on the police officer. All too often these persons cannot post bail, and spend time in jail awaiting their fate. These claims are similar in nature to Pennsylvania state torts (civil wrongs) of
Murder
Significant confidential settlement in federal civil rights claim against county jail and negligence claim against the private provider of mental health services in favor of the three heirs of an inmate who was murdered by another inmate with mental health issues who was placed in the decedent’s cell 2 days after he attempted to murder another cellmate in similar fashion.
Homicide
Arson
$350,000 settlement in a federal § 1983 malicious prosecution case stemming from Plaintiff’s arrest for arson arising out of a fire at a 105-year old home where she grew up and which her mother sold. Electricians were there to upgrade the old knob and tube electrical wiring, when a fire broke out in a bedroom where the electricians had worked. Despite irrefutable evidence that the fire started from an outlet that sustained fire damage defendant fire and police personnel decided that this was not an electrical fire and charged Plaintiff with arson. Defendants failed to preserve any of the evidence including the outlet and ignored the opinion of a renowned fire expert that this was a classic electrical fire. This case involved a successful appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that resulted in a precedential opinion in Plaintiff’s favor and made new law. Black v. Montgomery County, et al., 835 F.3d 358 (2016) cert. denied, Pomponio v. Black, 137 S.Ct. 2093 (2017).
Shoplifting
$125,000 jury verdict against local pharmacy whose security guard falsely accused semi-homeless person of shoplifting and assaulting the guard. Plaintiff spent over 3 months in jail in lieu of $200 bail which he could not afford. (Subsequent settlement confidential).
Forgery

Wrongful Termination
Wrongful termination based upon one of these “protected categories” your civil rights have been violated. If you are
Employment Discrimination
Jonathan J. James is a 1987 alumnus of Temple University where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in philosophy. Jonathan ran his own building and contracting business during which time he entered Widener University Law School. Jonathan was able to juggle his business with his studies, and received his J.D. in 1991. He began his law career as a solo practitioner and law clerk in the Philadelphia Municipal Court before becoming the founding partner of James & Jarrett, P.C. in 1997. James and Jarrett litigated numerous cutting edge employment discrimination cases in Federal Court, and led the way in New Jersey for clients suffering from gender identity disorder, now recognized as a disability under New Jersey law. Jonathan has extensive experience as a trial attorney in criminal and civil cases in both state and federal court. Jonathan is admitted to practice in both state and federal court including the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, District of Maryland, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Forth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of The United States. A tenacious cross-examiner, he is lead counsel in all of the firm’s complex litigation. A member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, he has lectured on trial skills and tactics. Jonathan has also lectured at Drexel School of Medicine on medical ethics and the law.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment or refuses to protect you from the sexual harassment by others, you have a claim against your employer. If you are fired or not promoted because of your race, religion, or national origin, your civil rights have been violated. If you are fired or demoted and replaced by someone younger, you may be the victim of

Premises Liability
Confidential settlement achieved in a premises liability case in which two Plaintiffs were sexually assaulted in their home by an intruder who defeated the negligently installed and maintained security system.

Immigration Law

Citizenship and Naturalization
Our Immigration practice helps people through these pressures, and identifies and pursues novel solutions to both simple and complex immigration problems. Let us help you. We represent people in all immigration issues, including helping people: seek legal status, fight removal (deportation), prepare for possible removal due to a criminal conviction (“crimmigration”), apply for, change, and extend visas, apply for visas in other countries (“consular process”), get legal status for other family members (“family adjustment”), apply for Humanitarian Parole (HP), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), DACA, and Asylum, adjust status to lawful permanent residence (LPR), also known as a “green card”, apply for travel documents and work authorization, apply for Naturalization and Citizenship.
Green Cards
Student Visas
We also represent and counsel business clients. We help with, among other things, counseling and guiding I-9 compliance issues, applying for investor visas, preparing H1-B visa applications, supporting Student Visa-worker OPT/ STEM OPT opportunities, and other compliance and consultative services.
Investor Visas

Medical Malpractice
Confidential settlement entered in a medical malpractice case in which Plaintiff, an inmate in the Philadelphia Prison System, was denied necessary prompt treat for a bacterial infection in his leg.

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