James A. Shore
James Shore specializes in criminal defense and civil litigation as well as complex administrative matters.
A significant aspect of Jim’s practice is the representation of first responders. In addition, Jim uses his decades-long legal experience to counsel clients about business disputes, personal and cyber security, and employment matters.
Jim served as Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties for 20 years, during which time he litigated hundreds of cases and tried more than 50 jury trials including allegations of homicide, child molestation, adult sexual assault, and fraud. He received commendations from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the San Jose City Council, and the San Jose Police Department, as well as the California District Attorneys Association, for his work as a prosecutor.
Jim served on the State of California’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Commission under Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger and was appointed by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer to the State of California’s Public Safety Officers Privacy Task Force. Jim served as president of the Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association where his leadership during negotiations resulted in Santa Clara County prosecutors being the best compensated in the United States.
Jim has also led a variety of public safety and legislative initiatives. As president of the California Prosecutors Association, he championed successful statewide legislative campaigns. He was a gubernatorial appointee to the State of California’s Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Commission and served under both Governors Schwarzenegger and Davis. He was also an appointee of former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer to the California Task Force on Home Security for Public Safety Officials.
Jim served as chair of the City of San Jose’s Historical Landmark’s commission and vice-chair of the City of San Jose's Public Safety Bond Citizens Oversight Committee for the $159 million Public Safety Bond Fund. In addition to coaching youth soccer, basketball and baseball, Jim is focused on protecting our youth and helping to inspire children away from the temptation of drugs and crime by serving as a board member of the San Jose Police Activities League, a board member of the After School All-Stars, the founding President of the Walden West Outdoor School Foundation, and President of the San Jose Medical Center Foundation.
After public service and prior to joining MAJ, Jim served as General Counsel to a Palo Alto based real estate investment company and was a partner at a leading boutique law firm in San Francisco
EDUCATION
University of Colorado B.A. 1982
Santa Clara University School of Law J.D. 1986
EXPERIENCE & REPRESENTATION
Successfully represented California Peace Officers regarding Federal and state criminal investigations and internal investigations/administrative matters
Led investigation, criminal referral to Federal law enforcement and related civil Rico and bankruptcy litigation of multi-million-dollar theft/fraud scheme from prominent labor union that resulted in conviction, multi-year prison sentence and millions of dollars in restitution
Business Crimes Defense Representations
- Representing a major technology company (cellphones, semiconductors and other products) in counterfeit investigations and engagement with Customs and law enforcement
- Representing a major semiconductor company in counterfeit investigations and engagement with Customs and law enforcement
- Representing a major software company in counterfeit investigations and engagement with Customs and law enforcement
- Representing Cisco Systems, Inc., in discount fraud cases with law enforcement in significant fraud schemes that targeted sales discount programs
- Representing Cisco Systems, Inc., in promoting Brand Protection and warranty fraud cases with law enforcement, which has entailed working with the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors in more than twenty states, U.K., and Canada
- Representation of leading manufacturers of consumer electronic products against distributors in multimillion-dollar dollar fraud and misappropriation of trade secrets claims involving employee bribery and unauthorized product bundling and labeling
PRESENTATIONS
Jim has been a featured speaker at
- the International High Technology Crime Investigators Association (HTCIA) Annual Meeting
- the Interpol Intellectual Property Crimes Conference in London, England and in Seoul, South Korea
- the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition.
Instructor at UC Santa Cruz Extension and San Jose State University regarding criminal investigations as well as investigations and prosecutions of environmental laws
Panelist “Vendor Management and the Alignment of Legal Service Delivery” for The Masters Conference: Bridge The Gap Between Legal And Data
Panelist "Brand Protection and IP Crime 2020 - Getting Ahead of the Curve" at the 2015 UL Brand Protection Conference
PUBLICATIONS
Commented in “Drugs, Guns, and Fake Kicks: Inside the Counterfeit Economy” posted on Complex
“The Risk to Both Human Health and Brand Integrity Will Continue to Spur Anti-Counterfeit Efforts That Allow Real-Time Authentication of Every Item Sold and Consumed Around the Globe” published in: The future of brand protection: responding to the global risk, Journal of Brand Management (2017)
“Primum non nocere: A primer for ethical global counterfeit investigations” for InsideCounsel
“So Many Counterfeiters, So Little Time” for InsideCounsel
