Practice Expertise
- Appellate
- Electric and Natural Gas Utilities
- Energy Development & Transactions
- Class Action Defense
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Class Action Defense
- Electric and Natural Gas Utilities
- Energy Development & Transactions
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
- Environmental & Natural Resources
- Environmental Litigation, Enforcement and ...
- Litigation & Appeals
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Regulatory
- Remediation
- Remediation - Superfund and Sediments
- Water Rights and Discharge Permits View More
Profile
Driving appeals with plain English and logically compelling interpretations
James Goldschmidt helps clients litigate and win complex disputes by crafting clear, persuasive legal briefs and arguments. With a focus on energy law, environmental litigation and utility property disputes, James advises on:
- Appellate matters
- Energy regulatory matters
- Critical motions practice
Never settling for legalese where plain English will do, James drives home the points that matter most to clients. With court submissions now routinely reported in the media, clients appreciate that James’ writing sends a clear message to courts and the public alike. James also excels at interpreting statutes and relevant legal decisions in ways courts have not considered.
James chairs the firm's Appellate Practice Group.
Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., 2012)
- Harvard University (A.B., summa cum laude, 2009)
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize (Outstanding Scholarly Work or Research)
Areas of Practice
- Appellate
- Class Action Defense
- Electric and Natural Gas Utilities
- Energy Development & Transactions
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Energy, Infrastructure & Environment
- Environmental & Natural Resources
- Environmental Litigation, Enforcement and Disputes
- Litigation & Appeals
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Regulatory
- Remediation
- Remediation - Superfund and Sediments
- Water Rights and Discharge Permits
Professional Career
Articles
- "Avoiding and Defending Class Actions Part One: Business Claims"
- "But No One Argued That: Sua Sponte Decisions on Appeal"
- "But No One Argued That: Sua Sponte Decisions on Appeal"
- "Championship Litigation: Procedural Three-Pointers"
- "Returning the 'Civil' to Civil Litigation: Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Opposing Counsel in Discovery and Deposition"
- "Speakers from Practice: Appellate Advocacy"
- "The Ultimate Sanction: State High Court Affirms Liability Judgment for 'Egregious' Discovery Violations"
- Near-Absolute Choice of Forum: Supreme Court Further Strengthens Forum Selection Clauses
- Quarles & Brady 2019 Appellate Year in Review
- Quarles & Brady Appellate Year in Review - 2018
- Recovery Guarantied? WI Supreme Court Clarifies Guarantor Credits in Mortgage Foreclosures
Seminar
- Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar
- Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
- Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
- Annual National Quarles & Brady Legal Ethics Seminar Replay
- Quarles' Annual Legal Ethics Seminar (2022 Program Replay)
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