James G. Florentine

Bar Admissions

• Arizona

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona

Education

• University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
  • Senior Articles Editor, Arizona Law Review
  • 3L Editor of the Year Award
  • Order of the Coif
  • Ares Fellow
  • Research Assistant for Professor Sergio Puig
  • CALI Awards: Legal Process, Analysis and Writing; International Trade Law
• Lesley University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude)
  • Student Government Class Senator
  • Study Abroad: Florence, Italy

Awards & Recognition

• Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Bankruptcy: Business (2024)
• The Best Lawyers in America^®: Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2024-2025)
• 20/20 Partners Rising Young Leader Award, American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee (2021)

Previous Professional Experience

• Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2016)
• Kercsmar & Feltus PLLC, Summer Associate (2015)
• Connecticut Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Assistance Unit of the Consumer Protection Department, Legal Intern (2013)
• Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, Public Inquiry and Assistance Center, Mediation Intern (2013)

Community Involvement

• Snell & Wilmer Valley of the Sun United Way Campaign, Co-Chair (2017)

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Delaware Bankruptcy Court Provides Guidance on the Scope of The Automatic Stay,” Author, The Delaware Court of Chancery, Delaware Supreme Court, and Delaware Bankruptcy Blog (January 26, 2021)
• “5 Trade Tricks that Bankruptcy Lawyers Quietly Employ,” Presenter, Maricopa County Bar Association Webinar (June 18, 2020)