Jim was born in Rangoon, Burma. In 1969, Jim came to the United States, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees. Jim has practiced worker’s compensation law in Pennsylvania since 1987 and has successfully litigated worker’s compensation cases before numerous worker’s compensation judges, the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board, Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Jim is a frequent lecturer on worker’s compensation law and is author of “Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law: A New Requirement For Establishing Causation In Off-Premises Injuries,” April 2004, Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly.

Professional Associations and Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Dauphin County Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Pennsylvania Research Institute

Professional Presentations
Vocational Law Issues
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Worker's Compensation Committee Fall Section Meeting, 2004

Professional Publications 
Workers' Compensation, Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia
Content Review Editor, 2006 Edition

PA Workers Compensation Law: A New Requirement for Establishing
Causation in Off-Premises Injuries
Pa. Bar Assn Quarterly at 75 Pa Bar. Assn Quarterly 80, April 2004