Civil Rights, Speech + Intellectual Property Attorneys
Radically Good Lawyers®
We routinely sue officers, local government, state agencies, and the U.S. government for unlawful conduct. We protect our clients against those who lawsuits to censor, harass, and dox their critics, as well as those who seek to misuse intellectual property to stifle free expression and competition.
We are tireless in our pursuit for justice for our clients regardless of who is on the other side of the v.
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(404) 458-7283
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Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property
We represent creative ventures in copyright and trademark litigation, trademark prosecution, and IP counseling.
Civil Rights
We represent victims and their families in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, and sexual assault cases involving police, prisons & jails.
Speech
We represent the media, activists, and individuals in First Amendment and defamation matters, pre-publication review, and public records/FOIA litigation.
James Slater is a civil rights, speech, and intellectual property lawyer licensed to practice law in Florida, Georgia, Washington, Colorado, the District of Columbia, and federal district and appellate courts throughout the country.
James is a dual U.S. and U.K. national. He and his wife, children, and dogs split their time between Atlanta, Miami, and hiking trails across North America.
Before law practice, James completed a Master’s degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures and planned to become a Russian literature professor. He left academia to work in Russia in the administration of a U.S. State Department program and as a Russian interpreter and translator. He also completed the selective National Security Education Program’s Russian Overseas Flagship in Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Prior to opening his own firm, James practiced at several boutique firms specializing in intellectual property and media law. He also co-directed a homeless legal advocacy project at Legal Services of Greater Miami and served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Chris M. McAliley of the Southern District of Florida.
James is an active member of the National Police Accountability Project. Previously, he served on the board of directors of the Dade County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and as a Florida Chapter Chair of the Copyright Society of the USA. James was featured in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for commercial litigation.
James is fluent in Russian, proficient in Spanish and Polish, and is slowly working his way through Yiddish and Turkish lessons on Duolingo. In addition to learning languages in his spare time, James enjoys hiking, rock climbing, gardening, playing guitar, and storytelling with his kids.
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Florida, 2014
District of Columbia, 2017
Washington, 2019
Colorado, 2020
Georgia, 2024
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit