James T. Harris, Esq.
Board Member
James Harris (UPS Retired Corporate Counsel) has 30 years of experience practicing law in both private practice and as an in-house attorney for UPS. In his law practice, he has provided services in the areas of intellectual property, advertising, sponsorships, entertainment, technology and business contracts. Mr. Harris is a U.S. registered patent attorney. He has also served as a Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness and as an adjunct professor at Columbia College in Chicago.
Before practicing law, Mr. Harris has worked as a project engineer for General Motors. He received his law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee State University and obtained an M.B.A. at Emory’s Goizueta School of Business.
Mr. Harris has a long history of Community Service on various Boards including:
- Drew Charter School STEAM Advisory Board
- Atlanta Public Schools (APS) HS Gifted Advisory Council
- Posse Atlanta – Past Member of Board of Directors
- Charles Drew Charter School PTA – Board member (VP of Senior Academy)
- Balling Technologies Board Member – Technical Education for Youth
- Zoo Atlanta – Past Member of Board of Director
- Atlanta Beltline Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee (TADAC)
- Red Cross – Board Member and Past Chairperson for Minority Recruitment Advisory Board
- Atlanta NPU-Q – Past Co-Chairperson
- Twelve Atlantic Station Condo Association – Past Board President
- Guilford Forest Homeowners Association – Past Board of Directors
- American Corporate Counsel – Past Georgia Chapter Board of Directors
- Mentor: 100 Black Men of N. Metro Atlanta
- Mentor: Kappa League – (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated)