James Sokolove

James Sokolove (1944-) is an American attorney who pioneered legal television advertising allowing increased access to legal services.

Sokolove graduated from Suffolk University Law School with a juris doctor in 1969 after receiving a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 1966. He also received a certificate in 1990 from Harvard Business School. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1999/06/28/story5.html E. Douglas Banks"Boston Business Journal", "Lawyer wants to go national", June 25, 1999] ] Sokolove volunteered as a VISTA community organizer after graduation from law school. His law office which focuses on personal injury law, has over 300 affiliate firms in the United States. Boston Business Journal ranked Sokolove one of “Greater Boston’s 100 Most Influential Business People of the 20th Century” and by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly ranked him one of the “Most Influential Attorneys of the Past 25 Years.” [ [http://www.jimsokolove.com/about/meet-jim-sokolove.aspx Jim Sokolove Biography] ] Sokolove is active in various non-profits in the Boston area, including Greater Boston Legal Services Corporation, Suffolk University Law School, North Shore Community College, Law Project for Multi-handicapped Children, Cycleline, and Special Young Visions Art Competition. [ [http://www.jimsokolove.com/about/meet-jim-sokolove.aspx Jim Sokolove Biography] ]

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