Jim’s significant federal government and legal experience include the following:

• Starting in 2018, served for three years as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy after being unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. Under Jim’s leadership as the “US Drug Czar”, the U.S. saw its first year-over-year decrease in overdose deaths in 30 years.
• Served in a number of high-profile posts at the White House between 2016 to 2018, including roles as Deputy Chief of Staff and Deputy White House Counsel.
• Appointed General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
• Spent 10 years as a legal advisor to the Ford Motor Company. Jim served as the automaker’s Washington Counsel and Global Director of Compliance. During Jim’s tenure there, Ford was named one of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” for three consecutive years by Ethisphere Institute. Jim was also General Counsel to the Ford Motor Company Fund, the company’s philanthropic arm.
• Served as Deputy General Counsel and Acting General Counsel to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
• Served as Associate Counsel and Special Assistant to the President between 2002 to 2004.
•  Attorney at  the Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy.
• Selected as Assistant Ethics Counsel in the White House Office of Counsel to the President.
• Served as Attorney Advisor to the Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

Jim began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney’s Office in Fairfax, VA. He went on to serve as Assistant Bar Counsel for the Virginia State Bar before transitioning his career to the federal level.