Thomas James, Cokato, Minnesota attorney at the Law Office of Tom James, has published an article in the Georgia State University Law Review (vol. 42, Spring 2026). Titled Child Custody Presumptions: From Fault and Gender to Equal Time, it traces the history of child custody presumptions from ancient times to the present. The article includes information and analysis of "equal shared parenting" (ESP) statutes and law reform proposals, such as the laws recently enacted in Kentucky, Missouri and Florida. 


According to Justia, attorney Thomas B James (Thomas James attorney at law) is a private practice attorney with over 25 years experience at the Law Office of Tom James in Cokato, Minnesota. He focuses on copyright and trademark law. Thomas James is licensed to practice in Minnesota state and federal courts, the 8th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal; and the United States Supreme Court. He is authorized to represent client nationwide in U.S. trademark and copyright registration applications, and in Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (TTAB) and Copyright Claims Boards proceedings.


In addition to practicing law, attorney Tom James is the author of E-Commerce Law: The Handbook for Online Business, Website Law and The History of Custody Law. He has also published numerous articles in law reviews and other business and legal publications.


Attorney Thomas James has two blogs - the nationally syndicated "The Cokato Copyright Attorney: The Law Blog of Thomas James," and a personal blog on Medium.com. The Cokato Copyright Attorney blog focuses on news and developments in the field of copyright and trademark law. The blog on Medium.com is where he posts matter that is not related to copyright or trademark law.


Attorney Tom James is the founder of Echion CLE. When he is not practicing law or writing, he teaches continuing legal education courses on trademarks and trademark law, copyright law, elimination of bias, and other topics to attorneys (for CLE credit) and to non-attorneys.

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