James R. Hornsby Associate

James earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was awarded the Thomas Marshall Miller Prize for extraordinary contributions to the University of Virginia. James also received the Mary Claiborne and Roy H. Ritter Prize, recognizing honor, character, and integrity among four third-year students. During his time at UVA, he served on the senior editorial board of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, as president of Lambda Law Alliance, and as an admissions Ambassador. He was also a drafter of the new UVA multi-sanction Honor Code and worked as a research assistant to Professor Anne Coughlin.

Before law school, James graduated summa cum laude from Samford University with a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Marketing, where he served as student body president. He then worked in the confectionery industry as a sales broker, representing some of the largest food manufacturers in the United States.