James M. Cavin
jcavin@tokn.com

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Paralegal
Vangie Tarver

Prior to joining Thompson O'Brien in 2006, Mr. Cavin spent eight years in the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s office where he focused primarily on felony criminal prosecution. Since joining Thompson O'Brien, he focuses on government law and civil rights defense. Mr. Cavin has also developed substantial expertise in Thompson O'Brien's Creditors' Rights and Collection practice group in litigation against large-scale commercial debtors and in managing high volume consumer debt collection litigation for the firm's credit union clients.

Mr. Cavin has been active in the USMC Reserves for the past eighteen years.

Areas of Practice
Litigation
Local Government Affairs

Education
B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1995
J.D., California Western School of Law, 1998

Admitted
Georgia Court of Appeals Georgia Supreme Court Northern District of Georgia
Middle District of Georgia U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Member
State Bar of Georgia
Gwinnett County Bar Association
Marine Corps Association of Georgia Lawyers Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion