James Fitzpatrick
ABOUT JAMES J. FITZPATRICK
Email: [email protected]
James Fitzpatrick is an attorney, campaign, and advocacy professional with significant experience in state and national politics, specializing in election law, ballot security, public policy litigation, coalition building, and strategic consulting. He has expertise in coordinating large political organizations and legal operations.
Numerous federal and state candidates have called upon James' expertise. Most recently, he served as Ballot Access Counsel to Nikki Haley for President where he oversaw the national ballot access effort for the campaign.
Previously, James served as Counsel and Director of Election Day Operations to the Doctor Oz for Senate campaign after he ran the successful statewide post-election and recount effort in the May 2022 primary. Immediately following Election Day in 2022, James served as Counsel to Bognet for Congress in the aftermath of the unprecedented paper ballot shortage in Luzerne County, PA.
James' experience also includes serving as Campaign Manager for a Gubernatorial campaign in Pennsylvania, President Donald J. Trump's Pennsylvania State Director for Election Day Operations during the 2020 re-election campaign, and as U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's Political Director in his successful 2016 re-election campaign. James has also served as Counsel to the RNC, NRSC, NRCC, the Pennsylvania HRCC, various conservative non-profits, and has worked on campaigns and recounts across the country.
James also served in senior government positions on the staff of Senator Toomey and in the Trump Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor where he maintained relationships with a broad, bipartisan range of elected officials, businesses, local, state, and federal agency officials, labor unions, and constituent leaders from Pennsylvania and across the country.
James is an Army Veteran and currently serves in the U.S. Army Reserve. In 2018, he deployed to Kuwait and Jordan with the 28th Infantry Division of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. James also proudly represents fellow veterans in USERRA, SCRA, and other military service related litigation.
James has appeared in Politico, Fox News, The Daily Caller, RealClearPolitics, RealClear Defense, Townhall, The Daily Wire, The Washington Examiner, and many other publications.
He is a member of the Republican National Lawyers Association, Knights of Columbus, National Rifle Association, and a Life Member of the VFW.
Education
Lehigh University, B.A.
Temple University – Beasley School of Law, J.D.
Bar Admissions:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania