James A. Passamano
Received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1990 from South Texas College of Law, where he served as a note and comment editor for the South Texas Law Review.
Received a Master of Law degree from the University of Cambridge in England with honors in 1999.
Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Served as a community member since 2010 on the Houston Methodist Hospital Institutional Review Board, which reviews, monitors, and approves human subject research.
Since 2020 served on the National Council of Trustees for National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, which has been ranked as one of the top two hospitals in pulmonology every year since U.S. News & World Report included this category in its annual Best Hospitals Survey, and among the top organizations funded for research by the NIH.
Served as a Senior Trial Attorney for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Served as a Judicial Clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Served as an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, Rice University and the University of Houston School of Law.
Author of the legal treatise Representing ADA Plaintiffs (James Publishing).
Co-author of A Clinician’s Guide to the Legal Rights of People with Cystic Fibrosis. (CF Foundation) and articles in Pediatric Pulmonology (Wiley)
Contributed a chapter to the book Health Care Transition (Springer Publishing 2018) on health insurance for young adults with chronic illnesses transitioning from pediatric care.
Contributed a chapter to the book Care of Adults with Chronic Childhood Conditions: A Practical Guide (Springer Publishing 2016) on access to health insurance coverage.
Rated AV (the highest rating) in the Martindale-Hubble Peer Review Rating.
Trained a professional mediator at the Harvard University Law School Mediation Training Program.
Served as an officer in the Texas State Guard for seven years.