James J. Manning, Jr.
Contact Info:
- 951-682-1771
- 951-686-2415
- jmanning -AT- rhlaw.com
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Jim Manning is a Senior Partner in the Riverside and Orange County offices of Reid & Hellyer, one of the Inland Empire's oldest law firms. He was admitted to practice in California in 1976 and has practiced with this same firm his entire career.
Mr. Manning’s general civil practice has emphasized real estate, title insurance, escrow, property tax, media law, warranty and construction litigation throughout Southern California since 1977. He has also handled transactional work in those practice areas.
Additionally, he has served in numerous matters as a private mediator or arbitrator, both in his areas of emphasis and otherwise. He also serves on the Orange County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Panel and the Riverside County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Service.
He has been a panelist for many programs for lawyers and non-lawyers dealing with construction, real estate, court access, public meetings, public records and constitutional issues.
Mr. Manning is or has been a member of the California Land Title Association, the First Amendment Coalition, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Associated General Contractors of California, the Superior Court Arbitration Panel, the Riverside County Bar Association, the San Bernardino County Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. He has been actively involved in numerous civic and community groups his entire life, having served on the boards of several.
Mr. Manning is rated "AV" by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating given by the most prestigious attorney rating directory in the United States.
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1976
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
Education:
- University of LaVerne College of Law, La Verne, California, 1976
J.D.
Law Review: LaVerne College Law Review, Board of Editors, 1975 - 1976 - University of California at Riverside, 1971
B.A. - Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Panelist, First Amendment Law, University of California at Riverside, Extension Division
- Panelist, California First Amendment Coalition
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- California State Bar
Member - Riverside County Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors of RCBA, Dispute Resolution Service - California Newspaper Publishers Association
Member - Riverside County Superior Court ADR Panel
Member - Riverside Art Museum, 2001 - 2004
Board of Directors - United Way of Inland Valleys, 2003 - 2004
Board of Directors - UCR Alumni Association
Member, Executive Committee - Riverside Chamber of Commerce
Member - California First Amendment Coalition
Member - California Land Title Association
Member - Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court
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