James E. Felman
Recognized since 2001
Tampa, Florida
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James E. Felman has concentrated his practice of law in the defense of complex criminal matters and related civil litigation for over 30 years. Mr. Felman represents clients in federal and state matters in every phase of the criminal process -- investigation, trial, sentencing, appeal, and post-conviction proceedings. He has represented clients in a wide range of matters, including allegations of bank fraud, health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, public corruption, environmental crimes, antitrust violations, synthetic/illegal drugs, illegal gambling, child abuse/ pornography, and murder.
Mr. Felman has also devoted a significant portion of his professional efforts to legal reform and policy work. He has testified on an array of topics before the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and Sentencing Commission, and frequently writes and speaks on criminal justice policy issues. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and serves as Chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Task Force on First Step Act Implementation. He also serves as Chair of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section’s Task Force on First Step Act Implementation. He is a Past Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association and is the ABA’s Past Liaison to the United States Sentencing Commission. He was a founding member of the Steering Committee of Clemency Project 2014 and is former Co-Chair of the Practitioners’ Advisory Group to the United States Sentencing Commission.
Mr. Felman is a graduate of Wake Forest University, B.A. cum laude, 1984, and Duke University, M.A. Phil. and J.D. with high honors (Order of the Coif), 1987. Following law school, he was a law clerk to Judge Theodore McMillian of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
- Direct Phone Number: 813-229-1118
- Phone Number: 813-229-1118
- Lawyer Page: https://www.kmf-law.com/attorneys/james-e-felman/
- 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1450
P.O. Box 3396
Tampa, FL 33602
- English
- Italian
- Duke University, JD, graduated 1987
- Duke University, MA Phil., graduated 1987
- Wake Forest University, BA, graduated 1984
- Florida, The Florida Bar, 1988
- ABA - Co-Chair, Sentencing Committee
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
- United States Court of Appeals
3 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2025)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Tampa (2024)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2023)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Tampa (2021)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2018)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2015)
- Appellate Practice, Tampa (2014)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Tampa (2012)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Tampa (2011)
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Appellate
- COVID-19
- Criminal Appeals
- Criminal Investigations
- Drug Offenses
- Grand Jury
- State and Federal
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Violent and Nonviolent Crimes
Recipient of the 2023 NACDL President’s commendation for his extraordinary contributions to the mission, beliefs, and goals of the association.
2023 Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Selig Goldin Award for significant contribution to the criminal justice system of the State of Florida
- Marcelino "Bubba" Huerta III Award for Pro Bono Service and the Pursuit of Equal Justice
- George C. Carr Memorial Award for Excellance in Federal Practice
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