Former EEOC Administrative Law Judge. One of the few in private practice who has actually ruled on the laws he now advises clients about.
James Lewis, Esq. serves as Senior Advisor for Employment Law at The Wilkinson Firm. His background is rare in the field: he is a former EEOC Administrative Law Judge — one of the few advisors in private practice who has actually ruled on the federal employment statutes he now counsels clients to comply with.
That distinction matters. Most employment attorneys read the law. James has applied it from the bench. When TWF builds compliance documentation, termination protocols, or investigation procedures for HHS clients, James reviews them through the lens of someone who has adjudicated the exact disputes those documents are designed to prevent.
His advisory work at TWF spans wrongful termination risk analysis, ADA and FMLA compliance for clinical workforces, investigation procedure design, and multi-state employment law harmonization. He works closely with TWF’s Compliance Confidence™ and Multi-State Mastery™ programs to ensure every deliverable holds up under regulatory scrutiny.
For HHS organizations operating in YMYL territory — where a compliance failure can trigger Medicaid decertification, CARF deficiency, or state licensing action — having a former federal judge review your HR infrastructure is not a luxury. It's a structural advantage.
Twenty minutes. No pitch. We map your top three workforce risks and tell you what to do about them.
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