Jim is a Partner and the Chief Investment Officer of Jeremy P. Feakins & Associates, LLC. He is an investor, Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the JPF Venture 1, LP and a Director and the Chief Marketing Officer with specific responsibility for business development for Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation (OTE), a renewable energy company that has received an investment from the JPF Venture Fund. Jim is an experienced business executive and leader, a civil trial lawyer and partner in the Law Firm of Katherman, Briggs and Greenberg, with offices in York, Lancaster and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He has tried to verdict more than 100 cases, including several ground-breaking victories in major litigation. Jim has achieved the prestigious “A-Rating” among his professional peers and judges reflecting his reputation as a stellar lawyer with the highest ethical standards.

Jim is devoted to humanitarian causes, serving on many non-profit Boards, including the Susquehanna Waldorf School and the Children’s Home of York. He is also an ardent supporter of the creative arts, particularly film-making, where he has produced/co-produced short, documentary and feature length films, including No God, No Master, starring Oscar Nominee David Strathairn.

Passionate about the many environmental problems that are affecting our world and the human race, especially in regions such as Africa, Jim is committed to helping provide solutions to these mounting global concerns. As an experienced businessman, Jim has acquired broad based knowledge covering a wide range of commercial and business issues.

After graduating with Honors from Grinnell College (Iowa), Jim earned his law degree from Dickinson School of Law. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the York County, Pennsylvania and American bar associations as well as a former Member of The Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He is a frequent lecturer on civil trial matters and is recognized as one of the leading civil trial attorneys in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.