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James W. Kilbourne, Jr. The Dungan Law Firm, P.A. One Rankin Avenue, Third Floor Asheville, NC 28801 Communication Center Phone: (828) 254-4778 Fax:     (828) 254-6646 Email:   jkilbourne@dunganlaw.com   Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage Bar Admissions Education Professional Associations and Memberships Quotes and Citations in National Publications Seminar Presentations Current Employment Position(s): Associate Areas of Practice: Litigation-Civil Criminal Law Indian Law Construction Law Personal Injury Law and Wrongful Death Consulting/Statutory Drafting Litigation Percentage: 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation Bar Admissions: North Carolina, 1997 Eastern Cherokee, 2001 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999 U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1999 U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1999 U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2006 Education: University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1997 Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, BA in Government and History (with minor in Economics) cum laude, 1993 Professional Associations and Memberships: North Carolina State Bar North Carolina Bar Association American Bar Association Federal Bar Association, Indian Law Section Cherokee Bar Association (Charter Member) Supreme Court Project, Native American Rights Fund Board of Directors, Asheville Lyric Opera Clerk to the Vestry, St. Mary's Episcopal Church Quotes and Citations in National Publications: Wall Street Journal, "On U.S. Indian Reservations, Criminals Slip Through the Cracks," Article by Gary Fields, June 16, 2007, Page A1 ABA Journal Now, "Laws Create Tribal Justice Gap," Article by Debra Cassen Weiss, June 18, 2007 (online version) Congressional Record, "H.R. 3093: Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: Proceedings of the United States House of Representatives," Remarks of Representative Jay Enslee [Washington], July 26, 2007, Page H8640 Los Angeles Times, "Reservations Beyond the Law," Editorial by Gavin Clarkson, August 3, 2007, Page A14 Indian Country Today, "Justice Declined," Editorial by Gavin Clarkson, August 24, 2007, Page B10 Congressional Record, "H.R. 3093: Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: Proceedings of the United States Senate," Remarks of Senator John Thune [South Dakota], October 15, 2007, Section 20, Page S12854 Wofford College, "Terrier Celebrity: James Kilbourne, '93," Article by Lisa Ware for Wofford Alumni Association, October 2007 (online version) Denver Post, "Justice: Inaction's Fatal Price," Article in the Series "Lawless Lands" by Michael Riley, November 12, 2007, Page A1 Cases Reported: 33 cases in Lexis-Nexis [view] Seminar Presentations: [Invited], "Maze of Injustice," 2008 Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, New York, New York, August 2008 [invited] Guest Lecturer [Invited], "Economic Effects of Tribal Jurisdiction," Economics of Native Americans, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 2008 [invited] Planner, "The Impact of the Walsh Act in Indian Country," Tribal Consultation Meeting of Native American Issues Subcommittee, Attorney General Advisory Committee, Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, United States Department of Justice, Cherokee, North Carolina, March 2007 Speaker/ Organizer, "Nuts and Bolts of Cherokee Criminal Jurisdiction," Law Enforcement Training Session, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Troop G, Districts V and VI, Cherokee, North Carolina, January 2007 Guest Lecturer, "Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country", Native American Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, October 2005 Moderator, "Lessons of Katrina: Joint Disaster Planning in Indian Country," Joint Meeting of Emergency Services, Health, Social Services and Tribal Justice Committees, United Southern and Eastern Tribes Semi-Annual Meeting, Choctaw, Mississippi, October 2005 Speaker, "Recent Case Law Affecting Criminal Justice in Indian Country," Tribal Justice Committee, United South and Eastern Tribes Annual Meeting, Ledyard, Connecticut, June 2005 Moderator/ Speaker, "Building Bridges," Joint Summit of the leaders of the Judicial Branch of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Judicial Branch of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, North Carolina, January 2005 Speaker, "Criminal Justice Issues in Indian Country", Executive Committee Meeting, National Criminal Justice Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 2004 Guest Lecturer, "Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country", Special Topics in Indian Law Seminar, University of Michigan School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 2003 Speaker, "First Descendants and Criminal Jurisdiction", Second Annual Cherokee Legal Seminar, Legal Services of North Carolina/ Office of the Attorney General of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, North Carolina, July 2003 Speaker, "Speaking with United Voices: Using Tribal Resources to Facilitate Prosecution Across All Three Jurisdictions," Eighth Nation Strengthening Indian Nations Conference, Department of Justice: Office of Victims of Crime, Palm Springs, California, December 2002 Panelist, "Child Protective Teams and Prosecution" Eighth National Strengthening Indian Nations Conference, US Department of Justice: Office of Victims of Crime, Palm Springs, California, December 2002 Speaker, "Domestic Violence Law in Indian Country," North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission, Asheville, North Carolina, June 2002 Speaker, "Jurisdiction and Tribal Law Regarding Domestic Violence," First Annual Cherokee Legal Seminar, Legal Services of North Carolina/ Office of the Attorney General of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, North Carolina, June 2002 Panelist, "Solo / Small Firm Update," General Practice Seminar, North Carolina Bar Association, Cary, North Carolina, August 1999

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