California license and practice

James Parkeson Miller Jr. is an Active member of the State Bar of California (State Bar of California #188266). Verify the current individual Bar record at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/188266 before hiring an attorney.

JP “Jim” Miller Jr. founded the Law Offices of JP Miller Jr. in El Cajon in 1997 and has practised law since then. He is a family and civil litigation lawyer in El Cajon, serving all of San Diego County and all San Diego County Superior Court venues. He has trial experience in civil, family law, and criminal cases, in state and federal court. His family-law work covers every aspect of divorce — asset division, child custody (sole legal custody, primary residence, joint custody), child support, and spousal support. His civil-law work covers contract breaches, life planning, property ownership, family disputes, and consumer protection, with personal-injury cases (car accidents, slip-and-fall) as one part of civil litigation; his cases include matters against the City of San Diego, WalMart and Home Depot, a Lemon Law trial against Mercedes Benz (Revetta v. Mercedes Benz), and a police excessive-force and search-and-seizure case against the City of La Mesa (Sermon v. City of La Mesa). His other services include business law (formation, contracts), will and trust creation, restraining orders, DUI defense, and Second Amendment advocacy and litigation — he is a founding board member of the San Diego County Gun Owners PAC and a named plaintiff in Miller v. Bonta. He was nominated for Superior Court Judge in San Diego in 2010 and again in 2012; the firm states over 300,000 San Diego voters supported him. Litigation is the family business: the Miller family (his father Jim Miller Sr., Wes Miller and Russell Miller) has represented San Diego and East County residents for over 40 years, and he continues that legacy. He serves East County including Santee, Lakeside, La Mesa, Spring Valley, Rancho San Diego, Jamul and Alpine. His recognition on the firm’s own site includes Expertise “Best Divorce Lawyers in El Cajon” 2020, Expertise “Best Family Lawyers in Chula Vista” 2020, and the “Best of East County Silver Star Award” 2019.

Matters this legal field covers

Family law legal work may cover divorce, asset division, child custody, child support, and spousal support; civil litigation may cover contract breaches, property ownership, consumer protection, and personal-injury cases.

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