Family-Forward Support From A Team With Decades Of Combined Experience
Biography
James brings over 15 years’ experience crafting and negotiating complex, multi-party transactions, to his family law and estate planning practice. Using his experience in bringing parties to consensus, James focuses on the short and long-term needs of the client, the underlying situation and the motivation of all parties to craft solutions that achieve everyone's goals. James is licensed in the States of Oregon and Iowa (inactive), holds Bachelor's and Law Degrees from Michigan State University, and an MBA from Marylhurst University. James is also the current President of the Jackson County Bar Association and a Member of the Oregon State Bar's Ethics Committee.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Commercial Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, including private mediation and arbitration
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, Michigan
- J.D. - 2004
- Honors: Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Law
- Honors: Associate Editor, Journal of International Law
- Michigan State University, Michigan
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1993
- Major: Anthropology
- Marylhurst University, Oregon
- M.B.A. - 2008
- Major: Organizational Behavior
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 2024
- Iowa, 2023
Professional Associations
- Jackson County Bar Association, President, 01/2025 to Present
- Oregon State Bar Association Ethics Committee, Attorney Member, 01/2025 to Present
- Oregon State Bar House of Delegates, Ex-Officio Delegate, 2025 to Present
- WealthCounsel, Member, Present
Past Positions
- The Law Office of James A. Funk, Attorney At Law, 2023 to 2024
- CommonSpirit Health, Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, 2018 to 2023
- Emerus, Inc., Vice President, 2016 to 2018
- MultiCare Health System, Vice President, 2015 to 2016