James Malphurs
Born in New York, James Malphurs grew up in Virginia, Florida, Georgia, and New York. James attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated as a Distinguished Cadet and with a commission as an active-duty Armor Officer.
James served as the tank platoon leader and company executive officer in C Co., 1st Battalion, 32nd Armor Regiment (Elvis Presley’s own) 2nd Infantry Division. Captain Malphurs fulfilled his Army commitment as Adjutant of 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry—the Army’s first reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition squadron in the Stryker Brigade—and was honorably discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington in 2001. His Military awards and decorations include the Army Parachutist Badge (Airborne), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal, and Army Service Ribbon.
James has extensive hands-on litigation experience, including class action, legal malpractice, mass tort, insurance bad-faith, multidistrict litigation, intellectual property, and antitrust. James’s practice includes providing litigation support for mass tort cases, including client relations, discovery and trial preparation, document collection and hosting, document review team management, and custom case tracking tools.
His current projects include helping victims of wildfires and volcanic eruption recover from bad-faith insurers and other tortfeasors. James’s practice is plaintiff-centric and people-focused. He is grateful to currently serve alongside Harry Blalock and the attorneys and staff at BLALOCK LLC, helping Veterans and their families recover from cancer and other serious illnesses caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
James enjoys practicing yoga and meditation, cycling, swimming, walking his dog, and traveling from his home base in Danville, Virginia
Education
- Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy at West Point, Distinguished Cadet, 1996
- Juris Doctor, University of Florida, Levin College of Law, cum laude
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (Pro hac vice admission for Camp Lejeune lawsuits only)
