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Office of the City Solicitor
Chief Deputy City Solicitor General Litigation Unit
The General Litigation Unit is responsible for representing the City, and its officers, departments, boards and other agencies, in federal and state courts in civil litigation except for certain subject matters. General Litigation attorneys will commence and litigate actions to recover money damages for City on account of property damage, failure of performance of contract duties, or other loss or harm to City interests sustained by City. Its attorneys also will defend against actions that seek from City or its officers monetary, equitable or declaratory relief in all cases except those that involve code enforcement matters, tax claims and disputes, labor and employment law issues, violation of civil rights, and personal injury tort claims. Further, its attorneys may represent city officers, record custodians and employees in connection with subpoenas served on them as non-party witnesses in civil discovery proceedings.
James Cousounis is a graduate of Princeton University and George Washington University Law School. He joined the Law Department in 2001. He has served as Deputy City Solicitor in affirmative litigation, followed by stints as Senior Attorney and Divisional Deputy City Solicitor in General Litigation.
Before his public service employment with the City Law Department, he was engaged in private practice with several prominent law firms and attorneys in the Philadelphia area for more than 16 years. Nearly all of his practice involved representation of clients in court in civil matters, primarily involving business, tort, regulatory and constitutional litigation.
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