Full Name:
James 'Jim' W. Abrams
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mary Daugherty Abrams; 2 Children: Madeline, Nicholas
Birth Date:
05/03/1956
Birth Place:
Orange, NJ
Home City:
Meriden, CT
Religion:
Episcopalian
JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1988
BA, Trinity College, 1978
Experience, Meriden Democratic Town Committee
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1994-2005
Law Revision Commission, 2000-present.
Chair, Continuing Care Retirement Community Task Force, 1997
Child Custody Task Force, Co-Chair, 1995-1996
Meriden Welfare Reform Task Force, Chair, 1994
State Architectural Licensing Board, 1993-1994
Owner, Law Offices of James W. Abrams, 2004-present
Attorney, Parsons and Abrams, LLC, 1995-2003
Attorney, Michelson, Kane, Royster, and Barger, PC, 1990-1994
Attorney, Updike, Kelly and Spelley, 1988-1990
Supervisor, Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation, 1983-1987
President, Meriden and Wallingford Substance Abuse Council, 2000-present
Director, Boys and Girls Club, 1999-present
Director, Benhaven, Incorporated, 1997-present
Trustee, Friends of the Library, 1995-present
Board of Directors, Meriden Arts Council
Senior Warden, Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
President, Friends of the Library, 1997-1999