Jim Sutton

Jim Sutton is a legal professional currently serving as a Partner at Rutan & Tucker since March 2024 and has been the Managing Partner at The Sutton Law Firm since May 2003. Prior experience includes a role as Partner at Nielsen Merksamer from February 1990 to May 2003 and serving as a Judicial Law Clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Edward Panelli from 1988 to 1989. Jim Sutton is an alumnus of Pomona College, where a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies was earned, and a Juris Doctor degree was obtained from Stanford Law School between 1985 and 1988. Additionally, Jim Sutton is a graduate of John Marshall High School and the University of Virginia.