OF COUNSEL
609-258-3270
609-258-6837
Charleston, WV
Practice Areas
Bio
- Of Counsel, Robinson & McElwee, 1990-present
- Director, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University, 2000-present
- McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University, 1999-present
- Judicial Fellow, United States Supreme Court, 1989-90
- Visiting Fellow in Law, New College, Oxford University, 1988-89
- Lecturer in Jurisprudence, New College, Oxford University, 1982-85
Mr. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University. As Of Counsel to Robinson & McElwee, Mr. George practices in the areas of appellate practice litigation and the litigation of constitutional issues.
Mr. George has extensive experience with state and federal constitutional issues.
Mr. George represents coal companies, banks and other clients in litigation on appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia or federal appellate courts.
Mr. George holds twenty-three honorary degrees.
In addition to his role with Robinson & McElwee, Mr. George serves Princeton University as McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.
Mr. George is an authority on moral and political philosophy, constitutional law and the western legal tradition. He is the author or editor of numerous books and lectures frequently for universities, professional associations and civic groups.
Mr. George formerly served as Chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and as a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics. He was also a Presidential Appointee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. In addition, he served as the U.S. member of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology.
Mr. George was appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in 2012 by Speaker of the House John Boehner. In July of 2013 he was elected as the Chair of the Commission and he was sworn in on September 9, 2013.
For his contributions to American academic and civic life and to the advancement of human rights, Mr. George has received numerous awards, including the United States Presidential Citizens Medal and the Honorific Medal for the Defense of Human Rights, presented by the Republic of Poland.
Experience
- Appellate litigation.
- State and Federal Constitutional issues.
- United States Commission on Civil Rights, Presidential Appointee, 1993-1998.
- Member, President’s Council on Bioethics, 2002-2009.
- Corresponding Member, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural.
- Organization (UNESCO) World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology, 2010 – present.
- United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2012 – present
- Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2013
Credentials
- D.Phil., B.C.L., D.C.L. and D.Litt., Oxford University, 1986
- J.D., Harvard University, 1981
- M.T.S., Harvard University, 1981
- B.A., Swarthmore College, 1977
Bar & Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional Affiliations
- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Herbert W. Vaughan Senior Fellow of the Witherspoon Institute
- Senior Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute