James David Schultz (born July 7, 1972)
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, serving from January 20, 2017 to November 24, 2017. Schultz was part of the legal team at the

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and the Trump Transition Team. He reported to White House Counsel

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Early life and education

Schultz was born in

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and grew up in

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in 1995 before completing his J.D. in 1998 at

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Career

Schultz had been General Counsel of Pennsylvania from July 2012 to November 2014. He then worked in the White House as ethics lawyer, where he publicly clashed with former Office of Government Ethics chief

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. In November 2017, Schultz returned to Cozen and O'Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm. He stated that it was always his plan to leave the White House before the end of the year, and had agreed to these terms with White House Counsel

when he started. In September 2020, he left Cozen and O'Connor to lead the Local Government Advocacy Team for the Northeast Region in the Philadelphia and Washington, DC offices of the

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law firm. Since leaving the White House, Schultz has become a regular commentator on

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. Schultz advised candidate

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in the

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Personal life

Jim and his wife, Michelle A. Schultz, live in Philadelphia with their two daughters. Michelle formerly served as Deputy General Counsel for

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and currently serves as a member of the

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References

External links

Holland & Knight Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Jim 1972 births Living people American lawyers People from Atlantic City, New Jersey People from Galloway Township, New Jersey New Jersey Republicans Temple University alumni Widener University Commonwealth Law School alumni Trump administration personnel