MEMBERS OF FIRM
John W. Stryker, (P.C.) (Partner) born Monmouth County, New Jersey, May 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1985, Virgin Islands; U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1969); Rutgers University (J.D., 1973). Member: Virgin Islands and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Title Insurance; Business Law; Corporate Law; Construction Law; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Condemnation; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Sales; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Corporate Formation; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Trusts and Estates; Small Business Law.Email: John W. Stryker, (P.C.)
Matthew J. Duensing, (P.C.) (Partner) born Perryville, Missouri, December 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri; 1985, Illinois; 1990, Virgin Islands. Education: Illinois College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981), Phi Beta Kappa; Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1984). Member: Virgin Islands, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Admiralty Law; Banking Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Matthew J. Duensing, (P.C.)
A. James Casner, (P.C.) (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1988, Virgin Islands. Education: Beloit College; Boston University (B.S., cum laude, 1979); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1984). Editor-in-Chief, Boston College Third World Law Journal, 1983-1984. Author: Note, "Letters of Credit: Iranian Cases and the Need to Adapt Letters of Credit to Their Proposed Uses," IV Boston College Third World Law Journal 221, 1984. Author/Lecturer: "Advanced Real Estate Law in the Virgin Islands-Procuring and Insuring Free and Clear Title," National Business Institute, 1993. Certified Mediator for the Superior and Federal District Courts of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Member: Virgin Islands, Massachusetts and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Property; Banking Law; Finance.Email: A. James Casner, (P.C.)
Richard H. Dollison, (P.C.) (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1994, Virgin Islands; 1995, Colorado; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: School of Visual Arts (B.F.A., with honors, 1979); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Virgin Islands and Colorado Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Third Circuit Bar Association. Reported Cases: Land Holdings (St. Thomas) Ltd. vs. Mega Holdings, Inc., 283 F. 3d 616 (3rd Cir. 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Appellate Practice.Email: Richard H. Dollison, (P.C.)
Michael Fitzsimmons, (P.C.) (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; 2001, U.S. Virgin Islands, District Court of the Virgin Islands and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: U.S. Naval Academy (1965-1966); Loras College (B.S., 1970); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2000). Harris County, Texas District Attorney's Office, January to May, 2000. Certified Mediator for the Superior and Federal District Courts of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Member: Virgin Islands and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Third Circuit Bar Association. [U.S. Navy, 1965-1971]. Reported Cases: Fabend v. Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, et. al., 381 F. 3d 152 (3rd Cir. 2004); Dysart v. Dysart, 45 V.I. 118 (Terr. Ct. 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Condominium and Hotel matters.Email: Michael Fitzsimmons, (P.C.)
ASSOCIATES
James Bernier, Jr. (Associate) born St.Thomas, Virgin Islands; admitted to bar, 2004, Virgin Islands; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Virgin Islands. Education: University of the Virgin Islands (B.A., summa cum laude, Social Science, 2001); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: American University International Law Review, 2003-2004; Hispanic Law Students Association, 2002-2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Judge Audrey L. Thomas, Judge of the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, 2004-2005. Member: Virgin Islands Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Litigation; Banking Litigation; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: James Bernier, Jr.
Johanna Harrington (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, May 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Missouri; 2003, Massachusetts; 2006, Virgin Islands, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and U.S. District Court, District of Virgin Islands. Education: Central Missouri State University (B.A., 1996); University of Missouri at Columbia (J.D., 2001). Candidate, Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2000-2001; Comment: "To Litigate or Arbitrate? No Matter - The Credit Card Industry is Deciding for You," 2001 J. Disp. Resol. 101. Formerly with Burkhart & Hunt, P.C. Law Clerk to Hon. Kerry L. Montgomery, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, 2001-2003. Member: The Missouri Bar; Virgin Islands Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Johanna Harrington