James Ennis Street

Strategic Counsel for Executives, Senior Professionals, and Institutions in High-Stakes Conflict

I advise on conflicts where employment, governance, and reputation intersect.

My work is strategy-first: I map exposure, design leverage, and pursue clean outcomes.

I advise executives, senior professionals, founders, boards, and institutions navigating high-stakes conflicts where legal exposure, internal power, and reputational consequence converge.
My work is strategy-first and grounded in disciplined analysis. I move matters from reactive pressure to structured decision-making by clarifying facts, incentives, risk, and leverage.
I focus on conflicts where institutional fracture, stakeholder pressure, and reputational exposure shape outcomes.

Duke Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2023; Executive Editor, Duke Journal for Comparative and International Law; Content Editor, Duke Law & Technology Review
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., with honors, 2018
Representation in federal and state civil litigation, including multidistrict matters
Negotiated resolution of significant employment and reputational disputes
Advised executive leadership and boards on governance, reputational, and structural risk
Published scholarship influencing federal tribal recognition policy: Federal Recognition of Native American Tribes in the United States and the International Right to Self-Determination, 33 Duke J. Comp. & Int’l L. 121–49 (2023)
Licensed in North Carolina