James Bopp, Jr. is an attorney with The Bopp Law Firm, PC in Terre Haute, Indiana. His law practice concentrates on not-for-profit corporate and tax law, on campaign finance and election law, on biomedical legal issues, and on constitutional litigation, particularly regarding the First Amendment.  He represents numerous not-for-profit organizations, political action committees, candidates, and political parties.

Bopp has achieved national recognition for his legal work.  In 2013, the National Law Journal named Bopp one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America and, in 2009, Bopp was named the Republican Lawyer of the Year by the Republican National Lawyers Association. In 2026, he received the Indiana Lawyer's Leadership in the Law, Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bopp's successful campaign finance and election law practice includes over 190 campaign finance cases against federal and state laws in over 45 states. As a result, the ABA Journal called Bopp: “The most prominent lawyer in the country in campaign finance and election law.” Furthermore, as a result of his extensive U.S. Supreme Court practice, which includes winning nine of his 14 cases decided on the merits by the Court, the National Law Journal identified Bopp as one of “The Top Supreme Court Advocates of the Twenty-First Century.”

In addition, as the Indiana Lawyer explained, "as General Counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, Bopp was responsible for developing and implementing the legal strategy that eventually led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022."

Bopp currently serves as General Counsel for the National Right to Life Committee, General Counsel for the James Madison Center for Free Speech, a Commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws, and a Trustee of Indiana University. He served as General Counsel for Mike Braun for Indiana, Governor Braun's 2024 campaign committee, and as Vice Chairman of the Republican National Committee, 2008-12. 

Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1973).

Awards: Indiana Lawyer Leadership in the Law, Lifetime Achievement Award (2026); Indiana Business Journal, 2025 Indiana 250: The Most Influential Business Leaders in Indiana (Law) (2025); The Indiana Lawyer, Leadership in Law, Distinguished Barrister (2025); National Law Journal, 2023 Midwest's Top Rated Lawyers; Pro-Life Legal Defense Fund, Thomas More Award (2023); Indiana Business Journal, Indiana 250:  The Most Influential Business Leaders in Indiana 2022 (Law); National Law Journal, The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America 2013; Republican National Lawyers Association, Republican Lawyer of the Year 2009; Legatus International, John Cardinal O'Connor Pro-Life Hall of Fame Award 2005; Indiana Republican Party, State Chairman's Award, 2001, 2005; University of Florida School of Law, Non-resident Tuition Scholarship, 1971.

Member: Republican National Committee, Vice Chairman 2006 - 2012; The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Co-Chairman, Election Law Subcommittee, Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group 1996-2005; Board of Governors, Republican National Lawyers Association, 2002-present.

Professional Affiliations: General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free Speech, 1997-present; General Counsel, National Right to Life Committee, 1978-present; Special Counsel, Focus on the Family, 2004-2012; President, National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, 1984-2010; Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws, 2005-present; Member, United States National Commission for UNESCO, 2004-2006; Member, Congressional Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee, 1987-1989; Member, National Institutes of Health, Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988; Member, President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1984-1987; Special Advisor, American Bar Association Working Group on the First Amendment and Judicial Elections, 2002 - 2003.

PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign-Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, and United States Supreme Court Practice.