Welch Integrated, Inc. and StudentFilmmakers.com declared that Jim McCullaugh, Esq., former publisher of the American Cinematographer magazine, has joined the Board of Advisors of Student Filmmakers, a magazine to be launched by Welch Integrated, Inc. and StudentFilmmakers.com in April 2006. StudentFilmmakers.com is for wannebe filmmakers, and its prime goal is to pep up and back new and independent film and video makers. The online portal is a resource and creative community for students, professionals, and educators.

Jim McCullaugh was the Executive Director of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), a pre-eminent Hollywood Film Society, where he operated the entire business and was responsible for the greatest period of growth and accolades in the Society's history. At the same time, he was the publisher of the award-winning American Cinematographer magazine, as well as publisher of the ASC Press, where he headed the publication of six highly successful books, including the ASC Film Manual, which became the only book in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

Earlier in his professional career, Jim McCullaugh was a journalist with Billboard magazine and has penned widely about all aspects of the entertainment business over the years. At one time he was the Home Entertainment Editor at Billboard magazine. He has also been published in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone and Playboy.

Jim McCullaugh has been a California attorney since 1992. He brings an phenomenal professional and life-experience background to practicing law. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Irish American Bar Association. Born in New York City, he graduated from New York University with a B.A. degree and earned a Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.) from Southwestern University School of Law in 1991. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1992.

Jim McCullaugh's solo practice primarily focuses on Elder Law and Family Law with an emphasis on Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trust Administration, Health Care Directives, Dissolution, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Paternity, Child Custody, Guardianships, Adoptions, Domestic Partnerships, Restraining Orders/Civil Harassment and relevant areas. Jim McCullaugh also handles general civil matters. Jim McCullaugh prides himself on compassionate, hands-on dealings with his clients and their needs.

Jim McCullaugh also devotes time to pro bono work for such organizations as the Harriet Buhai Family Law Center, the Barristers Pro Bono Domestic Violence Project, People Assisting The Homeless (P.A.T.H.), the HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA), the Self-Help Legal Access Centers, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek, The Alliance for Children's Rights, The Gay & Lesbian Alliance, and others. Jim McCullaugh is also a member of the board and legal counsel to the non-profit Caritas Corporation.