James obtained a joint degree J.D. / M.B.A. from SUNY Buffalo. Prior to law school, he attended New York University, majoring in philosophy. While in law school, James was a Publications Editor for the Buffalo Law Review, and the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Human Rights Law Review. He was admitted to the bar in 2012. He has appeared and argued in countless civil and criminal cases in New York State from local town courts, County Courts, Supreme Court, Bankruptcy Court and the Appellate Division. He has successfully represented individuals and corporate clients in hundreds of actions and prides himself on his depth of knowledge and experience in New York Civil Practice.
- Daniel Lopez v. Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital et al., Appellate Division, 4th Dept., March 20, 2026
In private practice, James rescued hundreds of homes from foreclosure through leveraging workouts in the Buffalo and Rochester metropolitan areas.
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
*Not admitted to practice in Massachusetts
Education
- J.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2011
- Publications Editor (Buffalo Law Review
- Editor-in-Chief (Buffalo Human Rights Law Review)
- M.B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2011
- B.A., New York University, 2004