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Aug 15, 2024
Fifty-Four Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to
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Aug 17, 2023
Fifty-Five Phillips Lytle Attorneys Named to
The Best Lawyers in America
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The Best Lawyers in America 2023
Aug 19, 2021
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Aug 21, 2020
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The Best Lawyers In America 2021
James focuses in all areas of corporate counseling, including acquisitions, close corporations, shareholder disputes and related contract disputes.
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Corporate and Business Law
Commercial Contracts
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Industries
Real Estate
Title Insurance and Title Examination
Honors & Awards
Listed in
The Best Lawyers in America
®
Selected for the
Upstate New York Super Lawyers
®
list, 2007-2020
Listed in Legal Elite of WNY,
Business First of Buffalo
and
Buffalo Law Journal
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western New York, Inc., Volunteer Services Award
Education & Admissions
Education
Kent College of Law, J.D.,
with distinction
, 1971
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., 1966
Admitted to Practice
New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Supreme Court
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Present Activities
Buffalo Maritime Center, Board of Trustees, President
Federal Court Mediator, Western District of New York
National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York, Board Member
Zoological Society of Buffalo, Foundation Trustee
Presbytery of Western New York, Board of Trustees
Past Activities
Erie County Bar Foundation, Board of Directors
Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Chair and Board Member
Zoological Society of Buffalo, Chair and Board Member
Presbytery of Western New York, Board of Trustees, President of the Board
National Federation for Just Communities, National Board of Directors, Former Chair
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American Bar Association
Bar Association of Erie County
Grievance Committee
New York State Bar Association
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