James has more than twenty years of experience as a litigator and legal counselor, representing everyone from multinational corporations to individual plaintiffs.

Earlier in his career he represented multinational and regional corporations in commercial, financial, real estate and franchise disputes. More recently he has focused on individual plaintiffs in employment and civil rights actions.

Before joining the firm, James served as a Deputy Attorney General in the California Attorney General’s Office, then founded and managed a small law firm before becoming general counsel for a real estate development and finance company.

Today he represents individuals in civil rights, employment, probate and professional negligence cases.