Jim primarily concentrates his practice on litigation in state and federal courts for corporations and individuals such as officers, directors, and real estate brokers and associates. He has tried cases involving attorney malpractice, bad faith allegations, boundry and title disputes, banking and lender liability, director and officer liability, property transaction disputes, professional liability, wrongful-death claims, and traumatic brain injuries, paralysis, and similar catastrophic injuries. He has also tried matters involving police use of force; products liability; transportation issues, including trucking and busing; premises owner and premises liability; and construction site accidents.
Jim has litigated before a variety of state and federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. He has obtained several acquittals for clients as a federal court defense attorney and former member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the District of Massachusetts. He has also argued over 20 appeals in state and federal courts.
Jim additionally serves as trial counsel to many insurance companies and their insureds, routinely advising on errors and omissions policies, and handles insurance coverage disputes and suits against insurance companies.