Background
O'Shea, James A. was born in 1934 in Skaneateles, New York, United States.
O'Shea, James A. was born in 1934 in Skaneateles, New York, United States.
LeMoyne College (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1956). Syracuse University (Bachelor of Laws, 1959).
Worked at Smith, Sovik, Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. (Syracuse, NY) specializing in General Practice before all State and Federal Courts. Trial and Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Corporation, Probate, Insurance, Labor, Municipal, Negligence, Product Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Zoning Law, Medical and Professional Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1959, New York.
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Justinian Law Society. Member, Board of Editors, Syracuse Law Review, 1958-1959. Counsel, Town of Skaneateles Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, 1966.
Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Committees on: Cooperate with Law Decision Commission, 1977. Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law. Food and Drug Law; Real Property Law.
Member, Sub-Committee on Land Use Control, 1979). Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet enjoyed its 50th anniversary this year over which time it has become a well-established group of trial attorneys concentrating on the defense of civil litigation matters including products liability, medical and professional malpractice, construction claims, insurance-related and toxic tort litigation, transportation-related and motor-carrier claims. The firm is known for its aggressive but efficient handling of cases and is a founding member of the American Law Firm Association (ALFA).
Member, Justinian Law Society. Member, Board of Editors, Syracuse Law Review, 1958-1959. Counsel, Town of Skaneateles Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, 1966.
Member: Onondaga County and New York State (Member, Committees on: Cooperate with Law Decision Commission, 1977. Insurance Negligence and Compensation Law. Food and Drug Law; Real Property Law.
Member, Sub-Committee on Land Use Control, 1979).