Background
James, Richard P. was born in 1963 in Johnson City, New York, United States.
James, Richard P. was born in 1963 in Johnson City, New York, United States.
Onondaga Community College (Associate of Applied Science, high honors, 1983). State University of New York, College at Geneseo (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1985). State University at Buffalo (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1989).
Worked at Mackenzie Smith Lewis Michell & Hughes, Limited Liability Partnership (Syracuse, New York) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Condemnation, Tax Certiorari, Municipal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1990, New New York 1991, United States. District Court, Northern District of New New York
Recipient, State and Local Government Law Award.
Member and Publications Editor, 1987-1989, Buffalo Law Review. Author: "The Bomb Can Do Number Wrong: From Blackstonean Misconception to Technological God," Buffalo Law Review, 1989.
Member: Onondaga County (Member, Pro Bono Practice Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations.
Member: Onondaga County (Member, Pro Bono Practice Committee), New York State and American Bar Associations.