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Mr. James is a founder of Brown & James, which was established on January 1, 1981. Mr. James primarily practices in the areas of product and professional liability with particular emphasis on the professional liability of design professionals involving both torts and contracts for both bodily injury cases and claims by owners or contractors.

He has tried more than 200 jury trials to conclusion and has prepared, evaluated and settled more than 3,000 cases. He has lectured regularly in Continuing Legal Education courses and has lectured and prepared papers for presentation for the Construction Division of the American Bar Association as well as the Meeting of Invited Attorneys sponsored by the AIA and Victor Schinnerer & Co. Prior to establishing Brown & James, Mr. James was a partner with the law firm of Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel & Keaney.

In 2009, he was honored as senior counselor of the Missouri Bar, a title given to lawyers who have reached the age of 75 or who have been admitted to the bar for 50 years.

Awards and Honors:
Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 1980
Listed in Best Lawyers in America
Inducted as a Senior Counselor of the Missouri Bar, 2009

Professional Affiliations:
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
The Lawyers Association of St. Louis

Bar Memberships:
Missouri
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Claims
United States Supreme Court