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James W. Grable, Jr. has wide-ranging experience in a variety of litigation, including trials and appeals, civil and criminal, in state and federal courts. His clients range from impoverished individuals in pro bono cases to large corporations in multi-million dollar civil and criminal litigation.

Mr. Grable is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, magna cum laude, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received academic awards in History and Political Science. In addition, he was a University Honors Scholar.

Mr. Grable is also an honors graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review and was chosen by the faculty to represent the law school in the National Trial Competition. At graduation, Mr. Grable was awarded the Robert J. Connelly award for excellence in trial technique and the Carlos C. Alden award for outstanding contributions to the Buffalo Law Review.

Following law school, Mr. Grable served for two years as confidential law clerk to the Hon. William M. Skretny, United States District Judge for the Western District of New York.

In 2005, Mr. Grable was profiled in Business First of Buffalo and The Buffalo Law Journal for his "courtroom presence, advocacy and results" as one of "Western New York’s promising young litigators." In 2006, he was awarded the Special Service Award from the United States District Court for the Western District of New York for his "outstanding pro bono counsel representation and dedication." Mr. Grable is one of a select number of attorneys in upstate New York identified by their peers as a top lawyer in the field of criminal defense as published by "Super Lawyers" magazine.

Mr. Grable has taught trial advocacy and has served as a frequent lecturer on evidence and federal trial objections.