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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 served from 1996 to 1998 as confidential law clerk to the Hon. William M. Skretny, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of New York.

In 2011, Mr. Grable was appointed by the United States Sentencing Commission as one of only 17 criminal practitioners from across the United States to serve as a voting member of the Commission's Practitioners Advisory Group. The group assists the United States Sentencing Commission in executing its statutory responsibilities, and represents the interests of private practitioners nationwide on a variety of sentencing-related issues.

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. He also is listed in The Best Lawyers In America® in the category of "Criminal Law, Non-White Collar" and in the Business First of Buffalo "Who's Who in Law" in criminal defense.

In 2005, Mr. Grable was profiled in The Buffalo Law Journal and Business First of Buffalo 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 an adjunct professor of trial technique at the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. He also lectures frequently on evidence and federal trial objections.

Mr. Grable is an honors 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. Currently, Mr. Grable serves on the Board of Directors of the law school's alumni association.