James has practiced law with the firm of Parks, Chesin & Walbert since 2008. He has represented hundreds of clients in federal and state court, Department of Labor unemployment hearings, private arbitrations, county and city personnel appeals, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). James has achieved a number of sizable financial settlements and jury verdicts for clients who have suffered employment discrimination, disability discrimination, religious discrimination, contract violation, and personal injury. James is committed to developing a personal relationship with each individual client, understanding their specific need, and working to develop a strategy to attain the needed result.
Prior to joining Parks, Chesin and Walbert, James served as a staff attorney for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, where he advised the Court on a wide array of federal cases.
James focuses his practice on helping individuals who have suffered due to an abuse of power. He represents clients who have experienced discrimination in the workplace on account of their race, sex, age, or mental or physical disability. He represents women who have been sexually harassed on the job or fired after becoming pregnant. He represents individuals who have been arrested or detained unlawfully. He represents “whistleblowers,” state employees who have experienced retaliation after reporting fraud, waste, or abuse in state government. He represents public employees who have lost their jobs for exercising their First Amendment rights.
James grew up in the small town of Troy, Alabama. He received his undergraduate degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, where he graduated magna cum laude. James served as the captain of the Samford University debate team and led his team to the 2003 Southeast District championship. He received his law degree from the University of Georgia, where he graduated cum laude.
James is licensed to practice in the Superior Courts of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
James lives with his wife and two sons in the City of Decatur, Georgia.