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Areas of Practice include:
Tax Certiorari
Litigation
Municpal Law
Richard P. James is a partner at Mackenzie Hughes LLP who has practiced
in the areas of tax certiorari, municipal law and commercial litigation
for over twenty years.
Richard has represented municipalities and private land owners throughout New York State in disputes
concerning real property taxation and assessment. He has experience with the taxation and
valuation of many different property types.
His municipal experience includes service as special legal counsel to
the County of Onondaga, the Cities of Syracuse, Cortland, Binghamton and
Oswego, and numerous towns, school districts and public authorities throughout
New York State. He has successfully defended scores of assessments on
behalf of municipalities, some involving properties assessed for hundreds
of millions of dollars.
On behalf of companies and private individuals Richard has secured tax
exemptions and multi-million dollar assessment reductions, saving his
clients millions of dollars in tax liability.
He graduated with High Honors from Onondaga Community College, summa
cum laude from the State University of New York at Geneseo and magna cum
laude from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.
While in law school, Richard received the State and Local Government Award,
served as Publications Editor for the Buffalo Law Review and published
an article on governmental immunity.
He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1990 and the United States
District Court, Northern District of New York, in 1991. He is a member
of the American, New York State, Onondaga County and Oswego County Bar
Associations.
Richard has served his home town as Town Justice and as Chairman of its
Zoning Board of Appeals. He was appointed by the Chief Judge of New York
State's highest court to serve on the Board of Trustees of the New York
State Lawyer Assistance Trust.
In his spare time he enjoys his family and motor sports, especially riding
Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
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