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Areas of Practice include:
Tax Certiorari
Litigation
Municpal Law
Richard P. James is a partner at Mackenzie Hughes LLP practicing in the
areas of tax certiorari, municipal law and litigation.
Richard has represented municipalities throughout New York State in disputes
concerning real property taxation and assessment. He has served as special
legal counsel to the County of Onondaga, the Cities of Syracuse and Oswego,
and numerous towns and school districts throughout Upstate New York. Richard
has experience with the taxation and valuation of many property types,
including power plants, water systems, petroleum storage terminals, manufacturing
facilities, airports, shopping malls, nursing homes, banks, apartment
complexes, distribution centers, office buildings, hotels and estate properties.
He has successfully defended assessments on behalf of municipalities,
and has also secured tax exemptions and multi-million dollar assessment
reductions for private land owners.
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. In 2008, he was appointed to serve a three year
term as a member of the Board of Trustees of the New York State Lawyer
Assistance Trust by the Honorable Judith S. Kay, then Chief Judge of New
York State's highest court.
In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, lifting weights
and motor sports, especially riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
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