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James B. Cousins

Contact Me:

(716) 312-1371

Practice Areas

  • Workers' Compensation

Current Employment Position

  • Partner

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court Western District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York

Professional Associations

  • ECBA
  • BCA
  • SIANF
  • NYSIA

Representative Cases

  • Yonkosky v. Town of Hamburg

Education

  • State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York
  • Dickinson College

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Chairman, Board of Trustees, Zion UCC - Tonawanda NY
  • CPT, New York Guard State Defense Force, Commanding Officer, 65th New York (Buffalo)

Honors

  • American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence

Published Works

Tenure at firm

    • 2013 to present – 8 years

Your Legal Superpower

    • Each and every one of them.    

Pets and Hobbies

    • 1 “track adopted” greyhound “Jed” fka PowerAid in his racing days. 
    • I love to play golf, but don’t get to as often. 
    • Service to others is a hobby – I spend a lot of my free time – such as it is – serving the State of New York in the Guard and serving my congregation at my church.