James T. Scime is a Senior Partner and serves as a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He practices in the areas of Personal Injury, Construction Accidents, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Automobile Accidents, devoting the majority of his time to trial and litigation matters.

Mr. Scime is widely respected among his peers for his trial and negotiating skills.  Many local attorneys refer matters to him, when their clients have sustained serious injuries.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Scime has helped thousands of people recover financial awards for injuries they have sustained. A sample of clients he has represented can be found below.

Results

• A local driver who was severely injured when a liquid nitrogen tank he was delivering ruptured, received a $25,000,000 structured settlement for his injuries
  
• A young girl who received a structured settlement of more than $21,000,000 for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident
  
• A young man who received a structured settlement of more than $19,000,000 for injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident
  
• A woman who received a structured settlement of $10,000,000 as a result of injuries she sustained in an automobile accident
  
• A 32-year-old construction worker whose case Mr. Scime tried and was awarded a $2,200,000 verdict for non-surgical back injuries he sustained when the scaffolding he was on collapsed
  
• An operating engineer who received $1,600,000 for leg injuries he sustained when he was struck by a piece of steel during the repair of a bridge
  
• A Niagara County laborer who settled his claim for $1,400,000 for injuries to his back he received when he fell on a construction site
  a drywall worker who received a $1,000,000 arbitration award for injuries to his knee resulting from a fall off dry wall stilts.

Honors and Achievements 

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, Medical Malpractice
  
• AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Named to New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition: Personal Injury Law

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York, 1977
• Ohio, 1976

Education

• Capital University, J.D. 1976
• State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., cum laude 1973

Speaking Engagements

• Lecturer for the local court justices for the Office of Court Administration

Professional Activities

• Member, American Board of Trial Advocacy, Past President of the Buffalo Chapter
• Member, Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, Past President and previously served on its Board of Directors
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Bar Association of Erie County