James R. Barnes
Top rated Elder Law attorney in Albany, New York
Practice Areas:
Elder Law,
Estate Planning & Probate
Education Qualification:
Wake Forest University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Elder law,
Estate planning & probate
255 Washington Avenue Ext Suite 104Albany, New York, 12205
First Admitted: 2005, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.burkecasserly.com/james-r-barnes-esq.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- James is an active member of the New York State Bar Association, where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section. In addition, he is currently the Chair of the Association’s Committee on Continuing Legal Education. James is a Past-Chair of the Association’s Young Lawyers Section. He has also served on the Association’s Executive Committee, House of Delegates, in addition to several special committees and task forces. James presently serves on the board of directors for The New York Bar Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to aiding charitable and educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and legal profession. As part of his work with the Bar Foundation, he currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Fellows. His other bar association affiliations are as a member of NYSBA’s Trusts & Estates Section, as well as a member of the Albany County Bar Association, where he served as a Co-Chair of its Young Lawyers Committee for several years. He is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Eastern New York. He is also a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA.), 2019
Pro bono/Community Service:
- James currently serves on the board of directors for the New York Bar Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding charitable and educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and legal profession. He also serves on the Visiting Nurse Service of Schenectady and Saratoga Counties Foundation Board, as well as a professional advisory committee for Interim HealthCare in Albany. James enjoys conducting regular speaking engagements in various community and professional forums, lecturing about current topics affecting seniors. He is also a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs for attorneys and other professionals involved with estate planning and elder law.
Educational Background:
- Juris Doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004, where he studied as an A.J. Fletcher Law Scholar. Undergraduate education at the State University of New York at Binghamton. In 2001, he received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, double majoring in Philosophy, Politics and Law, and in Music. , 2004
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