James Hacker

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E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP

Experience: 39 years

Business Law, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Arbitration & Mediation

Top 10 Upstate New York, Best Lawyer of the Year Personal Injury and 6 others

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Jim Hacker is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Albany Law School. He is a member of the Hamilton College Board of Trustees and is The Chair of the Albany Law Board of Trustees.

He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. The College is comprised of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and membership is by invitation only. He is also an elected fellow of the International College of Trial Lawyers whose membership is limited to 500 US trial lawyers and membership is by invitation only.

Locally, he is the Past President of the Albany County Bar Association, Past President of the Albany County Bar Foundation and Past President of the Capital District Trial Lawyers Association who honored him their Annual “Daniel H. Mahoney” Award in 2016.

He currently serves as a Regional Vice President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Academy and on the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society for Northeastern New York.

Mr. Hacker holds an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell and has been recognized as a “Best Lawyer in America” and “Super Lawyer” in both the fields of personal injury and commercial litigation. He has previously been recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in both categories. He has lectured extensively for the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers Academy and the Capital District Trial Lawyers.

He is also an elected member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and has been appointed as a United States District Court Mediator. He has mediated and arbitrated over 750 cases in the last 15 years.

Mr. Hacker has tried over 100 cases to verdict and divides his practice between the areas of commercial litigation and plaintiff’s personal injury.
jhacker@joneshacker.com

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

New York

Since 1985

Professional Experience

2015 - Current

E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP

Managing Partner

1990 - 2014

Hacker Murphy, LLP

Founding Partner

Education

Albany Law School

J.D. (1985)

Awards

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Top 10 Upstate New York

Super Lawyers

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Best Lawyer of the Year Personal Injury

Best Lawyers

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Best Lawyer of the Year Commercial Litigation

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James Hacker

AV Rating

Martindale Hubbell

Member

National Order of the Barristers

Fellow

Litigation Counsel of America

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers in America

Member

The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Contacts

28 Second Street Troy NY 12180 Telephone: (518) 274-5820 Fax: (518) 274-5875

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James Hacker E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP

Experience: 39 years

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Phone: (518) 274-5820

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

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E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy – Albany Litigation, Tax Dispute, Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Lawyers

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