James R. Myers

James represents general contractors, subcontractor trades, developers, design professionals, and product manufacturers in complex, multi-party construction litigation. He litigated and ultimately achieved a favorable settlement in what was at that time, the largest construction defect lawsuit pending in the State of Florida. For over a decade, James has successfully defended real estate professionals throughout Florida and has remained his clients’ sole appointed defense counsel for the entire state of Florida.

James spent his first seven years in practice with a 125-lawyer multi-state corporate firm, where he obtained a broad-based litigation background in areas including real property, eminent domain, construction, commercial and residential foreclosures, contract and commercial tort disputes, landlord and tenant litigation, and condominium and homeowners association law.

James is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and county court civil mediator, and Florida Supreme Court qualified arbitrator. His practice also includes commercial contract disputes, product liability, premises liability, and personal injury claims in Florida federal and state courts.

James graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law, graduating cum laude, ranking 13th in his class of 228. While in law school, he became a member of the Order of the Woolsack (Jesuit school equivalent to Order of the Coif), was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, and served as Executive Editor of the St. Louis University Law Journal. James graduated from Purdue University with a B.S. in Industrial Management.

Before law school, James spent seven years as a property and casualty insurance professional in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. During that time, he achieved both the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) and the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) professional designations. His achievement of those professional designations, as well as the advancement of his knowledge from his background in the insurance industry, have benefitted him in his ability to analyze and advise on matters relating to insurance coverage.