James A. Jackson

Our Professionals Our Practice Areas News & Resources James A. Jackson Attorney 206-382-2600 [email protected] print email Jims practice includes trust and estate planning and administration, guardianship, related real estate matters, and civil litigation. Jim practiced in New York with Horenstein, Josepher & Gewanter, P. C, and also served as Senior Attorney for the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal. Jim relocated to Seattle in 2001, and comes to Simburg Ketter from Reed, Longyear, Malnati, Ahrens & West, PLLC in Seattle, where he was an associate attorney from 2001 to 2005, and a Member from 2006 to 2009. Jims significant cases include Paul Argento v. DHCR, 269 A. D.2d 443, 702 N. Y. S.2d 899 (2nd Dept., 2000), Incorporated Village of Cedarhurst v. Hanover Insurance Co., 233 A. D.2d 507, 636 N. Y. S.2d 390 (2nd Dept., 1995), affd 89 N. Y.2d 293, 653 N. Y. S.2d 68 (1996), and Fidelity Mort. Corp. v. Seattle Times Co., 131 Wash. App. 462, 128 P.3d 621 (2005). Jim serves as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Phoenix, at Tukwila, and has chaired the Annual King County Bar Association Real Estate Law Seminar. Areas of Practice Business Transactions Real Estate & Construction Taxation, Estates, Trust & Probate Education & Bar Admissions Education Touro College - Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Huntington, N. Y., J. D. (1991) University of Washington School of Law, LLM - Taxation (2005) Bar Admissions New York Washington Eastern District of New York Southern District of New York Western District of Washington Personal Interests Jim volunteers his time as the Co-Chair of Greenwood Streetscapes, a local community organization seeking to provide sidewalk, right of way improvements and drainage alternatives to the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. In his spare time Jim enjoys sailing, baseball and basketball. Select an Attorney James Jackson David Ketter Andrew Shafer Kenneth Sheppard Select a Practice Area Business Transactions Consumer Credit Defense Intellectual Property & Technology Law International Transactions Litigation Real Estate & Construction Taxation, Estates, Trust & Probate Transportation and Logistics The Value of an Effective Apology in Resolving Bus... Its Never Too Late to Say Youre Sorry... read more