James Alexander Burke
James Alexander Burke specializes in the fields of personal injury, products liability and business litigation. A 1984 graduate of Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Mr. Burke worked for the Legal Aid Society of New York and for a NYC white collar criminal boutique before moving to the Hudson Valley and joining Larkin, Axelrod, Ingrassia & Tetenbaum, LLP, where he heads the appeals and motions department. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits, and in the U.S. District Courts in all four districts of New York.
Mr. Burke is married and the father of three children. He is cantor and organist at Saint Peter's Catholic Church in Kingston, New York and Chariman of the parish's church restoration committee. He was associated for several years with the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum in Poughkeepsie, New York, where, after four years as President of the Board of Trustees, he became a member of the Museum's Advisory Board.
Areas of Practice
- Jones Act
- Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee
- Federal Appellate Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
- Machinery & Tools
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Recreational Products
- Legal Malpractice
- Municipal Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1994
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1998
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2007
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D.
- University of California, Berkeley, California
- M.A.
- Major: Musicology
- Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Colombia
- B.M.
- Major: Music
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mid Hudson Children's Museum, President of Board of Trustees, 1997 - 2001
Past Employment Positions
- Legal Aid Society of New York, Staff Attorney, 1984 - 1988
- Steven Kimelman, P.C., Attorney, 1988 - 1997
Pro Bono Activities
- Mid Hudson Children's Museum, 1995 - 2001
- Saint Peter's Church Restoration Committee, Chair, 2007 - Present
