James T. Scime - Buffalo, NY
Attorney at Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
Accidents and Personal Injury Lawyers in Buffalo, NY
42 Delaware Avenue Suite 120 Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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50
Years
Experience
Buffalo Accidents and Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Accidents and Personal Injury
- Birth Injury
- Cancer
- Car Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Diagnosis Error
- Emergency Room Error
- Farm Accidents
- Dog Bite Injury
- Injury on Property
- Medical Malpractice
- Medical Devices
- Medication Error
- Mesothelioma and Asbestos
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Nurse Error
- Nursing Home Neglect
- Product Liability
- Surgery Error
- Tourist Accidents
- Workplace Accidents
Attorney Information
Overview
James T. Scime is widely recognized as one of the region's most skilled and respected attorneys. He practices in the areas of personal injury, construction accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, and automobile accidents. He devotes the majority of his time to trial and litigation matters.
Mr. Scime is widely respected among his peers for his trial and negotiating skills. Many local attorneys refer matters to him when their clients have sustained serious injuries. Over the course of his career, Mr. Scime has helped thousands of people recover financial awards for injuries they have sustained.
Mr. Scime serves as a member of the firm's Management Committee.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Named to Best Lawyers in America every year since 2005 for Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation—Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Plaintiffs, Commercial Litigation
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, Premier Professional Trial Organization in America
- New York Super Lawyers, Upstate Edition: Personal Injury Law
- AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- "Buffalo Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year" for 2012 by Best Lawyers in America
- Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Who's Who in Law for Matrimonial and Family Law
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs, 2018 - Present
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs, 2017 - Present
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation—Plaintiffs, 2015 - Present
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys: Lifetime Achievement Membership
- Named to the final 2012 issue of Business First/Buffalo Law Journal’s “Who’s Who in Law”, 2012 - Present
- Named to Business First/Buffalo Law Journal‘s Legal Elite of Western New York
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs, 2012 - Present
- Among the Top 10 attorneys named to Upstate New York Super Lawyers. Named to Super Lawyers Top 10 every year since its inception in 2007
Other Sources of Feedback About James T. Scime
Included on the 2026Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2012 New York Super Lawyers Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
- 2007 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Capital University Law School,
Columbus,
Ohio, 1976
J.D.
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Capital University Law School,
Columbus,
Ohio, 1976
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Non Legal Education
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State University College of New York,
Buffalo,
New York, 1973
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
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State University College of New York,
Buffalo,
New York, 1973
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1977
- Ohio, 1976
Other Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocacy (Member and Past President, Buffalo Chapter)
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Past President)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- Bar Association of Erie County (Member)
- Office of Court Administration (Lecturer for local court justices)
- Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Firm's Management Committee
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association (Past President)
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors)
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Contact
42 Delaware Avenue
Suite 120
Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924
Phone: 716-849-1333 (Ext.339)
Fax: (716) 855-1580
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lipsitzgreen.com/attorneys/scime-james/
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