James is a trained mediator and lawyer with a long-standing interest in conflict resolution outside of the courts. He earned a J.D. from William and Mary School of Law and Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a focus on legal pluralism. He is currently with Syringa Law and Mediation PLLC in Washington State and previously traveled widely, serving as a law professor at Haramaya University in Ethiopia, a post-doctoral researcher at Cornell University with a project in Kenya, and a U.S. Ambassador's Distinguished Scholar at Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
