James Leeny graduated with honors from Eastern Michigan University, where he was a state and national champion public speaker. James received a Master's Degree in Business Communication from University of Illinois at Chicago in 1990. A graduate of the John Marshall School of Law, James was named Best Orator in the Herzog Moot Court competition and is a member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity. James has been with the firm since 1988 and became an associate attorney since his 1994 graduation from law school.