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Scott James

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 Custer, South Dakota, 57730

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Contact Information

Location
40 N 5th St
Suite B
Custer, South Dakota, 57730
United States

Company Details

Year Established
2022
Hours of Operation
8:30-4:30 M-F
Credentials
State v. Great Plains of Kiowa County, 308 Kan. 950, 425 P 3d, 290, (2018) open records, the private entity operating a county hospital

In Re D.H., 54 Kan. App. 2d 486, 401 P. 3d 163 (2017) (Decided August 4, 2017) Indian Child Welfare Act notice, parental termination.

In Re L.M.B., 54 Kan. App 2d 285, 398 P. 3d 207 (2017)

Indian Child Welfare Act, Expert Qualifications

State v. DeLatorre, 300 Kan. 591, 331 P. 3d 815 (2014) felony murder, child abuse, and alternative means, multiple acts

State v. Villa-Vasquez, 49 Kan. App 2d 421, 310 P. 3d 426 (2013)- admissibility of expert testimony on narcotics “shrine” evidence, Jesus Malverde, and Santa Muerte


State v. Enriquez, 46 Kan App. 2d 421, 310 P. 3d 426 (2011) – multiple acts and alternative means in the conspiracy to commit first-degree murder
Honors & Awards
Top 10 Under 40 Award- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys- “For Excellence in the Field of Criminal Law"

Special Assistant United States Attorney, 2012-2013. Cross designated to provide assistance in Norteno gang RICO indictment and prosecution of 26 gang members in Dodge City. United States of America v. Jason Najera et al. 12-10089-01-23-MLB, D. Kan

Guardian of Justice Award- received in 2015 by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Wichita, for “legal excellence and prosecutorial diligence”.

More About Scott James

30+ jury trials taken to a verdict Attorney J. Scott James has tried all manner of criminal cases to a jury including homicide, rape, domestic violence, property crime, and drug possession and distribution cases. He has done both criminal defense and civil litigation trials. 

Numerous Appellate cases Attorney J. Scott James has successfully argued appellate cases on homicides, violent felonies, Indian Child Welfare Act cases, Open Records Cases, and many more* Settlements in civil litigation Attorney J. Scott James has obtained civil settlements in property insurance, medical malpractice, and sexual harassment cases.

* J. Scott James was a state-level prosecutor for many years, handling violent felony crimes. He also spent four years as the Attorney General of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in Pine Ridge, SD. He now practices in the Custer SD area. *Disclaimer: past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits

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