Managing  partner James E. Hacker has practiced in civil litigation for 38 years.  He has served as a mediator or arbitrator in more than 750 cases.  These cases range from medical malpractice to complex commercial and employment disputes. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International College of Trial Lawyers and has extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts.  He is a past Chair of the Board of Trustees for Albany Law School, currenct president of the Legal Aid Society for Northeastern New York and current presidentt of the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.

• Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York - J.D. - 1984
• Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, B.A. - 1981 

• Albany County Bar Association Board, Past President
• New York State Trial Lawyers Academy, President
• Albany Law School, Board of Trustees,  Past Chairman
• Hamilton College, Board of Trustees, former member 
• New York State Bar Association
• New York State Trial Lawyers Association, President 
• American Association for Justice
• Capital District Trial Lawyers Association, Former President
• Legal Aid Society for Northeastern New York, President 

James E. Hacker, Esq.

2023 Arbitration/Mediation Rate Schedule

Effective January 1, 2023, rates for services will be:

Mediations:  $525.00 per hour

Arbitrations: $575.00 per hour

PLUS Mediation/Arbitration Administrative Fee : $100.00  

USDC/NDNY Mediations

Federal Mediations scheduled twice per month only

$300.00 for the first two (2) hours, $325.00 per hour for anytime thereafter. 

Preparation/Review: $150.00 per hour, up to two hours.