James M. O'Hara, Esq.


James O'Hara received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1987, where he double majored in History and Political Science. In 1992, James received a Juris Doctorate degree from Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he was awarded a Dean's Merit Scholarship and American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Civil Procedure II and Torts II.

James was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in 1993. In 1994, he also was admitted to practice law before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.

Prior to joining Speyer & Perlberg, LLP, James worked at a Long Island law firm concentrating in general litigation, where he gained extensive experience in all aspects of civil litigation.

At Speyer & Perlberg, LLP, James handles property/casualty cases, including first-party insurance defense lawsuits, third-party defense lawsuits, construction cases, and insurance fraud investigations. He also prosecutes and defends subrogation lawsuits, and is well versed in all issues concerning insurance matters. He has experience handling multi-million dollar, complex insurance/commercial litigation actions, and in defending insurance carriers in collapse, arson, fraud, theft, adjacent construction, water loss, and business interruption cases. He has successfully tried cases, has written legal briefs, and has appeared before the Appellate Division.

James also co-authored an article for the New York State Bar Association's 2005 Insurance Coverage Update CLE Program, entitled, Misrepresentation and Fraud in Property Insurance.

James can be reached by telephone at 631-673-6670, Extension 106, or by e-mail at ohara@speyerperlberg.com.