CURRICULUM VITAE ::  JAMES NOBLES


JAMES NOBLES, ESQUIRE, Rochester, NY
Solo Practitioner: Focused on criminal defense in town, state and federal court; handling all
levels of crimes from violations and misdemeanors to DWI, guns, drugs and homicide;
regularly conducting felony jury trials throughout Rochester and Western New York.

MONROE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Rochester, NY                        
Grade I Assistant District Attorney, County Court Bureau: Conducted all stages of prosecutions
including investigation, grand jury presentment, arraignment, motions, hearings, bench trials
and jury trials; prosecuted cases involving: domestic violence, assault, burglary, drug
possession, DWI and other crimes.  

DEVALK, HENDRICKS & POWER, Sodus, NY                                                          
Attorney: Participated in the general practice of law; managed cases involving tort, family,
estate, commercial and criminal law; aided partners with research, motions and
appearances.

NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, New York, NY                
Legal Assistant, Trial Bureau 70: Assisted in trial preparation; conducted investigations;
drafted memoranda and motions; second-seated an attempted homicide trial.

KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Brooklyn, NY        
Legal Assistant, Homicide Bureau: Attended line-ups, confessions, witness interviews and
several trials; participated in trial preparation, research and discussion of case theory.

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY                                                                     
Research Assistant, Professor Sadiq Reza: Researched issues regarding the right to self-
representation, access to classified discovery and addressing pre-trial publicity for the
defense of Zacarias Moussaoui.   

THE HONORABLE JUDGE RENA UVILLER, SUPREME COURT, New York, NY         
Judicial Intern: Researched and drafted memoranda; reviewed motions and relevant case
law; observed and managed courtroom proceedings; prepared daily calendar files.




UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO, SCHOOL OF LAW, Buffalo, NY
Master of Laws (Advanced Law Degree), Criminal Law, December 2008
GPA: 3.8; Honors: Cum Laude

NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSN NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER, Columbia, SC
Trial Advocacy Graduate, August 2005

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY
Juris Doctor, February 2003
GPA: 3.39        Class Rank: 42/375
Honors: Cum Laude; Invitation of Membership, Journal of International and Comparative Law

NAZARETH COLLEGE, Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1996
Bachelor of Art, Art History, 1996

GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Batavia, NY
Associate of Science, Business Administration, 1994




2008 UP & COMING ATTORNEY AWARD, Daily Record  
2007 ROCHESTER'S EMERGING BAR LEADER, Monroe County Bar Association

MONROE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBER (MCBA)
10/05- present
  • Committee for Lawyer Referral Service, 5/07-present
  • Professional Performance Committee, 12/05-6/08
  • Law Practice Management Section Vice Chair, 4/07-12/07

NEW YORK STATE DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION MEMBER (NYSDA) 1/07 - present       

LAW GUARDIAN PROGRAM 4/06 - present

DEFENSE BAR REPRESENTATIVE to the DWI COURT STEERING COMMITTEE Summer 07



INDEPENDENCE PARTY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
State Committee Member, 135th District
Monroe County Candidate Selection Committee Member

REHEMA HOME U.S. FUNDRAISING INC. (www.rehemahome.com)
Board of Directors of the U.S. fundraising arm for this special home for orphaned and
abandoned children in Nairobi, Kenya.
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