James David Hartt

James David Hartt

4.4
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 23 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Fairport, NY
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Criminal Defense, Litigation ... +2 more

6 North Main Street, Suite 200F, Fairport, NY

About James

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Education 10%

25 years

10%
Litigation 10%

25 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 22 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2003

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Arizona for 23 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 2003

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

James D. Hartt, Attorney At Law

6 North Main Street, Suite 200F, Fairport, NY, 14450

Law Offices of James David Hartt

141 1st Street, Liverpool, NY, 13088

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James David Hartt's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

76 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 17 reviews | Discrimination

Posted by Jeffery | May 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

Pay A Fee And Watch Them Flee...

Age Discrimination - I filled out the many forms, summitted and wrote up everything with supporting voice recordings. Just pay my $3000 fee and answer their questions, he said. Did anyone answer my many questions? No. I don't how the process works, don't worry he said. We will talk prior to the call,... nope! Oh, wait... he texted, "You hit it out of the ballpark." Really? The employer didn't provide any of my requested items. You see, I'm not employed so no access to employer evidence. Mr. Hartt states (afterward), discovery doesn't exist at the State level. This seemed important to know. I had lots of questions, most with no response. Mr Hartt doesn't do appeals. "I cannot represent you in an appeal because I’m not in a public lawyer." Later, Mr Hartt states "...if you want a second kick at the can, federal court is nice..." "My retainer is $5500 which includes $400 filing fee and $100 Service of process fee but it could be a nice second chance. Oh, wait... we can't go Federal. If ANY lawyer asks for a fee and NOT an hourly rate.... don't walk, RUN!!! I have every email and text from this professional. What a huge mistake!

James Hartt

Replied last May 16, 2021

If you want to take this offline, I’d be happy to speak to you about your case. I am not an “Appellate” lawyer so it is true that I don’t handle appeals. It’s also entirely possible that you performed well at your Fact Finding Conference and yet did not get a “Probable Cause” Determination. I told you, as I tell all clients at the beginning that these cases are “risky”. There’s never a guarantee of prevailing, and while I wish we had received a Probable Cause Determination in your case, we did not. But it is 100% accurate that there is no discovery process during the DHR Investigation. I wish there were. Again, please consider calling me if you wish to discuss your case with me personally.

Posted by Victor | September 04, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

"Great Super Lawyer"

I hired Mr. Hartt for a discrimination case. In the beginning I was going to give up on the case and I told Mr., Hartt about this and Mr Hartt really believed in my case and that we were going to prevail, so I continue with the case. His writing skills and expertise was out of this world, not to ment...ion every time I had a question I will text him or email him and he will always respond in a timely manner. James Hartt is a very great lawyer he has a great heart, his passion to help people is amazing and his legal fees are well than fair. I enjoyed working with Mr. Hartt and if I ever have any issues again which I hope I don't I know who to contact. We need more lawyers in this world like Mr. Hartt who cares about there clients and put there Heart in every case just like Mr. Harrt does. Thank you again James! You are the best!

Posted by Melissa | December 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

Don't Look Anywhere Else!

Jamie Hartt was a fantastic lawyer. He was extremely fair on pricing to represent me in my employment discrimination case. He met with me first at no cost to discuss the case. He gave his professional experience and opinion on where I stood, as well as each step along the way. He prepared me for each... step and kept me calm during the stressful situations that came of the conference and documents from the opposing side. Luckily for my anxiety, Jamie was able to settle this for me before it went to the hearing. He answered calls, texts and emails any time of the day, night and weekends. He was kind and compassionate, and listened to all my fears going through with the lawsuit. I always will recommend Jamie to anyone that is encountered with employment discrimination. My family cannot thank you enough!!

Posted by Sarah | October 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

Top Notch Lawyer

I hired James to help with an employment discrimination case after he gave me a consultation. I could tell right away that he was a thorough lawyer that knew his stuff. He was able to get me a fair settlement instead of having to go to court which was what I was hoping for. James is a great commun...icator and let me know where we were at in the process from beginning to end. I would not hesitate to hire him again or recommend him to someone in need of a great lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | August 28, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Discrimination

Disappointed

We hired James to represent our daughter in a sexual harassment case with her supervisor. The initial meeting required a large fee to begin. After paid, James did not return our daughter's calls in a prompt manner. The day of the hearing, James was in Canada, and our daughter had to text James thr...oughout the hearing as it was a "telephone hearing" with both parties involved. After a 4 hour hearing we were convinced the state investigator found probable cause, as so did James. Our daughter received a TEXT from James stating the outcome....the state DID NOT find probable cause, and James "was not available to speak to our daughter until 2 days later." James then proceeded to tell her that he would represent our daughter in federal court with a 5000.00 deposit! Until she made the decision not to go forward with James, he contacted her continually asking if she would like him to represent her. He also stated that he didn't want to tell our daughter he didn't have a lot of confidence in the state investigator that conducted the hearing.....this was after we received the results! Our daughter worked as an advocate for a victim's agency and this was the result!

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"I endorse James. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Litigation lawyer | Aug 11

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Thomas Cesta

Employment and labor lawyer | Feb 12

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"Mr. Hartt is an excellent lawyer. Anyone who hires Mr. Hartt will be happy they did."

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Jared Bennett

Employment and labor lawyer | May 11

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Honors

2004

Lawyer of the Year - Arizona, PrePaid Legal Services

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Principal Attorney, James D. Hartt, Attorney

2004 - 2006

Associate Attorney, Davidson Law Firm

2003 - 2004

Associate Attorney, Davis Miles, PLLC - PrepPaid Legal

Associations

2008 - Present

Onondaga County Bar Foundation

Member

2007 - Present

Monroe County Bar Association

Member

2003 - Present

State Bar of Arizona

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

People vs. Chuck Schmidl

Charges dropped

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Education

2002

Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Concordia University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

N/A

By Private Invitation Only. Any Employer may inquire within for rates.

Employment Discrimination Prevention

Publications

Languages

French

English

Activity

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