About James

James Stuczynski constructed his legal foundation at Alliance College, earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. He went on to the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and completed his law degree in 1979. The chronology is straightforward and displays a continuous trail into practice that started within the late Nineteen Seventies.

He entered the Pennsylvania legal network at a time of difference. After law school he joined the rolls of attorneys who practiced across the state, and he has maintained an active presence in local bar circles ever since. His club in the Pennsylvania State Bar dates to 1979, and he holds ongoing memberships in each the Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Those ties run deep; he is likewise an extended-status member of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Over the many years he has labored mainly in northwest Pennsylvania. His professional activity is linked to the Erie County Bar Association. That affiliation has been a persistent thread in his profession, reflecting ordinary involvement in the region's legal affairs. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and is also licensed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, allowing him to manage things at both the state and federal appellate level.

Colleagues and peers discover him an acquainted determine in court and bar affiliation settings. His memberships in trial lawyer groups point out sustained participation in trial practice and the civil legal proceedings community. He has maintained courtroom work along bar activities, balancing litigation and association responsibilities thru an extended profession.

Stuczynski’s practice is anchored in two workplaces in the region. He maintains a primary office in Erie and one more workplace in Smethport. Those workplaces serve as the operational facilities for his work throughout the communities he serves. He has navigated the practical demands of regional practice whilst keeping related to broader state and federal jurisdictions.

Clients and other lawyers come upon him as a skilled advocate who knows nearby procedures and appellate pathways. His admission to the Third Circuit complements the state-level practice and gives him access to federal appellate forums when instances require it. He continues to interact with expert organizations and to practice regulation within the groups where he has lengthy been lively.

As of 2026 he maintains offices in Erie and Smethport and concentrates his practice on litigation in Pennsylvania and appeals in the Third Circuit.

Education

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

J.D. (1979) | Law

1975

Alliance College

B.A. (1975)

1971

Languages

English (Spoken)

Experience

Erie County Bar Association

Accepted Jurisdictions

3rd Circuit
Pennsylvania

Professional Associations

Pennsylvania State Bar

has membership 1979 - Current

Erie County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations

1979 - Current

Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association

1979 - Current

Pennsylvania Association for Justice

1979 - Current

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