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Dispute Resolution, Animal Bite, Apparel, Arbitration, Mesothelioma, Criminal; Aviation Accident; Bad Faith; Bad Faith Insurance; Chemical & Cosmetics; Class Action; Consumer Protection; Discrimination; Elder Law; Federal Appellate Practice; Federal Trial Practice; Food Products; Waste & Pollution; Mental Health; Insurance; Litigation; Machinery & Tools; Mediation; Medical Malpractice; Medical Products & Devices; Car Accident; Defect and Lemon Law; Health Care; Malpractice; Personal Injury; Pesticides; Pharmaceutical Product; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Property Damage; Railroad Injury; Recreational Products; Sexual Harassment; Slip & Fall Accident; State Appellate Practice; State Trial Practice; Toxic Mold & Tort; Wrongful Death

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Sylvester "Sly" James

Dispute Resolution, Animal Bite, Apparel, Arbitration

Sylvester "Sly" James, Jr. was born on December 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Kansas. He has been married to Licia E. Clifton-James since 1981 and he i... (more)

$0.01-$500.00 Sylvester 802 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64105
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Criminal, Aviation Accident, Bad Faith, Bad Faith Insurance, Chemical & Cosmetics, Class Action, Consumer Protection, Discrimination, Elder Law, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Food Products, Waste & Pollution, Mental Health, Insurance, Litigation, Machinery & Tools, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Medical Products & Devices, Car Accident, Defect and Lemon Law, Health Care, Malpractice, Personal Injury, Pesticides, Pharmaceutical Product, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Property Damage, Railroad Injury, Recreational Products, Sexual Harassment, Slip & Fall Accident, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Toxic Mold & Tort, Wrongful Death

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