James G. O'Donohue

James G. O’Donohue is a partner in the Princeton, N.J. office of Hill Wallack LLP. He serves as Hill Wallack’s General Counsel.He is a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation Division, Construction Industry, Community Associations, Insurance Coverage, Trial & Insurance Defense and Regulatory & Government Affairs practice groups.

He concentrates his practice in general litigation, construction litigation, government affairs and insurance defense. He is focused on handling complex, multi-party construction related claims representing owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals. He also regularly represents various New Jersey State Agencies in construction and development matters.  He litigates various major construction defect matters including building envelope, structural and site-related issues.

He has substantial litigation experience in both the state and federal courts, having argued cases in the Appellate Division, New Jersey Supreme Court, the District Court as well as in the Third Circuit. 

Mr. O’Donohue is admitted to practice in New Jersey (1984) and before the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1984) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1991). Mr. O’Donohue served as law clerk to Judge William T. Walsh of the Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division. He also served as law clerk to Judge Michael R. Imbriani of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey.