About James
James D. Livingstone is a attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, with over 25 years of experience in complex litigation, including business and employment disputes, as well as criminal defense. He earned his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in 1998, graduating with high honors. After completing his legal education, Livingstone began his career as an associate at Nystrom, Beckman & Paris LLP in Boston, focusing on business litigation and criminal defense.
In 2002, he transitioned to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General's Office, serving as the Civil Division Chief until 2006. In 2006, Livingstone returned to Boston, joining Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP as an associate. He later became an Assistant District Attorney at the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted a range of criminal cases from 2008 to 2012. In 2012, Livingstone founded the Law Office of James D.
Livingstone, a Boston-based litigation firm specializing in trial work, civil litigation, and criminal defense. The firm has experience handling civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration. In addition to his legal practice, Livingstone has been actively involved in public service. Since 2013, he has served as the State Representative for the 8th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
In this role, he has chaired the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities and has been a member of various other committees. Livingstone is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
