James Duffy is a medical malpractice litigator who has obtained more than 30 verdicts of $1 million-plus and negotiated more than 250 multi-million dollar settlements.

Last year, he made history when a jury awarded $80 million to the family of a twin girl who was born 10 weeks premature and now suffers from cerebral palsy. The award was the highest recorded in Suffolk County.

Duffy, who has been practicing law for more than 30 years, received a bachelor's degree from St. John's University and a juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.

He began his legal career at Liberty Mutual Insurance. He later joined the New York City-based law firm of Kramer Dillof & Tessel.

After almost 30 years at the firm, he partnered with his son, Michael Duffy, and William Burdo to form Duffy, Duffy & Burdo in 2001.