James S. Lamb, Esq.

James Lamb is a Senior Associate Attorney at Smith Knudson, where he practices in the areas of immigration law, federal litigation, and criminal defense. He has represented clients before various federal government agencies and in state and federal court. He has a particular interest in the overlap between criminal and immigration law, and his experience in this area includes work on criminal postconviction relief cases, immigration appeals, and state misdemeanor and municipal court criminal cases.

James has given numerous presentations and talks on immigration-related subjects to groups and organizations including the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Denver Public Libraries, the Asian Pacific Development Center, and Aurora Mental Health.

Before graduating from the University of Colorado Law School in 2010, James spent ten years living and working in Japan, and he speaks Japanese. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and renovating his house.

Memberships & Associations

• Admitted to practice before the Colorado Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
• Incoming Chair of the Executive Committee for the Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Past Chair of the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) Immigration Law Section
• Past Chair of the AILA Colorado DMV and Social Security Administration Liaison Committee

Publications & Presentations

• Briefed and argued two published U.S. Tenth Circuit cases: Lucio-Rayos v. Sessions, 875 F.3d 573 (10^th 2017) and Lujan-Jimenez v. Sessions, 839 F.3d 704 (10th Cir. 2018)