Letitia James

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Letitia James is an American lawyer and politician who serves as New York’s attorney general and is known for pursuing high-profile civil and corporate accountability cases.

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instanceOf Attorney General of New York
human
lawyer
politician
areaOfWork civil rights enforcement
consumer protection
corporate regulation
government oversight
public service
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Howard University School of Law
Lehman College
employer U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
familyName James
givenName Letitia
hasJurisdictionOver New York-based corporations
charitable organizations registered in New York
consumer protection matters in New York
hasProfessionalLicense license to practice law in New York
jurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
knownFor civil rights advocacy
consumer protection actions
corporate accountability cases
high-profile civil enforcement cases
languageSpoken English
legalAction civil enforcement actions against large corporations
civil investigations of financial institutions
consumer fraud lawsuits
legalSpecialty civil law
public interest law
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableRole first African American woman to hold statewide office in New York
first woman elected as Attorney General of New York
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested Mayor of New York City
officeType statewide elected office
partOf New York State executive agencies
surface form: New York State executive branch
positionHeld Attorney General of New York
Member of the New York City Council
New York City Public Advocate
surface form: Public Advocate of New York City
residence New York City
sexOrGender female
workLocation Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

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