James P. McGann

James P. McGann is a Senior Managing Associate in Dentons' Short Hills office and a member of the Firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. His primary practice area is Product Liability Law, focusing on mass tort product liability matters involving consumer and industrial products and chemicals.

He has extensive experience representing a multinational life sciences company. Recently, he was part of the team that represented the client in an 8-week jury trial involving claims brought by 10 individuals who alleged their exposure to a chemical caused permanent cognitive and other health effects. He will continue to represent the company in future trials.

Prior to joining Dentons, he served as an associate in the Fidelity and Surety group at a full-service firm and as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jose L. Fuentes, P.J.A.D.

He graduated cum laude from Rutgers Law School in 2018, where he was awarded the Morris Gann Prize in Evidence and served as Managing Notes and Comments Editor of the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal. He holds a BA from the University of Maryland (2013). He was recognised in Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch" in Commercial Litigation, 2026.