Mr. Spencer offers practical insights that help his business clients better manage their workplaces with respect to employment law, executive compensation, and employee benefits matters. James advises business clients on federal and state laws affecting employers and executive compensation, including FMLA, ADA, FLSA, USERRA, COBRA, ERISA, and Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. He also drafts and provides counsel regarding employee handbooks and policies, executive contracts of employment, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, severance plans and agreements, retention plans, and vendor agreements for employee benefit plans.

Prior to joining the firm, he served as in-house counsel for a national non-profit corporation and was in private practice. His responsibilities included employment law, contracts, litigation, and negotiations.