James Falls graduated from Florida State University with a double major in Political Science & Sociology. In 2017, he graduated cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law. Subsequently, James passed the Florida Bar and went on to serve as a temporary Federal Judicial Clerk. After the Clerkship, James went on to serve as Assistant Public Defender representing indigent clients in cases ranging from DUI to Murder. Most recently, James has gone on to private practice with Brett Metcalf, and is now a partner with the firm, Metcalf Falls, Criminal Defense Attorneys P.A., where he will continue to represent clients during some of their most stressful times of their lives, facing criminal accusations.