James Kraus

PARTNER

412-546-0781 | jkraus@krausjenkins.com

James Kraus has more than 30 years of experience litigating civil and criminal matters at all stages. His practice includes healthcare litigation, white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and the defense of personal injury claims. 

Mr. Kraus has extensive trial experience in complex matters, including healthcare litigation, securities matters, preliminary injunction proceedings, and criminal trials in both state and federal court. He has also handled environmental litigation and regulatory enforcement matters. 

Prior to joining private practice, Mr. Kraus served as a JAG criminal prosecutor with the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division, and as an environmental litigation attorney with the Department of the Army in Washington, DC. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Mr. Kraus has represented clients in response to investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other government agencies. He also has substantial experience representing clients before state and federal grand juries.

Mr. Kraus is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and in 2021, was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates. Since 2012, his peers have repeatedly recognized him as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America in three separate practice areas: Healthcare Litigation, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. He is the Past Chair of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Committee (GECC).

Mr. Kraus is an active member of his local community, including past service as President of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Non-Profit Resources. He previously served as an elected city council member for the City of Butler where he was the Director of Public Safety. He also previously served as an adjunct professor in Carlow University’s Forensic Accounting program and as a guest lecturer in Carlow’s Fraud and Forensics Master’s Degree program.