James R. Hoy

James R. Hoy is a shareholder at Maring Williams Law Office who represents injured clients and families in North Dakota and Minnesota. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death matters arising from car crashes, trucking accidents, oilfield incidents, defective products, and other preventable events. Hoy helps clients navigate insurance claims, evaluate liability and damages, prepare litigation, and pursue fair compensation for serious losses.

Hoy earned a degree in business management and an MBA from the University of North Dakota before attending the University of North Dakota School of Law. In law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the North Dakota Law Review, president of the Student Trial Lawyers Association, competed in moot court, and was elected to the Order of Barristers. After graduation, he clerked for North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Dale V. Sandstrom.

Hoy’s litigation work includes complex personal injury, product liability, commercial litigation, and wrongful death matters. His experience representing people harmed in serious crashes and oilfield incidents requires careful analysis of medical evidence, insurance coverage, accident circumstances, and damages. He has also developed experience in commercial disputes and helps clients prepare claims for negotiation or trial when significant financial and personal consequences are involved.

James R. Hoy has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation since 2022 and was named Lawyer of the Year in that field in 2023. He is also recognized in commercial litigation and plaintiffs’ product liability litigation and has been a Great Plains Super Lawyer in personal injury since 2023. Hoy has served as president of the North Dakota Association for Justice and currently chairs the North Dakota Federal Practice Committee.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Maring Williams Law Office
• Member, North Dakota Association for Justice

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• New York

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of North Dakota
  Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• University of North Dakota
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)