James Alexander
Senior Counsel
James Alexander joined the professional team at Madison Associates, Inc., in January 2025 as Senior Counsel on Madison's contract with the U.S. Department of Justice, Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section (MNF), upon his retirement from his position as a Senior Attorney Advisor with the U.S. DOJ, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS).
Mr. Alexander is a nationally recognized attorney with over twenty-two (22) years of experience in federal asset forfeiture litigation and over thirty-nine (39) years of litigation experience. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office in the District of Minnesota for over sixteen (16) years prosecuting a wide variety of complex civil and criminal asset forfeiture cases and serving as the Asset Forfeiture Coordinator for that District. He has provided advanced legal instruction to the federal government and federal attorneys in the areas of money laundering, complex financial investigations and asset recovery and has been a frequent legal instructor at Federal interagency asset forfeiture functions. Mr. Alexander is a member of Madison's professional training team which provides instruction to client agencies throughout the county on forfeiture, financial investigative techniques, and money laundering.
Prior to becoming an AUSA, Mr. Alexander served as Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General's Office where he defended diverse state agencies and employees in all aspects of civil litigation including over 20 appellate cases, 5 jury trials, alternative dispute resolution proceedings, depositions and discovery, and extensive motion practice.
