James Decker was a corrupt defense attorney who represented Oliver and Deborah Boyd during the custody battle with their daughter-in-law Zoe Dunlop over their granddaughter Emma.
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During the custody battle, Decker brainwashed Deborah and Oliver with falsehoods about LGBT parents, which drove them to believe Zoe was molesting Emma. It was later discovered that he had a history of doing this with other straight clients who were in custody battles with LGBT exes, as part of his own hidden agenda to prove that LGBT families and environments are detrimental to children.
When Deborah's testimony brought this to light, Decker was removed as counsel, and a mistrial was declared. With the testimony of the Boyds and many of the other clients he had manipulated over the years, Decker was arrested and convicted of, amongst other things, suborning perjury, ethics violations, and hate crimes. He was subsequently imprisoned and permanently disbarred. (SVU: "Alien")