Jim received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Loyola University Chicago in 1998 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College Of Law in 2007. While in law school, he served as a Staff Editor on the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy.
Jim is admitted to the Illinois Bar and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Jim is active in the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), and is a member of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel.
Prior to his legal career, Jim spent nine years handling catastrophic and litigated matters for a major insurance carrier. His experience allows him to provide effective, unique and practical representation and counseling to his clients.