Jim is a trial lawyer who handles high stakes litigation in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels. Representing plaintiffs and defendants, Jim has tried cases for a variety of clients across the United States. He has secured multimillion-dollar verdicts and obtained jury verdicts, defending significant damage claims.

Jim routinely represents companies in the energy; waste and recycling; transportation and logistics; and heavy equipment industries. He also advises health care entities in a variety of litigation matters, including antitrust and complex commercial matters.

Jim has litigated in matters involving business torts, venture agreements, breach of contract, breach of sale agreements, intellectual property disputes and antitrust. He has handled arbitrations throughout the world, including disputes in Australia, South Korea, South America and West Africa. He has litigated substantial oil and gas matters arising out of transactions in Europe, the United States and West Africa. Jim is similarly experienced in intellectual property litigation within the chemical, oil and oil service industries.

He has represented clients in personal injury matters ranging from single-plaintiff exposure cases to mass tort litigations involving thousands of plaintiffs. These matters include chemical complexes, hazardous waste facilities, disposal sites, oil and gas operations, industrial facilities and equipment operators. Jim has also represented product manufacturers in an array of defective product allegations.