James McCarron

• Represents injured clients throughout all stages of case, from investigating the facts of the case through settlement and jury verdicts.
• Zealously advocates for his clients in areas of automotive liability, premises liability, products liability, construction negligence and medical negligence cases

Trial Skills and Courtroom Experience
• Successful advocacy in felony trials including jury trials as either 1st or 2nd chair handled by the firm.
• Managed all traffic cases, DUIs, and misdemeanors including trials, as well as expungements handled by firm quickly and efficiently.

Client Interaction Experience
• Conducted all client intake interviews, including determining the possible legal issues encountered by clients as well as negotiating retainer fees and managing the firm’s schedule.
• Communicated with clients by managing payment schedules, communicating offers, and discussing case strategy.

Courtroom Experience
• Argued evidentiary motions by questioning witnesses through direct and cross examinations.
• Prepared as 2nd chair on felony mob action trial.

Research & Writing Skills
• Researched 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendment issues and the Illinois Criminal Code in support of evidentiary motions. Created detailed abstracts of complicated legal issues.
• Drafted important and novel evidentiary motions which helped key pieces of evidence from being admitted at trial.

Experience
• Researched 4th and 5th Amendment issues to assist with deciding DUI and misdemeanor drug cases.
• Managed the daily court call by efficiently organizing the flow of appearances, writing up necessary paperwork, and expediting minor traffic cases to allow for motions and trials to be heard.