Jim is a Board Certified Civil Trial attorney in Northeastern Pennsylvania with 25 years experience in personal injury litigation. His representation of autistic children who were abused by their teacher resulted in a recovery for the students in excess of $10 million. Additionally, Jim secured on behalf of an injured client one of the largest verdicts in the history of Wyoming County for a car accident case.

Professional Certifications and Recognition
Certified as a Civil Trial Attorney by The National Board of Trial Advocacy, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Accredited Agency (2004, re-certified 2009, 2014, 2019)

Certified Member Multi Million and Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Membership limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members.

Certified Mediator- Middle District of Pennsylvania – This certification is by invitation only and is granted only after completing multiple days of training and testing.

Top 100 Trial Lawyers – The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is an invitation only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers, and who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile.

Pennsylvania Super Lawyer – Recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer (2011- 2021). No more than 5% of the lawyers in the state achieve this recognition. The selection process for Super Lawyers is a comprehensive, good-faith and detailed attempt to produce a list of lawyers that have attained high peer recognition, meet ethical standards, and have demonstrated some degree of achievement in their field.

Pennsylvania Rising Star – recognized by Law & Politics and Philadelphia Magazine as one of the top 2.5% of lawyers statewide under the age of 40 (2005 -2010)

Practice Areas
Jim is known for his aggressive and successful representation of clients seriously injured in auto, truck and motorcycle accidents, slip and fall accidents, wrongful death and other catastrophic loss claims, construction accidents, medical malpractice, as well as accidents involving burns, amputations and product liability claims. He has successfully represented clients in jury trials in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Wyoming, Lehigh, and Bucks County, as well as in the Federal Courts in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

Jim also handles Workers’ Compensation claims and has received numerous favorable awards on behalf of seriously injured clients.

Education
Dickinson School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996
Villanova University, B.A., cum laude, 1993

Professional Memberships
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association)
Northeast Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Lackawanna Bar Association
American Association of Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)
American Bar Association