Lawyer James A. Foster, graduated from University of Michigan, B.A., 1979 University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1983, is now employed by Cassiday Schade LLP at 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1000 Chicago, IL 60606.

While being a member of Chicago and American Bar Associations; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Transportation Lawyers Association., James A. Foster is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing James A. Foster as your lawyer, you should consider whether James A. Foster offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if James A. Foster has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though James A. Foster's office is located at Chicago, IL, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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James A. Foster has been admitted in 1983, Illinois. His or her practice areas include Products Liability Defense; Trucking Law; Transportation; Commercial Litigation.

James A. Foster's college and law school education includes University of Michigan, B.A., 1979, University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1983. Other biographical background includes James A. Foster is a partner in the firm's Chicago office and is engaged in the practice of civil litigation, with a primary emphasis on transportation and product liability litigation. He has defended trucking companies in both personal injury matters and in breach of contract cases. He has also successfully defended at trial product liability cases involving the design of an automatic door and the design of a milling machine. Mr. Foster heads and coordinates immediate response teams for trucking companies on catastrophic losses and has published articles on punitive damages and spoliation of evidence. He has also spoken at industry conferences on early case analysis, mediation and electronic discovery. Mr. Foster obtained his B.A. at the University of Michigan in 1979 and his J.D. at the University of Illinois, College of Law, in 1983. Mr. Foster is the Chair-Elect of the ABA's Tort and Insurance Practice Section's Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, Editor of the Trucking Industry Defense Association's State Law Summary of Illinois, Assistant Dean of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel's Graduate Program of Litigation Management College, Vice-Chair of DRI's Hand and Power Tools Section, and Co-Chair for the Illinois State Council on Litigation Management. Mr. Foster is a member of the Illinois Bar and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar.. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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