Indiana, Elkhart, Avery Law Firm

The founder and principal trial lawyer of Avery Law Firm, James W. "Jim" Avery, has handled some of the largest and most complex cases in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, product liability and commodities fraud litigation, with amazing results. Perhaps because of such results, and demonstrated talent in the courtroom, Jim Avery was named. a Super Lawyer in 2006, 2007 and 2008 by 5280 Magazine;. a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by The American Trial Lawyers Association; and,. a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (Trial Lawyer's Honorary Society). These are the most recent of many outstanding lawyer and leadership awards which he has received. EDUCATION: Jim received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Austin College in 1979, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class and was elected to a National Honor Society in Psychology (Psi Chi), and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Denver in 1982 where he graduated in the top 1/3 of his class. [Note, neither of these colleges or universities grants degree titles such as cum laude or magna cum laude and specific numerical class rankings are not given to graduates.]. BAR ADMISSIONS: Jim is admitted to practice before all courts in the states of New York, Colorado and Indiana, and has been specially admitted to practice in courts in California, Texas, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico. Jim is admitted in various federal courts, including the Western District of New York, District of Colorado, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the Northern and Southern Districts of California. PUBLICATIONS: Jim has been published in the areas of Joint Liability of Surgeons, Surgical Malpractice, and Physician Malpractice. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Jim is a member of the Colorado and Indiana Trial Lawyers Associations, the Association for Public Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Colorado and Indiana Bar Associations. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Super Lawyers (2006, 2007), and The National Registry of Who's Who. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Prior to establishing his own firm in 1989, Jim was an associate at the trial firms of Hansen & Breit, P.C. (defunct) and Madden & Strate, P.C. (defunct), where he practiced with noted trial lawyers Bob Hansen, John Breit (deceased), Bill Madden (retired) and George Strate (retired). COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Jim has been on numerous mission trips with The Sudan Project (which he founded and lead in mid-90's), GOAL (Non-Governmental Humanitarian Aid Organization based in Ireland, affiliated with War Child International), and The Persecuted Christians Task Force. Jim supports predominately African-American and African focused aid organizations, particularly those assisting war ravaged communities and children of war.

Avery Law Firm, 450 E. 96th Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46290

Fax: (866) 333-2963 (Toll Free)

Telephone: (866) 987-4368 (Toll Free) / (317) 826-8888 (Local)

Indiana, Elkhart

Website: http://www.indianasuperlawyer.com

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Aviation Law Malpractice, Product Liability, Negligence, Wrongful Death, Disability: Disfigurement, Burns, Quadraplegia, Paraplegia, Drug: Pharmaceutical Product Liability, Medical Device Product Liability