James R. Swinehart
Shareholder
Location: Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.606.7469
Email: jswinehart@clausen.com
James R. Swinehart
Shareholder
Location: Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.606.7469
Email: jswinehart@clausen.com
Jim has been a lawyer for over 38 years and has specialized in first-party property coverage and litigation throughout the U.S. Within this area, he has handled matters involving property damage, builders risk, valuation, business interruption and extra expense, arson, misrepresentation, environmental and production contamination, and other building damage or problems such as fire, hail, defective construction, collapse, hurricanes, and mold. Jim has practiced in many state and federal courts and has experience in mediation and arbitration. His practice involves substantial dealings with experts in various disciplines and writing opinion letters, motions, and briefs.
Since 1982, Jim has been admitted to the bar for the State of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the American Bar Association, including the Sections on Litigation and Tort & Insurance Practice, and the Chicago Bar Association. He is also a member of CLM, DRI, and the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Jim received a B.A. cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1979. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1982 from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review.
His interests are running, weightlifting, reading, history, writing fiction, and Notre Dame football. He is a co-founder of the Western Springs Writers Society. He serves on various committees for the Notre Dame Club of Chicago and is a member of its Board of Directors.
Chicago
Illinois 60603
10 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
New York
New York 10005
28 Liberty Street 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Mission Viejo
California 92691
27285 Las Ramblas
Suite 200
Mission Viejo, California 92691
T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Florham Park
New Jersey 07932
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Michigan City
Indiana 46360
200 Commerce Square
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney
Appleton
Wisconsin 54914
4650 W. Spencer Street
Appleton, Wisconsin 54914
T: 920.560.4658 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 920.968.4650 Office Managing Partner: Patrick L. Breen
Stamford
Connecticut 06902
68 Southfield Avenue
2 Stamford Landing Suite 100
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen
Tampa
Florida 33609
4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center
Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33609
T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
San Francisco
California 94111
100 Pine Street
Suite 1250
San Francisco, California 94111
T: 415.745.3598 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman