Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

James Navarre's practice focuses on personal injury, medical malpractice, construction litigation, and criminal defense. Mr. Navarre represents individuals in civil and criminal litigation.  He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.  His firm has obtained over $350 million for the victims of medical malpractice and personal injury torts.
 
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Prior to joining Cogan & McNabola in 2006, Mr. Navarre was a partner at a Chicago defense firm where he concentrated his practice on professional liability and civil rights defense.

Mr. Navarre also served for seven years as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney. He was a first chair assigned to the felony trial division where he was responsible for the prosecution of more than 40 murder cases. Mr. Navarre has tried more than 400 felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from battery to murder. He has tried more than 20 murder and felony jury trials to verdict.

Mr. Navarre was also a supervisor in the Appellate Division where he successfully argued before the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois Appellate Courts and submitted briefs to the United States and Illinois Supreme Courts. In the Felony Review Unit, he was a trial supervisor for a team of 11 prosecutors who investigated numerous felony offenses committed in Chicago. Mr. Navarre was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 Attorneys in Illinois by Law Bulletin Publishing.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS Mr. Navarre has lectured on appellate and trial advocacy for DePaul College of Law and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He is a co-author of a chapter for Illinois Civil Practice.  In addition, he has coached teams in national moot court competitions.

Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Injuries
Trucking Accidents
Birth Injuries

Areas of Practice

• Products Liability Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
• Criminal Defense
• Construction Litigation

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Criminal Law, Professional Responsibility, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar

Past Employment Positions

• Cook County State's Attorney, Assistant State's Attorney, 1993 - 2001
• Hinshaw and Culbertson, Partner, 2001 - 2005

Education

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Illinois
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Psychology

Address

9th Floor
55 W Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601-1609

Phones

(312) 629-2900
(800) 704-2900

Faxes

(312) 629-2916

Emails

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Websites

http://www.cogan-mcnabola.com