Jon C. James

Senior Counsel

Jon C. James is a Senior Counsel with Hugo Parker. His practice focuses on construction defect, toxic tort, complex civil litigation, products liability, and Landlord Tenant cases.

Mr. James has over 20 years of litigation experience defending clients including medical device manufacturers, blood products suppliers, engineering firms, construction contractors, telecommunications companies, insurance companies, small businesses, and large corporations. He also has significant experience representing professionals including doctors, attorneys, Chief Executive Officers, and business professionals.

Jon’s representation includes drafting and answering discovery, drafting complex briefs, taking and defending both fact and expert witnesses, negotiating with opposing counsel, preparing expert witnesses, effectively evaluating cases and presenting complex cases to juries.

Mr. James earned his J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law where he served on the Moot Court Board and was a finalist in the Advocate of the Year competition.

Admissions

State Bar of California, 1996
United States District Court, Northern District
United States District Court, Central District

Education

University of San Francisco, School of Law, JD 1996

Best Oral Argument, 1994 Moot Court Competition
Finalist: 1994 Advocate of the Year Competition
Participant: 1996 National Criminal Justice Advocacy Competition
Moot Court Case Advisor

Pepperdine University

Bachelor of Arts, Business Communications, Marketing Minor, 1989

Memberships

• Bar Association of San Francisco
• American Bar Association