James R. Wylder - Bloomington, IL

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law, Illinois, 1978
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Illinois, 1975
    A.B.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Representative Cases

• Adcock v. Brakegate, Ltd., 164 Ill.2d 54 (1994)
• Van Winkle v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., 291 Ill.App.3d 165 (4th Dist. 1997)
• Burgess v. Abex Corp., 311 Ill.App.3d 900 (4th Dist. 2000)
• McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., 188 Ill.2d 102 (1999)
• Rush v. Hamdy, 255 Ill.App.3d 352 (4th Dist. 1993)
• Betts v. Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust, 225 Ill.App.3d 882 (4th Dist. 1992)
• Tipsord v. Unarco Industries, Inc., 188 Ill.App.3d 895 (4th Dist. 1989)
• Kessinger v. Grefco, Inc. (7th Cir., 1989)
• County of Tazewell v. Industrial Com’n, 193 Ill.App.3d 309 (4th Dist. 1989)
• Perschall v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 113 Ill.App.3d 233 (4th Dist.1983)

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1978
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1988

Other Affiliations

• McLean County Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice