Overview
A shareholder in the firm, Jim Glennon concentrates his practice in the areas of loss recovery/subrogation, first-party property insurance coverage, casualty litigation, products liability and construction litigation. In 2013, Jim was the lead plaintiff’s counsel at a trial that resulted in the 54th highest verdict in the entire United States. Jim also obtained an arbitration award in favor of his clients in an amount in excess of $100 million. Jim also was lead counsel in an international coverage dispute in which the court found in favor of insurers in which damages in an amount in excess of US$50 million were claimed.
In addition to his extensive domestic and international litigation experience, Jim also represents excess liability insurers in the role as monitoring counsel in the energy sector in claims involving catastrophic injuries or extensive damages. In addition, Jim has served as a presenter on numerous insurance related topics, published articles on various litigation related topics, and served as a panelist on America’s Best Lawyers on SkyRadio.
Given that Jim’s practice includes matters throughout the United States and internationally, Jim frequently works in Foran Glennon’s California, Chicago, Las Vegas and London offices.
Professional Leadership
Jim is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, the Clark County, Nevada Bar Association, the Lake County, Indiana Bar Association and the International Association of Defense Counsel.
Honors & Recognition
Jim has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® peer rating, indicating the highest ranking in legal ability and ethical standards as determined by peers in the legal community.
He has also been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list. This honor is based on nomination, evaluation of professional achievements and selection by a panel of attorneys in the applicable practice area. Only 5% of the total attorneys in each state receive the Super Lawyers designation.
Additionally, Jim has been named a Leading Lawyer by Law Bulletin Media, a peer-recommended distinction awarded to fewer than 5% of attorneys in Illinois as well as honored on the Best Lawyers in America list for his work in Insurance Law.
Jim’s Verdict in the ArcelorMittal v. WESCO Distribution, Crown Point, Indiana (2013) trial was recognized as the 54th Highest Verdict in the United States in 2013.
More information on awards and rankings can be found here.
Education
Jim earned his B.A. degrees in Government and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame in 1985 and his J.D. degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1988. He was also a member of Loyola’s Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Team, the Midwest Regional Champion.
Admissions
Jim is authorized to practice law in Illinois, Nevada, Indiana, and California as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern Districts of Illinois and Indiana, Districts of Nevada and Oregon, and the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. He is also a Registered Foreign Counsel in the United Kingdom.
Jim has represented clients in matters pending in state and federal courts in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Jim has also litigated matters in Argentina, the Bahamas, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Taiwan.
Publications & Presentations
- “Garbage In – Garbage Out: Ensuring the Viability of Finite Element Analysis Models in Subrogation Litigation,” The Subrogator, Spring/Summer 2004
- “Loss Recovery: A Proactive Approach for Self-Insured Risk Management,” President & CEO, April/May 2005
Cited Cases
- Theodore v. Mel’s Heating, Chicago, Illinois (1990)
- Warner Brothers v. County of DuPage, Chicago, Illinois (1991)
- Rally’s v. Sysco Foods, Dayton, Ohio (1994)
- Midwest Hardware v. Bunn-O-Matic, Ft. Smith, Arkansas (1994)
- Professional Properties v. General Electric, Edwardsville, Illinois (1996)
- AIU, Ltd. v. Central Insurance Company, et al., Taipei, Taiwan (2002)
- LaFarge Building Materials, Inc. v. Krupp Polysius Corp., et al., Atlanta, Georgia (2003)
- Pet Supermarket v. Dual-Lite Manufacturing, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2004)
- Bowater, Inc. v. BE&K of North Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina (2004)
- AIU, Ltd. v. Tien Ho, et al., Hsinchu, Taiwan (2006)
- AIU, Ltd. v. [Confidential Defendant], Tokyo, Japan (2007)
- ArcelorMittal v. Raytheon Corp., Crown Point, Indiana (2009)
- Diversity, Inc., et al. v. UTI Egypt, The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (2012)
- ArcelorMittal v. WESCO Distribution, Crown Point, Indiana (2013)
- WESCO Distribution, Inc. v. ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor LLC and EPSU, Inc., Court of Appeal of Indiana (2013)
- Eddie Bauer, Inc. v. Focus Transportation Services, 881 F. Supp. 959 (N.D. Ill 1991)
- ICI Americas, Inc. v. Lake River Corp., No. 01 C 1021, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 17684 (N.D. IL 2003)
- AIU, Ltd. v. Confidential Defendant, Henrei Times, Tokyo, Japan (2007)
- Equistar Chemicals, LP v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Connecticut, 883 N.E.2d 740 (Ill. 4th, 2008)
- WESCO Distribution, Inc. v. ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor LLC and ESPU, Inc., No. 45A03-1307-PL-274, 2014 WL 5819375 (Ind.Ct.App. Nov. 10, 2014)
- ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor LLC v. Rockwell Automation, Inc., Valparaiso, Indiana (2018)
- Cypress a/s/o Microsoft Corp. v. SK Hynix America, Inc., Seattle, Washington (2019)