Attorneys Associates James R. Carty
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Jim concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance coverage and insurance coverage litigation. He has been named a Southern California Rising Star by Los Angeles Magazine for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Southern California Rising Stars are lawyers under the age of 40 who have been in practice for 10 years or less and are chosen as a result of a survey completed by California Super Lawyers. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in California are named to the Rising Stars list. On November 1, 2004, Jim delivered oral argument in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Respondent taxpayer in Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Banks, Case No. 03-892. The decision is reported at 543 U.S. 426, 125 S. Ct. 826, 160 L. Ed. 2d 859 (2005). The case involved the federal tax treatment, to a civil rights discrimination plaintiff, of the attorney contingent fee portion of a recovery. Although the government prevailed in the Supreme Court, the President, a week before oral argument, signed into law changes in the Internal Revenue Code granting relief to taxpayers on this issue. Jim earned his J.D., summa cum laude, from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago (2001), where he graduated second in a class of 207 students. He also earned an M.B.A in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management (1998), and a B.A. from Marquette University (1993). While in law school, Jim served as a Judicial Extern to the Hon. Charles R. Norgle, Sr., of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Before moving to Southern California, Jim practiced with Mayer Brown in Chicago, in its tax controversy group. Jim also practiced with Cotkin & Collins in Los Angeles, where his practice focused on insurance coverage. Jim is a member of the State Bars of California and Illinois, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. E-Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
