James R. Ashworth
Biography

Lead trial counsel in over 200 jury verdicts. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

James built the litigation practice at Ashworth & Kane on a single premise: prepare every matter as if it will go to trial, and settle only when it serves the client. Four decades later, that discipline has produced some of the largest defense verdicts in the Midwest and a client roster that reads like a private index of American enterprise.

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Education

Credentials

  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1985 (cum laude)
  • Yale University, B.A. Political Science, 1982
Recognition

Honors & Memberships

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Chambers USA — Band 1 Litigation, 15 consecutive years
  • Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
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