Bio Summary
Years of Legal Experience:
- Over 30 Years of Personal Injury Law Expertise (Since 1994)
Education Background:
- Undergraduate Degree: Purdue University
- J.D. (Law Degree): The John Marshall Law School (1994)
Associations Joined:
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
- Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Accolades & Recognitions:
- Leading Lawyers (2004-Present) – Recognized by Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- Advisory Board Member (2019) – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
- Super Lawyer (2018)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member (for securing million-dollar verdicts/settlements)
- Notable Verdicts & Settlements:
- $9.8 million – Second highest jury verdict in Vermilion County history
- $4.85 million – Medical malpractice jury verdict (2019)
- $4.9 million – Wrongful death case involving a truck driver under the influence
- $3.3 million – Settlement against a Champaign County hospital
- $2.25 million – Motorcycle collision case in Edgar County
- $2 million – Wrongful death case from a motor vehicle collision on I-57
- $1.45 million – Largest settlement in Ford County history
- $1.4 million – Medical negligence case for improper medication administration
Personal Life:
- Actively involved in conservation, civic, youth, and sports organizations
- Has a passion for the outdoors
- Married to Stephanie, and they have two sons
Meet Attorney James D. Spiros
As the founding partner of Spiros Law, P.C., Jim is a skilled litigator with extensive experience handling cases involving medical negligence, defective drugs and devices, workplace injuries, serious traffic and trucking accidents, nursing home neglect and abuse, and wrongful death. Jim’s growing list of significant victories has earned Spiros Law, P.C. a reputation as the go-to firm for injury cases in downstate Illinois.
One of 2019’s Leading Lawyers Avvo Profile for James D. Spiros, Personal Injury Lawyer
Jim is unwavering in his commitment to helping “the little guy.” As such, he has always strives to offer the highest quality of representation to those who might otherwise lack the opportunity to have their cases heard. He secured the second highest jury verdict in the history of Vermilion County, with a $9.8 million verdict on behalf of an injured minor. In 2019, he secured a $4.85 million verdict for a Vermilion County medical malpractice case. He also resolved a wrongful death case resulting from a motor vehicle collision on I-57 in Kankakee for the sum of $2 million dollars and resolved a motorcycle collision case in Edgar country for $2.25 million dollars. Other notable cases include a $3.3 million settlement he secured on behalf of a Vermilion County family against a Champaign County hospital and the largest settlement ever reported in Ford County, Illinois, of $1.45 million as well as a $1.4 million settlement in a medical negligence case for the improper administration of medication at a Central Illinois hospital, and $4.9 million for the family of a young woman killed by a truck driver, of a national retail chain, who was driving under the influence. In 2019 he secured a jury verdict of $4.85 million in a Vermillion County medical malpractice case.
Jim’s skill in the courtroom has earned him recognition by his peers throughout Illinois. Every year since 2003, he has been named by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin as one of the leading lawyers in the State of Illinois, and in 2019 he was also added as an Advisory Board Member. Jim has also been included in the exclusive Leading Lawyers listing, an honor extended only to those lawyers who are the most recommended by their peers in statewide surveys. Jim has earned this honor each year since 2004. He has also been recognized as a 2018 Super Lawyer, another listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained high degrees of peer recognition and professional achievement. He is also a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization consisting of trial lawyers throughout the United States who have achieved verdicts, arbitration awards, or settlements in an amount totaling one million dollars or more.
