Figliulo & Silverman Attorney

James H. Bowhay

PHONE:
(312) 251- 5265

:: EDUCATION
Grinnell College
(B.A., 1981; Phi Beta Kappa)

University of Illinois College of Law
(J.D., cum laude, 1987)

James Bowhay, a partner in the firm of Figliulo & Silverman, focuses his practice on the representation of businesses and individuals in the areas of professional malpractice, securities law and general business litigation. A substantial portion of Jim’s practice is also devoted to counseling law firms and other professional clients on organizational and dissolution issues.

Admitted to the bar in both Illinois and Wisconsin, Jim has handled and tried cases in other jurisdictions as well, including New York, Florida, Michigan and Indiana. He and one of his partners successfully represented a client in the United States Supreme Court, winning a unanimous decision in favor of their client in Kontrick v. Ryan, 540 U.S. 443 (2004).

Jim has recently been recognized in a survey of his peers as one of the leading commercial litigators in Illinois.

Jim received his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College in 1981, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in recognition of his academic achievement. He graduated with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1987, having received the Rickert Scholarship for Excellence in Moot Court.

Prior to joining Figliulo & Silverman in 1997, Jim was a partner with the Chicago firm of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg and an associate with the Madison, Wisconsin office of Michael, Best & Friedrich.

He is an active member of several bar associations, serving as chairman of Attorney-Client Privilege Subcommittee of the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Committee.

Jim also serves as a member of the Grinnell College Alumni Association Council and a Governing Member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.

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