Biography
James Stever graduated from Highland High School in 1989 and went on to Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois graduating cum laude in 1993 with a BA in Political Science and minors in French and Economics.
Mr. Stever attended law school at St. Louis University and graduated in 2006. He was a Law Clerk at Simmons Cooper and then worked in the Law Offices of Michael R Bilbrey before coming to work at The Gori Law Firm. Covering many personal injury jury trials and focusing his efforts almost solely on asbestos cases, Mr. Stever is a member of the American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Areas Of Practice
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2006
- Missouri, 2007
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2007
- Wisconsin, 2015
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
- J.D. – 2006
- Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Member, 2011 to Present
- Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 2006 to Present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2006 to Present
Past Positions
- Simmons Cooper, Law Clerk
