James Artamio Yoro
Chain Cohn Clark
James A. Yoro is a senior partner with Chain | Cohn | Clark, where he manages the law firm's workers’ compensation department, and is one of the most veteran and most respected workers’ compensation lawyers in California's Central Valley.
Over the course of his career, James has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. He is also responsible for securing a $4.5 million Workers’ Compensation settlement on behalf of his client, one of the largest such settlements in Kern County.
He is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional in California.He is past president of Kern County Bar Association, and was recently recognized in the Best Lawyers in America program, which is the oldest and among the most respected attorney ranking services in the world. He, too, was selected among his peers as a “Top Attorney” in workers’ compensation law in Kern County. Most imporantly, for nearly 40 years, he has fought day in and day out for the rights of injured workers.
James serves on the Board of Directors for Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, and on the Board of Governors for the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for Kern Regional Center.
James attended to Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, before going on to obtain his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his law degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law. Following law school, he worked as a staff attorney with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, before joining the firm as an associate in 1982 and becoming a partner in 1987.
- Workers' Compensation
- Public Benefits
- Free Consultation
- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Tagalog: Spoken, Written
- Senior Partner
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- University of California - Berkeley
- J.D. (1978)
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- University of California - Berkeley
- B.A. (1975)
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- Best Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
- Kern Green Award
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- Best Law Firm
- Bakersfield Californian Readers' Choice Poll
- 'Best of Kern County' Hall of Fame
- Bakersfield Life Magazine
- Best Law Firm
- U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America
- California State Bar # 86768
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- Kern County Bar Association
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- California Applicants' Attorneys Association
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- Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
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- American Trial Lawyers Association
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- Consumer Attorneys of California
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- National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives
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- Kern County Bar Association
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- Kern County Bar Association
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- Kern County Bar Association
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- Chain | Cohn | Stiles partners David Cohn, James Yoro selected into 2020 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ publication
- U.S. News & World Report
- Chain | Cohn | Stiles ranked in 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Law Firms’
- U.S. News & World Report
- Chain | Cohn | Stiles featured in Bakersfield Life Magazine as ‘Hall of Fame’ inductee
- Bakersfield Life Magazine
- Chain | Cohn | Stiles: ‘Standing for Justice’ in Kern County for 85 Years
- Chain Cohn Stiles Blog
- Chain | Cohn | Stiles lawyers selected by peers in Bakersfield Life Magazine’s “Top Attorneys” poll
- Bakersfield Life Magazine
- Coronavirus and the workplace: Benefits available to help impacted workers in California, Coronavirus and the Workplace
- How personal injury and workers’ compensation systems work together, Kern County Paralegal Association Luncheon
- What you need to know about Valley Fever in Kern County, Valley Fever Awareness Month
- Keeping safe at work in Kern County’s summer sun and adverse air quality, National Safety Month
- Worker deaths could trigger a workers’ compensation claim for surviving dependents, Workers' Compensation and Death Benefits
- Certification of Legal Special Specialization
- California Board of Legal Specialization
Chain | Cohn | Stiles: World-class lawyers in Kern County
If you're injured in an accident, you don't have to choose between a world-class and local attorney. David Cohn and Jim Yoro are the only lawyers in Kern County to be ranked in the "Best Lawyers in America" listing. They're in the top 5% in the country. Call or search "Chain Cohn Stiles" today for a free consultation.
Chain | Cohn | Stiles: Ranked in U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Law Firms' listing
If you're injured in an accident, you don't have to choose between world-class lawyers and local attorneys. Chain | Cohn | Stiles is ranked in the "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report. Choose the best to help with your case. Call or search "Chain Cohn Stiles" today for a free consultation.
'Banking on Business' series presented by Mission Bank, 23ABC highlights Chain | Cohn | Stiles
In its ongoing series highlighting longstanding Kern County business with a culture for serving out community, Mission Bank and 23ABC highlights Chain | Cohn | Stiles, Kern County’s leading plaintiffs’ personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm.
Work injury lawyer James Yoro provides insight for cases involving former refinery workers
Chain | Cohn | Stiles workers' compensation lawyer James Yoro provides advice and legal insight in the local cases involving the Mohawk Refinery in Bakersfield, and workers who may have been exposed to cancer causing materials. Trusts have been set up to distribute fund to those who either worked at or are related to someone who worked at the refinery before 1980 and later developed cancer.
Injured in an accident? Let Chain | Cohn | Stiles help you move forward (Jim Yoro)
"We may not be able to press rewind on your accident, but our lawyers can help you move forward. If you've been in an accident, let Chain | Cohn...
KGET: Kern County Bar president James Yoro, of Chain Cohn Stiles, discusses 'Law Day at the Mall'
Chain | Cohn | Stiles workers' compensation lawyer James Yoro appears on the Sunrise Show on KGET-17 (NBC) to discuss the Kern County Bar Association's "Law Day at the Mall,"...
Chain | Cohn | Stiles: Construction Accidents and Attorney James Yoro
Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Stiles' 2016 30-second commercial videos focusing on clients and their families affected by injuries and accidents. Here, attorney James Yoro discusses construction and...
Meet the Attorneys: James A. Yoro, Chain | Cohn | Stiles
Chain | Cohn | Stiles' “Meet the Attorneys” videos are aimed to give people of Kern County a chance to meet the lawyers and staff in this firm. Meet senior partner James A. Yoro here.
