Jay S. Judge

Jay S. Judge, the senior partner of Judge, James, Hoban & Fisher, LLC, is a trial, appellate and insurance coverage attorney. He has had more than 85 jury trials and 200 appeals on liability and coverage issues. He is a former claims supervisor who currently represents self insured governmental entities, insurance companies and self insured risk pools. He graduated cum laude from John Marshall Law School where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. Jay has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV Preeminent for 30 Years.” He has written two legal columns for over 30 years: “Federal Courts” in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; and “Ready for the Defense” in Township Perspective magazine. Jay is a frequent speaker on the Illinois Tort Immunity Act (“30 Common Law and Tort Immunity Act Defense Rules Available to Defendants in Illinois” – 99 pages), including lectures for the Illinois State Bar Association (“Jury Selection for the Defense”), the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “Annual Symposium with the Judges,” and Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) ("Jury Selection: The Whole 9 Yards" and "Evidentiary Issues With Expert Witnesses").

Appeals & Appellate

Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Insurance Defense

Municipal Law

Illinois

The John Marshall Law School

J.D.

State Bar of Illinois  # 1373293

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