About James G. Sotos
The firm is led by James Sotos, who possesses over twenty-five years of experience representing public and private sector clients in federal and state litigation at the trial and appellate levels. During that time, Jim has distinguished himself as one of a handful of attorneys who has argued two cases in the United States Supreme Court, and he has achieved an enviable rate of success in the arena of Illinois governmental litigation. Jim enjoys Lexis-Nexis, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV peer review rating and has been recognized both as an "Illinois Super Lawyer" by "Law and Politics" and the publishers of Chicago Magazine and as an Illinois Leading Lawyer by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company. Jim also lectures and publishes frequently on government liability and ethics and for over 20 years, authored the weekly newspaper column "In Federal Courts", for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Awards and Honors Honors Lexis-Nexis, Martindale-Hubbell's preeminent AV peer review rating "Illinois Super Lawyer" by "Law and Politics" and the publishers of Chicago Magazine Illinois Leading Lawyer by the Law Bulletin PUblishing Company
Education
Legal Education
- The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
- J.D.
- Law Review: John Marshall Law Review
Non Legal Education
- Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, 1981
- B.A.
- Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Current Employment Position(s)
- Founding and Managing Partner
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation
- Illinois Municipal League
- Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
- Illinois State Bar Association
- United States Department of Justice
- Representative Clients
- City of Chicago
- City of Naperville
- City of Paris
- DuPage County
- McHenry County
- Grundy County
- Lake County
Representative Cases
- Buckley v. Fitzsimmons
- Citation: 113 S.Ct. 2606
- Court: U.S.Ill.
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993129078
- Albright v. Oliver
- Citation: 114 S.Ct. 807
- Year: 1994
- Serial Number: 1994031547
- Gauger v. McHenry County
- Citation: 349 F.3d 354
- Court: 7th Circuit
- Year: 2003
Published Works
Articles
- "In Federal Courts", Weekly column for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 1991 to present
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois Trial Bar
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Chicago Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- DuPage County Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association, 1986 - Present
- 7th Circuit Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), 1989 - Present (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | James G. Sotos |
| Firm | The Sotos Law Firm, P.C. |
| Address | 141 W. Jackson Blvd. #1240A, Chicago, IL 60604 |
| Phone | 630-735-3300 |
| Phone | 630-773-0980 |
| Website | www.jsotoslaw.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |