James S. Rogers

Bar / Professional Activity

• Board of Trustees of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Foundation , 2020
• Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• President, Damage Attorneys Roundtable (DART), 2020
• Past President, Western Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1992
• Board of Directors, Attorney's Information Exchange Group (AIEG)
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• President, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1992
• Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice, 1992 - 2000
• Fellow, The international Society of Barristers.
• Washington State Bar, 1973
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• President, American Board of Trial Advocates, Washington Chapter, 2007
• Board of Directors, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2010 - Present

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Honors

• 2020, 2018, 2015 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" Product Liability Litigation Seattle--Plaintiffs
• Super Lawyers 10 years on Top Lists, Washington
• 2021 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" Personal Injury Litigation Seattle--Plaintiffs
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2003 – 2020.
• Trial Lawyer of the Year, Washington State Trial Lawyers (now WSAJ), 1998
• Outstanding Plaintiff’s Trial Lawyer of the Year, Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, 2010
• "Top Lawyers", Seattle Magazine, 2003, 2005 and 2007 editions (Seattle Magazine has not published its "Top Lawyers" lists since 2007)
• President's Award for his contribution to the civil justice system, WSTLA, 2002

Educational Background

• University of Washington

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• "Claims Involving Faulty or Defective Equipment - Is there a Companion Product Liability Claim?" Automobile Accident Litigation Deskbook, WSAJ
• Co-Author, "Trying the Case" Handling Motor Vehicle Accident Cases, Callaghan Press
• "Identifying the Automotive Product Liability Case within the Automobile Collision Case", 2010
• Editor-in-Chief, Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, 3rd Edition, AAJ Press
• Co-Moderator, Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit: The Video Series
• AAJ's Trial Magazine
• WSTLA's Trial News
• The Practical Litigator
• National Trial Lawyer

• Personal Injury-Plaintiff
• Product Liability-Plaintiff

“Great lawyer and great man.”