James Green

James Green

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Washington, DC40 years experience
Product Liability

About James Green

James F. Green is Of Counsel (and previously Senior Partner) at Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, with nearly 40 years as a litigator. He has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, serves as an active lecturer and author for local and national Continuing Legal Education programs, and has developed a substantial national mass tort and personal injury practice. He has been appointed by federal court judges to serve on multi-district litigation committees handling product liability cases for prescription drugs including Fosamax, Rezulin, and Zyprexa. His career has produced hundreds of verdicts and settlements for clients in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

Notable case results

Argued before U.S. Supreme Court (twice, including Halley Thomas workers' compensation case)

Reported by the firm

Court-appointed MDL committee roles for Fosamax, Rezulin, Zyprexa product liability litigation

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Product Liability

Education

Suffolk University Law School
J.D., 1973
St. Anselm College
Undergraduate, 1970

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia
State Bar of Massachusetts
State Bar of Virginia
State Bar of United States Supreme Court
American Association for Justice
District of Columbia Bar Association
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Virginia State Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL)

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
Best Lawyers in America (15+ consecutive years)
Super Lawyers
Legal 500
Washington Post Top Lawyers
Washingtonian Magazine Top Lawyers
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in American Law

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