About James Harrington

In 2001, James was hired by Geoffrey Fieger as a law clerk while in his second year of law school. He worked full-time while attending the University of Detroit Mercy Law School at night. He was a member of the National Moot Court Team, where he argued First Amendment issues at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. After passing the Bar, James was hired to join Fieger Law's team of trial lawyers. He has navigated complicated cases in federal court and state courts throughout Michigan.

James is also licensed to practice law in Wyoming and Illinois. He has also represented clients in state and federal courts in Ohio, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Washington, D.C., Kansas and Pennsylvania. He is responsible for numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements, including verdicts of $17.5 million and $15.5 million in vehicle accident cases, $9.5 million in a general negligence case in 2016, and $3.5 million in 2018 in a federal civil rights case. He has also won several awards, including the annual Super Lawyers recognition.

James earned his undergraduate degree at Adrian College, dual majoring in Criminal Justice and Spanish. He also played football for four years and was a team captain during his senior season. Described as down-to-earth by his colleagues, James enjoys hunting and fishing and says, "There is nothing better than being a dad". He has also represented clients in state and federal courts on a pro hac vice status in: Ohio Florida Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana Washington, D.C. Kansas Pennsylvania

Proven verdicts and settlements at Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.

These results are credited to Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington, P.C.. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

After spinal surgery at the Detroit Medical Center's Children's Hospital of Michigan left a 10-year-old girl partially paralyzed and permanently incontinent, and her surgeon took two vacations before the hardware came out, a Wayne County jury awarded $135 million.

Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, MI · 2018Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Geoffrey Fieger and Jack Beam won the largest birth-injury verdict in Cook County history against the University of Chicago Medical Center, after a mother in fetal distress was left without an obstetrician for hours before an emergency cesarean.

Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, IL · 2016Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

An Oakland County jury awarded $144.5 million after a delayed cesarean left a Macomb Township girl with a permanent brain injury, a verdict the Michigan Court of Appeals later upheld before it was reduced to roughly $42 million.

Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac, MI · 2011Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

A Wayne County jury found the Detroit Medical Center liable for the death of 26-year-old Terrea Holly, whose pulmonary embolism was treated as a virus and sent home from the emergency room.

Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, MI · 2017Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$25 millionVerdict

An Oakland County jury found Warner Bros. and The Jenny Jones Show liable for the wrongful death of Scott Amedure and assessed $25 million, an award the Michigan Court of Appeals later reversed.

Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac, MI · 1999Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

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

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Education

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
J.D., 2003
Adrian College
Undergraduate, 1999

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