Bio: JAMES R. KOBY

Attorney
O'Flaherty Heim Egan, Ltd.
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Focus of Practice:
Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Negligence and Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense, and Appellant Practice.

Court/Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin, 1980
Minnesota, 1979
Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, 1979
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1980
Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin, 1980
U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 2000

Education:
B.S. Cum Laude, University of Wisconsin, 1975
J.D., Hamline University, 1978

Professional and Civic Involvement:

State Bar of Wisconsin
Minnesota State Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Minnesota Association for Justice
Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy).
AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell

James Koby is the co-chair of the Litigation Department of O’Flaherty Heim Egan. Mr. Koby practices regularly in the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. He has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in State and Federal Courts throughout the country and has acted as lead trial counsel in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Idaho, Texas, Florida, Missouri, South Dakota and Alaska.

Mr. Koby is a frequent lecturer in the areas of product liability, medical negligence, the use of expert witnesses and cross-examination techniques.

Mr. Koby has been an advocate of child safety in the automotive industry in the United States and in Europe. He has appeared on German television in support of automotive child safety legislation in Germany and consults regularly with attorneys nationwide in regard to automotive and product safety issues.

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