James I. Montgomery Jr.
Partner
Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP
James I. Montgomery is a partner and civil litigation trial lawyer with over 36 years of litigation experience in the areas of civil trial and appellate law, insurance defense, products liability and commercial law. Montgomery specializes in the analysis, negotiation, and defense of civil litigation matters, including automobile accidents, premises liability, construction defects, land subsidence, landlord-tenant habitability, toxic torts, construction accidents, personal injury, professional liability, products liability, and major losses. His experience in the litigation of toxic tort matters includes exposures to asbestos, benzene, rodent allergens, and mold.
Montgomery also has significant trial experience with a high success rate. Notably, Montgomery was called upon by a client to replace ineffective counsel in a wrongful death action just prior to trial. Adding to the case complications, he inherited the case burdened with a terminating sanction order. Despite the obstacles, Montgomery successfully achieved a defense verdict for the client.
