James A. McCarron

In high school James started a construction company JMC Construction, building several single family homes and apartment buildings. The success of this business allowed Mr. McCarron to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he received bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and English. During law school, where he attended Northern Illinois University College of Law, James sold his construction company in order to clerk for the Honorable Richard J. Fitzgerald, the presiding Judge of the Criminal Division of Cook County. From this position James honed his trial skills by observing some of the finest attorneys practicing law. After receiving his juris doctorate, James took that experience and went directly into private general practice including civil litigation and a heavy emphasis on criminal defense.

For the last twenty years, James' practice has been devoted exclusively to criminal defense. Currently a sole practitioner, James devotes his time towards helping his clients from getting lost in the system. Mr. McCarron has defended over one thousand drug cases, ranging in severity from a solitary joint to a half ton of cocaine. In addition, James has conducted over one hundred jury trials. James has experience defending every crime currently in the book from DUI to murder and everything in between.

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