Mayer Brown

Experience

Jim Schroeder is a member of Mayer Brown’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice group. He has briefed and argued dozens of appeals in federal and state appellate courts around the country; has been the principal brief writer for many party and amicus briefs in the US Supreme Court; and has briefed numerous dispositive motions in trial courts and arbitration proceedings. Jim’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including accountants’ liability, securities, antitrust, lender liability, and business torts, as well as class certification.

Before joining Mayer Brown, Jim served as Senior Staff Attorney for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago (1985-1988), as an instructor at the DePaul University College of Law (1984-1985), and as Staff Law Clerk for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1983-1985).

Education

University of Wisconsin Law School, JD, cum laude, 1981; Order of the Coif • Beloit College, BA, summa cum laude, 1978; Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Illinois
Wisconsin

Publications

Attorney's Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (co-author)
“Arguing for Changes in the Law,” (co-author) Litigation, Winter 1999, Vol. 25, No. 2
Jim and a number of other partners in Mayer Brown’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice group are currently working on a treatise on federal appellate procedure

Professional Activities

Appellate Lawyers Association
Seventh Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of Wisconsin