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

Admitted

• 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