James Trotter is an Attorney with the law firm of CR Legal Team, LLP. Having previously worked as a plaintiff’s attorney in California with a focus on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases, including truck and auto collisions, product defects, dangerous conditions of public roadway and premises liability, he joined CR Legal Team in June of 2024.
After his graduation from the Loyola Law School Class in May 2018, James was admitted to the California Bar in 2018, the Nevada Bar in 2019, and the North Carolina Bar in 2024. He has lectured at Loyola Law School, Pepperdine University Law School, and the Association of Business Trial (ABTL) and Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi (PSBR) Live legal conferences. James was published in the January 2023 edition of The Advocate for his article "Winning or Losing Your Case in Minute: Cause Challenges."
At his previous law firm, James was part of the trial team for several large verdicts in California, including a $23,720,996 bench trial verdict to a Southern California man and his wife after the man suffered a lower leg amputation as a result of being struck by a 28-foot utility truck while riding his motorcycle in Los Angeles County in January 2021, and a $2,400,000 jury trial verdict to a Northern California minor after his father was killed by an inattentive driver in Stanislaus County in December 2021.
James received his Bachelors of History and the Program of Liberal Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, crosswords, going to the beach, and listening to Neil Young, with his wife and daughter.
Education
University of Notre Dame, Bachelors in History and Program of Liberal Studies
Loyola Law School, Juris Doctorate
Admissions & Memberships
California – 2018
Nevada – 2019
North Carolina - 2024
Awards & Honors
Southern California Super Lawyers: Rising Stars 2021-2023
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2023
