James J. Hagle is a partner at Frederick & Hagle, an Urbana, Illinois, law firm serving clients in the central region of the state. Mr. Hagle has more than 30 years of litigation experience and has been a member of the firm since 1988. He currently limits his practice to representing plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases, and to defending doctors in medical malpractice jury trials throughout central Illinois.

Mr. Hagle has successfully handled cases involving motor vehicle accidents, defective products, construction negligence, property owner negligence and various other causes. His track record of million dollar and multimillion dollar results includes a record jury verdict of $15.1 million in a railroad collision case.

Mr. Hagle graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois, College of Law in 1980, where he was named to the Order of the Coif and was awarded the school's Rickert Award for Excellence in Academic Achievement. His professional honors include membership in the prestigious American Association for Justice, an exclusive honor extended by invitation only, inclusion in the American Association for Justice's "Top 100 Trial Lawyers" listings for Illinois and peer recognition as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois.