First Admitted: 2006, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.feplawyers.com/Attorneys/James-J-Amato.shtml

Bar/Professional Activity:

Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, 2019
Schuylkill County Marcellus Shale Task Force
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
Supreme Court of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO), 2017
Schuylkill County Bench Bar Committee, 2015
Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 2015
Schuylkill County Bar Association, 2015
Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2007
Philadelphia County Bar Association, 2007

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

$393,750 settlement for Schuylkill County man who suffered a closed head injury after being injured at work. , 2018
$2,000,000 settlement for a Schuylkill County man who was dropped from a wheelchair lift and suffered a traumatic brain injury., 2019
$335,000 settlement for Schuylkill County woman severally injured while particpating in a Brazlian Jiu Jitsu open mat session at a local facility., 2019
$700,000 settlement in a personal injury car accident claim. The claim was initially denid by the insurance company but Attorney Amato successfully proved the validity of the claim. , 2018
$270,000 settlement for Schuylkill County woman injured in a rear end motor vehicle accident. As a result the accident the woman underwent a cervical neck fusion. , 2017
$230,000 settlement for woman who was caused to slip and fall on ice injuring her right knee, which requiring surgery. , 2017
$300,000.00 settlement on behalf of an injured client involved in a motor vehicle accident in Northumberland County. The client was injured as a result of the negligence and carelessness of a driver under the influence of drugs. (March, 2016). , 2016
$280,000 settlement for Schuylkill County woman who sustained a cervical neck injury requiring surgery as a result motor vehicle accident. , 2017
$512,000.00 verdict for an injured client who tripped and fell into an unmarked and unprotected auto mechanic's repair pit located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania., 2016
$300,000.00 settlement for a 35 year-old woman injured as a result of motor vehicle accident that occurred in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The settlement was the full amount of insurance coverage available for the claim. , 2016
$250,000.00 settlement for a Schuylkill County woman who sustained serious injuries as a result of a slip and fall on an icy and snow covered sidewalk. , 2016
$150,000 settlement for a Schuylkill County woman injured as a result of a trip and fall on a defective sidewalk at a property located in Frackville, Pennsylvania. , 2016

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Arbitrator for the Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia Compulsory Arbitration program

Pro bono/Community Service:

Girardville Area Municipal Authority, Solicitor
Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Board Member
West Mahanoy Township Board of Supervisors, Solicitor

Educational Background:

Shenandoah Valley Jr./Sr. High School, 1999
Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Major: Business Finance, 2003

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Claims by Illegal Immigrants, September 2009
General Contractors and Statutory Employer Immunity Under 6L’s Packing, May 2013

James J. Amato