About James G.
James G. Dimeas has practiced law in Illinois for many years. He leads a small company within the Chicago suburbs and has constructed a career centered on criminal defense and federal legal proceedings. His trail to the courtroom began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, through a continuous course of schooling and early company knowledge.
Dimeas earned a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University Chicago in 1989 and received his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School in 1992. Those years framed his early legal training and organized him for work at both private firms and in federal courts.
He began his profession as an affiliate at Palivos Law Office, P.C. in 1992. Three years later he have become a senior companion at The Chicago Lawyers Group, P.C., a role he held till 2001 when he moved on as a senior companion at Legal Defenders, P.C. In 2017 he based James G. Dimeas & Associates and serves as principal. The series indicates a conventional climb thru associate and companion roles into firm leadership.
Dimeas is licensed to practice in Illinois and is authorized to appear earlier than the United States Courts for the Seventh Circuit and the Federal Circuit. He is likewise a member of the Federal Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Among professional recognitions, he seems on The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers listing, an accolade he has held since 2015.
Professional memberships shape a visible part of his profile. He belongs to the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association, each since 2018. He joined The National Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2018 and the American Institute of Criminal Law Lawyers in 2017. Locally, he has been a member of The DuPage County Bar Association since 2016 and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association since 2019. These affiliations align with the areas of practice he pursues and the courts where he frequently appears.
In practice he handles criminal defense things and federal cases, and his firm advocates for clients in state and federal courts. He maintains office operations under the call James G. Dimeas & Associates and continues to accept things in his practice areas. Currently he focuses his practice on felony protection and federal litigation.
