Lateral partner joins Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP's commercial litigation practice

Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP announces the arrival of partner James W. Harkness to the firm's Chicago and Lisle, Illinois offices.

Harkness focuses his practice on commercial litigation, manufacturing disputes, partnership and membership disputes, class action defense, intellectual property litigation, and real estate litigation. Formerly he was a partner at Momkus LLC in Lisle.

Harkness is a certified arbitrator in DuPage County, Illinois. He is active in the DuPage County Bar Association, where is a director on the Board of Directors and chair of the Business Law Committee, and the Illinois State Bar Association, where he is section council for both Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Law and Civil Practice and Procedure. He previously was an active, invited member of the American Inns of Courts, DuPage Chapter.

Harkness received his J.D. in 1996 from the Valparaiso University School of Law and his B.A. in 1993 from Valparaiso University.

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, a nationally recognized litigation firm in Chicago, is dedicated to resolving contested matters for our clients. Jury trial experience is the hallmark of the firm. Our attorneys have tried hundreds of cases to verdict in a variety of complex civil and commercial disputes. Many large corporations, prestigious institutions, business owners and individuals retain Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP in jurisdictions across the United States. Since its inception in 1992, the firm has grown to more than 130 attorneys in 24 practice areas with offices in Chicago, Lisle, Libertyville and Madison County, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Hammond, Indiana. Visit our website at www.smbtrials.com.