James Tilton
Associate
Honors and Recognitions
- 2016 United States Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- 2009-2012, Fr. Albert J. Bischoff, S.J. Scholarship
Jamie Tilton grew up in New Matamoras, Ohio and attended Xavier University where he majored in History. Following graduation in 2012, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a Yeoman and Command Career Counselor aboard the USS Montpelier (SSN 765); a nuclear-powered submarine homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. After completing a deployment to the European and Central Command areas of responsibility in 2016, he was honorably discharged and moved to Oahu to attend the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. During law school, Jamie gained valuable experience externing for the honorable Virginia L. Crandall, the Hawaiʻi Innocence Project, and the Oahu Office of the Public Defenders, as well as serving as the Contracts Teaching Assistant for first-year law students, and volunteering at Hale Ho’omalu Juvenile Detention Facility.
Notable Professional Experience
Since joining Crueger Dickinson in 2019, Jamie’s practice has focused on high-stakes complex litigation including class action, multidistrict litigation, and multistate litigation. He has represented clients on a variety of disputes, including: product liability, pharmaceutical product liability, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, and employment misclassification.
- Stitz v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company S.I., Case No. 1:21-cv-00958, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
- Irene Parry et al., v. Farmers Insurance Exchange et al., Case No. BC683856, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
- In re: Elmiron Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 220900119, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
- In re: Juul Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 3:19-md-2913-WHO, United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Jane Thompson v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A., Case No. 2022CV003019, Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
- Christopher Julian et al. v. TTE Technology, Inc., Case No. 3:20-CV-02857-EMC, United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
- Jeffrey Koenig, et al. v. VIZIO, Inc., Case No. BC70266, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles.
Education
- 2019 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, Juris Doctor (J.D.).
- 2012 Xavier University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.); History.
State Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin
Federal Bar Admissions
- United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
