Background
Canel, James H. was born on February 26, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Canel, James H. was born on February 26, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Boston University; Washington University. De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1968). Elected, The Society of Trial Lawyers, Associate-in-Law, American College of Legal Medicine, 1980.
Worked at Canel & Hale, Limited. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Illinois. 1969, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1973, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1974, United States. Supreme Court. Elected, The Society of Trial Lawyers (Director, 1991-1993).
Associate-in-Law, American College of Legal Medicine, 1980.
Author: "The Standard of Care Instruction," Illinois Tort Report, Volume 1, Number. 3. Member: Chicago (Member: Hearing Division, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee, 1976-1978.
Investigative Division, 1982-1984. Medical Legal Relations Committee.
Secretary, 1978-1979.
Vice-Chairman, 1979-1980. Chairman, 1980-1981), Illinois State (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1981. Member, Sections on: Civil Practice.
Tort Law.
Civil Practice and Procedure) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Tort and Insurance Practice, Vice-Chair, Committee on Medicine and Law, 1987-1988) Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1985-1996).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Chicago (Member: Hearing Division, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee, 1976-1978. Investigative Division, 1982-1984. MedicalLegal Relations Committee, since 1977.
Secretary, 1978-1979.
Vice-Chairman, 1979- 1980. Chairman, 1980-1981; Member, Civil Practice, since 1980), Illinois State (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1981.
Member, Sections on: Civil Practice. Tort Law; Civil Practice and Procedure) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Tort and Insurance Practice, Vice-Chair, Committee on Medicine and Law, since 1987) Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Managers, since 1985). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.