James Joseph Parente

Background

Parente, James Joseph was born on October 6, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Salvatore S. and Genevieve (Rooney) Parente.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Loyola University, Chicago, 1971. Juris Doctor, Saint Saint Louis University, 1974.

Career

Bar: Missouri 1974, United States District Court (eastern district) Missouri 1974, United States Court Military Appeals 1974, Illinois 1978, United States District Court (central district)Illinois 1978. Assistant staff judge advisory Judge Advocate General Corps, United States Army, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1974-1978. Assistant Corporate Counsel City of Springfield, Illinois, 1978-1982.

Associate executive director Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, Springfield, 1982-1990.

Director National Institutions American Bar Association, Chicago, 1990-1994. Managing director continuing professional education Texas Society Certified Public Accountants, Dallas, 1994-1997.

President professional education and training solutions, network manager, executive producer accounting Continuing Professional Education Network, Plano, Texas, 1998. Staff judge advisory, justice Illinois Court Military Appeals, Springfield, 1979-1997.

State judge advocate and legal advisor to adjutant general Illinois National Guard Board of directors Springfield Deanery Pro-Life Committee, 1983-1986.

Member speakers bureau Springfield Right-to-Life, 1983-1988.

Achievements

• James Joseph Parente has been listed as a reputable Civil litigation, state Military lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served tocapt. United States Army, 1974-1978, colonel Army National Guard, 1978-1997, appointed brigadier general, 1997. Member American Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association (task force on lawyering skills 1983, committee legal education and admissions 1984-1989), Chgo.Bar Association, Association Continuing Legal Education Adminstrs.

Connections

Married Barbara Anne Shimkus, October 23, 1971. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Jessica Jean, Jeffrey Edward.

Father:

Salvatore South. Parente

Mother:

Genevieve (Rooney) Parente

Spouse:

Barbara Anne Shimkus

child:

Anne Elizabeth Parente

child:

Jessica Jean Parente

child:

Jeffrey Edward Parente