James O. Hartman
 
     
  Born Berkeley, California, December 26, 1947. Admission to the bar, 1974, California; 1975, New Jersey (by examination); 1976, Illinois (by examination). Preparatory Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1970, with honors). Legal Education: University of San Francisco (J.D., 1974). Member: State Bar of California, New Jersey State Bar Association and Illinois State Bar.
     
  James O. Hartman has been involved, and is involved, in the handling of litigation related to premises and products liability, personal injury and construction defect. For 14 years, he served as legal counsel at Up Right, Inc., a publicly held, international manufacturing company. In addition to being the company's Chief Legal Officer, he successively served as Corporate Secretary; Vice President of Administration; and Chair of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan Committee.