Jim Etscorn is a skilled trial lawyer who has been recognized for his commercial litigation experience and his aggressive defense of product manufacturers and business entities in product liability litigation. Jim has successfully represented clients in complex business litigation involving business torts, breach of contract actions, copyright and trade secret cases, and health care disputes. He is trusted for his sound judgment in advising corporate clients involved in crisis situations and catastrophic matters. Jim’s product liability experience includes the handling of numerous wrongful death cases stemming from product defects, chemical and carbon monoxide exposures, swimming pool entrapments, explosions and cases involving exposure to Legionella. He also helps clients design and implement product warnings, and routinely represents clients before the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in product recall matters.
Jim is the managing partner of BakerHostetler's Orlando office, where he is responsible for the management and professional development of more than 100 attorneys and staff. Jim was elected as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© since 2010. He is the former leader of the firm's national Product Liability team, continues to lecture on product liability matters and has presented on the topic of swimming pool accident prevention at the World Aquatic Health Conference.