James B. Buda

Director/Board Member at

Illinois Equal Justice Foundation

78 year

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James B. Buda is currently the Director at Illinois Equal Justice Foundation and a Member at Product Liability Advisory Council, American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel, International Association of Defense Counsel, Society for Corporate Governance, Illinois State Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, General Counsel Roundtable, Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel, Civil Justice Reform Group, and Trial Attorneys of America.
He previously worked at Caterpillar, Inc. as the Executive Vice President-Law & Public Policy from 2013 to 2017.
He was also a Member at Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Inc. Mr. Buda graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a graduate degree and from Ball State University (Indiana) with an undergraduate degree.

James B. Buda active positions

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American Bar Association American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Association of Corporate Counsel Association of Corporate Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a business professionals association	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advisory services, professional development and education through seminars and conferences in corporate governance area	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
American Trial Lawyers Association	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Defense Research Institute, Inc. Defense Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization that provides legal and educational services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Illinois State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as legal association	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Indiana State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
International Association of Defense Counsel	Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-03
Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional association of chief legal officers	Corporate Officer/Principal	2011-07-06
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Private companies	18
Caterpillar, Inc. Caterpillar, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel & natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines	Producer Manufacturing
University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.
Ball State University (Indiana) Ball State University (Indiana) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
American Bar Association American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Association of Corporate Counsel Association of Corporate Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a business professionals association	Commercial Services
International Association of Defense Counsel
Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides advisory services, professional development and education through seminars and conferences in corporate governance area	Commercial Services
Illinois State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as legal association	Commercial Services
American Trial Lawyers Association
Indiana State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Defense Research Institute, Inc. Defense Research Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization that provides legal and educational services	Commercial Services
General Counsel Roundtable
Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a professional association of chief legal officers	Commercial Services
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Illinois Equal Justice Foundation Illinois Equal Justice Foundation funds civil legal aid programs to protect individuals' rights and promote equitable access to the civil justice system. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. It manages state appropriations supporting legal services in areas such as family law, housing, and government benefits. The foundation oversees initiatives including legal aid for veterans, eviction prevention, and cannabis conviction expungement. It advocates for increased state funding, emphasizing civil legal aid as essential for crisis support and poverty alleviation.
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Inc. Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates legal community	Commercial Services
Civil Justice Reform Group Civil Justice Reform Group Civil Justice Reform Group is a non-profit company based in Washington, DC.
Trial Attorneys of America Trial Attorneys of America Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Trial Attorneys of America is a professional organization founded in 1969 by a group of highly experienced trial attorneys. The organization is dedicated to maintaining, enhancing, and promoting the knowledge and skills of its members in the defense of product liability litigation. Membership is limited to 200 trial attorneys and corporate counsel who specialize in this area of law. The organization provides a directory of member attorneys throughout the United States who can assist in the defense of product liability lawsuits. The company also offers a "loose-leaf service" that provides members with bulletins on recent decisions and other relevant information. The Trial Attorneys of America is based in Chicago, IL.	Commercial Services