James A. Yoro is a senior partner with Chain | Cohn | Stiles, where he manages the law firm's workers’ compensation department, and is one of the most veteran and most respected workers’ compensation lawyers in California's Central Valley.
Over the course of his career, James has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. He is also responsible for securing a $4.5 million Workers’ Compensation settlement on behalf of his client, one of the largest such settlements in Kern County.
He is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional in California.He is past president of Kern County Bar Association, and was recently recognized in the Best Lawyers in America program, which is the oldest and among the most respected attorney ranking services in the world. He, too, was selected among his peers as a “Top Attorney” in workers’ compensation law in Kern County. Most imporantly, for nearly 40 years, he has fought day in and day out for the rights of injured workers.
James serves on the Board of Directors for Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, and on the Board of Governors for the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for Kern Regional Center.
James attended to Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, before going on to obtain his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his law degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law. Following law school, he worked as a staff attorney with Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, before joining the firm as an associate in 1982 and becoming a partner in 1987.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
Since 1979
9th Circuit
Professional Experience
1978 - Current
Chain Cohn Stiles
Senior Partner
Education
University of California - Berkeley
J.D. (1978)
University of California - Berkeley
B.A. (1975)
Awards
James Artamio Yoro
Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America
Kern Green Award
Kern Green
Best Law Firm
Bakersfield Californian Readers' Choice Poll
'Best of Kern County' Hall of Fame
Bakersfield Life Magazine
Best Law Firm
U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers in America
Certification of Legal Special Specialization
California Board Of Legal Specialization
Top Attorneys
Bakersfield Life Magazine
Super Lawyer
Southern California Super Lawyers
Best Law Firm
U.S. News & World Report
Contacts
Chain | Cohn | Stiles1731 Chester Ave. Suite 100 Bakersfield CA 93301Telephone: (661) 323-4000
If you're injured in an accident, you don't have to choose between a world-class and local attorney. David Cohn and Jim Yoro are the only lawyers in Kern County to be ranked in the "Best Lawyers in America" listing. They're in the top 5% in the country. Call or search "Chain Cohn Stiles" today for a free consultation.
And learn more at bit.ly/bestlawyers1.
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley for more than 85 years. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
If you're injured in an accident, you don't have to choose between world-class lawyers and local attorneys. Chain | Cohn | Stiles is ranked in the "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report. Choose the best to help with your case. Call or search "Chain Cohn Stiles" today for a free consultation.
Learn more at bit.ly/2020bestlawfirm.
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley for more than 85 years. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
In its ongoing series highlighting longstanding Kern County business with a culture for serving out community, Mission Bank and 23ABC highlights Chain | Cohn | Stiles, Kern County’s leading plaintiffs’ personal injury and workers’ compensation law firm. Their attorneys have represented clients from all over the Central Valley and throughout California for 85 years. And they are homegrown -- all three owners of the firm grew up in Bakersfield. In fact, over the years, nearly every lawyer that has worked at the law firm has been a homegrown native of Bakersfield or Kern County.
"They have created a culture within the firm so that all of the employees, everybody that works there, recognizes and understands that their success is also the success for the community."
(Courtesy of 23ABC and Mission Bank -- January 2020)
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley for more than 85 years. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
Chain | Cohn | Stiles workers' compensation lawyer James Yoro provides advice and legal insight in the local cases involving the Mohawk Refinery in Bakersfield, and workers who may have been exposed to cancer causing materials. Trusts have been set up to distribute fund to those who either worked at or are related to someone who worked at the refinery before 1980 and later developed cancer.
(Courtesy of KBFX-58, FOX - Sept. 4, 2019)
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley for more than 85 years. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
"We may not be able to press rewind on your accident, but our lawyers can help you move forward. If you've been in an accident, let Chain | Cohn | Stiles help you move forward."
Attorney Jim Yoro can help you move forward from your accident.
Learn more about James Yoro and Chain | Cohn | Stiles: https://www.chainlaw.com/james-a-yoro/
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley since 1934. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
Chain | Cohn | Stiles workers' compensation lawyer James Yoro appears on the Sunrise Show on KGET-17 (NBC) to discuss the Kern County Bar Association's "Law Day at the Mall," in which local attorneys provide free legal advice for the day at Valley Plaza Mall in Bakersfield. Yoro is the 2017 president of the Kern County Bar Association.
(Courtesy of KGET-17, NBC - May 2, 2017)
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley since 1934. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Stiles' 2016 30-second commercial videos focusing on clients and their families affected by injuries and accidents. Here, attorney James Yoro discusses construction and work injury accidents.
"You may have a lot on your mind, but we'll only have one thing on ours -- you."
(Scope Studios, 2016)
*NOTICE: Making a false or fraudulent Workers’ Compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in a prison or a fine of up to $150,000 or double the value of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.
https://www.chainlaw.com/james-a-yoro/
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CHAIN | COHN | STILES is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley since 1934. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Stiles, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
With the help of the Bakersfield based agency Scope Studios, Chain | Cohn | Clark has unveiled 90-second “Meet the Attorneys” videos, aimed to give people of Kern County a chance to meet the lawyers and staff in this firm. Meet senior partner James A. Yoro here. Learn more about him at chainlaw.com.
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CHAIN | COHN | CLARK is Kern County’s leading accident, injury and workers’ compensation law firm, recognized in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” rankings, and selected year after year in the “Best Law Firm” category in The Bakersfield Californian’s Readers’ Choice Poll. Our attorneys have represented clients from throughout the Central Valley since 1934. We concentrate our efforts on protecting the rights of individuals seriously injured due to the negligent, reckless or intentional conduct of another. At Chain | Cohn | Clark, we pride ourselves on having the reputation and resources necessary to overcome the most difficult challenges while achieving the best results for clients. For more information, go to chainlaw.com, and visit our blog to stay up to date on law firm news at chainlawblog.com.
