Question: Facts: - years active: 1983-present - known for: the dupont trial -lrb- 1996 -rrb- founding cleveland gladiators - birth name: james louis ferraro - party: democratic party - occupation: attorney , sports agent - organization: the ferraro law firm - children: james -rrb- alexis -lrb- born 1993 -rrb- dmitri -lrb- born 2012 -lrb- -rrb- born 1986 -rrb- andrew -lrb- born 1989 - birth date: 1957 - awards: knights of honor -lrb- 2001 -rrb- of malta -lrb- 1999 -rrb- ellis island medal - name: jim ferraro - ethnicity: italian - nationality: american - website: -lsb- http://www.ferrarolaw.com/ www.ferrarolaw.com -rsb- -lsb- http://www.tax-whistleblower.com/ www.taxwhistleblower.com -rsb- - birth place: greenwich , connecticut , united states - alma mater: university of miami Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim ferraro .
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jim l. ferraro -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- is an american litigation attorney best known for representing thousands of blue collar workers in mass tort cases against major chemical companies such as dupont .in 1996 , he successfully prosecuted the first case in american history against a chemical company for causing a birth defect .while attending the university of miami he played football for the miami hurricanes for two years , and after serving as a sports agent for players such as albert bentley and eddie brown , founded the cleveland gladiators in 2001 .he is still majority owner of the franchise .he is a recipient of the ellis island medal of honor , and an active member of the democratic party .