Read the bio below and try to give details on jim ferraro 's: - years active - known for - birth name - party - occupation - organization - children - birth date - awards - name - ethnicity - nationality - website - birth place - alma mater Bio: 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 .
- years active is 1983-present- known for is the dupont trial -lrb- 1996 -rrb- founding cleveland gladiators- birth name is james louis ferraro- party is democratic party- occupation is attorney , sports agent- organization is the ferraro law firm- children is james -rrb- alexis -lrb- born 1993 -rrb- dmitri -lrb- born 2012 -lrb- -rrb- born 1986 -rrb- andrew -lrb- born 1989- birth date is 1957- awards is knights of honor -lrb- 2001 -rrb- of malta -lrb- 1999 -rrb- ellis island medal- name is jim ferraro- ethnicity is italian- nationality is american- website is -lsb- http://www.ferrarolaw.com/ www.ferrarolaw.com -rsb- -lsb- http://www.tax-whistleblower.com/ www.taxwhistleblower.com -rsb-- birth place is greenwich , connecticut , united states- alma mater is university of miami