November 20, 2008

 

Frank James

Frank S. James, III, shareholder in the Birmingham office, concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law, employer resources, litigation and mediation and arbitration.

Education:

University of Alabama, J.D., 1978
Campbell College, B.S., 1973

Professional Honors & Activities:

Member - Panel of Neutrals, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Law Clerk - Chief U.S. District Judge Virgil Pittman, Southern District Of Alabama (1978-1980)
Assistant U.S. Attorney - Northern District of Alabama  (1980-1986)
Professor of Law and Assistant Dean - University of Alabama School of Law (1986-1990)
Former Appointed Member - Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, Northern District of Alabama
Member - American Bar Association
Member - Birmingham Bar Association

Admissions:

Alabama, 1978
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits
U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama

Publications:

Co-author - "Perspectives on the Evidence Law of Alabama: A Decade of Evolution ," 1977-1987, 40 Alabama Law Review 95 (1988)

"Protecting Final Judgments: A Critical Overview of Provisional Injunctive Relief in Alabama ," 20 Cumberland Law Review 227 (1989)