Elizabeth J. Coleman

Background

Coleman, Elizabeth J. was born on June 12, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of Joseph and Beatrice Coleman.

Education

Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1969; Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1974.

Career

Teacher, Fieldston School, Riverdale, New York, 1969-1971; staff attorney, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1974-1978; consumer law specialist, Georgia Legal Superior vena cava syndrome Program, Atlanta, 1978-1981; partner, Martin, McDuffie & Coleman, Atlanta, 1981-1982; private practice, Atlanta, 1982-1988; partner, Stroup & Coleman, Atlanta, 1988-1998; with, Anti-Defamtion League, New York City, since 1998. Chairman, board directors Maidenform, Inc., since 1990.

Achievements

• Elizabeth J. Coleman has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Commercial and Consumer Warranties: Drafting, Performing and Litigating

    (The price quoted for the work covers one year's worth of ...)

Membership

Vice chairman Governor's Consumer Advisory Board, Atlanta, 1981-1983. Member steering committee Atlanta chapter Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, 1983-1988, treasurer, 1984-1987. Trustee Paideia School, Atlanta, 1987-1991.

1st vice president Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1988, president, 1989, board directors, 1985-1994. Board directors National Women's Law Center, since 1991. Member The Committee of 200, since 1991.

Fellow Georgia Bar Foundation Inc. (life); member American Bar Association, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (correspondent secretary 1987), State Bar Georgia (younger lawyers section, president award 1984, leadership award 1981), Atlanta Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocation: classical guitar.

Connections

Married Robert H. Stroup, March 9, 1974. 2 children.

Father:

Joseph Coleman

Mother:

Beatrice Coleman

Spouse:

Robert H. Stroup