Background
Yance, James A. was born on December 13, 1946 in Dothan, Alabama, United States.
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James A. Yance
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University of South Alabama (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Career
Worked at Cunningham, Bounds, Yance, Crowder & Brown, Limited liability company (Mobile, Alabama) specializing in Trial Practice. Personal Injury and Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Alabama and United States.
District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and United States. Supreme Court.
Member: Mobile County (Secretary, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1986).
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Executive Committee, 1978. President, 1982-1983).
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates.
(Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by The National Board of Trial Advocacy). CUNNINGHAM, BOUNDS, YANCE, CROWDER & Brown, Limited liability company was founded in 1958 by Robert T. Cunningham and Richard Bounds. The firm began as a local general practice, but rapidly developed a specialty in plaintiff"s personal injury cases.
Since 1973, the firm has represented plaintiffs exclusively in personal injury, general negligence, products liability, insurance fraud, bad faith, medical malpractice and admiralty and maritime.
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Membership
Member: Mobile County (Secretary, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1986). Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Executive Committee, 1978.
President, 1982-1983).
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by The National Board of Trial Advocacy).
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by The National Board of Trial Advocacy).
