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James Clifton Barton, American Lawyer. Bar: United States District Court (northern district) Alabama 1950, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1959, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1982, Alabama 1950, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1962. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers; member American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Birmingham Bar Association (president 1979-1980).

Background

Barton, James Clifton was born on June 13, 1925 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of William Dalton and Jesse Kate (DeRamus) Barton.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Alabama, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, University Alabama, 1950.

Career

Worked at Johnston, Barton, Proctor & Powell (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Civil Litigation, Communications and Media, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, International, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation and Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Alabama. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment Category.

Author: "Federalism - "87 and Beyond - A Confrontation: New York Times v.

Sullivan," 18 Cumberland Law Review 111, 1987. "Alabama Litigation Accountability Acting," Alabama Judicial College (October 1987) and Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, Summer 1988.

Birmingham Bar Representative, Jefferson County Judicial Commission, 1982-1987. Member: Birmingham (President, 1979-1980) and American Bar Associations.

Alabama State Bar; American Judicature Society.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Johnston, Barton, Proctor & Powell represents major public corporations, closely-held businesses, and individuals. As a result of its varied client base, the firm offers a wide range of legal services.

Achievements

  • James Clifton Barton has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member: Birmingham (President, 1979-1980) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; American Judicature Society. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Interests

  • Avocations: fishing, hunting.

Connections

Married Dorothy Harllee Hury, December 16, 1949. Children: Olivia Lee Barton Ferriter, James Clifton Junior, Barbara Barton Lanier.

Father:
William Dalton Barton

Mother:
Jesse Kate (DeRamus) Barton

Spouse:
Dorothy Harllee Hury

child:
Barbara Barton Lanier Barton

child:
James Clifton Junior Barton

child:
Olivia Lee Barton Ferriter Barton