Background
Coston, James E. was born on April 21, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Coston, James E. was born on April 21, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1977). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Illinois State Scholar.
De Paul Dean’s Scholar.
Spoken languages: Greek.
Worked at Coston & Lichtman (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Equipment Lessor Litigation, Asset-Based Lender Litigation, Transactional and Documentation Matters. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Phi Alpha Delta. Illinois State Scholar. De Paul Dean"s Scholar.
Editor, Executive"s Guide to Lease Documentation, Equipment Leasing Association of America, Arlington, Virginia, 1994.
Executive"s Guide to Remedies, Equipment Leasing Association of America, Arlington, Virginia, 1997. Member: Equipment Leasing Association of America 1987.
Legal Committee, 1993-1996. Association for Government Leasing and Finance, 1988.
Chairman: Legal Committee, United Association of Equipment Leasing, 1991.
Member, Legal Committee, Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors, 1991. Member: Chicago (Member: Commercial Finance and Transactions and Bankruptcy Law Committees), Illinois State (Member, Commercial, Banking and Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Member, Business Law, Litigation and General Practice Sections, Subcommittee on Leasing. Subcommittee Working Group on Revision of UCC Article 2A) Bar Associations.
Hellenic Bar Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Commercial Law League of America, Sustaining Member (Member, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section).
American Association of Equipment Lessors, since 1987. Association for Government Leasing and Finance, since 1988. Mid-American Association of Equipment Lessors, since 1988.
Member: Chicago (Member: Commercial Finance and Transactions and
