Background
Richardson, James H. was born on August 21, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
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James H. Richardson
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Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Glenn v. General Motors Corporation, 658 F.Supp. 918 (North Dakota Alabama 1986), 841 F.2d 1567 (11th Circuit 1988), certified denied 488 United States. 948 (1988); Johnson v. Bayerische Motoren Werke of North America, Incorporated., 583 So.2d 1333 (Alabama 1991); Faulkner v. University of Tennessee, 627 So.2d 362 (Alabama 1992).Worked at Bell, Richardson, Smith & Callahan, P.A. (Huntsville, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation, Trial and Appellate, in Federal and State Courts, and before Administrative Boards and Agencies. Alternative Dispute Resolution (including Mediation and Arbitration), Banking, Business Law, Civil Rights, Commercial Transactions, Contracts and Conveyances, Corporate Law, Employment, Environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Errors and Omissions, Estate Planning and Probate, Fraud, Franchising, Government Contracts, Insurance (Defense, Coverage, Bad Faith, Arson and Subrogation), Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Real Estate, Transportation, White Collar Crime and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Alabama and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Alabama.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. 1982, United States. Claims Court and United States.
Supreme Court. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1990, United States. District Court, Middle District of Alabama.
Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1976-1978. Author: "Unconscionable Litigation and the Attorney," 3 Journal of the Legal Profession 153, 1978.
Law Clerk to United States.
District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1978-1979. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1987. Member: Huntsville-Madison County and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
Bell Richardson, P.A., successor to the law firm of Betts & Betts, was founded in Huntsville in 1847 and chartered as a Professional Association in 1971.
The firm"s senior member is a Past President of the Alabama State Bar Association, an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, founding Regent of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and a member of both the American and Alabama Law Institutes. Bell Richardson"s attorneys are active in national, state and local professional and civic affairs
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Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1976-1978.
