Background
Coates, James Otis was born on February 13, 1914 in Cincinnati. Son of Charles Houston and Bessie Lee (Becraft) Coates.
Coates, James Otis was born on February 13, 1914 in Cincinnati. Son of Charles Houston and Bessie Lee (Becraft) Coates.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1935; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1938; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1958.
Practiced in, Cincinnati associate firm, Dinsmore, Shohl, Sawyer & Dinsmore, 1938-1943; partner, Dinsmore, Shohl, Sawyer & Dinsmore, 1946-1961; senior partner, Dinsmore, Shohl, Barrett, Coates & Deupree, 1961-1967; senior partner, Dinsmore, Shohl, Coates & Deupree, 1967-1982; senior partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, 1982-1986; counsel, South-Western Public Company counsel, Senco Products Inc., 1975-1986; former district attorney, L. & N. Railroad Company.
District chairman United Appeal, 1958-1959. President local chapter American Field Service, 1962-1964. Trustee Legal Aid Society, Cincinnati, 1970-1974.
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member International, American, Ohio, Cincinnati bar associations, Princeton Alumni Association Southern Ohio, Cincinnati History Society, American Society International Law, Harvard Law School Association, Literary, Torch, University, Cincinnati Country, Hyde Park Country clubs, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Shirley Jane Ripley, September 4, 1937 (deceased May 1973). Children: James Houston, Thomas Ripley, Virginia Lee. Married Clare M. Haller, March 15, 1974.