Background
O'Mara, James Wright was born on January 7, 1940 in McComb, Mississippi, United States. Son of Junior and Mary Jane (Wright) O'M.
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James Wright O'Mara
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James Wright O'Mara, American Lawyer. Bar: Mississippi 1967. President Jackson Preparatory School, 1984-1985, Woodland Hills Baptist Academy, Jackson, 1973-1984. Captain United States Army, 1962-1964. Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation; member American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference (president 1980-1981).
Education
Bachelor, U. Mississippi, 1962; Juris Doctor with distinction, U. Mississippi, 1967.
Career
Partner, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, Mississippi, 1967-1997; chairman, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, Mississippi, 1990-1997; senior partner, Phelps & Dunbar, Jackson, Mississippi, since 1997. Visiting professor Jackson School Law, 1970-1972.
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Membership
President Jackson Preparatory School, 1984-1985, Woodland Hills Baptist Academy, Jackson, 1973-1984. Captain United States Army, 1962-1964. Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference (president 1980-1981).
Connections
Married Jeanette Walter, June 28, 1963. Children: James W. Junior, Angela J.
