Background
III, John James Coleman was born on April 10, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John James Junior and Yonceil Oden C.
III, John James Coleman was born on April 10, 1956 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John James Junior and Yonceil Oden C.
Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics magna cum laude, Duke U., 1978; Juris Doctor, Duke U., 1981.
Law clerk, Judge Donald Russell, United States Court Appeals 4th circuit, Richmond, Virginia, 1981-1982;
associate, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, 1982-1988;
partner, Balch & Bingham, Birmingham, since 1989. Adjunct instructor Cumberland School Law, Birmingham, since 1990, Birmingham School Law, since 1994. Vice president Industrial Rels.
Research Association, Birmingham, 1990-1991. Board directors Industrial Health Council of Alabama, Inc., Birmingham, 1991-1996.
Ballot security attorney Republican Party, Alabama, 1988, 92, 94. Co-chairman Kidschance Scholarship, Birmingham, 1992. Member American Bar Association (labor and employment law section Occupational Safety and Health Administration committee), American Arbitration Association (member panel arbitrators), Alabama State Bar (Executive Committee labor and employment section treasurer 1995-1996, committee chairman workers compensation law section 1991-1993, vice chairman 1996-1997), Shades Mountain Sunrise Rotary Club (treasurer 1994-1996), Redstone Club.
Married Lizabeth Gaines, August 24, 1985. 1 child, John Jay IV.