Background
Jackson, Junior, William P. was born on July 7, 1938 in Bexar, Alabama, United States.
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William P. Jackson, Junior.
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University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1960. Juris Doctor, 1963).
Career
Worked at Jackson & Jessup, Professional Corporation (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in Railroad, Motor Carrier, Interstate Commerce, Transportation and related Litigation. Administrative and General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Alabama 1969, District of Columbia.
1975, Virginia.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Sigma Delta Kappa (Chancellor, 1963). Member, Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society (President, 1963).
Book Review Editor, Comments Editor and Leading Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1962-1963. Author: "Zoning - LocalControl of Federally Licensed Radio Transmission Facilities Through Zoning Ordinances," 14 Alabama Law Review, 478.
"Eminent Domain Procedures in Alabama State Courts," 15 Alabama Law Review, 139.
"Eminent Domain Damage Compensation for Loss of Access to New limited Access Highway," 14 Alabama Law Review, 160. "Motor Carrier Operating Rights," March, 1972 and February, 1973, Issues, The Alphian. Destination Bills of Lading for Interstate Commerce," 12 American Business Law Journal 1974.
"Some Practical Suggestions for Regulatory Reform," Transportation Regulation: A Pragmatic Assessment, Interstate Publishers, 1976.
"Clarifying the Boundaries Between Interstate and Intrastate Commerce: Implications of the Armstrong Case and State Reactions," A.T.P. 58th Annual Meeting Papers and Proceedings, 1987. "Legislation How lieutenant Happens, and What"s Happening Now," 22d Transportation
L. Institute. Papers and Proceedings, 1990.
Reiter v. Cooper: More Turbulence at the Intersection of Bankruptcy Law and the Interstate Commerce Acting," 12 Application Binary Interface Journal, Nos. 5 and 6, June and July, 1993.
The Supreme Court Speaks Again on Freight Rate Undercharge Issues," 61 Transportation Prac. J. 51, 1993. Motor Editor, Association Highlights, 1992.
Law Clerk to Judge Aubrey M. Cates, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1965.
Attorney for: City of Trussville, 1965-1968. Jefferson County, 1967-1968. Member, Oren Harris Chair of Transportation Advisory Board, University of Arkansas, 1974-1991.
Executive Director: Southern Transportation Logistics Association, 1970.
Eastern Industrial Traffic League, 1978-1988. President, McLean Legal Action Fund, Incorporated., 1977-1981.
Member, Board of Governors, Transportation Law Journal, 1978-1979. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Arlington County, Virginia, Federal and American Bar Associations.
Virginia State Bar. Alabama State Bar. Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Transportation Lawyers Association (Member, 1983 and Chairman, 1989-1990, Legislative Committee).
Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (Member: Committee on Interstate Commerce Commission Commissioners Appointments, 1976-1985.
Committee on Governmental Relations, 1985-1990. Chairman, Committee on Membership, 1993.
Chairman, District of Columbia Chapter, 1989-1990. National President, 1991-1992).
American Judicature Society.
Military: Captain, United States.A.R. Signal Corps, 1960-1968 (active duty 1963-1965). The unincorporated predecessor of Jackson & Jessup, Professional Corporation, was founded in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1970, by William P. Jackson, Junior In 1975, the firm moved to Arlington, Virginia, and in 1976 became a professional corporation. Since its inception, the firm has handled complex litigation and counselling in all areas of transportation law, including railroad, motor carrier and shipper matters.
lieutenant has been especially active advising about and litigating the distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce, in drafting transportation contracts, in rate disputes and in short line railroad matters.
The firm"s senior partner was President (1991-1992) of the Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (formerly the Association of Transportation Practitioners), the largest independent organization of transportation law experts in North America.
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Member, Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society (President, 1963). Book Review Editor, Comments Editor and Leading Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1962-1963.
