Curriculum Vitae

James E. Coleman, Jr.

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Experience:

Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, July 1996-present; July 1991-August 1993. Teaches criminal law, legal ethics, a seminar on negotiation and mediation, and a seminar/clinic on the death penalty. Distinguished Teacher, 1993.
Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., 1993-1996; 1982-1991. Litigated a wide range of cases including criminal, civil, natural gas regulatory, administrative, employment discrimination (both plaintiffs and defendants) and various civil rights actions. Appeared as trial and appellate counsel in numerous state and federal courts, and counsel of record in the United States Supreme Court. Served as mediator in several complex employment discrimination cases involving both public and private employers. 1987 NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Pro Bono Award for contribution to enforcement of civil rights laws.
Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., 1981-1982, 1978-1980.
Deputy General Counsel, United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1980-1981. Provided legal advice on civil rights, rights of the disabled, and business and administrative law issues.
Chief Counsel, United States House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Washington, D.C., 1978. Together with special counsel, directed the Committee's 1978 investigation of Representitives Dan Flood and Joshua Eilberg.
Assistant General Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1976-1978.
Associate, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York, New York, 1975-1976.
Law Clerk, United States District Judge Damon J. Keith(E.D. Michigan), 1974-1975. Judge Keith recently took senior status on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Education:

Columbia University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1974. Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar; Charles Bathgate Beck Award for best performance in Property; Research assistant, National Employment Law Project.
Harvard College, Bachelor of Arts, 1970. Class Marshall. Major "H" in track and field, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70.

Professional Affiliations:

Member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, New York, the United States Supreme Court, and several federal district courts and courts of appeal.
Chair, ABA Moratorium Implementation Project Steering Committee.
Chair, American Bar Association, Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities (1999-2000).
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Trustees.
Member, Board of Directors, Alliance for Justice.
Public Member, NC Joint Legislative Capital Punishment Commission on mental retardation and racial discrimination.
Washington, D.C. Bar, Board of Governors (1984-1990); Treasurer (1983-1984).
Mediator, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia