Jim D. Cooley

Construction, Mediation
3300 One Wachovia Center, 301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 282026025


Construction

Admitted

1973, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Law School

University of North Carolina, J.D., with honors, 1973

Law School Graduation Year

1973

College

Davidson College, B.A., cum laude, 1969; Union Theological Seminary

Memberships

Mecklenburg County (Member, Nominating Committee, 2001—), North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Education Law; Council Member, Dispute Resolution Section, 1993-1995; Construction Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Constitutional Law; Chair, Large Law Firm Committee, 1997-1998) and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; Center for Public Resources (Member, Construction Disputes Committee); North Carolina Council of School Attorneys; National Council of School Attorneys.

Biographical

Phi Beta Kappa. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk, Hon. J. Braxton Craven, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1973-1974. Member, Select Drafting Committee of North Carolina Board of Bar Examiners, 1986-1993. Member, Board of Directors: Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina, 1983-1987; Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont, 2001.

Military