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Provided by James Cooper
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Jim, a partner in Reed Smith’s Insurance Recovery Group, has nearly 40 years of experience handling multimillion-dollar insurance coverage disputes through litigation or arbitration, many involving commercial property and business interruption losses, claims for D&O, professional liability, commercial general liability, builder’s risk, and pollution coverage, including the energy, manufacturing, construction, shipping industry and chemical sectors.
He is a past chair of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and a current co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. He was elected to membership in the American College of Coverage Counsel, a privilege bestowed on fewer than 500 attorneys nationwide.
Professional Affiliations
Member, State Bar of Texas; Member, American Bar Association Member, Houston Bar Association Counselor/Vice President, Garland Walker Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Board member since 2000); Master of the Bench, Dallas Insurance Law American Inn of Court;Founding Member, Houston Society of Policyholder Insurance Coverage Lawyers; Faculty, State Bar of Texas Advanced Insurance Law Course; Former; Faculty, University of Texas Insurance Law Institute Proctor, Maritime Law Association of the United States (1986 – present)
Personal
Tulane Law School, 1984, J.D., cum laude; Wabash College, 1981, B.A., cum laude
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