First Admitted: 1969, Texas

Bar / Professional Activity:

Houston International Seafarers Centers, President, Corporate Board, 2008-present
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
U.S. Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Courts of Appeal
Texas, 1969
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1993)
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Chairman, Uniformity of Maritime Law Committee, 1998-2002, Director, 2000-2004) (Proctor Member)

Pro bono / Community Service:

Board of Directors, Houston International Seafarers Centers Board of Directors, Houston Maritime Museum Division Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Division 081-06

Honors:

Included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Admiralty & Maritime Law
Lawyer of the Year, Maritime Law-Houston, Best Lawyers in America, 2011
Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America in Maritime Law," 1995 to date
Named "Go To" Lawyer in State of Texas for Admiralty and Maritime Law by Texas Monthly 2007, Texas Monthly, 2007

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

Amicus Curiae Brief filed by the Maritime Law Association of the United States in the U. S. Supreme Court in the case of Intertanko v. Locke and the Amicus Curiae Brief filed by the IADC in Stewart v. Dutra Construction, Author
Editorial Associate, Notre Dame Law Review, 1968-1969
U. S. Detention of Crew in MARPOL Violations, Sea Ventures Newsletter, Issue 12, Page 13, November 3, 2008

James Patrick Cooney