James W Parkman III
888-663-3101 (Toll Free)
"One Hell of an attorney", Neil Cavuto, Fox News
"The Greatest Lawyer on the planet", Neil Cavuto, Fox News
"[A] Jurors' Lawyer that Can Win Big Trials", www.scrushy-report.com
"Some Say they did the Impossible!", The Jere Beasley Report, 2005
"The defense lawyers in the Scrushy case clearly took the government's lawyers to the woodshed!", The Jere Beasley Report, 2005
"[The Scrushy Case] was Also a Mismatch of Legal Talent", The Jere Beasley Report, 2005
"Against the odds, Scrushy walks out of court a free man", Greg Farrell, USA Today
"Jurors, Spectators Glued to Parkman's Closing", Lance Griffin, Dothan Eagle
"Parkman's Bold Tactics, Jury Skills Take Center Stage", Russ Hubbard, Birmingham, AL
"Dothan Lawyers Gets Last Laugh in Scrushy Case", Lance Griffin, Dothan Eagle
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
- Securities
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1979
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
- J.D (Cum Laude) - 1979
- Honors: Dean's List
- Law Review: Law Review, 1976 - 1979
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- B.S. - 1974
- Major: Marketing, Business Administration
Representative Cases
- USA v. Scrushy
- USA v. Scallio
- USA v. Maddox
- USA v. Dr. Fred Williams
- Odom, et al v. Sheriff of Houston County, Alabama
Classes/Seminars
- Effective Cross Examination, Texas State Bar Meeting, Austin, TX
- Closing Arguments, Alabama District Attorney's Conference, Orange Beach, AL
- Protecting Yourself from Corporate Fraud, CFO Rising - Orlando, FL
- Cross Examining the Difficult Witness - Birmingham, AL
- Trial Techniques, Beverly Hills California Bar Association
Honors and Awards
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, 2007 - 2008
- Distinguished Achievement, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1978 - 1979
- Who's who in Executives and Professionals, 1979, 1995, 1997, 1999
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1987 - Present
- Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 1994 - Present
- Masters of the Bench, Member, 2003 - 2006
- American Bar Association, Member
- American Association for Justice, Member
- Admitted Pro Hac Vice in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, California, Arizona, Michigan and Maryland
Past Employment Positions
- Self Employed, Attorney, 1979 - Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Pro Bono Criminal Cases, 1979 - 1989
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Nu
