James S Cole

I have represented all the types of parties that can be involved in bankruptcy--creditors, debtors, family farmers in chapter 12, and creditors' committee in chapter 11. I was the first head of the Office of the U. S. Trustee in St. Louis (1988-93) and have served as a chapter 7 trustee from 2004 through the present. All the bankruptcy judges in Missouri, in both the Western and Eastern Districts, know my work and know me personally. My 30+ years of experience will serve any client well in bankruptcy matters.

Harvard Law School

J.D. | Law

1975 - 1978

Harvard Govt. Attorneys Project (president, 1978)

Saint Louis University

B.A. | Pol. Sci.

1971 - 1975

Model UN Club; Summer Intern, Congressman Melvin Price (1974); Summer Russian Language Program in USSR sponsored by U. of Kansas (8 weeks, 1973)

Honors: summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit honor society)

Missouri State Bar

Member

1979 - Current

Missouri

Since 1979

7th Circuit

Since 1998

8th Circuit

Since 1998

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2000

• General Civil