Bill Coleman

Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review

Order of the Coif/Farrah Order of Jurisprudence

Born in New Orleans.

Reared in Tuscaloosa.   Graduated Tuscaloosa High School in 1961.   Governor, Alabama Key Clubs; Captain, State Champion High School Swim Team; President, Honor Society.

University of Alabama (1961-65).  Omicron Delta Kappa, President; Jasons Senior Honor Society; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, President; Chairman, Bama Day.

University of Alabama School of Law (1964-67).   Phi Alpha Delta, President;  Alabama Law Review , Book Review Editor and Case Note Editor; Farrah Order of Jurisprudence/Order of the Coif.

United States Army, 1967-69.  Lieutenant, Military Intelligence; served as Company Commander; awarded Army Commendation Medal.

Capell & Howard, P.C., 1969-2015 (Managing Partner 1995-2010); retired and became “Of Counsel” beginning March 1, 2015.

Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc. (architectural/engineering firm).  Served as in-house counsel for risk management on part-time basis March 1, 2015 – January 1, 2018.

Currently, practice limited to serving as arbitrator or mediator – primarily of construction industry disputes.

• Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers (Board, 2013-2016)
• Alabama Law Foundation (Life Fellow)
• Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution (Board and Past Chair)
• Alabama State Bar Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution (Board and Past Chair)
• Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. (Board and President)
• American Arbitration Association, Roster of Neutrals (Arbitrator and Mediator)
• American Arbitration Association, Construction Arbitrator Master Panel
• American Arbitration Association, Large Complex Case Panel
• CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Roster of Neutrals
• CPR Construction Advisory Committeee
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America since 1993 (Categories: Arbitration; Mediation; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation)
• Listed, Alabama Super Lawyers since 2008 (Current: Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• Recipient, The Mediator Award, Annual Conference on Dispute Resolution, Jones School of Law (February 1999)
• Associate Member, Associated General Contractors, Alabama Branch
• Associate Member, Associated Builders and Contractors, Alabama Chapter
• Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators
• Alabama Bar ADR Section (Chair, Arbitration Committee)
• ABA Section on Dispute Resolution
• ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• ABA Section of Public Contract Law
• National Association of Distinguished Neutrals

• “State Public Construction Law Source Book,” Alabama Chapter, CCH Publishing (2002)
• “The Mediation Alternative”, THE ALABAMA LAWYER (1995)
• “The Arbitration Alternative”, THE ALABAMA LAWYER (2009)
• “Agreeing to Arbitrate and Pre-Hearing Considerations,” American Arbitration Association (1986)
• “Alabama Construction Contracting for Public Entities,” Lorman Education Services (2001)
• “Lien Law – Online,” Alabama Chapter, Construction Publications, Inc. (2001)
• “Overview of Arbitration,” Alabama Bar Institute, Continuing Legal Education (2000)
• “Drafting the Arbitration Agreement,” Alabama Bar Institute, Continuing Legal Education (2000)
• “The Arbitration Process,” Alabama Bar Institute, Continuing Legal Education (2000)
• “Government Contracts: Delays, Changes and Differing Site Conditions,” Cumberland Institute for CLE (1990)
• Alabama Construction Law, National Business Institute (1987) (update 1988)
• Alabama Construction Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (1981) (update 1984)

Speeches, Panel Discussions, and Seminars:

Lecturer on construction law, procurement law or ADR topics, including lectures for the following:

• Alabama Bar Institute for CLE
• Alabama Judicial College
• Alabama State Bar
• American Arbitration Association
• American Inns of Court, Montgomery Chapter
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Alabama Chapter
• Associated General Contractors, Alabama Branch
• Cumberland Institute for CLE
• Federal Bar Association
• Institute for Dispute Resolution
• Jones School of Law
• Lorman Education Services
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• National Association of Women in Construction
• National Business Institute
• Professional Education Systems, Inc.
• Southern Association of Steel Fabricators
• U. S. Standard Systems Center

• State of Alabama (all courts)
• U. S. District Courts (all Alabama)
• U. S. Claims Court
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• U. S. Supreme Court

• Leadership Alabama, Board of Directors (Chairman 2010-2011)
• Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, Committee of 100 (Chairman, 2008-2010)
• Business Committee for the Arts , Board of Directors (Chairman, 2011-2012)
• Montgomery Education Foundation, Advisory Board of Directors
• Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Inc.