James W. Parkman, III, Member of Cochran Firm

With over thirty years experience as a criminal defense attorney, Jim Parkman received national recognition as part of the legal team that represented and successfully defended former HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy against securities fraud charges.

The first lawyer to try a case under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Parkman is a confidant white-collar attorney whose legal skills have been presented in American Lawyer Magazine, law.com and The National Law Journal.

He has appeared on Fox News and CNBC and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, NBC News-Los Angeles, ABC News-New York, The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, US News & World Report, the Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Journal, CNN.com, and CNN.Money.

A graduate of the University of Alabama, Jim obtained his Juris Doctor with honors from Cumberland Law School where he was awarded the distinguished Achievement Award from the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court of the Middle District, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District. Jim is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and a member of the Masters of the Bench. He has also been listed in Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.