Burr & Forman Attorney James A. Haltom Elected To Board of Directors of Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 1, 2011) - Burr & Forman LLP is proud to announce James A. Haltom has been elected to the Board of Directors of Operation Stand Down Nashville, Inc. (OSDN), a veterans service organization dedicated to helping homeless and other veterans. OSDN’s services include counseling to veterans, providing homes for veterans in transition, and a clothing thrift store.

About James A. Haltom

Haltom is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Financial Services Litigation practice groups. He concentrates on resolving business, creditors’ rights, insurance and financial services disputes. Haltom is admitted to practice before all courts in Tennessee, including the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee and is admitted to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and Nashville Bar Association.

Haltom is a cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law. While in law school, he was a member of, and the Office Manager for, the Mississippi Law Journal, served as a member of the Moot Court Board, and was elected President of the Law School Student Body. Haltom received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was President of the Order of the Old Well. Following graduation from UNC, he was selected for the highly competitive Teach for America program and taught second grade in rural Mississippi.

In the community: Haltom has served in the Army National Guard since January 2002 and received a commission as an Army officer in 2003. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officer Transition Course and the Infantry Captains Career Course. He was called to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004 to 2006, where he was awarded the Combat Action Badge. Haltom continues to serve as a Captain in the Tennessee Army National Guard. He is currently assigned to the Tennessee National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville.

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