Faculty Profile: James Cobb

James was born in West Tennessee to an immigrant mother from Honduras and a hard-working father from Tennessee. He was raised in Fairview, Tennessee.
James went to Austin Peay State University and received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science. After an 8 year mortgage banking career involving commercial/residential lending, and also annuity wholesaling, he decided it was time for a change.

James went back to school to pursue a law degree at the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. There he was able to serve in many capacities including providing over 350 student pro bono hours helping the indigent community in Memphis access justice. He was able to clerk for a Shelby County Circuit Court Judge and for Judge David S. Kennedy, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. His broad experiences were capped off with an opportunity to work with the U.S. Attorneys office and he was one of the first students in the nation to make an appearance in federal court under a new appearance rule.

He is an active member in the American, Tennessee, and Sumner County Bar Associations. He is the current vice-chair of the Madison - Rivergate Area Chamber of Commerce.

James is the father of four amazing children, three daughters and one son, and husband to a beautiful wife. He enjoys spending time with his family and cheering for his beloved Memphis Tigers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Chicago Cubs.