James Tucker, J.D.

James A. Tucker is the former Director of the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), Alabama’s Protection & Advocacy program for persons with disabilities. An Alabama native, he earned his law degree at Emory Univ. Before being at ADAP, he worked for Florida Rural Legal Services, the ACLU of Alabama, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. He has litigated class actions in federal and state courts addressing mental health (Wyatt v. Stickney), gender and race discrimination, foster care, education, employment, housing, voting, corrections, and Medicaid issues. He is a member of the Bar in Alabama, Florida and Georgia (both inactive). He has received numerous awards for his advocacy.