Greg Coleman | |
|---|---|
| 1st Solicitor General of Texas | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Attorney General | John Cornyn |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Julie Parsley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory Scott Coleman October 31, 1963 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 2010 (aged 47) near Destin, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Stephanie Miller (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BS, MBA) University of Texas School of Law (JD) |
Gregory Scott Coleman (October 31, 1963 in San Francisco, California – November 23, 2010 near Destin, Florida) was an American lawyer and the first Solicitor General of Texas, serving in that capacity from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he served as a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit chief judge Edith Jones from 1992–1993; and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (1995–1996), arguing nine cases before the nation's high court in the 1990s. At the time of his appointment as solicitor general, he was working as an adjunct professor at Houston's South Texas College of Law (1993–1995) and taught Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law. He was also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law (2001–2002) where he taught United States Supreme Court Advocacy.
He was a lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in its Houston office from 1993–1995, left to clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas from 1995–1996, rejoined the Weil Houston office from 1996–1998, was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Texas from 1999–2001,[1] and rejoined Weil to head its Austin office from 2001–2007.[2]
In 2007, he established his own law firm, Yetter Coleman.[3]