Lynn Coleman
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lynn Coleman
| birth_date = August 17, 1939
| office = 3rd United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
| predecessor = John C. Sawhill
| successor = W. Kenneth Davis
| president = Jimmy Carter
| term_start = December 23, 1980
| term_end = January 20, 1981
| birth_name = Lynn Rogers Coleman
| death_date = November 13, 2020 (aged 81)
| birth_place = Vernon, Texas, U.S.
| death_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| party = Democratic
| education = Abilene Christian College (BA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)
}}
Lynn Rogers Coleman (August 17, 1939 – November 13, 2020) was an American attorney who served as the third United States deputy secretary of energy from 1980 to 1981.
Early life and education
Coleman was born in Vernon, Texas.{{Cite news |title=Community deaths |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/community-deaths/2020/11/30/57030aa4-3327-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html |access-date=2022-10-15 |issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite book |last=Resources |first=United States Congress Senate Committee on Energy and Natural |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i2zQAAAAMAAJ&dq=Lynn+Coleman+vernon+tx+energy&pg=PA73 |title=Lynn R. Coleman Nomination: Hearings Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of Lynn R. Coleman to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy, November 9 and 30, 1977 |date=1978 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |language=en}} He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian College in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1964.{{Cite web |title=Department of Energy Nomination of Lynn R. Coleman To Be General Counsel. {{!}} The American Presidency Project |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/department-energy-nomination-lynn-r-coleman-be-general-counsel |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}
Career
Coleman began his career as a lawyer for Vinson & Elkins in Houston. In 1973, he established the firm's Washington, D.C. office. During the 1972 United States Senate election in Texas, he was the campaign manager for Barefoot Sanders. A specialist in energy law, Coleman practiced before the Federal Power Commission and Federal Energy Administration. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Coleman to serve as general counsel of the newly-created United States Department of Energy. He served as United States deputy secretary of energy in 1980 and 1981.{{Cite web |last=Earl |first=Robin |title=Lynn Coleman of Hume, former deputy secretary of Department of Energy, dies at age of 81 |url=https://www.fauquier.com/news/lynn-coleman-of-hume-former-deputy-secretary-of-department-of-energy-dies-at-age-of/article_729e7d64-398c-11eb-a48e-abb026c1cc71.html |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Fauquier Times, PrinceWilliamTimes.com |language=en}} Coleman spent the rest of his career as a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.{{Cite news |title=Opinion {{!}} Lynn Coleman changed how Washington works |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/14/lynn-coleman-changed-how-washington-works/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |issn=0190-8286}}
References
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Category:People from Vernon, Texas
Category:People from Fauquier County, Virginia
Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
Category:Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom people
Category:Carter administration personnel
Category:United States Department of Energy officials
Category:United States deputy secretaries of energy
Category:Abilene Christian University alumni