In 1985 , '' Fortune '' magazine named Neal one of the United States ' top trial lawyers . Neal defended film director John Landis in a manslaughter trial resulting from the death of actor Vic Morrow and two children during the 1982 filming of '' Twilight Zone : The Movie '' . Following this success , John Landis cast Neal ( and his law partner James F. Sanders ) as extras in the 1988 hit movie " Coming to America " . Neal represented Exxon Corporation after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska
Exxon Valdez oil spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill
James F. Neal