Practice Areas - Product Liability Law
- Aviation Law
- Commercial Litigation
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- Qui Tam Litigation
- Complex Litigation
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| University | Auburn University, B.A., 1972 |
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| Law School | Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978 |
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| Admitted | 1978, Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama |
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| Memberships | Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 2006-2010; President Elect (2010-2011) President (2011-2012); Disciplinary Panel of Alabama State Bar (2006-2010); Alabama Association for Justice (formerly Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1990; Executive Committee, 1985-1993; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Secretary 1994-1995; Second Vice President, 1995-1996, First Vice President, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998); American Association for Justice (formerly The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Member, Executive Committee, Products Liability Section, 1993-1994; Secretary 1994-1995; Vice Chairman, 1995-1996; Chair-Elect, 1997-1998; Chair, 1998-1999; Board of Governors, 1996-1998); Alabama Law Institute; American Law Institute; Alabama Law Foundation; Alabama Bar Foundation (President 2011-2012). |
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| Military | 1st Lt., U.S. Army Armor Corps, 1972-1975 |
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| Born | Birmingham, Alabama, January 22, 1950 |
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| Biography | Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta. Co-Author, Comment: "The Speedy Trial Act of 1974: A Suggestion," Vol. 8 Cumberland Law Review, 1978. Co-Author: "Preparing the Utility Vehicle Rollover Case," TRIAL Magazine, March 1994. Author: chapter in Biomechanics of Injury in Litigation Spinal Cord Injuries, Law, Medicine and Economics. Co-Author: chapter, "Jurisdiction and Venue," Litigating Tort Cases, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Former Adjunct Faculty Member (Associate Scholar) UAB's Injury Control Center. Current member of the Advisory Council for a graduate program in Safety Engineering at University of Alabama in Birmingham. Former Member, Alabama Supreme Court Oversight Committee on Judicial Elections, 2000. Former Member, Panel of Neutrals, American Arbitration Association. Diplomate of Trial Advocacy, National College of Advocacy. Member, Board of Trustees Auburn University.
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| ISLN | 904326480 |
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