Kermit practices in the firm's Litigation section focusing on consumer finance, transportation and asbestos litigation. In 2008, Kermit was selected as a future lead litigator for CSX Transportation Inc. In addition, he has represented major pharmacies in a nationwide class action, and has handled insurance defense work as well as personal injury and property damage work for a major furniture retailer. Kermit received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Alabama in 1990 and his J.D. in 2000 from the University of Alabama School of Law. While at the Capstone, Kermit was a four-year starter for the Crimson Tide football team from 1985-1988. He was an All-SEC performer in 1987 and an All-American selection in 1988. During law school, Kermit received the Jerome Hoffman Leadership Award and was a member of the Farrah Law Society and the Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society. He served on the Student Bar Association as Vice President and as Senator and was on the Dean Nathaniel Christopher Award and Selection Committee. Kermit is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Mississippi State Bar. He is admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Kermit is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, as well as a graduate of the TIPS Leadership Academy and ABOTA/TIPS Trial Academy. Kermit also serves as the Chair of the Firm's Diversity Committee and is a member of the Firm's hiring committee. Memberships & Bar Associations American Bar Association Alabama State Bar Mississippi State Bar Birmingham Bar Association |