Joseph P.H. Babington

For more than three decades, Joseph P. H. Babington has handled civil litigation in state and federal courts in Alabama and around the country. Joe has tried cases, argued appeals, and prosecuted and defended arbitrations. He has worked on a broad range of complex matters and has deep experience in products liability defense, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, and business and commercial disputes.

Joe presented the winning argument in the United States Supreme Court in Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), which clarified the rules governing admissibility of expert testimony in federal courts. Since Kumho, he has successfully handled dozens of cases involving challenges to admissibility of expert testimony. He has also represented defendants, including many of the world’s leading drug and medical device manufacturers, in numerous mass tort, multi-district, and class action litigations.

After graduating with highest honors from the University of Notre Dame, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Joe earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Joe and his wife, Kristin, have been married for more than 35 years and have four grown children and four grandchildren. Joe enjoys active outdoor sports, especially paddle boarding, hiking, and fishing.