Best Lawyers in Alabama, United States for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Leon Ashford has been a trial lawyer for 42 years. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Ashford has a proven record of consistently obtaining multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients, their families and their small businesses. Though he has always focused his practice on complex litigation involving catastrophic personal injuries and wrongful death, he has recently been called upon to represent family-owned and closely held businesses in litigation which threatene...
Morris Lilienthal is a shareholder at Martinson & Beason, P.C., one of Alabama's oldest law firms, where he focuses his practice on representing individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Throughout his career, Morris has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of complex cases, securing numerous seven-figure settlements and significant verdicts and recoveries. He takes pride in combining determined advocacy with a personal, client-centered approach t...
As the lead and co-lead counsel in numerous cases that have resulted in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements totaling over $200 million in recoveries for his clients, David Cain’s reputation as a “litigation star” is well deserved. David has proven himself a skilled litigator at every stage in his career and his success in the courtroom has earned him an enviable reputation within the Alabama legal community as well as nationally. A few of David's successes include:...
Jane Mauzy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Jane practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Jane Mauzy since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jane Mauzy is held...
There’s a lot that goes into it, but to really succeed in this profession, I’ve come to believe these three qualities are 90% of it: courage, humanity, and humility. Courage. You must be unafraid. Following a particularly nasty trial, my wife summed up my job: “They are schoolyard bullies. They’ve already bullied your client once, and now they want to use the trial to do it again. But you walk up, stand next to them, put your hand on their shoulder, steel yourself, and...
Michael Bradley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Michael practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Bradley since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Micha...
Dylan Marsh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Dylan practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Dylan Marsh since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Dylan Marsh is held by other lawyers.
D. Ty Brown is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. D. Ty practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized D. Ty Brown since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which D. Ty Brown is ...
Tom Dutton is one of the founding partners of the Pittman, Dutton, & Hellums firm. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973. He earned his J.D. Degree with honors (cum laude) in 1976 from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and was admitted to practice law in the State of Alabama in 1976 and the State of Mississippi in 1977. Tom is admitted to prac...
David Hodge, a Madison County native, grew up on his family’s cotton farm near New Market, where he learned the value of hard work. He earned his law degree with honors from the University of Alabama in 2000 after graduating from Samford University, where he was active on the debate team. After clerking for a U.S. District Court judge and spending a decade at a Birmingham law firm, Hodge returned home in 2010 to launch his current practice. He focuses on products-liability cases, mass t...
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