Annesley H. DeGaris, Shareholder
Alabama Personal Injury Lawyer
Email: adegaris@cwcd.com
T: (205) 328-2200
F: (205) 324-7896
Legal Secretary: Judy Sisson
Email: jsisson@cwcd.com
T: (205) 328-220 x 7132
Rated by
Annesley H. DeGaris
Representing the injured, the wronged, and their families
Practice Areas
- Pharmaceutical Drugs
- Business & Commercial Law
- Consumer Protection
- Environmental
- Litigation & Appeals
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - Plaintiff
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Toxic Torts
- Workers' Compensation Law
Bar Admission
- Alabama State Bar
Court Admissions
- The Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- The Supreme Court of Alabama
Appointments
- Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1789 (Co-Chair Science Committee, Member Administrative Committee)
- Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, In Re: Aredia and Zometa Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1760
- Science Committee, In Re: Hydroxycut Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL 2087
- Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2197
Honors, Awards and Accomplishments
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America 2013, Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions and Personal Injury Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America 2013, Lawyer of the Year, Birmingham, AL- Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action, Plaintiffs
- "Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Alabama" - American Trial Lawyers Association 2008-2012
- Super Lawyers Alabama — 2008-2013
- Super Lawyers Alabama- Top 50 Attorneys
- American Trial Lawyers Association- Top 100
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum- Life Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum- Life Member
- American Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers Association- National Advisory Board 2011- Present
- Cumberland Club, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University- President 2007-2012
- Top 100 Birmingham Attorneys- Birmingham Magazine 2009-2013
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in America 2000
- International Who's Who of Professionals
- Professor, Constitutional Law, Birmingham School of Law, 1993 — Present
- Adjunct Professor, Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy, Emory University School of Law, 1992-1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Staff Attorney, 1991-1993
- Hon. E.B. Haltom, Jr., United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, Law Clerk, 1988-1989
- Curia Honoris
- Rotary Foundation Scholarship for International Understanding, 1990
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
- Alabama State Bar-Member
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association-Member
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association-Member
- American Association for Justice-Member
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, National Advisory Board
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, magna cum laude, J.D.
- University of Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia
- Samford University, magna cum laude, B.A.
Publications
- "The DePuy Debacle" Alabama Association for Justice Journal (2012)
- "What Must be Done to Save our State's Appellate Judicial System" Alabama Association for Justice Journal (2010)
- "Crocodiles in the Bathtub, Gorillas at the Dinner Table: How Money and Politics are Destroying State Court Apellate Justice Across America" The Trial Lawyer (Spring, 2011)
- "Crocodiles in the Bathtub, Gorillas at the Dinner Table: How Money and Politics are Destroying Civil Justice in Alabama and What Must be Done to Save our State's Appellate Judicial System" Alabama Association for Justice Journal (2010)
- "The Yamaha Rhino: A 'Primer' on the Emerging Rollover Litigation" Alabama Association for Justice Journal (2009)
- "Childhood Lead Poisoning: The Danger Still Exists" 27 The Journal of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association 65 (2007)
- "Sharks in the Water: The Problem of Car Title Loans" 26 The Journal of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association 58 (2007)
- "Montreal Convention: Justice for Victims of International Air Disasters" 20 The Journal of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association 58 (2000)
- "The Role of Eleventh Circuit District Court Judges in the Settlement of Disputes" 176 F.R.D. 601 (1998)
- "The Role of Federal Court Judges in the Settlement of Disputes" 13 University of Tasmania Law Review 217 (1994)
- "The Summary Jury Trial: Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution" 2 Australian Dispute Resolution Journal 51 (1991)
- "Note, The Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Damage Litigation Statuses" 17 Cumberland Law Review 569 (1987)
Free Consultation
When you've been injured, it's easy to get the help you need—the Birmingham personal injury lawyers at Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris are ready to fight for you. Pick up the phone and call us at (800) 852-6299 or fill out our free initial consultation form.
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