Meet our Attorneys

Representing the injured, the wronged and their families

Annesley H. DeGaris
Shareholder
E-mail: adegaris@cwcd.com
T:205.328.2200
F: 205.324.7896
Download vCard

Legal Secretary - Judy Sisson
E-mail: jsisson@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7132

Paralegal - Andrea Sapone
E-mail: asapone@cwcd.com
T: 205.328.2200 x. 7128

EDUCATION
Samford University, Birmingham, AL, Magna Cum Laude

LAW SCHOOLS
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, Magna Cum Laude
University of Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia, Curia Honoris

PRACTICE AREAS
Pharmaceutical Drugs
Business & Commercial Law
Consumer Protection
Litigation & Appeals
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Nursing Home
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Products Liability Law
Toxic Torts
Workers' Compensation Law

BAR ADMISSION
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuit
Alabama State Bar
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. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

AFFILIATIONS
Birmingham Bar Association-Member
Alabama State Bar-Member
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association-Member
American Association of Justice-Member
Included in 2008 edition of Super Lawyers - Alabama

LICENSES
Alabama

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Rotary Foundation Scholarship for International Understanding, 1990
Hon. E.B. Haltom, Jr., United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, Law Clerk, 1988-1989
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Staff Attorney, 1991-1993
Adjunct Professor, Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy, Emory University School of Law, 1992 - 1993
Professor, Constitutional Law, Birmingham School of Law, 1993 - Present

PUBLISHED WORKS:
The Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Damage Limitation Statutes, 17 Cumb. L. Rev. 569, 1987
The Summary Jury Trial: Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2 Australian Dispute Resolution Journal 51, 1991
The Role of Federal Court Judges in the Settlement of Disputes, 13 Tasmania L. Rev. 217, 1994
The Role of Eleventh Circuit Judges in the Settlement of Disputes, 176 F.R.D. 601, 1998
The Montreal Convention: Justice for Victims International Air Disasters, Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal - P. 48, 2000

1. Auto Accident
2. Aviation Accident
3. Brain Injury
4. Class Actions
5. Defective Building Design
6. Defective Highway Design
7. Defective Medical Device
8. Defective Product
9. Drug Injuries
10. Environmental
11. Fire & Burn Injury
12. Motorcycle Accident
13. Nursing Home Abuse
14. Ortho Evra®
15. Premises Liability / Slip & Fall
16. Truck Accident
17. Workers Compensation
18. Wrongful Death

Attorneys, please complete the following form to be contacted by Cory, Watson, Crowder and DeGaris Attorneys at Law.

Best Time to Call
Select One Morning Daytime Evening

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, P.C.
2131 Magnolia Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 800-852-6299
Local Phone: (205) 328-2200
Fax: (205) 324-7896