William T. Mills, II

Profile:

• Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell
• Practice Devoted to Litigation and Mediation

Practice Areas

• Class Action Defense
• Environmental Law
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Products Liability
• Workers' Compensation
• Employment Law

Education

• Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama - B.A. Political Science, Magna Cum Laude
• University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama - 1977, J.D.

Bar Admissions

-State-

• Alabama Supreme Court, 1977

-Federal-

• 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

Community Involvement

• St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Clerk 1999-2001
• St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Vestry 2000-2003
• St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Junior Warden 2003
• Stephen Ministry

Honors - Awards

• American Board of Trial Advocates - member
• Birmingham Southern College - Omicron Kappa Delta, 1973
• University of Alabama School of Law - Outstanding Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1977
• BLSA Lawyer of the Year, 2000
• AV Rating

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Jefferson County Bar Association
• Shelby County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Atlanta Claims Association
• Top Attorney in Alabama as published in Business Alabama
• Recognized in Alabama Super Lawyer's Magazine 

Appellate Decisions:

• H.R.H. Metals, Inc. v. Miller ex rel. Miller, 833 So.2d 18 (Ala. 2002)
• Shoney's Inc. v. Barnett, 733 So.2d 1015 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999)
• Barrett v. Ins of North America, 813 F.Supp.798 (N.D. Ala. 1993)
• R.J.D. v. Vaughn Clinic, P.C., 572 So.2d 1225, 59 USLW 2447 (Ala. 1990)
• Brown v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co., 1990 WL 596927 (N.D. Ala. 1990)
• Haupt v. Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co., 567 So.2d 1319 (Ala. 1990)
• Jones by and thru Jones v. Power Cleaning Contractors, 551 So.2d 996 (Ala. 1989)
• Williamson v. Realty Champion, 551 So.2d 1000 (Ala. 1989)
• Sanders v. Ingram Equipment, Inc., 531 So.2d 879 (Ala. 1988)
• Ortell v. Spencer Companies, Inc., 477 So.2d 299 (Ala. 1985)
• Black Belt Wood Co., Inc. v. Sessions, 455 So.2d 802 (Ala. 1984)
• Transport Indemnity Co v. Wyatt, 417 So.2d 568 (Ala. 1982)

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