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Tuscaloosa Wrongful Death Lawyer
Overview
BACKGROUND
Mr. Cross graduated from Auburn University in 1985, with honors, and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. He was Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, and was a member of Bench and Bar and Phi Delta Phi. He also was selected as a member of both the National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams.
Mr. Cross achieved national recognition while attending the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the recipient of the 1989 American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Most Promising Trial Lawyer.
He began his legal career as an attorney with Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie LLP) in Birmingham where he had the privilege of learning from some of the finest defense lawyers in the State of Alabama.
PRACTICE AND RESULTS
Mr. Cross has been a trial lawyer for 25 years. He has substantial experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has achieved multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients in a broad range of cases. He has handled over 750 cases resulting in verdicts and settlements in excess of $90,000,000.00.
Mr. Cross has represented clients in state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Massachusetts. He represents plaintiffs in various types of cases including wrongful death, trucking litigation, drug and medical device litigation, toxic exposure, products liability, nursing home neglect, insurance fraud and bad faith, automobile accidents and work related injuries.
About Silas G. Cross Jr.
Practice Areas
- Wrongful Death
- Trucking Litigation
- Drug and Medical Device Litigation
- Toxic Exposure
- Products Liability
- Nursing Home Neglect
- Insurance Fraud and Bad Faith
- Automobile Accidents
- Work Related Injuries
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1989
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1996
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Alabama State Bar (Member)
Education
- The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1989
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Member, Bench and Bar
Honors: Member, National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams
Law Review: Alabama Law Review, Senior Editor, 1988 - 1989 - Auburn University, 1985
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Past Positions
- Starnes and Atchison, Associate, -
Classes and Seminars
- Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2008
- Jury Selection Tips – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2 Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2
- Winning Your First Civil Trial – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, June 2 Effective Trial Presentation – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama, December 2006
- Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, November 2000
- Depositions – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, December 1999
- Depositions-Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama, December 1999
- Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, October 1999
- General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama, December 1998
- General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, October 1998
- Depositions: Strategies and Techniques That Work – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, October 1998
- Fundamentals of Advocacy – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 1997
- Preparation and Management of a Typical Personal Injury Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective – Tuscaloosa County Legal Secretaries Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, January 1996
- Uninsured Motorist Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama, November 1995
Office Information
Address
907 17th Avenue Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
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