Record-Breaking Verdicts & Settlements
a history of pursuing maximum compensation
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$12.1 Billion Biggest Offshore Spill in U.S. History
Cunningham Bounds filed many lawsuits in Alabama and Florida on behalf of different groups that have been damaged as a result of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and the oil spill.
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$11.9 Billion State of Alabama vs. ExxonMobil
Cunningham Bounds was retained by the State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to assert claims of royalty fraud against ExxonMobil.
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$1 Billion Defective Hardboard Siding & Shingles
Cunningham Bounds obtained over $1 billion that was paid to homeowners affected by defective masonite siding & shingles.
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$226 Million Lawsuit Against Healthsouth, UBS & Ernst Young
Cunningham Bounds served as co-lead counsel for bondholder plaintiffs in a lawsuit against HealthSouth, UBS and Ernst Young for fraudulent statements concerning the company’s finances.
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$192 Million Verdict for Inventor in Intellectual Property Case
Cunningham Bounds represented Dr. Sven-Peter Mannsfeld, a chemical expert, who created a method of transforming certain hazardous industrial wastes into lucrative manufacturing ingredients.
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$149.9 Million Settlement Approved in Health System Pension Crisis
Attorneys from Cunningham Bounds, along with Reeves & Mestayer, LLC, negotiated a settlement that resolved claims on behalf of over 3,000 employees, retirees, and other beneficiaries at Singing River Health System.
Our Areas of Focus
- Anesthesia Errors
- Birth Injury
- Burn Injuries
- Car Accidents
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Emergency Room Errors
- Industrial Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Misdiagnosis
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Pediatric Malpractice
- Prescription Drug Errors
- Surgical Errors/ Injuries
- Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
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Meet Our Legal Team
Meet Our Team
Mobile's Trusted Team
At Cunningham Bounds, we have the skills and experience you deserve. Get to know our team by scrolling down and select the staff you would like to learn more about.
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Dave Wirtes AttorneyRead BioDave’s efforts over the past thirty years have helped protect working men and women in Alabama and throughout the country, in ways, most will never know: he has won many battles against unfair “tort reform” laws such as indiscriminate caps on recoverable damages, special immunity statutes, and other unfair laws intended to deprive people of their constitutional rights to trial by jury and an adequate remedy for their injuries and losses.
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Toby Brown AttorneyRead BioToby Brown is a tenacious litigator who has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients over the course of his career. Unwavering in his commitment, Toby has earned national recognition as a top trial attorney and is known for his work in representing clients during some of the most traumatic and transformational times in their lives.
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Skip Finkbohner AttorneyRead BioIn an era when fewer and fewer civil cases go to trial, Skip Finkbohner has consistently won major court battles over a significant period of time and across a wide range of different types of cases, including wrongful death, product liability, complex commercial litigation, fraud, industrial accidents, environmental, medical malpractice, and others.
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Steve Nicholas AttorneyRead BioSteve represented hundreds of employees of a regional county hospital who learned their employer canceled their pension program without making millions of dollars in required contributions. Steve served as co-class counsel in securing a settlement that required the hospital to pay all of the missed contributions to the retirement fund.
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Glenn Kushel AttorneyRead BioThroughout his career, Glenn has successfully tried and resolved many cases in areas such as medical malpractice and personal injury. For example, he and his partner Nick Moraitakis argued the case of Keenan v. Plouffe to the Georgia Supreme Court, a case that involved a young woman who was severely brain damaged during a surgery at the Medical College of Georgia.
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Lance Lourie AttorneyRead BioLance Lourie is a seasoned trial attorney with nearly 40 years of experience representing victims of medical negligence, nursing home abuse, and serious personal injury. He joined Cunningham Bounds as a partner in January 2026, bringing extensive courtroom experience and a strong commitment to holding negligent institutions accountable.
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Over $26 Billion Won
Our attorneys work just as hard outside the courtroom as they do inside – all to make our community a better place to live.
Nationally Recognized, Award-Winning Advocacy
A Legacy of Legal Excellence
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Best LawyersRecognition of individual lawyers who stand out as among the best in the country for chosen practices areas.
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Best Law Firm 2026Recognition of entire law firms that legal peers consider to be among the best in the nation.
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International Academy of Trial LawyersThe International Academy of Trial Lawyers is an invitation-only group of elite trial lawyers from more than 30 countries. -
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