Joe joined Cunningham Bounds in 2016. His practice focuses on appellate practice and motion practice in the firm’s personal injury and wrongful death litigation, class actions, general negligence, product liability, medical negligence, admiralty and maritime law, and consumer fraud actions, such as motions for summary judgment, motions to limit evidence, and post-trial motions.
Joe received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama in 1985 and his J.D. summa cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1988. Joe served on the Editorial Board of the Alabama Law Review, receiving several awards including “Outstanding Member of the Editorial Board” and “Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Second Year Law Student.” He has practiced law continuously in Mobile since 1988, focusing on civil litigation with an emphasis on appellate practice. In 2006, Joe was appointed External General Counsel to the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. He continues to serve the Commission in that role. Joe is a member of the American Bar Association and Mobile Bar Association.
Joe and his wife Linda reside in Mobile where they are both active in various church and civic organizations.
RECOGNITION & AWARDS
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® PreeminentTM 4.9/5.0 Peer Rating
- Hugo L. Black Scholar
- Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award
- Order of the Coif
- Sommerville Legal Writing Award
Education
- Admitted to the Bar in Alabama, 1988
- University of Alabama, J.D., 1988, summa cum laude
- University of South Alabama, B.A., 1985, summa cum laude
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Mobile Bar Association
- Alabama Association for Justice