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J. Walton Jackson 
Mobile, Alabama
Partner
phone (251) 405-1311
fax 251-432-6843
251-433-3821

Mr. Jackson's practice is diverse. Primarily, he represents companies and individuals in litigation. He defends motor carriers and drivers in lawsuits arising out of motor vehicle accidents and employers in matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other similar statutes. Mr. Jackson often is retained to represent companies and individuals by insurance companies in all forms of disputes from slip and fall to workers compensation cases, or property owners in title disputes. He also defends banks in customer disputes and serves of counsel to one of the nation's largest credit reporting agencies in disputes arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Mr. Jackson's practice is not limited to litigation or to large businesses. He represents oil and gas companies before Alabama's Oil and Gas Board. He regularly advises small businesses on regulatory issues as well as compliance issues involving the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Occupational and Safety and Health Act. He also represents small businesses in disputes with creditors, debtors, shareholders and governmental entities. Additionally, he has assisted small businesses with securities transactions and financing agreements.

Areas of Practice:
50% Real Estate Development
15% Employment
15% Trucking
10% Worker's Compensation
10% Business Litigation
Admiralty and Maritime
Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
Business Litigation
Employment and Labor
Environmental and Toxic Torts
Insurance and General Liability Defense
Transportation
Workers Compensation and Occupational Disease
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2006
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2000
Education:
The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Bench & Bar Honor Society
Honors: Johnstone Adams Distinguished Scholar in Admiralty
Honors: Recipient of National Alumni Association Scholarship
Law Review: The University of Alabama Law Review, Junior Editor and Managing Board, 1995 - 1997


Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1990
B.A.
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Impeachment of a Witness by Prior Convictions Under Ala.Rule of Evid.609, Alabama Law Review, 48 Ala.L.Review, 1997


Regional Editor-Bad Faith Compendium, Defense Research Institute


Regional Editor-Uninsured/Underinsured Compendium, Defense Research Institute


Representative Cases:
Braggs v. American Red Cross Blood Services, 2000 WL 210256 (Southern District of Alabama 2000)
Redmond v. Bankester, 757 So.2d 1145 (Alabama 1999)
Representative Clients:
Ace Hardware
AIG Baker Orange Beach Wharf, LLC
Canal Insurance Company
Gallagher-Bassett Insurance Company
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Worker's Compensation, 2006 - 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Defense Research Institute (Transportation & Litigation)


Trucking Industry Defense Association


Past Employment Positions:
Alfa Insurance Companies, Claims, 1991 - 1994


Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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