W. Boyd Reeves Mobile, Alabama
| Partner | |
| phone | (251) 405-1309 |
| fax | 251-432-6843 251-433-3821 |
During his career, he has tried over 300 jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts in the areas of medical and legal malpractice, maritime law (including collisions, cargo, personal injury, and the claims under the Longshoreman's and Harbor Worker's Compensation Act), industrial accidents, and trucking and auto accidents. He successfully argued the maritime jurisdiction case of Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law before the United States Supreme Court, and has also argued numerous cases before the 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal and the Alabama Supreme Court, including various areas of the law. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in American since the inception of that publication.
Mr. Reeves is a founding member of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and has served as its Chairman. He has served on the Executive Committee of The Maritime Law Association of the United States and has served as Chairman of that organization's Committee of Stevedores and Terminal Operators. He is a past president of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and of the Mobile Bar Association. He is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He has served on the Mobile County Judicial Nominating Commission and is currently serving on the Board of the Federal Defender Program.
He is active in community affairs serving on the Board of the American Heart Association, the IRB Committee of the Mobile Infirmary, and as Chancellor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. He has served as counsel for the Sheriff of Mobile County, Alabama and as a founding member of the John M. Will Scholarship Committee.
Mr. Reeves has been recognized for 2010 by Alabama Super Lawyers.
- Areas of Practice:
- 60% Defense Medical Malpractice
- 35% Defense General Liability
- 5% Wills & Estates
- Litigation Percentage:
- 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Certification/Specialties:
- Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983
- Bar Admissions:
- Louisiana, 1959
- Alabama, 1960
- U.S. District Court, 1960
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1960
- Education:
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana,
1959
J.D., LL.B
Honors: Argued final case in Moot Court Competition before LA Supreme Court - Furman University, Greenville, SC,
1954
B.A.
Major: Business Administration
- Published Works:
- Longshore & Harbor Worker, 55 Tulane Law Review, Vol. 55 (p. 1089), 1981
- Representative Cases:
- Victory Carriers v. Law, 404 U.S. 202, 30L.Ed2d383 (U.S. Supreme Court 1972)
- Mitchum v. Hudgens, 533 So. 2d 1 94 (Alabama Supreme Court 1988)
- Mull vs. String, 448 So. 2d 952 (Alabama 1984)
- Olsen vs. Rich, 657 So. 2d 875 (Alabama 1995)
- Bell vs. Hart, 516 So. 2d 562 (Alabama 1987 )
- Hempfleng vs. Smith, 753 So. 2d 506 (Alabama 1999)
- American Mutual Liability Insurance vs. Newman, 318 F. Supp. 398 (U.S. District Court of Southern Alabama 1968)
- Representative Clients:
- NCMIC Insurance Corp.
- Diagnostic & Medical Clinic
- University of South Alabama Mobile Courts
- References:
- Merrill Lynch - Mobile, AL
- Regency Bank - Mobile AL
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Masters in Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2008
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Honors and Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated, 1972 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983 - Present
- President, Alabama Chapter
- American College of Trial Lawyers, 1990 - Present
- Fellow
- Mobile Bar Association, 1960 - Present
- Former President
- Alabama Bar Association, 1960 - Present
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1959 - Present
- Maritime Law Association of the U.S.
- Past Executive Committee
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Past President
- Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute
- Founder & Past Chairman
- International Society of Barristers
- Fellow
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
- Alabama Law Foundation, 2010 - Present
- Fellow
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. District Judge D.H. Thomas, Law Clerk, 1959 - 1960
- Armbrecht, Jackson, McConnell & DeMong, Associate, 1960 - 1964
- Partner, Armbrecht, Jackson, LLP, 1964 - Present
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Member of Mobile Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers, 1980 - Present
- Languages:
- English
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Kappa Alpha Order
- Phi Alpha Delta
