Forrest S. Latta - Lawyer in Mobile, AL

11 North Water Street, Suite 22200,
Mobile, AL 36602

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Appellate Practice Mobile, AL Litigation Mobile, AL Commercial Litigation Mobile, AL Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation Mobile, AL Civil and Commercial Litigation Mobile, AL Business and Commercial Transactions Mobile, AL Complex Commercial Litigation Mobile, AL Commercial and Corporate Litigation Mobile, AL Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation Mobile, AL Commercial and Residential Real Estate Mobile, AL Business and Commercial Law Mobile, AL

About the lawyer

Forrest S. Latta is an excellent lawyer from Mobile, AL. Attorney Forrest S. Latta works in an office located at 11 North Water Street, Suite 22200, Mobile, AL 36602. Mobile lawyer Jared K. Miller will help you solve all issues in the following areas of law: Appellate Practice, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Business and Commercial Transactions, Complex Commercial Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law Mobile, AL. Forrest S. Latta is the best lawyer in Mobile, Alabama state!

Mr. Latta is a corporate defense lawyer with over 30 years of experience helping clients defend their products, their services, and their brand in our courts.

His peer ratings include: Martindale Hubbell (A-V), Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), and Best Lawyers in America (Insurance Law Appellate Practice).

Mr. Lattas courtroom experience includes over 75 trials, and he serves on the Alabama Supreme Courts Standing Committee for Alabama Rules of Evidence. He also chairs the firms Appellate Practice Section, having handled nearly 200 appeals including some landmark cases involving the law of punitive damages.

Mr. Latta is a peer-selected member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC). He also is active in numerous professional associations including the American Bar Association (ABA) and Defense Research Institute (DRI).

Mr. Latta serves on the Board of Trustees of Troy University, Board of Advisors of Cumberland School of Law (Samford University), Board of Trustees of the Baptist Foundation of Alabama, and Board of Directors of the American Camellia Society. He is a Fellow in the Alabama Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation.

Mr. Latta received his undergraduate degree from Troy University, summa cum laude, in 1980 and his law degree from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, cum laude, in 1983. During law school he was an Associate Editor of the Cumberland Law Review and a member of the schools award-winning National Trial Team.

Case experiences: Business litigation, insurance bad faith, insurance coverage disputes, excess reinsurance, unfair claim practices, product liability, punitive damages defense, ERISA litigation, media liability, dealer/franchise termination, fair housing, false advertising, unfair competition, shareholder oppression, class actions, defamation, Robinson-Patman Act, price fixing, Sherman Act, securities fraud and broker-dealer claims, Directors Officers Liability, Errors Omissions, Agribusiness, appeals in state and federal courts.

Publications:

Author, State High Courts Rulings Indicative of Alabamas Civil Justice Turnaround, Washington Legal Foundation, Oct. 2012.
Author, To Hell and Back? Alabama Tort Reform, Business Alabama, Nov. 2008
Author, Difficult Removals: Revealing the Disguise, ABA Committee News, Fall 2007.
Author, Defending Insurers from Punitive Damages Claims, For the Defense
Author, Redefining the Jury Role in Punitive Damages Cases, For the Defense
Author, Should This Case Be Appealed, The Alabama Lawyer, March 1999