Gary L. Howard - Lawyer in Birmingham, AL

I have spent my 25 year legal career developing a specialization in risk mitigation, strategic planning, and caseload management. I have defended my clients in class actions, complex litigation, fraud and bad-faith actions, business lost-profits disputes. mass torts actions, and life, health, disability and long-term care litigation nationwide. I pride myself on knowing each clients business and on building mutual trust and respect at all levels of my client contacts.I am a proactive leader with a demonstrated track record of successful committee leadership and team building. I am active in and have served as a leader in a variety of organizations, including: Defense Research Institute (DRI), American Bar Association (ABA), Association of Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC), Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) and American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). I have served or am serving as: ABA Life Insurance Law Committee Chair, ABA House of Delegates Member, ALIC Board of Governors and ABA Delegate, DRI Diversity Inclusion Expo Chair and Diversity Seminar Vice-Chair, DRI Annual Meeting Committee, DRI State Membership Chair. I have served as an adjunct professor of Civil Procedure and as a speaker and author for DRI, ABA, ACLI, and Institute for Complex Litigation Mass Actions.

I am admitted to the state bars of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, West Virginia and Kentucky.

I am honored to have been selected to become a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). The IADC is an invitation-only association for lawyers and insurance executives who represent corporate and insurance interests around the world.

I am passionate about promoting diversity inclusion and serve on diversity task forces or committees within DRI, IADC, and Bradley.

I am the proud dad of two golden retrievers named Dolly Daisy and am a huge Alabama Crimson Tide football fan.