(205) 870-3767
William E. Pipkin, Jr.
SHAREHOLDER
ABOUT
Bill is a member of Austill Lewis Pipkin & Maddox PC. He has over 28 years of experience in civil litigation.
PRACTICE AREAS
Automobile litigation, construction litigation, fraud - outrage - bad faith, insurance coverage, premises liability, products liability, transportation litigation, workers' compensation, and wrongful termination.
EDUCATION
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College (1986)
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law (1989)
LICENSES
Alabama 1989
Florida 1993
Commerce Building
Suite 508
118 North Royal Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
P (251) 431-9006
D (251) 431-0193
F (251) 431-0555
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers, 2008-Present.
Selected Lawyer of the Year for Workers’ Compensation Defense Lawyers in Best Lawyers for Mobile, Alabama (2013).
Fellow, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, 2010 - Present
Certified Litigation Management Professional.
Alabama Bar Association (Chair Workers’ Compensation Section 2006-2007);
The Florida Bar; Mobile Bar Association;
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Member (Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1999);
Defense Research Institute Member - Trial Tactics,
Trucking and Workers’ Compensation (Chair 2009-2011) Committees;
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Workers’ Compensation Advisory Committee, 2010-Present; Co-Chair, Religious and Non-Profit Committee 2016-present);
Workers’ Compensation Institute – Co-Chair, National Workers’ Compensation Review program (2008-present).
REPORTED OPINIONS
Hand Construction, LLC v. Stringer, 227 So.3d 535 (Ala.Civ.App. 2017);
Nuss Lumber Company v. Monghan, 91 So.3d 90, (Ala. Civ. App. 2012);
James River Corporation v. Bolton, 14 So.3d 868 (Ala. Ct. Civ. App. 2008);
Ex parte Philon, 10 So.3d 1022 (Ala. 2008);
Johnson v. Huxford Pole & Timber., Inc., 983 So.2d 1133 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007);
Ex Parte Builders and Contractors Ass’n of Mississippi Self-Insurer’s Fund, 980 So.2d 1003 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007);
Chadwick Timber Co. v. Philon, 10 So.3d 1022 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007);
University of South Alabama v. P.J. Lumber Co., 990 So.2d 369 (Ala. Civ. App. 2007);
Newson v. Protective Industrial Ins. of Alabama, 890 So. 2d 81 (Ala. 2003);
R.L. Carnes Logging Contractors, Inc. v. Whitsett,
844 So. 2d 1248 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002); Seward v. Dickerson, 844 So.2d 1207 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002);
White v. Riley Const., Inc., 745 So. 2d 877 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999);
McAfee v. Unger and Associates, Inc., 730 So. 2d 623 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Defense Research Institute National Workers’ Compensation Review (2008, 2009); Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting (2009, 2010); Workers’ Compensation Institute - National Workers’ Compensation Review (2008-2017); Alabama Self-Insurers Association Summer Conference (2007); Defense Research Institute Medicare teleconference Seminars (2005 and 2007); Cumberland School of Law Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar (2005 & 2006); Alabama Governor’s Safety Conference (2003); CLE Alabama/Alabama Law Institute, Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar (2003-2006, 2010-2012); Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization, Annual Seminar (2002, 2004-2008, 2011; 2010-2014), Last Chance Seminar (2002, 2005-2006); Alabama Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Seminars (1996-2001, 2010-2012, 2017); Alabama Defense Lawyers, Lake Tahoe (2009); Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), Annual Conference, 2011-2017; CLM Workers’ Compensation Conference 2012 – 2017; CLM Medical-Legal Conference 2014; Instructor, CLM Claims College, 2015-2017; CLM Midwest Conference, 206-2017; CLM Southeast Conference, 2017.