Practice Expertise

  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Complex Business Litigation
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Areas of Practice

  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Life, Health and Disability Litigation
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Professional Liability Litigation
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Profile

Jimmy Gewin concentrates his practice in general civil litigation in both the state and federal arena. A substantial portion of his practice centers around the representation of corporate defendants in the product and insurance fields, but has also included a variety of clients who are claimants in civil disputes relating to antitrust, construction, copyrights, pharmaceutical issues, and unfair competition.

Jimmy’s clients have included Fortune 500 companies, publicly traded and closely-held corporations, banking institutions, pharmaceutical companies, various publicly traded and closely held corporations, small businesses and individuals. Jimmy has represented outside directors, a Big Four accounting firm and publicly traded corporations in various securities fraud-related matters.

Jimmy’s trial experience includes product liability, contract disputes, pharmaceutical mass tort litigation, insurance fraud and bad faith, and wrongful death actions.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1966

Court Admissions
  • United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Education

  • University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1966, Phi Alpha Delta; Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review
  • Princeton University, A.B., 1963

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Life, Health and Disability Litigation
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Professional Liability Litigation

Blogs

Declassified

The Declassified blog offers commentary and insights on the latest class action suits, significant class action opinions, relevant changes to laws and rules, and important class action trends. Declassified covers topics ranging from significant Supreme Court and appellate court decisions regarding class certification requirements to proposed or enacted legislation, rules and regulations that impact class action litigation to key industry developments that may indirectly impact class action...

Patent 213

Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written description and enablement requirements of 35 USC 112 and the subject matter eligibility requirements of 35 USC 101. The Patent 213 blog analyzes key decisions from the district courts and the Federal Circuit,...

The Law of Order

Bradley’s The Law of Order blog serves as a general parliamentary procedure resource, providing information about creation and revision of governing documents (constitutions, bylaws, or rules), application of Robert’s Rules of Order and other procedural authorities in a variety of contexts (such as nonprofits, political parties, homeowners associations, unions, churches, trade associations), and leadership of any type of organizational meeting. In an effort to make all things parliamentary more...

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