Gregory B. Breedlove

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by The National Board of Trial Advocacy

Greg Breedlove

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Michele Sheppard
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Starr Golden
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A universally respected litigator (voted by his peers as Mobile Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year for 2020, 2015 and 2010), Greg has obtained numerous multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients over the past 35 years. He is known for relentless preparation, unparalleled attention to detail, and a precisely executed trial plan to best present the cases of his clients.

Greg has distinguished himself by his willingness to take on and win complex class action, medical negligence, product liability, and catastrophic personal injury cases. He has acted as co-lead counsel on numerous high profile and noteworthy cases including the Amtrak "Sunset Limited" train crash in Mobile, the worst passenger Railway disaster in US history. Greg served as co-lead counsel for all 247 victims and their families.

Recognition & Awards 

  • Benchmark Plaintiff named him a "Litigation Star" in its national rankings of personal injury attorneys and for Alabama
  • Listed in Chambers USA as one of the top lawyers in America in the area of Litigation: Plaintiff, for his expertise in complex medical negligence, wrongful death, personal injury and class action cases.
  • In 2010, 2015 and 2020, he was selected by his peers to receive Best Lawyers® distinction of Mobile’s Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs “Lawyer of the Year"
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America® (2003-Present)
  • Listed in Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top plaintiff attorneys in Alabama (2008-Present)
  • Listed as one of the 500 "Leading Lawyers in America" by Lawdragon Magazine
  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
  • AV® Preeminent™ 5.0/5.0 Peer Rating by Martindale Hubbell
  • Recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer"
  • $25.3 Million Verdict Against Tractor Manufacturer
  • $14.5 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case
  • $10.25 Million Workplace Injury at Target
  • $10 Million Verdict for Woman in Collision Case
  • $6.5 Million Medical Malpractice Case Against a Physician
  • $6.5 Million Client Injured in Head-On Collision
  • $4.5 Million Family in Head-On Collision With a Large Truck
  • $3 Million Verdict Rendered Against Hospital in Medical Negligence Case
  • $2.4 Million Verdict for Fatal Fire
  • $875,608 Verdict for Man Hit By Truck
  • $500,000 Products Liability Case Against Crane Manufacturer
  • Confidential Settlement Obtained in Shooting Case
  • Confidential Settlement Reached With Trucking Company During Trial
  • Confidential Deadly Traffic Hazard in Industrial Trucking Case
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated for Defectively-Designed Watercraft
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated for Truck Mechanic Struck by Passing Vehicle
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated for Couple Injured When Struck by Lawn Equipment
  • Confidential Laborers Exposed to Anhydrous Ammonia
  • Confidential Woman Injured in Truck Crash
  • Confidential Case Against Ford Motor Co. for Defective Intake Manifolds
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated With Manufacturer of Defective Hardboard Siding
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated for Client in Truck Accident
  • Confidential Families Settle Over Death From Construction Machinery
  • Confidential Amtrak Settles Lawsuits Over Train Derailment
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated in All-Terrain Vehicle Rollover
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated for Family of Man Killed on Jet Ski
  • Confidential Settlement Negotiated in Anesthesia Error
  • Confidential Settlement Reached in ERCP Medical Malpractice Case
  • Confidential Settlements Negotiated Over Clothes Dryer Fire

Education

  • Cumberland School of Law J.D., magna cum laude, 1979
  • Auburn University, B.S., with high honor, 1976

Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Member, Alabama State Committee, 2011-2016)
  • Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates (President of the Alabama Chapter 2008-2009)
  • Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation (limited to no more than 1% of Alabama Bar members)
  • Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (Member, National Board of Directors – July 2002 through July 2007)
  • Charter Member of the American College of Board Certified Attorneys
  • Charter Member of the Atticus Finch Society
  • Charter Member of the "Pioneers for Justice" of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation
  • Member, Judicial Oversight Committee - 2000 (Appointed by Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court)
  • President of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation in 1998-1999
  • President of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association in 1998-1999
  • Member, State Executive Committee for the National Trial Lawyers in 2018
Publications
  • Legal Update Summer 2020
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  • Legal Update Spring 2020
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  • Legal Update Winter 2020
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  • Legal Update Fall 2019
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  • Legal Update Summer 2019
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  • Legal Update Winter 2017
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  • Overcoming an Assertion of Fifth Amendment Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Parallel Civil Proceedings
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  • Direct Examination - Plaintiff's Perspective
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  • Suggested Strategies for Defeating Removal to Federal Court When There Is Complete Diversity
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