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Eight Cory Watson Attorneys Recognized as Top Attorneys of Birmingham 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that eight of the firm’s lawyers were named 2020 Top Attorneys of Birmingham. Birmingham Magazine conducted its eleventh annual peer-reviewed survey, asking more than 4,000 local attorneys and registered members of the Birmingham Bar Association for their nominations. Attorneys were...

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Leila Watson Named Lifetime Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that firm Principal and Co-Founder Leila H. Watson has been named a Lifetime Fellow of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. The designation of Lifetime Fellow recognizes a lawyer who has made significant contributions to the legal profession, to the Birmingham Bar...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Wins $50 Million Verdict Against DuPont in PFOA Cancer Case

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Columbus, Ohio, jury has found DuPont responsible for cancer caused by PFOA (also known as C-8), awarding $50 million to a man and his wife after the man suffered two bouts of testicular cancer that he claimed were caused by water contaminated from the company’s decades...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Welcomes Associate Attorney Taylor A. Pruett

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, is proud to welcome Taylor A. Pruett as a new associate attorney in the Birmingham office. Taylor A. Pruett earned her degree in Communication and Political Science from Auburn University before going on to earn her Juris Doctor...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Elects Two New Principals Amid Strong Growth

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a personal injury law firm with offices in Alabama and Tennessee, announced today that it has elected two new principals to its nationally recognized practice — Adam W. Pittman and J. Curt Tanner. Adam Pittman brings expertise to the Class Action, Consumer Protection and...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Announces New Shareholder Hirlye “Ryan” Lutz

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys, a nationally-recognized personal injury law firm, is proud to announce principal attorney Hirlye “Ryan” Lutz as a firm shareholder. Ryan’s practice at Cory Watson is focused on Class Action and Complex Litigation, focused on helping those injured by large corporations who place profits over...

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Tiffany Carpenter Selected for TBA Leadership Law Class of 2020

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that Tiffany W. Carpenter is one of 33 Tennessee lawyers selected for the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2020 Leadership Law program. Now in its seventeenth year, Leadership Law is designed to equip Tennessee lawyers with the vision, knowledge and skills necessary...

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Cory Watson Attorneys Earn 2018 Top 50 Car Accident Verdict Recognition

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A $10 million verdict that Cory Watson Attorneys secured in a fatal hit-and-run case has been recognized as a Top 50 Car Accident Verdict by TopVerdict. TopVerdict ranked the verdict at #34 on their list of the Top 50 Plaintiff Car Accident Verdicts obtained in the United...

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Eleven Cory Watson Attorneys Selected as 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to announce that eleven attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers. Seven attorneys were named "Super Lawyers" and four were named "Rising Stars." In addition, Ernest Cory, Leila H. Watson, and Douglas A. Dellaccio, Jr., were ranked...

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Cory Watson Ranked in 2020 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cory Watson Attorneys is proud to receive top-tier rankings from U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” 2020 edition that recognizes three of the firm’s practice areas. Firms included in the “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving top-tier...

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