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Charley Grimes is a trial attorney with over 25 years of experience representing corporate clients in all phases of high-exposure litigation. Charley has extensive jury trial experience, having tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal courts. His practice primarily includes transportation and general casualty litigation in Alabama and Georgia. He applies legal acumen with real life experience to get the best outcome possible for his clients.

For nearly two decades, Charley has represented railroad operators and other clients affiliated with the railroad industry. He has extensive experience with railroad grade crossing and derailment cases as well as traumatic injury and occupational exposure claims arising under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). Through his transportation practice, Charley has represented commercial motor carriers from all over the United States and handled litigation arising from all types of vehicular accidents, including commercial motor vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and automobiles.  Additionally, Charley has specialized knowledge and years of experience in the fields of products liability, toxic torts/exposures and premises liability.

Area of Law

Litigation, personal injury defense, railroad defense, trucking defense

Education

University of Alabama School of Law– Tuscaloosa, AL- Juris Doctor- 1998; Honors/ Activities: Alabama Law Review; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; Legal Assistant to Charles Gamble- provided research and support for McElroy’s Alabama Evidence and Gamble’s Alabama Rules of Evidence; Birmingham-Southern College– Birmingham, AL- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude– 1995; Major: History/ Political Science; Honors/Activities: Honor’s Program Graduate; Student Judiciary 1993-1995; British Studies at Oxford, England, 1994; Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society); Theta Chi social fraternity

Bar Admissions

State Bar: Alabama; State Bar: Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Courts: Northern District of Alabama, Middle District of Alabama, Southern District of Alabama, Northern District of Georgia

Honors/Recognitions

Earned AV Preeminent Rating by Lexis-Nexis/Martindale Hubbell- 2010; Named Fellow- Litigation Counsel of America- November 2013; Named Top Rated Personal Injury Lawyer by The American Lawyer- September 2013; Named Rising Star in Transportation/Maritime Law by Business Alabama – May 2013; Named Top Rated Transportation Lawyer by The American Lawyer – April 2013; Named Rising Star in Transportation/Maritime Law by Business Alabama -May 2012; Named a Top Rated Transportation Lawyer by The American Lawyer – April 2012; Named Top Lawyer in B-Metro Magazine – April 2011; Named Rising Star by Super Lawyers – March 2011 Faculty- Alabama Defense Lawyers’ Association Trial Academy – 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015; Board of Directors, Camp Fire USA- 2011- 2013; Episcopal Church of the Ascension- Vestry 2019- 2021; Board of Directors- AEK Kindergarten- 2020- present

Memberships

National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Birmingham Bar Association

Specialty

Personal Injury Defense; Railroad Defense; Trucking Defense