Forrest Latta

Practice Areas

Appellate Litigation

Automotive

Class Action

Commercial Litigation

Director & Officer Liability

Health Care

Health Care Litigation

Insurance

Insurance Litigation & Coverage

Life, Health & Disability / ERISA

Mass Torts & Hazardous Substances

Medical Malpractice

Professional Liability

Product Liability

Unfair Competition & False Advertising

Career

Mr. Latta is a seasoned litigator with many years of courtroom experience, both trial and appellate.

Mr. Latta currently serves as President of the Mobile Bar Association, one of the nation’s oldest. He also sits on the Alabama Board of Bar Examiners, the Alabama Rules of Evidence committee, and is a Fellow in the Alabama and American Bar Foundations.

His track record includes major wins and successful settlements in complex business cases, insurance coverage and bad-faith disputes, consumer class actions, product liability defense, and cases against broadcast and print media companies. In addition to handling cases in the trial courts, he chairs the firm’s Appellate Practice Section, leveraging his experience in over 200 appeals including several landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases on punitive damages.

In the community, Mr. Latta serves on the Board of Trustees of Troy University, a public university system. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of Cumberland School of Law (Samford University), and is active in the American Camellia Society and several non-profits.

Mr. Latta was an honors graduate of Troy University in 1980. He obtained a law degree from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, in 1983. He previously was a radio broadcaster in several cities, winning two Associated Press awards.

Peer ratings: Martindale Hubbell (A-V), Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), and Best Lawyers in America (Insurance Law & Appellate Practice).

Case experiences: Business litigation; insurance bad faith; insurance coverage disputes; excess & reinsurance; unfair claim practices; product liability; punitive damages defense; ERISA litigation; media liability; dealer/franchise termination; fair housing; false advertising; unfair competition; shareholder oppression; class actions; defamation; Robinson-Patman Act; price fixing; Sherman Act; securities fraud and broker-dealer claims; Directors & Officers Liability; Errors & Omissions; Agribusiness; appeals in state and federal courts.

Professional Memberships

Mobile Bar Association, Vice President

Alabama State Bar, Alabama Board of Bar Examiners

American Bar Association

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

Association of Life Insurance Counsel

Product Liability Advisory Council

Defense Research Institute

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)

Personal

Troy University, Board of Trustees

Samford University Cumberland School of Law, Board of Advisors

Baptist Foundation of Alabama, Board of Trustees

American Camellia Society, Board of Directors

The Nature Conservancy, Board of Directors