Harlan Prater

Harlan concentrates on product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, with extensive business litigation experience.

Harlan’s career includes a number of landmark trials and major victories in Alabama and other venues around the country. He served as defense counsel in the largest and longest-running trial in Alabama history — an environmental contamination case that involved thousands of plaintiffs and lasted more than 19 months. His record speaks for itself, obtaining defense verdicts in cases with millions of dollars at stake for clients throughout Alabama and the Southeast, including the first verdict in more than a decade in favor of a defendant product manufacturer in Lowndes County, Alabama. Harlan has served as national counsel for various product manufacturers and is one of only 13 Alabama lawyers selected as a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC).

Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, American Board of Trial Advocates, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American and Alabama Bar Foundations; Life Fellow: Birmingham Bar Foundation; Product Liability Advisory Council; Chairman: Alabama State Bar Committee on Disciplinary Rules & Enforcement; Top 50 Alabama Super Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America