Joe Miller

Practice Areas

Joe is a Partner and has been at Starnes Davis Florie LLP since 1992. Joe has served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. His practice is devoted to defending physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases. Joe has participated in trying over 86 cases to juries throughout the State of Alabama. He regularly speaks at legal and medical seminars regarding medical malpractice litigation.

Career

Joes is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), where he has served as Past President, Vice-President and Treasurer of ABOTA's Alabama Chapter. He is a top Leading Litigator by Chambers USA, listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers® magazine, Listed in Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, Best Lawyers in America® has named Joe Miller “Birmingham Best Lawyers Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer of the Year” for 202. He has also been listed as a Local Litigation Star for the State of Alabama in Benchmark Litigation.

Work Highlights

Obtained a defense verdict for a defendant emergency physician in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose aortic dissection, resulting in the death of a 47 year old patient the day after being treated and released from the emergency department.

Obtained a defense verdict for a psychiatrist in an 8-day trial, in a case alleging medical malpractice and wrongful death.

Obtained a jury verdict for a general surgeon accused of negligently performing a gallbladder removal surgery, causing a bile duct injury.

Obtained a jury verdict in favor of two surgeons accused of negligently delaying surgery to repair a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Obtained a defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case claiming negligence in failing to remove a sponge from the patient’s body after vaginal delivery, resulting in alleged permanent pelvic floor injury.

Obtained a defense verdict for a family practice physician in Madison County in a case alleging wrongful death after prescribing antibiotics for community acquired pneumonia.

Obtained a defense verdict for a defendant gynecologist after a 5 day trial in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose breast cancer, resulting in mastectomy and chemotherapy.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

He is licensed in Alabama and Tennessee

Education