Richard Trewhella
Hoover,AL
Summary
Accomplished Attorney offering 24-year record of supporting clients in legal matters. Communicates clearly and effectively with clients, opposing counsel, jurors and judges. Adept at developing lasting professional relationships.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate
Spain & Gillon, LLC
02.2022 - Current
- Practice primarily focuses on insurance defense and civil litigation
- Vigorously and effectively represent wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in state and federal courts against variety of liability claims, including negligence, intentional torts, premises liability, products liability, employment claims, and defending employers against third-party claims
- Represent insurance carriers to maintain subrogation claims against responsible parties and/or their insurers
- Handle all aspects of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, trials, and appellate advocacy.
Shareholder
Law Office of Richard E. Trewhella, Jr., Esq.
04.2020 - 02.2022
- Represented private companies to defend against various state and federal employment claims
- Counseled and advised clients to ensure compliance with ever-changing state and federal employment laws, including wage and hour laws, as well as federal and state agency regulations
- Represented employers in workers' compensation matters.
Shareholder
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
09.2013 - 04.2020
- Routinely counseled and advised clients to ensure compliance with state and federal employment laws, including wage and hour laws
- Routinely represented private employers to defend against various state and federal employment claims
- Routinely counseled and defended employers involved in government agency investigations, including EEOC, U.S
- Department of Labor, OSHA, and Alabama Department of Labor investigations
- Conducted training for clients on federal employment laws, regulations, and trends
- Appointed Special Deputy Attorney by last four Alabama Attorneys General to represent state officials, agencies, and employees against various lawsuits in state and federal court
- Served as Deputy Attorney General to defend former General Counsel of Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) in three separate lawsuits in which former Governor Bentley and others were co-defendants
- Served as Deputy Attorney General to defend supervisor with Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) against former employee's claims for unlawful race and gender discrimination in U.S
- District Court for Middle District of Alabama
- Named “Rising Star” for 2013 by Alabama Super Lawyers.
Shareholder
Carr, Allison, Howard, Oliver & Sisson, P.C.
12.2007 - 08.2013
- Appointed Special Counsel by Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission to lead investigation and prosecution of state circuit court judge before Alabama Court of the Judiciary
- Successfully defended two state ABC Board law enforcement agents against claims for wrongful death during two-week federal trial, stemming from agents shooting armed suspect while raiding rural methamphetamine lab
- Appointed Deputy Attorney General to defend Alabama Department of Mental Health and its employees against lawsuits alleging claims for wrongful death and tortuous injury
- Appointed Deputy Attorney General to defend Alabama Department of Human Resources, Director of DHR, and attorneys within Department's legal office against claims for fraud and breach of contract
- Named “Rising Star” for 2011 by Alabama Super Lawyers
- Named “Rising Star” for 2012 by Alabama Super Lawyers.
Associate
Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C.
04.2002 - 10.2003
- Practice areas included: insurance fraud, employment, and general tort litigation
- Defended clients in cases involving claims for: fraud, bad faith, breach of contract, Title VII, 42 U.S.C
- 1981, Americans with Disabilities Act, retaliation, negligence, and wantonness
- Coordinated defense of insured clients with various insurance carriers throughout Unites States
- Handled all aspects of discovery, including preparing and responding to written discovery, interviewing critical witnesses, reviewing and analyzing critical documents, and depositions
- Argued and defended against various motions
- Prepared appellate briefs to Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Alabama Supreme Court, and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama
09.2000 - 04.2002
- Defended numerous state officials, judges, and agencies against 42 U.S.C
- 1983 actions, civil rights actions, employment matters, consumer protection matters, actions involving constitutional issues, and other general litigation
- Served as General Counsel to Alabama licensing boards, including Alabama State Board of Nursing Home Administrators and Alabama State Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers
- Took and defended depositions
- Prepared briefs to Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, Alabama Supreme Court, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court
- Argued and defended against various motions, including diapositive motions
- Practiced in federal and state courts throughout Alabama.
Education
J.D. -
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Birmingham, AL05.2000
B.A. - English and Sociology
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC01.1997
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, extensive litigation experience, proven trial and appellate advocacy skills, trial experience, appellate experience, mediation and arbitration experience, excellent legal research and writing skills, proficient in Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, Prolaw, Juris, Microsoft applications, and WordPerfect
- Employment Law, Wage & Hour Law, Civil Rights Litigation, Governmental Liability; Professional Liability, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Personal Injury Defense Litigation, Insurance Defense, General Civil Defense Litigation
References
- Billington M. Garrett – Alabama Attorney General’s Office
- Alice Ann Byrne – Alabama State Personnel
- Additional References Available Upon Request
Timeline
Associate
Spain & Gillon, LLC
02.2022 - Current
Shareholder
Law Office of Richard E. Trewhella, Jr., Esq.
04.2020 - 02.2022
Shareholder
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
09.2013 - 04.2020
Shareholder
Carr, Allison, Howard, Oliver & Sisson, P.C.
12.2007 - 08.2013
Associate
Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C.
04.2002 - 10.2003
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama
09.2000 - 04.2002
J.D. -
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
B.A. - English and Sociology
Wofford College