Edgar M. Elliott IV
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Tel:  205.250.6603
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: eme@csattorneys.com

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Practice Areas
Transportation
Insurance
Product Liability
Premises Liability
Medical Malpractice
  Defense
Class Action/Complex
  Litigation

Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 1982

Education
Washington and Lee University, 1979, B.A., magna cum laude, History

University of Alabama School of Law, 1982, J.D.

Edgar Elliott has been defending lawsuits across the State of Alabama for over 25 years. All of his work has been devoted to defending pharmaceutical and drug manufacturers, health care providers, and the transportation and insurance industry in civil litigation.

Mr. Elliott has appeared before the Federal Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation and successfully argued for the transfer of multi-state pharmaceutical and dietary supplement litigation to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He has defended multi-state pharmaceutical and dietary supplement litigation in both federal and state courts. He has represented physicians and hospitals in the defense of claims of medical malpractice across the state. He has defended the transportation industry throughout Alabama for most of his career.

Mr. Elliott’s clients include ConAgra Foods, Inc.; Werner Enterprises, Inc.; Scottsdale Insurance Co.; Canal Insurance Co.; Heartland Express Inc. of Iowa; Nationwide Insurance Co.; Millis Transfer, Inc.; Western Heritage Insurance Co.; and Victoria Insurance Co.

Mr. Elliott was a founding member of Christian & Small and was a partner with it’s predecessor firm, Rives & Peterson. He has spent his entire career with these two firms.

Mr. Elliott is currently listed on America’s Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers. He is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, currently serving at the State Representative for Alabama. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute Medical Malpractice Committee. He is also active in the Trucking Industry Defense Association.

Mr. Elliott and his wife have six children. He is the son of a lawyer and the brother of a lawyer.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Insurance Law, Transportation Law and Personal Injury Litigation
• Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers for Transportation, Personal Injury Defense (Products)
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Defense Research Institute, Medical Malpractice Committee
• International Association of Defense and Corporate Counsel
• Trucking Industry Defense Association
• Transportation Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association, Commercial Transportation
• Alabama State Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association

Court Admissions

• Alabama State Bar
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Publications

• "Statutory Caps on Punitive Damages: Could What Was Once Old Be New Again?"  download pdf
• "Discovery Techniques for the Defense"  download pdf
• "The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and its Impact on the Discovery of Customer Lists and Policyholder Files"  download pdf
• "Paper Discovery: Specific Documents That Should Be Discovered and Examined"  download pdf
• "Demonstrative Evidence"  download pdf
• "Liability Insurance: Reservation of Rights, Intervention and Declaratory Judgments"  download pdf
• "Opening Statements"  download pdf
• "Ex Parte State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company"  download pdf
• "Closing Argument from the Defense Perspective"  download pdf
• "Cross Examination"  download pdf
• "Supreme Court Considers HMO Malpractice Suits"  download pdf
• "Depositions"  download pdf
• "Sarbanes-Oxley: A Brief Overview"  download pdf

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