James C. Huckaby, Jr.
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Tel:  205.250.6624
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: jchuckaby@csattorneys.com

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Practice Areas
Business & Commercial
  Litigation
Complex Litigation
Environmental/Toxic Tort
Securities
Antitrust

Admitted to Practice
Georgia, 1976
Alabama, 1986

Education
University of Georgia, 1970, B.A.

Emory University School of Law, 1976, J.D. (Order of the Coif; Emory Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor)

Speaking Engagements
"The (Sometimes Unpredictable and Unintended) Consequences of Taking a Class Action to Trial, Verdict and Final Judgment." Presented at the Class Actions CLE seminar at the State Bar of Georgia Headquarters on Friday, October 3, 2008

Mr. Huckaby has over 25 years experience defending civil lawsuits of virtually every type. He has tried many lawsuits, both in Alabama and in Georgia, where he previously practiced as a partner in the trial section of a large Atlanta law firm, defending product liability, malpractice and other negligence lawsuits. Mr. Huckaby currently serves as Alabama litigation counsel for one of the world's largest banks and a major international financial services institution. Mr. Huckaby has defended many class actions and other complex lawsuits, including claims against underwriters and broker-dealers for asserted violations of state and federal securities laws, consumer class claims against banks and other lending institutions, insurance sales practice claims, antitrust claims against pharmaceutical companies and major oil refinerers and claims for environmental damage against manufacturers and property owners.

For five years ending in 2006, Mr. Huckaby served as Chancellor and Legal Counsel to the Parish and Vestry of St.-Marys-on-the-Highlands Episcopal Church in Birmingham.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Alabama State Bar Association
• State Bar of Georgia
• Included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation
• Listed in the 2007 Chambers USA Guide: America's Leading Lawyers for Businesses as one of Alabama's leading lawyers in Commercial Litigation
• Listed as one Alabama's Super Lawyers for Class Action/Mass Torts

Court Admissions

• Alabama State Bar
• Georgia State Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
• United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia

Publications

• Real Evidence for Trial Practitioners, "Frye, Daubert and Beyond," Lorman Services (Feb. 8, 2006)
• "Ethical Considerations in Selecting a Jury," Birmingham Bar Association (May 31, 2002)
• "Alabama Discovery Skills for Paralegals," HalfMoon LLC (1999)
• Commercial Litigation: The Trial, "Closing Statement for the Defendant," Litigation Section of the Alabama State Bar Association (Oct. 27, 1989)
• "Defenses Available in Construction Litigation," Georgia Defense Lawyers Journal (1980)
• Note, Freedom of the Press--Denial of a Right of Public Access by the Press, 24 Emory L.J. 217 (1975)
• "The (Sometimes Unpredictable and Unintended) Consequences of Taking a Class Action to Trial, Verdict and Final Judgment," (Oct. 3, 2008)

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