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Throughout his career, Matt has represented plaintiffs and defendants in the Alabama state and federal courts in a wide range of cases, including business torts, trade secrets, fraud, will and trust disputes, contract disputes, bad-faith insurance claims, construction litigation and voter fraud. He has also handled numerous personal injury and wrongful death claims, including food poisoning, car accidents, rollovers and motorcycle accidents resulting in traumatic brain injuries, in addition to handling appeals in state and federal courts across the United States. His clients have received settlements totaling more than $46 million.. Notable Cases. As a member of Beasley Allen’s Mass Torts Section, Matt is currently involved in defective medical device litigation. He is lead attorney on cases involving Zimmer Biomet’s Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System, which is under a Class 1 Recall for excessive fractures of one of its components and may require additional surgeries to revise. He is also assisting on cases involving Inferior Vena Cava Filters, which are implanted to stop blood clots but can migrate or fracture and lead to embolism, organ damage or death; 3M Bair Huggers, which are warming blankets that can cause infection; Viagra and Cialis, which can increase the risk of melanoma; and Biomet’s and Wright’s metal-on-metal hip implants, which can loosen, fracture or dislocate and require additional surgeries.. In addition to handling appeals, Matt also has litigated hundreds cases involving in litiare Baycol, Vioxx, Zyprexa, Crestor, and well-known antibiotics that caused patients to develop Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Additionally, he was involved in litigation surrounding the highly publicized New England Compounding Center (NECC) fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012, as well as litigation involving Granuflo and Lipitor.. Matt was instrumental in the firm’s litigation related to post-operative pain pumps used in routine shoulder surgeries. These pain pumps caused a devastating condition known as chondrolysis, where the cartilage in a patient’s shoulder joint was destroyed, ultimately requiring prosthetic joint replacement in young adults and teenagers. Among his clients were highly accomplished musicians, former college athletes, NFL prospects, NHL prospects and Olympic hopefuls. In January 2013, Matt served as co-lead trial counsel in the first bellwether trial in the coordinated California state-court litigation in Orange County, California.. Though Matt is involved in all aspects of the litigation process, he particularly enjoys taking depositions of physicians and other experts across many scientific disciplines. Over the years, Matt has developed a keen interest in orthopedic injuries.. Ratings and Awards. From 2013 to the present, Matt has been rated AV Preeminent, the highest peer rating awarded for ethics and professional ability.  Matt was nominated and selected by his peers in 2016 to be among the Top 1% of America's Most Honored Professionals®.. Professional Affiliations. Matt is a member of the American Association for Justice, Alabama Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Montgomery County Association for Justice and the Montgomery County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Alabama, the United States District Court for Colorado and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits.. Education. After earning his undergraduate degree from Auburn University Montgomery, Matt graduated from of Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School, completing his coursework in only two years.. Community Involvement. Matt is an avid outdoorsman, barbecue chef and Auburn Tigers football fan. He is married to the former Katherine Tanner Rees of Montgomery, Alabama. They have two daughters, Anna and Isabella, and attend ChristChurch XP. Matt also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Southeastern Diabetes Education Services/Camp Seale Harris, a non-profit camp for children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes and their families.

James joined Beasley Allen Law Firm in April 2011 and works in the Mass Torts Section. He works on behalf of patients negatively affected by medical devices and medications.. Notable Cases. James currently handles transvaginal mesh litigation. The mesh is used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is implanted through the vagina and is used to shore up pelvic organs that have become displaced due to age, childbirth, hysterectomy or obesity. Reported complications from of the transvaginal placement of the mesh include erosion of the mesh into the vaginal tissue, organ perforation, pain, infection, painful intercourse and urinary and fecal incontinence. Women may require multiple surgeries to remove the mesh, and sometimes it cannot be completely removed, leaving women in pain.. He also works on behalf of patients who have taken Risperdal. Risperdal, known generically as risperidone, is approved to treat adults and children 5 years of age and older with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability with autism. The drug is sometimes prescribed by doctors for off-label uses such as attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD) and other behavior problems. Risperdal has also been associated with gynecomastia, a condition in which boys grow breast tissue. It is an uncomfortable and embarrassing condition for boys, causing symptoms such as breast tenderness and nipple discharge. It also puts boys at risk for breast cancer and reproductive problems. Treatment is invasive, involving medications such as the breast cancer drug tamoxifen, or surgeries such as liposuction and mastectomies.. In addition, he has also worked with attorneys and staff in representing clients in Hormone Replacement Therapy cases throughout the country.. Professional Associations. James is licensed to practice in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, as well as before all federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia. In addition, he is licensed to practice in the Northern District of Florida, The United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is currently a member of the American Bar Association, and the Alabama Association for Justice, the Mobile County Bar Association and the Baldwin County Bar Association.. He also has served as an instructor in deposition and trial training programs for younger lawyers.. Background. James was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1961. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1979. He attended the University of Alabama from 1979 through 1980 and transferred to East Tennessee State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree (political science) in 1985. James attended law school at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was on the Cumberland Law Review and graduated with honors in 1989. He was admitted to the Georgia and Alabama State Bars in 1989. He was admitted to the Florida and Mississippi State Bars in 1997.. Upon graduation from law school, James moved to the Mobile/Baldwin County area where he began his legal career as a law clerk for The Honorable T. Virgil Pittman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama. In 1991, James entered private practice with a civil defense firm in Mobile. He continued his practice as a civil defense lawyer from 1991 until 2011.. Publicity. While in private practice, James was a speaker at numerous legal seminars, including industry seminars, and authored numerous legal articles involving a variety of issues related to his practice and service to clients.. Community Involvement. In 1991, James married the former Martha Grimes of Marion Junction, Alabama. They have two children, Brooks and Ginny.

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