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Education:
- The University of Alabama School of
Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1968 J.D.
- Honors: Member, Bench and Bar
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1965 B.S.
Published
Works:
- Coeditor: ATLA's Litigating Tort
Cases, ATLA Press & West; 2003, Six Volumes
- Contributing Editor: Roberts-Cusimano
Alabama Tort Law Handbook, Michie Company,
Charlottesville, Virginia, 1990
- Recognizing and Proving Damages
of Psychic Injuries, 39 The Alabama Lawyer,
1978
- A Tribute to Trial Lawyers, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America Advocate, Vol.
16, No. 9, December, 1990
- A Tribute To Trial Lawyers, Association
of Trial Lawyers of America Brief, Vol. 7,
No. 1, April, 1991
- A Tribute to Trial Lawyers, The
Cumberland Lawyer, Vol. 26, No. 1, Fall, 1991
- Summation: The Last Hurdle, Trial,
Vol. 28, No. 9, September, 1992
- Proposed Alabama Rules of Evidence:
What's the Same? What's Different?, 45 Alabama
Law Review 109, 1993
- Alabama Tort Law, Third Edition,
Michie, 1996
Representative
Cases:
- Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. Peterson,
506 So.2d 317 (AL 1987)
- Phillips v. Smalley Maintenance Services,
Inc., 435 So.2d 705 (AL 1983)
- Hathcock vs. Wood, 815 So.2d. 502 (Ala.
2001)
References:
Sabrina Bevis, Regions Bank, Gadsden, Alabama
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Classes/Seminars
Taught:
- Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University
of Alabama School of Law, 1984-1986
- Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, University
of Alabama School of Law, 1992
- University of Alabama Law School, 1992 Practitioner
in Residence
- Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education,
Alabama Bar Institute, 1984-Present
- Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education,
Cumberland School of Law, 1986
- Numerous Presentations, Continuing
Legal Education, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1988-Present
- Numerous Presentations, Continuing
Legal Education, Trial Tactics Workshop
- Numerous Presentations, Continuing
Legal Education, Association of Trial Lawyers
of American
- Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education,
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1988
- Lecturer, North Carolina Bar Association
- Lecturer, North Carolina Academy of
Trial Lawyers
- Lecturer, Academy of Trial Lawyers
of Maryland
- Lecturer, New York Trial Lawyers Association
- Lecturer, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
- Lecturer, Nebraska Trial Lawyers Association
- Lecturer, Kentucky Academy of Trial
Attorneys
- Lecturer, Association of Trial Lawyers
of America, Various Conventions and Seminars
- Trial Techniques and Presentation of
45th Annual Belli Seminar, Kansas City, 1988
- Presenter, 46th Belli Seminar, 1989
- Instructional Tapes, Future Damages,
Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education,
1987
- Basic Course, Atlanta, Georgia
- Ultimate Advanced Course, Harvard Law
School, 1990
- Ultimate Advanced Course, Hastings
Law School, 1991
- Ultimate Advanced Course, Georgetown
Law School, 1992
- Ultimate Advanced Course, Harvard Law
School, 1993 and 1996
- Designer, First Post-Ultimate College,
Charleston, South Carolina then Houston, Texas,
Georgia
- Designer, First Overcoming Jury Bias
College, Atlanta, 2001, then San Diego, Phoenix,
New Mexico
- Alabama Judicial College, 1995
- Presenter, Overcoming Juror Bias Seminars
and Tapes
- Commanding the Courtroom (series of five video
tapes)
- Argument published in "Million Dollar Arguments"
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Speaking
Engagements
Mr. Cusimano's
speaking schedule at this time is:
- June 8-12,
2005 - Mississippi Trial Lawyers Conference
- July 21,
2005 - Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting
- March,
2005 - Alaska TLA
- January,
2005 - ATLA Miami
- December
2004 - NY Trial lawyers Association
- October
27-31, 2004 - ATLA Overcoming Juror Bias College,
Santa Fe, NM
- August
13-15, 2004 - Oregon Trial lawyers Association
- 2004 -
Georgia Trial lawyers Association, Atlanta
- July 1-8,
2004 - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Annual Convention
- May 26-29,
2004 - Ontario Trial lawyers Association
- April 16-18,
2004 - ATLA Overcoming Juror Bias College, Las
Vegas, NV
- March 26-April
3, 2004 - Harvard Ultimate
- February
13-18, 2004 - Association of Trial lawyers of
America Winter Convention
- January
29-31, 2004 - Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- February
2, 2003 - ATLA Winter Convention Maui, Hawaii
- "Concept Focus Group - Experience Its Power"
- February
12, 2003 - Overcoming Jury Bias College, Phoenix,
Arizona
- April 11,
2003 - Consumer Attorneys of California Convention
- June 5,
2003 - American Society of Trial Consultants
Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada
Honors
and Awards:
- Fellow, Roscoe Pound Foundation
- Outstanding Young Man of the Year,
Etowah County, 1971
- Fellow, National College of Advocates
(Advocate and Diplomat)
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1993-present
- Included in Professional Techniques
Library Million Dollar Argument Series, 1995
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Alabama Bar Foundation
- Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award,
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2000
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Professional
Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Member
Farrah Law Society, 1988-1990 President
- University of Alabama Law School, 1968
President
- Etowah County Bar Association, 1968-1969
Secretary-Treasurer
- Etowah County Bar Association, 1980-1981
President
- Etowah County Bar Association Member
- Alabama State Bar, State Young Lawyers
Section, 1970-1971 Member, Executive Board
- Alabama State Bar, 1973-1974 Member,
Executive Committee
- Etowah County Young Lawyers Association,
1973-1974 President
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1982-1983 Treasurer
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1975-Present Member, State Executive Board
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1983-1984 First Vice President
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1984-1985 President Elect
- Alabama Trial Lawyers Association,
1985-1986 President
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
Sustaining Member, 1990-1992 Co-Chair
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1986-1988 Member, Board of Governors
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1995-Present Member, Board of Governors
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1998-2000 Executive Committee
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1985-1986 Presidents Council
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1988-1989 National Chair, Litigation Group, Oversight
and Liaison Committee
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Sustaining Member
- National College of Trial Advocacy,
1992-Present Member, Board of Trustees
- National College of Trial Advocacy,
1993-1994 Vice Chair
- National College of Trial Advocacy,
1994-1996 Co-Chair
- National College of Trial Advocacy,
1996-1998 Vice-Chair
- University of Alabama Law School Foundation
Member, Executive Committee
- The Alabama Lawyer, 1979-1981 Member,
Editorial Advisory Board
- ATLA National College of Trial Advocacy,
1990-Present Faculty
- Alabama Bar Institute C.L.E., 1983-Present
Faculty
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
1984-Present Faculty
- Alabama Judicial College, 1995 Faculty
- Alabama Supreme Court Member, Pattern
Jury Instructions Committee
- Alabama Supreme Court Member, Civil
Procedure Committee
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America,
2000 Member-Present, President Club
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America Leaders
Forum
- National College of Advocacy
- Designated Advocate & Diplomat
Past Employment
Positions:
Hawkins, Rhea Keener & Cusimano; Keener &
Cusimano; Floyd, Keener Cusimano & Roberts;
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1978-Present
Fraternities/Sororities:
- Beta Theta Pi
- Phi Alpha Delta
Birth Information:
August 18, 1943, Gadsden, Alabama, United States
of America
Interviews
Insurance
Fraud
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