Background
DeGaris, Annesley Hodges was born on June 23, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John A. Junior and Lena Kate (Hodges) DeG.
DeGaris, Annesley Hodges was born on June 23, 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of John A. Junior and Lena Kate (Hodges) DeG.
Samford University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1985). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1988). University of Melbourne Law School (Master of Laws, 1992).
Worked at Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Negligence and Products Liability, Aviation and Toxic Tort Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation, Breast Implant Litigation, Environmental Law, Railroad, Plaintiff Class Action Litigation, Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1989, Alabama and United States. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
1992, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1994, Federal Court Panel of Neutrals. 1995, United States. Supreme Court.
Pi Kappa Pi.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Curia Honoris. Recipient, Rotary Foundation Scholarship for International Understanding.
Casenote Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: "The Constitutionality of Medical Malpractice Damage Limitation Statutes," 17 Cumb.
L. Review 569 (1987); "The Summary Jury Trial: Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution," 2 Australian Dispute Resolution Journal 51 (1991).
"The Role of Federal Court Judges in the Settlement of Disputes," 13 Tasmania L. Review 217 (1994). Law Clerk to Honorable East.B. Haltom, Junior, United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1988-1989. Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1991-1993.
Adjunct Professor, Research, Writing, and Appellate Advocacy, Emory University School of Law, 1992-1993.
Professor, Constitutional Law, Birmingham School of Law, 1993. Member: Alabama State Bar.
American Bar Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.
Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris is dedicated to advocating for individual rights and freedoms in the civil arena. The firm handles a diverse range of cases in state and federal courts throughout Alabama and the United States. Members of the firm have developed and pursued legal issues and resolutions which are innovative and on the cutting edge of major areas of tort litigation.
The firm encourages participation in civic and educational affairs, professional associations and state and local bar government.
Member, Curia Honoris. Recipient, Rotary Foundation Scholarship for International Understanding. Casenote Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1987-1988.
Married Ashley H. DeGaris, July 1, 1995.