Background
Olschner, Barbara F. was born on March 29, 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Barbara F. Olschner
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University of North Carolina (B.C.A., 1974). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Career
Worked at Olschner & Hart, Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Insurance Defense, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Alabama. United States. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1982-1984. Member, 1982-1984, and Director, 1983-1984, Trial Advocacy Board.
Speaking Engagements: Speaker/Author, "Bad Faith in Uninsured/Underinsurance Motorist Cases," Bad Faith Seminar (April, 1989). Program Chairperson, "Recent Trends in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," (March, 1991).
Speaker/Chairperson: "Recent Trends in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," (November, 1991).
"Seminar on Automobile Litigation," (1992). Speaker: "Auto Torts Seminar," (October, 1993). "Negotiating with an Insurance Company," (June, 1994).
"Recent Bad Faith Decisions in Alabama and Significant Decisions from other Jurisdictions," (September, 1994).
"A Review of Recent Decisions by the Alabama Supreme Court Regarding Insurance and Related Issues," (November, 1994). "Recognizing and Handling Coverage Issues," (January, 1995).
"Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Alabama," (August, 1995). "The Burden and Obligation of Insurance Companies to Acting in Good Faith," (September, 1996).
"Insurance Law: Bad Faith Claims," (September, 1996).
"Defending the Automobile Accident Case," (January, 1997). Faculty Member, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Young Lawyer Section, 1993-1994. Member: Birmingham (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar.
Defense Research Institute. Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Olschner & Hart, Professional Corporation, is committed to excellence in providing quality legal services.
The firm, originally formed in 1989, provides complete civil litigation services from trials to appeals.
The practice areas include insurance defense, insurance coverage, personal injury, employment law, fraud, and the tort of bad faith. The firm has an active appellate practice, including consultation in post-trial proceedings and appeals in punitive damages cases.
The lawyers have tried to verdict in excess of ninety-five jury trials and have participated in more than ninety appeals, including cases in the United States Supreme Court.
Achievements
Membership
Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1982-1984. Member, 1982-1984, and Director, 1983-1984, Trial Advocacy Board. Speaking Engagements: Speaker/Author, "Bad Faith in Uninsured/Underinsurance Motorist Cases," Bad Faith Seminar (April, 1989).
Program Chairperson, "Recent Trends in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," (March, 1991).
Speaker/Chairperson: "Recent Trends in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage," (November, 1991). "Seminar on Automobile Litigation," (1992).
Speaker: "Auto Torts Seminar," (October, 1993). "Negotiating with an Insurance Company," (June, 1994).
"Recent Bad Faith Decisions in Alabama and Significant Decisions from other Jurisdictions," (September, 1994).
"A Review of Recent Decisions by the Alabama Supreme Court Regarding Insurance and Related Issues," (November, 1994). "Recognizing and Handling Coverage Issues," (January, 1995). "Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Alabama," (August, 1995).
"The Burden and Obligation of Insurance Companies to Acting in Good Faith," (September, 1996).
"Insurance Law: Bad Faith Claims," (September, 1996). "Defending the Automobile Accident Case," (January, 1997).
Faculty Member, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Young Lawyer Section, 1993-1994. Member: Birmingham (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute.
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
