Bert S. Nettles

Background

Nettles, Bert S. was born on May 6, 1936 in Monroeville, Alabama, United States.

Education

University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1958. Bachelor of Laws, 1960).

Career

Worked at London & Yancey, Limited Liability Company (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Class Action Defense, Aviation Insurance, Construction Law, Fidelity and Surety, Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Insurance Coverage Defense, Insurance Fraud Defense, Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice, Municipal Defense, Personal Injury Defense, Professional Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Alabama. Author: "Possible Appellate Court Restructuring in Alabama," The Alabama Lawyer, Volume 52 Number.

2, March 1991.

"Legal Aspects of the Market Approach to Value in Condemnation Cases," The Alabama Lawyer, Volume 30 Number. 3, July 1969. Company-author: "Insurers: Number Product Liability for Disposal Salvage," Products Liability, Commentary and Cases, Volume 1 Number. 8, December 1986; "Punitive Damages: Danger, Frustration and Change," The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, October 1988.

"The Constitutionality of Alabama"s Wrongful Death Statute," Alabama Law Review, Volume 40 Number.

2, 1989. Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1960-1961. Member: Alabama State Legislature, 1969-1974.

Advisory Committee for the United States. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-1987.

Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee-Civil, 1991—.

Member: Birmingham (Chair, Continuing legal education Committee, 1994) and American (Chairman, Standing Committee on Legislation, 1978) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1967. Chair, Task Force on Restructuring of Appellate Courts, 1988-1992).

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988).

Defense Research Institute. International Association of Defense Counsel.

American Law Institute. London & Yancey is among the oldest law firms in continuous practice in Alabama.

London & Yancey was founded in 1884 by Alex and John London.

George Yancey joined the firm in 1914 and continued in the active practice of law until his death in 1962. Thomas R. Elliot, Junior, joined the firm in 1962 and continues to present day as the senior partner of the firm.

Achievements

• Bert S. Nettles has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Possible Appellate Court Restructuring in Alabama," The Alabama Lawyer, Volume 52 No. 2, March 1991

  • "Legal Aspects of the Market Approach to Value in Condemnation Cases," The Alabama Lawyer, Volume 30 No. 3, July 1969

  • Co-author: "Insurers: No Product Liability for Disposal Salvage," Products Liability, Commentary and Cases, Volume 1 No.
    
    8, December 1986

  • "Punitive Damages: Danger, Frustration and Change," The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, October 1988. "The Constitutionality of Alabama's Wrongful Death Statute," Alabama Law Review, Volume 40 No. 2, 1989. Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1960-1961.

Membership

Member: Alabama State Legislature, 1969-1974. Advisory Committee for the United States. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-1987.

Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee-Civil, 1991—.

Member: Birmingham (Chair, Continuing legal education Committee, 1994) and American (Chairman, Standing Committee on Legislation, 1978) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1967.

Chair, Task Force on Restructuring of Appellate Courts, 1988-1992). Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988).

Defense Research Institute.

International Association of Defense Counsel. American Law Institute.