Background
Holmes, Broox Garrett was born on November 15, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Williams Coghlan and Philomene (Boogaerts) Holmes.
Holmes, Broox Garrett was born on November 15, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Williams Coghlan and Philomene (Boogaerts) Holmes.
Bachelor, University Alabama, 1954. Juris Doctor, University Alabama, 1960.
Worked at Armbrecht, Jackson, DeMouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves, Limited liability company (Mobile, Alabama) specializing in Civil Trial Practice, Business Litigation, Product Liability Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Alabama. Phi Delta Phi; Bench and Bar.
Case Note Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1959-1960.
Member, Alabama Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1988. Member: Mobile (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1993) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (President-Elect, 1993-1994. President, 1994-1995.
Executive Committee, 1990-1991.
Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1977-1978. Award of Merit, 1978. Member Judicial Inquiry Commission, 1982-1986.
Chairman, Litigation Section, 1990-1991.
Member, Board of Commissioners, 1987-1993). Maritime Law Association of the United States.
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. International Association of Defense Counsel.
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1977-1978).
Alabama Law Institute. The American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1991-1992).
Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1954-1958 Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Member, Alabama Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1988. Member: Mobile (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1993) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (President-Elect, 1993-1994.
President, 1994-1995.
Executive Committee, 1990-1991. Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1977-1978.
Award of Merit, 1978. Member Judicial Inquiry Commission, 1982-1986.
Chairman, Litigation Section, 1990-1991.
Member, Board of Commissioners, 1987-1993). Maritime Law Association of the United States. National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
International Association of Defense Counsel.
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1977-1978). Alabama Law Institute.
The American Law Institute. Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1991-1992).
Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1954-1958 Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Married Laura Claire Hays, February 21, 1955 (deceased 2000). Children: Broox Garrett, Dupree Hays, Williams Coghlan II. Married Elsie Crain Lyons, June 5, 2004.