Background
Latta, Forrest S. was born on December 28, 1957 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
Latta, Forrest S. was born on December 28, 1957 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
Troy State University (Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 1980). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
Worked at Pierce, Ledyard, Latta & Wasden, Professional Corporation (Mobile, Alabama) specializing in Regional Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Administrative, Admiralty, Aviation, Automobile, Business, Environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Health, Insurance, Estate and Probate, Product Liability and Workers" Compensation Law, Banking and Real Estate, Transportation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Alabama.
United States.
Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit. 1987, United States. Supreme Court. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1981-1983.
Member, Alabama Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1991.
Author: "Alabama"s Wrongful Death Statute: A Problematic Existence," 40 Alabama L. Review 475, 1989; "Punitive Damages: Danger, Frustration and Change," 4 A.D.L.A. Journal 12, 1988.
"Damages: Future Inflation," 13 Cum. L. Review 517, 1983; "Disregarding the Entities of Closely Held and Parent-Subsidiary Corporations in Alabama," 12 Cum.
L. Review 155, 1981. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Board of Editors, Alabama Lawyer). Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors). Product Liability Advisory Council.
Defense Research Institute.
Pierce, Ledyard, Latta & Wasden, Professional Corporation is a firm of lawyers whose primary practice area includes the State of Alabama, the Gulf Coast and the Florida panhandle. Don Pierce serves as national defense counsel for numerous product manufacturers.
Member, Alabama Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1991.