Gerald B. Taylor, Junior.

Background

Taylor, Junior, Gerald B. was born on October 16, 1957 in Selma, Alabama, United States.

Education

Samford University (Bachelor of Science in Finance, 1979). University of Alabama (Juris Doctor, 1985).

Career

Worked at Cooper, Mitch, Crawford, Kuykendall & Whatley, Limited liability company (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in General Practice in State and Federal Courts and before Administrative Agencies. Labor, Personal Injury, Class Actions, Mediations and Arbitrations, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Employment Discrimination, Worker"s Compensation. Trials and Appeals. Grand Jury Investigations.

Admitted to the bar, 1985, Florida and United States.

District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1986, Alabama and United States.

Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of Florida.

1989, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar.

1993, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. 1995, United States. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.

Private Pilot"s License, 1981.

Member, City of Orlando Human Relations Board, 1991-1993. Member: Birmingham and Tennessee Bar Associations.

Alabama State Bar. The Florida Bar. Tennessee Bar Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. As Cooper, Mitch and Black the firm was formed in 1950 by Jerome A. Cooper, William East. Mitch and Hugo L. Black, Junior The firm has been principally engaged in labor law as counsel for numerous Local, National and International Unions throughout Alabama, the Southeast, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In 1988 the firm became Cooper, Mitch, Crawford, Kuykendall & Whatley.

While the firm continues to have a strong emphasis in labor and employment law, its members have developed extensive practices in diverse but related fields of tort and personal injury, class actions, products liability, wrongful death, workmen"s compensation, social security, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, civil rights, employment discrimination, municipal and public interest law.

Achievements

• Gerald B. Taylor, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, City of Orlando Human Relations Board, 1991-1993. Member: Birmingham and Tennessee Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar.

Tennessee Bar Association.

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.