Jud C. Stanford
Biography
Jud C. Stanford is a Partner in our Birmingham office where he specializes in construction defect, general liability, insurance coverage, premises liability, transportation, labor and employment, and workers’ compensation matters. He also serves as a mediator in personal injury, general liability, workers’ compensation, and insurance coverage matters in the state of Alabama.
Jud is a skilled litigator and has tried many cases successfully in both state and federal courts in Alabama. He defends employers in high exposure workers’ compensation claims and businesses in insurance coverage issues from a general liability, first party, and excess carrier perspective. His litigation philosophy is shaped by his family’s experience as small business owners, as he understands the many daily challenges that business owners face.
Prior to joining Hall Booth Smith, Jud was Partner at a civil trial and appellate firm in Birmingham.
Jud earned his Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jud plays an active role in his community as a member the Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, and a member of the Vestavia Hills City Schools Foundation.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Alabama
U.S. District Courts:
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
U.S. Courts of Appeals:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- J.D., Birmingham School of Law
- B.S., Economics and Finance, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Memberships
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Alabama Workers’ Compensation Defense Lawyers Association
- Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization
- Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2022-2023
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Workers’ Compensation Division; President 2022-2023, Vice President 2021-2022
- Defense Research Institute
- Insurance Law Committee, Member,
- Transportation Law Sub-Committee, Member, Former Vice Chair
- Construction Law Sub-Committee Member
- Membership Committee Member
- Workers’ Compensation Sub-Committee Member
- Insurance Law Committee, Member,
Recognition
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™, Martindale-Hubbell
Presentations
- Utilization Review: What Does it Mean in Alabama?
HBS Webinar Series; February 29, 2024 - Criminal Acts on Company Property, What are Your Obligations?
ASIA Summer Conference 2023; August 7, 2023 - Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claims Organization Seminar - Claims Handling In The Electronic Age
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claims Organization Seminar
- Overview of Workers’ Compensation Subrogation In Third Party Claims
National Business Institute - Workers’ Compensation Considerations In Third Party Claims
National Business Institute
Publications
- The MCS-90 Endorsement: Protecting The Public In The Absence of Insurance Coverage
DRI Covered Events - Coverage For Faulty Workmanship-Post Lamar Homes
DRI Covered Events - Social Media Coverage Issues
DRI Coverage B Compendium - Direct And Natural Consequence Rule
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization Interchange