Amanda Summerlin

Amanda Summerlin

Attorney

Office (251) 433-3131
Fax (251) 433-4207

Biography

Amanda is licensed to practice law in Alabama, Mississippi, New York, and Pennsylvania and has represented clients in both federal and state court actions, including MDL 875, where she appeared as defense liaison counsel. She primarily handles cases involving mass torts, specifically representing clients with complications and injuries from Hernia Mesh, Zantac, Philips CPAP, 3M Earplugs, Allergan Breast Implants, and various other drugs and devices.

While previously working as a partner and director in different regional law firms, Amanda represented numerous defendants and focused her practice on asbestos, mass tort, and environmental litigation. She has extensive experience involving aggregated claims in jurisdictions across the nation and has assisted clients facing local, regional, and national issues. Amanda was an integral part of national coordinating counsel teams – overseeing the litigation, managing individual claims, and negotiating settlements in multiple high-risk jurisdictions. She participated in numerous federal and state court mediations.

Amanda has been married to her husband Allan for twenty-three years. She enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with family and friends.

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Practice Areas

  • Trial Practice and Civil Litigation
  • Mass Torts Litigation
  • Trucking Collisions
  • Automobile Collisions and Injuries
  • Products Liability
  • Wrongful Death
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Industrial Injuries
  • Nursing Home Litigation

Member Of

Alabama Bar Association

 

Mississippi Bar Association

 

Mobile County Bar Association

 

Alabama Association for Justice

 

American Association for Justice

 

Mississippi Association for Justice

 

Awards

Amanda is Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent AV Peer Review Rated. For six years in row, Amanda was named by Super Lawyers as a Mid-South Rising Star, with only 2.5% of attorneys in Mid-South being named to the list. Fort the past five years, Amanda was selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer.