Ross Diamond III
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Ross Diamond III
Biography
Mr. Diamond received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1967, and graduated from the University of Alabama Law School with a Juris Doctor Degree in January 1969. He joined the law firm of his father and began a practice which has since concentrated in representing the victims of marine, railroad, industrial and motor vehicle accidents. He has accumulated 50 years of expertise in the Jones Act remedies for seamen and offshore oil employees, the FELA remedies for railroad employees, the remedies for longshoremen and shipyard workers under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and maritime law.,
His Bar Association and other professional organization committee chairmanships and offices held include the American Association for Justice where he has served as Chair of the Admiralty Law Section in 1985-1986 and again in 2007-2008. He is a member of the Railroad Law Section and one of the early members of the FELA Litigation Group of AAJ. He also served as State Delegate from 1992 through 1996. He has been a member of the Alabama Association for Justice since 1971, and had been a member of the Executive Committee of the Association from 1983 to 2014.
He has published articles on various admiralty topics in the Louisiana Law Review, Trial Magazine, the Alabama Trial Lawyers’ Journal, the Mississippi Trial Lawyers’ Voir Dire magazine and other publications. He has also been a speaker at more than thirty previous educational seminars on a variety of topics relating to admiralty law, personal and wrongful death.
He was the author of an Amicus Curiae Brief filed in the U. S. Supreme Court on behalf of AAJ in Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. v. Calhoun, 516 U.S.199 (1996), on the issue of damages recoverable for a non-employment death occurring on state waters.
Practice Areas
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Maritime Law
Asbestos & Mesothelioma
Insurance Claims
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Lawyer Diamond Fuquay, LLC
Year: 1969 - Current
Description: Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent AAJ Admiralty Law Section Chair Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent a
Associtation for Justice
Year: Current
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Member Alabama Association for Justice
Year: Current
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Professional Associations
Maritime Law Association Member (1990 - Current)
Alabama State Bar Member (Current)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Chair, Admiralty Law Section (1985 - 1986)
American Association for Justice Chair, Admiralty Law Section (2007 - 2008)
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Member (1985 - Current)
Alabama Association for Justice Member, Executive Committee (1990 - Current)
Publications
Unequal recovery for death on the high seas American Association for Justice (September 5, 2009)
Education
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University of Alabama School of Law J.D. (1969)
Speaking Engagements
Recent Developments in Maritime Law, Cumberland Law School Seminar 2008, Mobile, Alabama
Recent Developments in Maritime Law, Cumberland Law School Seminar 2008, Mobile, Alabama
Websites
http://diamondfuquay.com
Website
3280 Dauphin St. Building 2, Suite #129, Mobile, AL 36606
(251) 473-4486