Thomas S. “Spin” Spires was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1984. He graduated cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981. He then attended the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and graduated in 1984 with a J.D. degree. He is a member of the Birmingham and Alabama Bar Associations, Alabama State Bar, the Defense Research Institute and has been listed in Woodward & White’s “Best Lawyers in America” for the past 24 years. He is a practicing member of the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Spin serves on the United States District Court Panel of Neutrals and he is a certified mediator with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a member of the Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators and the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Spin’s areas of practice include products liability, trucking litigation, industrial accidents, mediation, wrongful death, insurance coverage disputes, premises liability and environmental claims. He also serves as a mediator in a wide variety of cases including products liability, automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability, personal injury, wrongful death, as well as insurance and coverage issues. Spin has been recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in Birmingham” by peer members as published by Birmingham Magazine, as well as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine. Away from the office, Spin enjoys many types of outdoor sports including shooting, hiking, biking and kayaking.
Case Experience
Agricultural
Automotive
Aviation
Business Dissolution
Commercial/Business
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Divorce (High Asset)
Employment
Engineering
Environmental
Health Care
Industrial
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Landlord/Tenant
Lemon Law
Libel & Slander
Local Govt./Municipalities
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Mining
Mortgage Foreclosure
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Pharmaceuticals
Police
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Railroad & Trucking
Real Estate
Sexual Harassment
Title Disputes
Torts
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
1981 Birmingham-Southern College, BA (cum laude)
1984 Cumberland School of Law at Stamford - J.D.
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, Birmingham Bar Association
Member, Alabama State Bar Association
Member Defense Research Institute
Member, United States District Court Panel of Neutrals
Member, Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern