Russell C. BuffkinHelmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, Mobile, USAAreas of Practice: Business Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Defense, Litigation & Appeals, Litigation - Civil, Litigation - Commercial, Litigation - Personal Injury, Products Liability Law, Litigation - Corporate Commercial, Litigation - Family Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Product Liability Contact Information:
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| Russell Buffkin became a partner in 2005 after joining the Firm as an associate in 1999. His practice primarily focuses on general defense litigation with an emphasis on product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation and construction defect claims, including the defense of developers, general contractors, sub-contractors, manufacturers and suppliers. He is admitted to practice in the State of Alabama, the Southern, Middle and Northern United States District Courts in Alabama and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Buffkin attended the Virginia Military Institute and Spring Hill College, where he received his B.S. degree in Finance in 1992. Before pursuing a law degree, he worked in sales and obtained his M.B.A. degree from Spring Hill College in 1996. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Alabama in 1999 with honors. While in law school, he was a member of The Journal of the Legal Profession, where he served as Senior Editor in his final year; was selected to the Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society; received the George Peach Taylor Outstanding Advocacy Award; was a member of the Alabama Trial Advocacy Competition Team; and graduated cum laude. In 2001, Mr. Buffkin graduated from the Defense Counsel Trial Academy, sponsored by the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Mr. Buffkin is a member of the American Bar Association, Product Liability and Litigation sections; Alabama State Bar; Mobile Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; and Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. He is also active in local civic and other community groups. Bar Admissions Alabama, 1999 U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Education University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (J.D. 1999) cum laude Springhill College, Mobile, Alabama (B.S. 1992; M.B.A. 1996) Representative Clients Johnson & Johnson Matrixx Initiatives, L.L.C. United States Aviation Underwriters Professional Associations and Memberships Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute |
