Attorneys

About Aubrey J. Holloway
Attorney

A 1986 graduate of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Jay Holloway practiced insurance defense and general litigation in Birmingham for 27 years before accepting the position of Managing Attorney, Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C., in September 2014. Prior to joining the Alexander Shunnarah team, he served as corporate litigation counsel for both Allstate Insurance Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and as retained counsel for several other companies while a partner in Birmingham law firms. Upon arriving at Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C., Holloway immediately realized that helping injured or damaged individuals was so much more rewarding than defending lawsuits for insurance companies. He has been able to utilize his extensive courtroom experience, familiarity with the Alabama legal system and professional relationships built through years of practice to help forge an effective team of litigators and advocates to maximize compensation for those injured by the negligence or wrongdoings of others.

Holloway is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Cumberland School of Law, where he teaches Alabama Civil Practice and Procedure. He lives in Birmingham with his wife of 25 years.

Assistant(s):

Marilyn Shunnarah
Phone: 205-983-8247

Awards & Recognition:

2012 Inductee into Best Lawyers in America®

2006 Most Prolific Trial Attorney, Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter

Third Most Prolific Trial Attorney, 2002-2006, Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter

Selected to the Editorial Board of the Journal of American Law (Civil Litigation and Procedure Specialty)

Member, Board of Directors, Alabama Association for Justice, 2015-present

Experience & Cases:

Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C., 2014 – Present
Managing Attorney

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Litigation Counsel

Christian & Small, LLP, 2009-2012
Partner

Gaines, Wolter & Kinney, PC, 2002-2009
Partner

Allstate Insurance Company, 1997-2002
Litigation Counsel

Professional Memberships:

Birmingham Bar Association, PR Committee
Alabama Bar
American Bar Association
American Association of Justice, Board of Directors

Education:

Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Arts, History, 1982

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Juris Doctor, 1986

Speaking Engagements:

“Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know,” National Business Institute (Dec. 2015)

“Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bar” Alabama Association for Justice (Oct. 2014)

“The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit,” National Business Institute (Aug. 2013)

“Meeting Ethical Obligations,” American Trucking Association Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel (July 2011)

“Collateral Source,” Birmingham Bar Association CLE (Aug. 2011)

“Litigating Low-Impact Collision Cases,” National Business Institute (Aug. 2010, 2011)

“Truck v. Pedestrian Accidents,” Primerus Defense Institute Transportation Seminar (Feb. 2011)

Publications and News:

Admission in Trial of Collateral Source Payments of Plaintiffs’ Medical Expenses Upheld (Again), 32 Birmingham Bar Association Bulletin, 18 (Winter 2011) (discussing history of Alabama’s collateral source rule and Crocker v. Alabama, 87 So. 3d 1190 (Ala. Civ. App 2011))

The Preemption Provisions of 49 U.S.C.A. §14501: An Underutilized Defense to Tort Claims Against Motor Carriers? The Transportation Lawyer (April 2012)