C. Carter Clay

I am a practicing attorney in Birmingham, Alabama.  I exclusively represent individauls who have been injured in accidents.  The focus of my practice is in the areas of automobile accidents, truck accidents, industrial accidents, construction accidents, product liability, premises liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices and medical malpractice.

I graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1999 and have been practicing in Birmingham, Alabama since graduation.  I handle cases throughout Alabama and some on a national basis. I have amassed some of the largest settlements and verdicts on behalf of individuals injured or killed in various types of incidents.

In addition to numerous settlements in excess of $1 million, I have obtained the following 7-figure verdicts:

A $2.5 million jury verdict along with fellow HWC Attorney Craig Shirley in Montgomery County, Alabama, for a young lady who was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a police officer.

A $1 million jury verdict along with fellow HWC Partner Michael Eldridge in Jefferson County, Alabama, for a young lady who was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver.

A $3 million jury verdict in Madison County, Alabama, on behalf of an individual injured in a motor vehicle accident. According to the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter, this was the largest jury verdict in Madison County for that particular year.

A $1.45 million jury verdict in Leon County, Florida, for an Alabama family that was involved in a motor vehicle accident while driving through Tallahassee, Florida.

A $3.5 million medical malpractice jury verdict in Dallas County, Alabama, on behalf of the estate of a young boy who died while a residential student at an academy.

A $1.6 million jury verdict in Mobile County, Alabama, in a defective product case.

I have a very diverse personal injury practice and am experienced in handling almsot any type of personal injury claim. 

I am admitted to practice before the Alabama Supreme Court, the United States District Courts in Alabama, as well as the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. I am a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ), and American Association for Justice. I have been a contributing member to the amicus curie appellate brief writing committee of the ALAJ for several years. Since 2012, I have been nominated and selected by my peers for inclusion in the annual editions of Mid-South Super Lawyers. In 2014, the National Trial Lawyers Organization recognized him as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, and the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys selected him as a Top 100 Attorney for the State of Alabama.