Alex W Newton
Practice
For over 50 years, Mr. Newton has tried virtually every conceivable kind of negligence case - medical, professional, product, airplane, cruise ships, and everything when someone is injured. At one time, he had the most jury verdicts of $1 million or more than any attorney in Alabama. Mr. Newton has dedicated his life to the practice of law, and boasts a professional lifetime of "living in the courthouse".
Professional Associations
- Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee
- Alabama State Bar; Alabama Law Foundation
- American Bar Foundation
- American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- American Bar Association
- Alabama Association for Justice (formerly Alabama Trial Lawyers Association)
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Past State Chairman
- American Judicature Society
- International Society of Barristers, 1979-President
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Directors and past State Chairman
- University of Alabama Law School Foundation, Past President
- Jefferson County Judicial Nominating Commission, 1982-1989
Honors and Awards
- 2008 Birmingham Bar Association Lawyer of the Year
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Farrah Law Society
- University of Alabama School of Law Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
Civic Organizations
- Birmingham Airport Authority, 1991 - 2006
- Birmingham Racing Commission, 1984-1987, Vice Chairman
- Alabama Trust Fund, 2002
- St. Vincent’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors
- Jefferson Metropolitan Healthcare Authority, Board of Directors
- First Commercial Bank, Founding Director
- Leadership Alabama Class IV
- Best Lawyers in America, since inception
Military
U. S. Infantry Captain - Korean War
Affiliations
- Alabama Association for Justice (Alabama Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Association for Justice (Association of Trial Lawyers of America and American Trial Lawyers Association)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Judicature Society
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- International Society of Barristers




