Charles C. Simpson, III
Member
Admitted In:
1979, Alabama State Bar
Education:
- A.B. Degree in Economics, Duke University (1972).
- J.D. Degree, University of Alabama (1979) (Order of the Coif; Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Student Works Editor, Alabama Law Review).
Additional Information:
Affiliations
- President, Baldwin County Bar Association, 1988-1989.
- Commander, JAGC, United States Naval Reserve (Retired).
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Insurance Law).
Seminars
- Speaker, "Civil Update - Summer, 1995," Alabama Judicial Conference.
- Speaker, "Agent's Errors, Omission and Loss Prevention," 1999 Alabama Agents Seminar, Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company.
- Speaker, Alabama Real Estate Title Law: Solutions to the Most Common Problems, 2004.
- Speaker, "A Primer on Title Insurance Arbitration," LandAmerica Agents' Seminar, 2005.
- Speaker, "The Importance of Title to the Real Estate Transaction," Real Estate Transactions Made Painless and Efficient, 2006.
- Speaker, "Real Estate Practice Ethics - Odds & Ends," 2007 Alabama Agents Seminar, Misissippi Valley Title Insurance Company, 2007.
Representative Cases
- Representation of title company insured in contested sale for division of commercial property to resolve title defects (sale concluded successfully over objections).
- Representation of mortgage lender in wrongful foreclosure litigation (summary judgment for defendant; affirmed on appeal).
- Representation of realtors in fraud and breach of contract litigation (defense verdict/directed verdict/mediated settlements).
- Representation of title company insured regarding litigated inheritance of waterfront property from deceased parents (resolved in favor of client through advances in DNA testing).
- Representation of petroleum company in well reclamation and production facility nuisance matters (resolved through trial and settlement favorably to client).
- Representation of commercial entities in litigated state condemnation matters.
- Representation of homeowners in broad spectrum of personal injury cases.
- Representation of health maintenance organization in subscriber breach of contract and state bad faith claims (summary judgment based on ERISA for defendant in United States District Court; affirmed by Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals).
- Representation of resort managerial employee in sexual harassment litigation (tried with nominal plaintiff verdict).
- Representation of liquor liability insurer and surplus lines broker in coverage and tort litigation arising out of death claim (summary judgment for defendants; affirmed on appeal).
- Representation of bank in consumer lender liability litigation concerning repossession practices (tried with defense verdict; affirmed on appeal).
- Representation of insureds in motor vehicle accidents, including death cases.
- Representation of liability insurers on coverage issues.
- Representation of motor vehicle insurers in uninsured/underinsured litigation.
- Judicial foreclosure of commercial properties for major lender (concluded with complete recovery for bank).
- Representation of utility company in power line contact litigation (settled by nominal contribution).
- Representation of petroleum company in hydrogen sulfide death litigation (settled within initial authority).
- Representation of bank in lender liability litigation alleging misapplication of letter of credit causing default in industrial development bond (defense verdict for lender; seven-figure verdict for lender on counterclaim; judicial foreclosure of trust indenture in favor of lender).
- Representation of financial services company in customer privacy litigation (settled during trial for pre-trial offer).