A lawyer named president of the Alabama Association of Justice

Wes Laird, an Opp attorney, was named president of the Alabama Association of Justice, an organization of attorneys committed in protecting 7th Amendment rights, elected an entirely new group of officers during their annual Summer Convention.

Laird started the firm he owns with his law firm in Covington County back in 1987. The firm is later renamed Laird, Baker & Blackstock and is a member of Opp. He focuses his practice on personal injury and wrongful death cases, with a emphasis on the trucking industry. He is an executive and sustaining member of ALAJ as well as is a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and was recognized as a top trial lawyer by The National Trial Lawyers Association as the Best 100 trial Lawyer within Alabama. Wes is President of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation and an active part of the Board of Directors of Southern Independent Bank which he was instrumental in establishing in 2006. Wes is married to Deidra Rice Laird and they have two daughters, who have both been married and working in Huntsville.

This list of Alabama lawyers will be officers of the Alabama Justice Association for the coming year:

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  President — Wesley Laird of Laird, Baker & Blackstock (Opp)
  
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  President-Elect Ben Baker of Beasley Allen (Montgomery)
  
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  First Vice President Clint Mountain of Mountain & Mountain (Tuscaloosa)
  
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  2nd Vice-President Lucy Tufts of Cunningham Bounds (Mobile)
  
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  Secretary Derrick Mills of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan (Birmingham)
  
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  Treasurer Christina D. Crow of Jinks Crow (Union Springs)
  
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  Imperative Past President Immediate Past President Erik Heninger of Heninger Garrison Davis (Birmingham)
  

“It’s an honour to be chosen by my peers as the President of this prestigious group,” Laird said. “We represent the one group within the state which fights each day to ensure everyone has access to justice when they’re wronged. We hold those responsible for wrongdoing accountable and I cannot anticipate serving my role as their president. .”

Laird comes from Lockhart was a high school student at Florala, LBW in Andalusia and graduated in 1983 from The University of Alabama business school, and a 1986 graduate from The University of Alabama Law School. Laird is currently a partner alongside Laird, Baker and Blackstock with the firm of Laird, Baker and Blackstock Opp has been practicing legal practice in Covington County since 1987. The couple is former Deidra Rice. They have two daughters: Laken as well as Leah.

“Wesley Laird is the core of our company Small town lawyers who have big ability, determination, and perseverance. He’s a great lawyer and even better leader. We’re fortunate to have him as the CEO of our organization in the next calendar year.” added Ginger Avery the Chief Executive Officer of ALAJ.

ALAJ has also appointed the board of directors to serve for the years 2023-2024. The members are: Dell Cross of Birmingham; Nathan Harris of Hoover; Bo Bruner of Birmingham; Doug Dellaccio of Birmingham; Leslie Rubio of Birmingham; Ben Ford of Birmingham; Beau Darley of Montgomery; Brent Jordan of Huntsville, Chuck James of Montgomery; Kira Fonteneau of Birmingham; David Nomberg of Birmingham; Tom Sinclair of Birmingham; Steve Nicholas of Mobile; Greg Brockwell of Birmingham; Ashley Peinhardt of Birmingham; Drew Barnett of Birmingham; Rebekah McKinney of Huntsville as well as Prattville local Ginger Avery, who also is ALAJ’s Chief Executive Officer.

The article Opp attorney is named president of the Alabama Association of Justice was first published at The Andalusia Star-News.