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Fred Clarke

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Birmingham Office
205.327.5550
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  • Commercial Litigation
  • Warranty and Lemon Law
  • Product Liability
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    Fred Clarke primarily practices in the areas of product liability, warranty and commercial litigation. He represents automotive manufacturers in warranty and Lemon Law matters, and in the defense of  alleged product defects. He also assists debtors and creditors in complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

    Fred has obtained a number of summary judgments for clients in contract, warranty, and fraud disputes. He served as co-counsel in trial and arbitration. His trial victories include a defense verdict in a 2018 breach of contract dispute where Fred was lead counsel. And in 2019, Fred was co-counsel in a construction fraud trial where the jury returned a defense verdict for the client in less than an hour.

    Fred participated in the RumbergerKirk Summer Associate program in 2014.

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    • Motor Vehicles
    • Banking and Financial Institutions

    • Birmingham Bar Association
      • Community Education Committee

    • Hoover Dads

    University of Alabama School of Law — J.D., cum laude, 2016

    • Finalist, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition
    • Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review
    • Extern for Hon. Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
    • Law School Ambassador
    • Best Papers in Damages & Remedies and Alternative Dispute Resolution

    The University of Southern Mississippi — B.A. Political Science, cum laude, 2007

    • Minor in French

    The University of Southern Mississippi — M.A. English, 2011

    • Georgia — 2019
    • Alabama — 2016
    • North Carolina — 2020

    • Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star in Product Liability (PL-Products: Defense), 2024

    • Presenter, "Bankruptcy 101: What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know," ACC Alabama Chapter Lunch & Learn, October 2024
    • Presenter, "The Ever-Evolving Workplace: Vocational Issues in a Post-Pandemic World," DRI: Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Seminar, March 2024
    • Presenter, "Life Legal Update," Eastern Claims Conference, March 2024
    • Co-author, "Automatic Liability: New Risk Under California’s Insurance Lapse Protection Statutes," Insurance Newsnet.com, December 2022
    • Co-Author, "McHugh, Thomas, and the Long-Term Risk of California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72," 'For the Defense' publication by the Defense Research Institute, July & August 2022 edition.
    • Co-Author, "California’s Life Insurance Liability Trap," Published in DRI's "For the Defense," July/August 2022
    • Author, "Connecting in a Disconnected Legal World—One Mid-Level Associate’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic," published in Mid-Market Report, October 12, 2020
    • Co-Author, "Social Unrest, COVID-19 and School-Required Masks: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" published in Business Alabama, September 2020
    • Author, "The Supreme Court Hands Down a New Standard for Bankruptcy Discharge Violations," September 2019

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    03.03.2025
    Beyond the Bio

    A Tasty Success: RumbergerKirk’s Chili Shines at the 21st Annual Exceptional Foundation Cook-Off

    RumbergerKirk’s Cookin’ Counselors – Rebecca Beers, Fred Clarke and Scott...

    02.07.2025
    Firm News

    RumbergerKirk adds partners in Birmingham, Florida offices, Birmingham Business Journal

    On February 6, 2025, the Birmingham Business Journal shared the...

    02.03.2025
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    RumbergerKirk Promotes Three New Partners From Orlando, Birmingham and Tallahassee

    ORLANDO, Fla., BIRMINGHAM, Ala., TALLAHASSEE, Fla., February 3, 2025 –...

    11.21.2024
    Firm News

    Three RumbergerKirk Attorneys Listed in the 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers®

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala., November 21, 2024 –RumbergerKirk is pleased to announce...

    11.07.2024
    Events

    Bankruptcy 101: What Corporate Counsel Needs to Know

    RumbergerKirk hosted the ACC Alabama Chapter for a “Lunch and...

    03.20.2024
    Events

    The Ever-Evolving Workplace: Vocational Issues in a Post-Pandemic World

    The impact of a new work-from-home economy, catalyzed by the...

    03.12.2024
    Events

    Fred Clarke Presents at the Eastern Claims Conference on Life Insurance Litigation

    Fred Clarke discussed the most recent trends in life insurance...

    03.04.2024
    Beyond the Bio

    Exceptional Flavor: RumbergerKirk’s Chili Stands Out at the Exceptional Foundation’s 20th Annual Chili Cook-Off

    Scott Williams’ classic chili recipe earns a semi-finalist showing at...

    03.06.2023
    Beyond the Bio

    RumbergerKirk’s Cookin’ Counselors Serve Up Chili for a Great Cause

    Huge crowds returned for this annual favorite event in Birmingham...

    12.15.2022
    Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

    Automatic Liability: New Risk Under California’s Insurance Lapse Protection Statutes

    Last year, the Supreme Court of California held that changes...

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