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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
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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.

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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

    • 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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    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...

    09.07.2022
    Firm News

    RumbergerKirk Attorneys Selected for Leadership Programs

    Associates Fred Clarke (Birmingham) and Erin Weinstock (Miami) have been...

    07.19.2022
    Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

    McHugh, Thomas, and the Long-Term Risk of California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72

    In 2012, the California Legisla­ture enacted changes to the California...

    Photo: Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com
    07.18.2022
    Media Mentions

    California’s Life Insurance Liability Trap, published in DRI’s ‘For the Defense’

    The results of the McHugh decision in subsequent case law,...

    03.09.2022
    Beyond the Bio

    An Exceptional Day for the Exceptional Foundation’s 18th Annual Chili Cook-Off

    RK’s Cookin’ Counselors cooked up 14 Gallons of chili and...

    02.15.2022
    Media Mentions

    11th Circuit Revives $100M Trade Secrets Claim Against Boeing, in Law360

    Law360 reported in an article on February 14, 2022 that...

    05.14.2021
    Beyond the Bio

    RK’s Cookin’ Counselors Are Back: Chili Cook-Off Returns to Raise Funds for The Exceptional Foundation in Birmingham

    RumbergerKirk’s Cookin’ Counselors were back at it for the 17th...

    10.14.2020

    Connecting in a Disconnected Legal World—One Mid-Level Associate’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic

    Practicing law as a mid-level associate has changed, however, and...

    09.24.2020
    Education

    Social Unrest, COVID-19 and School-Required Masks: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    With public schools back in session, there is a new...

    02.28.2020
    Media Mentions

    Boeing Hit With $2M Verdict For Breaching Air Force Bid Deals, Law360

    In an article published by Law360 on March 2, 2020,...

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