P C - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Trial and Insurance Section, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Chairman
Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences from Auburn University in 1997 and earned his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, graduating cum laude, in 2000. While at Cumberland, Chad served as the Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, was chosen as winner of the Judge James O. Haley Mock Trial Competition, served as a Cordell Hull Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow, participated in the Justice Shores Moot Court Competition, and was a member of the Cumberland Trial Advocacy Board. Additionally he received Scholar of Merit Awards in Real Estate Transactions and Worker's Compensation and remained on the Dean's List for his entire law school career.
Chad is a graduate of the 2010 class of Leadership Mobile and was selected as one of Mobile Bay's Top 40 Under 40. He is an active member of Defense Research Institute, the Trucking Industry Defense Association, and Mobile United, among other organizations. He has written materials and given presentations on Physician Employment Contracts; Insurance Law Update: Understanding Current Coverage Trends; Handling the Auto Injury Claim; Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims; Truck Accident Litigation from Start to Finish -Recent Developments in Commercial Transportation; Document Gathering, Production and Management for Litigation Paralegals in Alabama; and Advanced Legal Drafting for Alabama Paralegals.
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Keith Blain Franklin is a native of Mobile, Alabama. He attended McGill-Toolen Catholic High School and graduated from Spring Hill College, also in Mobile. He earned his J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law where he graduated cum laude and was an Associate Editor of the Cumberland Law Review. He was inducted into Curia Honoris honor society and was a Cordell Hull teaching fellow while in law school.
Keith has over 30 years of litigation experience in the areas of defense litigation, premises liability, automobile liability, insurance coverage litigation and opinions, uninsured/underinsured motorist liability, construction and construction defect litigation, nuisance and trespass claims, and a variety of other general litigation.
Keith is licensed to practice in all Alabama State Courts, and the Federal District Courts of Alabama for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts. He is also admitted to practice in the State of Mississippi. He is a member of the Alabama and Mississippi State Bar Associations, as well as the Mobile Bar Association where he is a contributor to the Volunteer Lawyer and Pro Bono Programs in the Mobile area.
Keith enjoys cooking, working in the yard, and Alabama Football.
Practice Areas
Automobile Liability (PD/BI/UM)