
Email:
DM@hfsllp.com
Phone: 205.251.1193
Fax: 205.251.1256 |
Education:
De Martenson received his undergraduate degree from the University
of Alabama and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama
School of Law. He was the President of his senior law class.
Practice Areas:
De is a senior partner in the Firm and has an active practice in all
local and regional state and federal courts and Courts of Appeals.
He is also licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the
United States. He is a frequent speaker in the area of trial skills
and litigation. He has an active civil defense practice that finds
him as lead trial counsel in a variety of high profile cases.
Present litigation includes not only automotive product liability
litigation but also toxic tort and environmental litigation, complex
business and commercial claims, and he is currently defending a
Dealership fraud/misrepresentation claim brought against a major
automotive manufacturer. His practice routinely takes him to venues
outside Alabama for many Fortune 500 companies. He has defended
cases to jury verdict in numerous Southeast states, and presently
serves clients on both a regional and national basis as coordinating
counsel in specialty claims.
Professional Profile:
He is a member of the International Association of Defense Council,
the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, the
Defense Research Institute, the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association,
a sustaining member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, the
Alabama State Bar, and Birmingham and American Bar Associations. He
also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the University
of Alabama Law School Foundation. He is the author of “Practical and
Legal Aspects of Product Liability Defense” published in The Alabama
Lawyer, October, 1974. He is also listed in “The Best Lawyers in
America” (1990-present), and is listed in the recently published
Alabama Super Lawyers. |
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