W.M. Bains Fleming, III, Attorney at Law

W.M. Bains Fleming, III

Contact:
Ridge Park Place, Suite 3000
1130 22nd Street South
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 259-1040
(205) 251-5479 (fax)
bfleming@nwkt.com
Lynn Stadler, Legal Assistant
(205) 328-6643  

Practice Areas:

Toxic and Mass Torts; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Liability; General Insurance Defense

Education:

  • Washington and Lee University; B.A. Politics, concentration in Environmental Studies (2003)
  • Cumberland School of Law, Samford University; J.D. (2007) 
    • President of the Class of 2007 
    • Judge Abraham Caruthers Teaching Fellow 
    • Daniel Austin Brewer Professionalism Award 
    • Michael V. Rasmussen Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy 
    • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Award 
    • Order of Barristers 
    • National Trial Team Member; AAJ Regional Champion and competed nationally 
    • Trial Advocacy Board; Assistant Director 
    • Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

Admissions:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 
  • All U.S. District Courts in Alabama 
  • Alabama State Bar (2007)  

Professional Affiliations / Achievements:

  • Member of the Alabama State Bar and the Birmingham and American Bar Associations 
    • Member of Birmingham Bar Association’s Long Range Planning Committee
  • Member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association 
  • Member of the Defense Research Institute 
    • 11th Circuit Editor, DRI’s Daubert Online 
  • 2008 - 2010 Pro Bono Honor Roll, Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program 
  • Continuing Legal Education Presentations: 
    • "Major Elements of Local Procedure" NBI, Birmingham, Alabama, 2010
    • “Subrogation and Liens in Auto Accident Litigation” NBI, Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, 2009 
    • “Who’s Money Is It? Subrogation Liens in Alabama” Alabama Law Weekly, Birmingham, Alabama, 2009

Personal:

Mr. Fleming is a member of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham. He served two terms on the Club’s Board of Directors as Service Director from 2009 to 2011. In 2010, Mr. Fleming was awarded the Club’s Distinguished Service Award, and in 2011 he received the Club’s highest honor, the Charles Collat Distinguished Leadership Award. Currently, Mr. Fleming serves on the Board of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation.

Mr. Fleming was a member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Birmingham MS Leadership Class of 2010.

Mr. Fleming was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Fleming worked as Director of Fundraising Operations for one Florida’s premier political consulting firms. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, golf and watching sports. 
 

 
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