Personal Injury Lawyers
Silas G. “Dell” Cross, Jr. Attorney
- 205-391-0618
- 205-391-9557
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BACKGROUND
Dell Cross graduated from Auburn University in 1985, with honors, and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. He was Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, and was a member of Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and Phi Delta Phi. He also was selected as a member of both the National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams.
Dell achieved national recognition while attending the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the recipient of the 1989 American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Most Promising Trial Lawyer. He also was awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
He began his legal career as an attorney with Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie LLP) in Birmingham where he had the privilege of learning from some of the finest defense lawyers in the State of Alabama.
PRACTICE AND RESULTS
Dell has been a trial lawyer for over 30 years. He has substantial experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has achieved multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients in a broad range of cases. He has handled well over 1,000 cases resulting in verdicts and settlements in excess of $125,000,000.00.
Dell has represented clients in state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Massachusetts. He represents plaintiffs in various types of cases including wrongful death, trucking litigation, drug and medical device litigation, toxic exposure, products liability, nursing home neglect, insurance fraud and bad faith, automobile accidents and work related injuries.
Education
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1989
B.S., Auburn University, 1985
with honors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Supreme Court of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Courts of Alabama
Affiliations
Dell serves on the Board of Directors (2023-2024) and Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. He also has served on several state and local bar planning committees and panels.
Speeches and Publications
Dell has been a frequent lecturer in Alabama in the area of civil litigation. He has written several materials and spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars across the state.
Panel Discussion presented by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers – The University of Alabama School of Law
Achieving Maximum Value in Personal Injury Cases – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Jury Selection Tips – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Bad Faith Law in Alabama – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Winning Your First Civil Trial – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Effective Trial Presentation – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions-Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions: Strategies and Techniques That Work – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Fundamentals of Advocacy – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Preparation and Management of a Typical Personal Injury Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective – Tuscaloosa County Legal Secretaries Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Uninsured Motorist Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
BACKGROUND
Dell Cross graduated from Auburn University in 1985, with honors, and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. He was Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, and was a member of Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and Phi Delta Phi. He also was selected as a member of both the National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams.
Dell achieved national recognition while attending the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the recipient of the 1989 American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Most Promising Trial Lawyer. He also was awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
He began his legal career as an attorney with Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie LLP) in Birmingham where he had the privilege of learning from some of the finest defense lawyers in the State of Alabama.
PRACTICE AND RESULTS
Dell has been a trial lawyer for over 30 years. He has substantial experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has achieved multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients in a broad range of cases. He has handled well over 1,000 cases resulting in verdicts and settlements in excess of $125,000,000.00.
Dell has represented clients in state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Massachusetts. He represents plaintiffs in various types of cases including wrongful death, trucking litigation, drug and medical device litigation, toxic exposure, products liability, nursing home neglect, insurance fraud and bad faith, automobile accidents and work related injuries.
Education
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1989
B.S., Auburn University, 1985
with honors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Supreme Court of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Courts of Alabama
Affiliations
Dell serves on the Board of Directors (2023-2024) and Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. He also has served on several state and local bar planning committees and panels.
Speeches and Publications
Dell has been a frequent lecturer in Alabama in the area of civil litigation. He has written several materials and spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars across the state.
Panel Discussion presented by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers – The University of Alabama School of Law
Achieving Maximum Value in Personal Injury Cases – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Jury Selection Tips – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Bad Faith Law in Alabama – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Winning Your First Civil Trial – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Effective Trial Presentation – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions-Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions: Strategies and Techniques That Work – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Fundamentals of Advocacy – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Preparation and Management of a Typical Personal Injury Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective – Tuscaloosa County Legal Secretaries Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Uninsured Motorist Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
BACKGROUND
Dell Cross graduated from Auburn University in 1985, with honors, and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. He was Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, and was a member of Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and Phi Delta Phi. He also was selected as a member of both the National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams.
Dell achieved national recognition while attending the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the recipient of the 1989 American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Most Promising Trial Lawyer. He also was awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
He began his legal career as an attorney with Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie LLP) in Birmingham where he had the privilege of learning from some of the finest defense lawyers in the State of Alabama.
PRACTICE AND RESULTS
Dell has been a trial lawyer for over 30 years. He has substantial experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has achieved multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients in a broad range of cases. He has handled well over 1,000 cases resulting in verdicts and settlements in excess of $125,000,000.00.
Dell has represented clients in state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Massachusetts. He represents plaintiffs in various types of cases including wrongful death, trucking litigation, drug and medical device litigation, toxic exposure, products liability, nursing home neglect, insurance fraud and bad faith, automobile accidents and work related injuries.
Education
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1989
B.S., Auburn University, 1985
with honors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Supreme Court of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Courts of Alabama
Affiliations
Dell serves on the Board of Directors (2023-2024) and Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. He also has served on several state and local bar planning committees and panels.
Speeches and Publications
Dell has been a frequent lecturer in Alabama in the area of civil litigation. He has written several materials and spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars across the state.
Panel Discussion presented by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers – The University of Alabama School of Law
Achieving Maximum Value in Personal Injury Cases – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Jury Selection Tips – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Bad Faith Law in Alabama – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Winning Your First Civil Trial – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Effective Trial Presentation – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions-Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions: Strategies and Techniques That Work – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Fundamentals of Advocacy – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Preparation and Management of a Typical Personal Injury Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective – Tuscaloosa County Legal Secretaries Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Uninsured Motorist Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
BACKGROUND
Dell Cross graduated from Auburn University in 1985, with honors, and from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1989. He was Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, and was a member of Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and Phi Delta Phi. He also was selected as a member of both the National Trial Advocacy and ATLA Trial Teams.
Dell achieved national recognition while attending the University of Alabama School of Law. He was the recipient of the 1989 American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Most Promising Trial Lawyer. He also was awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.
He began his legal career as an attorney with Starnes & Atchison (now Starnes Davis Florie LLP) in Birmingham where he had the privilege of learning from some of the finest defense lawyers in the State of Alabama.
PRACTICE AND RESULTS
Dell has been a trial lawyer for over 30 years. He has substantial experience representing individuals and businesses in state and federal courts and has achieved multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients in a broad range of cases. He has handled well over 1,000 cases resulting in verdicts and settlements in excess of $125,000,000.00.
Dell has represented clients in state and federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Massachusetts. He represents plaintiffs in various types of cases including wrongful death, trucking litigation, drug and medical device litigation, toxic exposure, products liability, nursing home neglect, insurance fraud and bad faith, automobile accidents and work related injuries.
Education
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1989
B.S., Auburn University, 1985
with honors
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Supreme Court of Alabama
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Courts of Alabama
Affiliations
Dell serves on the Board of Directors (2023-2024) and Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice and is a member of the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. He also has served on several state and local bar planning committees and panels.
Speeches and Publications
Dell has been a frequent lecturer in Alabama in the area of civil litigation. He has written several materials and spoken at numerous continuing legal education seminars across the state.
Panel Discussion presented by the Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers – The University of Alabama School of Law
Achieving Maximum Value in Personal Injury Cases – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Jury Selection Tips – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Bad Faith Law in Alabama – Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Winning Your First Civil Trial – National Business Institute CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Effective Trial Presentation – Barristers Educational Services, Birmingham, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions-Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
Discovery Practice & Settlement of Cases – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Montgomery, Alabama
General Tort Law Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Depositions: Strategies and Techniques That Work – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Fundamentals of Advocacy – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Preparation and Management of a Typical Personal Injury Case from the Plaintiff’s Perspective – Tuscaloosa County Legal Secretaries Association, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Uninsured Motorist Update – Alabama Bar Institute for CLE, Birmingham, Alabama
Hear What Our Clients Have To Say
"After my husband was injured in a burn accident at work, we felt the accident could have been avoided. I was not sure where to start, but after careful research, we met with Justin Smith and shared our experience. From day one, we felt we were in good hands. Justin and Dell explained everything and kept us informed from start to finish. It was a complicated case that took an outside the box approach. Both Justin and Dell made us feel like part of the team."
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