Travis S. Jackson

Service Areas

Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Workers’ Compensation
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Local Governments & Municipalities
Employment Litigation
Employment Law
Civil Rights Litigation
Business Disputes
Creditors’ Rights
Appellate Practice
Premises Liability
OSHA Investigations

Profile

Mr. Jackson focuses on litigation and practices primarily in the areas of the defense of employers in workers' compensation claims, retaliatory discharge and employment discrimination claims against employers, willful conduct claims against supervisors and managers, local governmental liability, civil rights and constitutional litigation, commercial disputes, premises liability, contract disputes, labor and employment issues, personnel issues, creditors’ rights, and election law.

He has experience in appellate practice before the Alabama Supreme Court and the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. A representative case is Hale v. Kroger Limited Partnership I, 28 So.3d 772 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009).

Honors and Awards

• Mr. Jackson is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as BV Distinguished ®.
• VIP of the Year 2012, Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program.
• Since 2014, Superlawyers.com has named Mr. Jackson a Rising Star in the area of workers’ compensation.

CLE Courses

Mr. Jackson has served as an instructor for the following continuing legal education (CLE) courses:

• Employment Law Update, 2007, CLE Alabama.
• City and County Government Law Update, 2010: Sin City—Gambling, Adult Entertainment, and Alcohol Issues, CLE, Alabama.
• City and County Government Law Update, 2012: Legal Issues in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters, CLE Alabama.
• Employment Law 2015:  Managing Employee Leaves of Absence, National Business Institute.

Presentations

• Panelist, Navigating Workers’ Compensation During the COVID-19 Pandemic, sponsored by Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc. (insurance brokerage, April 21, 2020.

Professional Affiliations

• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
  • Member, 2019-present
• American Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • District Director, 2024-2027
  • Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 2016-2018
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
  • Treasurer, 2012-2013
  • Vice Chair, Grievance Committee, 2010-2012
  • Member, Executive Committee, 2011-present
• Huntsville-Madison County Young Lawyers Association
  • President, 2011-2012
  • President Elect, 2010-2011
• American Association for Justice

Education

• J.D., 2007, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Trial Advocacy Competition Team
  Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society
• B.A., summa cum laude, 2004, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  President, Mortar Board Senior Honor Society
  Omicron Delta Kappa
  Blue Key
  Pi Sigma Alpha
  Anderson Senior Honor Society
  Capstone Men and Women

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 2007

Court Admissions

• United States District Courts
  Northern District of Alabama
  Middle District of Alabama
  Southern District of Alabama
• United States Bankruptcy Courts
  Northern District of Alabama
  Middle District of Alabama
  Southern District of Alabama
• All Alabama state courts

Community Involvement

• Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program
  Advisory Board Member
• Rotaract Club of Huntsville
  Founding Member
  Chair, Selection Committee, 2009-2010
• United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Huntsville & Tennessee Valley, Inc.
  Member, Board of Directors, 2013-14
• Leadership Huntsville-Madison County, 2012
  Member, Delegate Committee
• Member, Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 9
• Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 10
  Co-Chair, Public Safety Day
• Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 11
  Chair, Public Safety Day
• Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 12
  Co-Chair, Closing Retreat
• Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 13
  Chair, Closing Retreat
• Huntsville-Madison County Connect Class 14
  Advisory Committee Member

Other Experience

• Judicial Externship with U.S. Magistrate John E. Ott, Northern District of Alabama.

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