About Forrest
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Forrest S. Latta is a partner in the firm’s litigation section where he handles complex litigation and appellate work, areas for which he has been recognized in both Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers respectively.
Mr. Latta represents clients at both the trial and appellate level in cases involving business, insurance (including bad faith), product liability, and media law. His work for media clients helped earn the firm’s listing by Fortune Magazine as a “Go To Law Firm” in the field of Media Law.
Mr. Latta holds an A-V rating from Martindale Hubbell.
Besides trial work Mr. Latta chairs the firm’s Appellate Practice Section which often is picked to represent clients in significant appeals. Mr. Latta himself has participated in over 100 appellate cases including some landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases which re-shaped the law of punitive damages. He has served by appointment on the Alabama Supreme Court’s Standing Committee for Appellate Rules and is named in Best Lawyers in the field of Appellate Litigation.
Mr. Latta earned his undergraduate degree from Troy University, summa cum laude, in 1980 and his law degree from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, cum laude, in 1983. During law school he was an Associate Editor of the Cumberland Law Review and a member of the school’s 1983 national trial team which finished #2 in the nation.
What is your favorite thing about the law?
Every day is different, with new challenges and problems to be solved.
What community projects are you involved in?
Board of Trustees, Troy University
Board of Advisors, Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Board of Directors, Mobile Botanical Gardens
Board of Trustees, Baptist Foundation of Alabama
American Camellia Society (various offices)
What was your first job?
Paper boy.
What are your hobbies?
Gardening and History
What advice would you give a young student in law school?
Make a daily schedule and live by it; take one day off each week.
How do you define a “good day?”
A sunny autumn day during college football season.
How do you spend your weekend?
Digging in the dirt.