John Tomlinson is an accomplished attorney with over 21 years of experience in litigation involving personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, product liability, employment discrimination, environmental/occupational toxic torts, and consumer protection-related class actions. He also has experience in complex multi-district litigation, including the Monsanto/Bayer Roundup Litigation (MDL No. 2741) and the BP/Deepwater Horizon disaster (MDL No. 2179) where he served as a member of the litigation/settlement negotiation team. John has litigated cases against major trucking companies, insurance companies, and petroleum and chemical manufacturers. As a result of his efforts, he has been able to obtain tremendous outcomes for his clients.
Of note, John was a leader in the pursuit of claims against BP Oil and other responsible parties as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. John played a significant part in assisting the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee (PSC) in its settlement negotiations with BP. As part of the PSC economic damages team, he personally helped negotiate significant portions of the Business Economic Loss models for the Deepwater Horizon Class Settlement, which are estimated to have ultimately resulted in multiple billions of dollars in compensation for class members. His dedication and significant efforts helped thousands of claimants in the Gulf Coast Areas receive compensation for their losses.
During his legal career, John Tomlinson has been a featured speaker at multiple legal seminars. John was one of several featured presenters for the “BP Oil Spill Reimbursement Webcast,” presented by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). There were more than 1,000 accountants from states along the Gulf Coast participating, including Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. His presentation was on “Rights of Impacted Parties.” Other speaking engagements included: “Causation Issues under the Oil Protection Act” at the 2011 ABA Section of Litigation and Criminal Justice Joint Annual Conference held April 15, 2011, in Miami Beach, Florida; State Bar of Georgia, Toxic Torts Seminar held in Atlanta, GA on Sept. 30, 2011, panel discussion regarding “Settling Mass Tort Claims – Legal and Ethical Challenges;” and at the CLE Alabama Damages and Remedies Seminar at the University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on the topic of “BP Oil Spill Update.”
John is a past president of the Montgomery County Alabama Association for Justice, where he also served as secretary, treasurer, and as a member of the Board of Directors. John is a member of the Alabama State Bar, American Bar Association and Alabama Association for Justice. In 2010, 2013, and again in 2016, John was selected as his firm’s Lawyer of the Year for the Toxic Tort’s section.
John graduated from the University of Alabama in 1995 and earned his Juris Doctor at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2001. He was a member of the 1990 and 1991 University of Alabama football teams under Coach Gene Stallings. John was also a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and participated in collegiate and charity organizations.
John has a son, Jet, who attends The University of Alabama. He is a member of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama, and has been involved in many local charities and fund-raising events, including Magic Moments, March of Dimes, Henry Tellis Foundation, and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. John also served on the Selection Committee of the Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award, which recognizes Christian Leadership in Athletics for Montgomery County, AL student athletes.
In his spare time, John likes to travel and pursue his hobbies of hiking, hunting, skiing, fly-fishing, horseback riding, and site-seeing.
Memberships
Bar Admissions
- Alabama
Court Admissions
- Admitted, Alabama Supreme Court (2002)
- Admitted, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (May 16, 2018)
- Admitted, United States District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern District of Alabama
Legal / Professional
- Montgomery County Association for Justice
- President
- Secretary, Treasurer
- Member, Board of Directors