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John R. Spade
Partner johns@hollis-wright.com
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Phone: (205) 324-3600
Toll Free: (844) 529-8255
Fax: (205) 324-3636
2201 Morris Ave
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
John has dedicated his practice to helping victims who have been injured through no fault of their own. John has a varied personal injury practice that ranges from commercial and motor vehicle collisions, dram shop liability, construction and premises liability, insurance bad faith, 
prescription errors, and products liability, to catastrophic injury and wrongful death. John practices primarily in Alabama, but has handled cases across the southeast. He enjoys the fact that every one of his cases is unique and presents new challenges and issues to overcome. John also enjoys holding insurance companies accountable to their insureds. He prides himself on his attention to detail and diligence. 
John looks forward to fighting for his clients to get them just and fair compensation that they deserve. He knows that every case starts with his clients and that is why he makes it a point to proactively communicate with his clients on a regular basis. Over John’s career, he has recovered millions of dollars for his clients through trial, mediation, and settlement.
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
National Trial Lawyers
Top 40 under 40
Super Lawyers, Rising Star
Best Lawyers
Ones to Watch in America
Alabama Bar Association
Member Since: 2015
American Association for Justice
Member
Alabama Association for Justice
Member
Education
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, 2015
- Advocate, Cumberland’s National Trial Team
- Articles Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy
- Scholar of Merit, Pre-Trial Practice and Procedure
- Best Appellate Brief, Lawyering and Legal Reasoning
- Nat Bryan American Board of Trial Advocates Award
- Dean’s List
B.A., Auburn University, 2011
- Phi Eta Sigma Academic Honor Society
- Carlson Leadership Academy
- Dean’s List
Publications and Presentations
- Fully Evaluating Industrial Accident Cases Could Be Worth the Effort—a look at Alabama Co-Employee (c)(2) Litigation, presented to the Solo and Small Firm Section Monthly CLE for the Alabama Trial Lawyers, January 10, 2024.
- The New Alabama Dram Shop Act & How to Protect Drunk Driving Victims, presented to the South Alabama Trial Lawyers, Mobile Alabama, October 18, 2023.
- Protecting Drunk Driving Victims Under the New Alabama Dram Shop Act, presented to the Alabama Trial Lawyers Emerging Leaders Section, Birmingham, Alabama, September 27, 2023.
- Are Landowners of Outdoor Recreational Property Protected if Someone Gets Injured on Their Land?, presented via blog as a practice-specific topic, September 28, 2021.
- Alabama Move Over Act: What Does it Mean to You?, presented via blog as a practice-specific topic, February 5, 2020.
- John R. Spade, Jacob v. Duane Reade, Inc. – Certifying a Class as to Liability Only?, 38 Am. J. Trial Advoc. (2013) (Forthcoming Issue).
- John Spade, Feld v. Feld: The Federal Circuit Split Over Post-Trial Appeals from Pre-Trial Summary Judgment Denials Asserting Purely Legal Issues, 37 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 447 (2013).
