Alison O’Neal McMinn

Alison O’Neal McMinn is a partner at Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP in Jackson. Her practice includes asbestos, appellate matters, environmental litigation, personal injury, product liability, and premises liability. Alison brings experience from prosecution work, civil defense, appellate courts, and federal and state proceedings. She focuses on the larger strategic picture of a case while managing the detailed research, motion practice, witness preparation, and courtroom work required in complex litigation.

Alison earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law and her B.A. from Mississippi State University, summa cum laude. After law school, she served as a judicial clerk to Judge Leslie D. King of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. Her academic background and appellate clerkship developed skills in legal research, written advocacy, and judicial analysis that support her work in trial and appellate matters across a broad range of civil disputes.

Alison has served on trial teams in multiple asbestos product liability cases that proceeded to jury verdict, with responsibilities including legal research, motion practice, courtroom appearances, witness preparation, depositions, juror analysis, and examination planning. Her reported appellate work includes matters before the Mississippi Court of Appeals and Mississippi Supreme Court. She has also handled pro bono and appellate matters involving wrongful conviction and other significant legal issues.

Alison O’Neal McMinn has been selected to Mid-South Super Lawyers and recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in product liability, mass tort and class action defense, and personal injury litigation for defendants. She has also received firm pro bono recognition and leadership honors in Mississippi. Her practice combines trial preparation, appellate perspective, and broad litigation experience to help clients address complex disputes in state and federal courts.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• Women’s Initiative Committee, co-chair, Capitol Area Bar Association (2020-2021)
• Member, Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• Member, Mississippi Women Lawyers Association
• Member, Hinds County Bar Association
• Member, Jackson Young Lawyer’s Division
• Member, The Trial Network
• Member, Mississippi Bar Child Welfare and Child Advocacy Committee (2019-2021)
• Committee member, Mississippi Commission on Children’s Justice, Opportunities for Treatment (2020-2021)
• SOLACE Liaison, Federal Bar Association, Mississippi Chapter (2020-2021)
• Member, Mississippi Bar Women in the Profession Committee (2020-2021)
• Chairwoman, FormanWatkins Pro Bono Committee

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Mississippi State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) Summa Cum Laude

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