Austin Whitten

Austin Whitten is a partner at Pittman, Dutton, Hellums, Bradley & Mann, P.C. in Birmingham, Alabama. He represents injured individuals and small businesses in complex civil litigation. His practice includes class actions, mass torts, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and insurer bad faith claims. He also handles disputes involving consumer protection and data privacy, bringing both individual and group claims against businesses and insurers accused of causing harm or withholding legal benefits.

Austin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama in 2012 after attending on a Presidential Scholarship. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2015. During law school, he worked in the Civil Law Clinic and won a jury trial as a third-year student. That early courtroom experience provided a foundation for litigation involving disputed evidence, legal duties, and clients seeking remedies from powerful defendants.

Austin has represented lead plaintiffs in consumer protection and data privacy class actions, including reported settlements of $9.75 million in a home security case and $4.3 million and $2.3 million in medical-company privacy cases. His practice also includes cases involving insurance coverage disputes, product claims, and serious accidents. One reported business insurance bad faith matter resulted in a $1.3 million recovery. These cases illustrate experience with both large-scale litigation and individual disputes over serious financial or physical losses.

Austin Whitten works on matters where clients challenge corporate practices, seek insurance benefits, or pursue compensation for injuries. His experience includes multidistrict-style claims, civil lawsuits, and class actions brought on behalf of groups alleging similar harm. He focuses on developing claims from the underlying facts and pursuing remedies through litigation or negotiated resolution. His work combines personal injury representation with consumer and business-related disputes that can require extensive evidence and coordinated legal strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Pittman, Dutton, Hellums, Bradley & Mann, P.C.
• Member, Alabama State Bar

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor’s Degree

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