Donald D. Knowlton

Donald D. Knowlton is a partner at Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC in Gadsden, Alabama. His practice includes personal injury, commercial law, and general litigation. He handles products liability, trucking wrecks, assisted living and nursing home abuse or neglect, serious injury and death claims, and funeral home negligence. His work also includes civil trials and general practice matters involving clients with contested legal concerns.

Don graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville State University, where he studied political science. He earned his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1998. His background also includes U.S. Army service during the Gulf War. This combination of military experience and academic training preceded a legal career spanning injury litigation, commercial matters, and representation in state and federal courts.

Don is admitted in Alabama and Mississippi, including the federal district courts in both states. His admissions also include the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. His litigation work involves cases concerning serious injuries, defective products, trucking collisions, and neglect in care settings. He also handles commercial disputes, drawing on experience across different types of civil claims and courtroom proceedings.

Donald D. Knowlton is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and serves on the Executive Committee of the Alabama Association for Justice. His professional memberships include the Etowah County Bar Association, American Bar Association, and American Association for Justice. These activities accompany his work representing clients in injury and civil litigation matters. His practice brings together courtroom experience, professional service, and a background in cases involving significant personal and commercial consequences.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, The Mississippi Bar
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member and Executive Committee, Alabama Association for Justice
• Member, Etowah County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Association for Justice

Licensed State

• Alabama
• Mississippi

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law
  Graduate (1998)
• Jacksonville State University
  Political Science Graduate (Magna Cum Laude)

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