Gregory S. Cusimano

Gregory S. Cusimano is a partner at Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC in Gadsden, Alabama, with a practice including serious personal injury and death claims. He handles products liability, trucking wrecks, assisted living and nursing home abuse or neglect, and civil trials. His professional work also includes trial consulting, writing, and teaching on case preparation, courtroom tactics, and persuasion for lawyers across the country.

Greg earned a B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1965 and a J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1968. During law school, he served as student body president, joined the Bench and Bar Honor Society, and was invited to participate in Law Review. He was admitted in Alabama in 1968 and later gained admission to federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Greg’s courtroom experience extends beyond injury litigation. His work has included defending bank directors in litigation brought by the FDIC and handling a capital criminal defense case. He has also served as a trial consultant in significant cases around the country. His publications include books on case preparation and tort litigation, combining practical trial experience with guidance on developing evidence, presenting claims, and addressing courtroom challenges.

Gregory S. Cusimano has served as president of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association and the Etowah County Bar Association. His professional service includes appointments to Alabama Supreme Court committees addressing evidence rules, jury instructions, and civil procedure. He has also participated in the Council of the Alabama Law Institute and taught as Practitioner in Residence at the University of Alabama School of Law, contributing to legal education and procedural development.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Executive Board Member, Treasurer, Vice President, President and Past President, Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
• Board of Governors (Lifetime Member), American Association for Justice
• President, Etowah County Trial Lawyers Association
• President, Etowah County Young Lawyers
• President, Etowah County Bar Association
• Member, American Society of Trial Consultants
• Member, American Bar Association
• Appointed Member, Council of the Alabama Law Institute
• Member, Committee to rewrite the Alabama Rules of Evidence
• Member, Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee
• Member, Standing Committee of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
• Founding Principal, Winning Works, LLC

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• The University of Alabama School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Alabama
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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