Echola Maritime Lawyers

I grew up in Mobile, Alabama, the son of a Judge and a schoolteacher. They taught me the importance of justice and compassion. My grandfather, who worked for Bender Shipping, taught me at an early age that "If you tell someone you are going to do something, do it" and "If you work for someone, you give them 110 percent." Over my life, I have worked hard to apply these lessons.

I went to the University of South Alabama and the University of Alabama for my undergraduate studies . I then went to Alabama Law School, where I earned best...

Mitchell Lattof Jr. graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.A. Degree in American Studies in 1976 and a Juris Doctor Degree in Law in 1979. He has been an active, practicing attorney in Mobile, Alabama since 1979 and has been associated with the law firm of Lattof & Lattof since 1983.

Mitch is a Member of the Mobile Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar and the American Bar Association and has also been a member of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association for which he served on the Board of Governors for a number of years.

Mitch is an active member...

Gary Stout was born in 1958 in Greensboro, NC. He attended college as well as Law School at the University of Tulsa, earning a Juris Doctor Degree in 1989. After passing the Oklahoma Bar Exam, he entered military service as a Judge Advocate in 1989. His assignments included the 82nd Airborne Division and the XVIII Airborne Corps. He is a veteran of Desert Storm, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Since the formation of Brock & Stout, he has primarily limited his practice to personal injury, wrongful death, bankruptcy and social security litigation. He is a member of...

Representing injured people in Auto, Marine, Railroad and defective products.

Mr. Diamond received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in 1967, and graduated from the University of Alabama Law School with a Juris Doctor Degree in January 1969. He joined the law firm of his father and began a practice which has since concentrated in representing the victims of marine, railroad, industrial and motor vehicle accidents. He has accumulated 50 years of expertise in the Jones Act remedies for seamen and offshore oil employees, the FELA remedies for railroad employees, the remedies for longshoremen and shipyard workers under the...

Upon graduating from law school, George joined the FBI as a Special Agent. He spent time in Washington, D.C. and Omaha, Nebraska before being transfered to Waterloo, Iowa. Covering a range of eleven counties, George investigated crimes ranging from bank robberies to military deserters. He also spent time in Cleveland, Ohio, before returning to Huntsville in 1972. George still has strong ties to the FBI as a member of the Former FBI Agents organization. Outside of work, George, his wife Lynda, and their three children and six grandchildren all attend First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville.

Rated in 2016-2023 as AV Preeminent®Martindale-Hubbell®PEER REVIEW RATINGS™for the following practice areas: Personal Injury, Industrial Accidents and Criminal Law. Results: $2,529,229.00 jury verdict for an injured student-athlete$549,146.72 Judgment for misappropriation of interdicts funds in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. $235,383.94 verdict for soft tissue injury in Mobile County, Alabama after 3 day jury trial. Top offer by Defendant was $11,500.00 prior to trial. $215,0000 jury verdict for soft tissue/aggravation of chronic pain injuries in a uninsured motorist claim tried in Crenshaw County, Alabama in a contested damages case. The property damage to Plaintiff''s vehicle was $600. $127,000.00 jury verdict for an injured Plaintiff sustained soft tissue injuries...