William M. Cunningham
Practice Areas:Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Nursing Home Abuse, Business Litigation, Environmental Law and Insurance Matters.
William (Billy) M. Cunningham, Esq.
William (Billy) M. Cunningham, Esq. has over thirty years of experience and success representing clients in civil litigation matters. His practice involves personal injury, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, business litigation, environmental law and insurance matters. Mr. Cunningham is licensed to practice in the state and Federal courts of Alabama and Mississippi, as well as the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has represented the 13th Judicial Circuit as a Bar Commissioner, served on the State Bar Disciplinary Panel and is a member of the Board of Directors for Legal Services Alabama.
Mr. Cunningham is an “AV” rated lawyer according to Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating a lawyer can receive, as adjudged by his peers in the legal profession. Mr. Cunningham is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is certified as an Alabama Mediator. In addition, he is affiliated with the following professional organizations: American Association for Justice, Nursing Home Litigation Group, Mobile Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association, Alabama Association for Justice, Mississippi Bar Association, and Mississippi Association for Justice.
After graduating from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He subsequently attended Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. After graduation in 1974, he returned to active duty for four years. He resigned his commission and was discharged in 1978. He returned to Mobile and joined the law firm of Sintz, Pike, Campbell & Duke.
Mr. Cunningham’s wife, Kathryn Northcutt Cunningham, is a retired internal medicine doctor. She now consults with the firm assisting in medical litigation matters.
Mr. Cunningham has served on numerous civic boards and organizations. He is currently spearheading the Toys for Tots drive for south Baldwin County, Alabama through the Marine Corp league chapter in Gulf Shores.
Distinction:
- Licensed to practice in the state and Federal courts of Alabama and Mississippi.
- Licensed to practice in the U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
- Licensed to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States.
- “AV” rated lawyer according to Martindale-Hubbell.
- Served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Contact:
- Burns, Cunningham & Mackey, P.C.
- P.O. Box 1583
- Mobile, AL 36633
- Phone Numbers:
- Toll Free: 800-574-4332
- Fax: 251-432-0625