Atty. Sharon D. Stuart
Sharon Stuart devotes her practice to civil trial work and arbitration. She focuses on complex commercial and insurance litigation, and she handles a variety of product liability cases including pharmaceutical and medical device products liability litigation as national, regional or local counsel.
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Sharon D. Stuart is a employment, business, class action, product liability, and litigation attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, practicing at Christian & Small LLP. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas and Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association. Educated at Samford University (J.D., 1990) and Samford University (—, 1987). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Insurance Law (Birmingham) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026). Serves clients in Birmingham, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Sharon Stuart devotes her practice to civil trial work and arbitration
- She focuses on complex commercial and insurance litigation, and she handles a variety of product liability cases including pharmaceutical and medical device products liability litigation as national, regional or local counsel
- Her trial experience includes a wide range of business tort claims, contract disputes, commercial and insurance fraud and bad faith suits, and wrongful death cases
- She has defended dozens of class action lawsuits in areas as diverse as product liability/toxic tort, financial products, insurance and employment law
- Sharon’s approach is to become a business partner with her clients, to become fluent in their business, and to assist them with clearly defining their objectives and the process for meeting those goals
- By collaborating in this way, she can provide the most effective counsel possible
- Working closely with the offices of general counsel of several major corporations has afforded Sharon the opportunity to interact with business clients and develop an understanding of the dynamics associated with those relationships
- This experience allows Sharon to steadily, yet diplomatically, guide her clients in lawfully accomplishing their business objectives
Practice Areas Explained
Sharon D. Stuart's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Sharon D. Stuart handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Sharon D. Stuart is one of 151,622 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Alabama →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Sharon D. Stuart is one of 452,854 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Alabama →
Sharon D. Stuart is one of 23,998 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Alabama →
Sharon D. Stuart is one of 60,257 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Alabama →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Sharon D. Stuart is one of 409,070 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Alabama →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Alabama
Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Birmingham are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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