Joseph P.H. Babington

Joseph P.H. Babington


Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, P.C.

Recognized since 2007

Mobile, Alabama

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Environmental

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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For more than three decades, Joseph P. H. Babington has handled civil litigation in state and federal courts in Alabama and around the country. Joe has tried cases, argued appeals, and prosecuted and defended arbitrations. He has worked on a broad range of complex matters and has deep experience in products liability defense, catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, and business and commercial disputes.

Joe presented the winning argument in the United States Supreme Court in Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), which clarified the rules governing admissibility of expert testimony in federal courts. Since Kumho, he has successfully handled dozens of cases involving challenges to admissibility of expert testimony. He has also represented defendants, including many of the world’s leading drug and medical device manufacturers, in numerous mass tort, multi-district, and class action litigations.

After graduating with highest honors from the University of Notre Dame, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Joe earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Joe and his wife, Kristin, have been married for more than 35 years and have four grown children and four grandchildren. Joe enjoys active outdoor sports, especially paddle boarding, hiking, and fishing.

Location
  • The LaClede Building, Suite 2000
    150 Government Street
    P.O. Box 2767
    Mobile, AL 36652
Education
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) - Member
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute - Member
  • Trial Attorneys of America - Board Member

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mobile (2024)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Mobile (2024)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Mobile (2023)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Mobile (2022)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Mobile (2020)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Mobile (2018)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Mobile (2016)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Mobile (2015)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Mobile (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Appellate
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Automobile
  • Aviation
  • Aviation Collision
  • Aviation Litigation
  • Civil Fraud
  • Class Actions
  • Construction
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Mass Tort
  • Medical Devices
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Product Liability
  • Tobacco
  • Toxic Tort
  • Wrongful Death
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation

Publications

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