Allan S. JonesShareholder

Primary Office

100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35216

Phone

205.949.2926
205.822.2057 (fax)

Professional Profile

Allan S. Jones is a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office where he serves as co-chair of the firm’s insurance section.  He represents many national and international clients in the insurance industry on insurance-related matters and handles all coverage and extra contractual litigation in Alabama for multiple insurance carriers. Allan frequently lectures on a variety of insurance topics.  He served as both regional and contributing editor of DRI’s 2010 Bad Faith Law Compendium. Allan’s practice concentrates on coverage litigation and defending both carriers and professionals against extra contractual claims in state and federal courts as well as arbitration and other forums. He is a graduate of the International Defense Lawyers Academy.

Allan has successfully defended insurers and professionals against claims of fraud, bad faith and punitive damages.  He is frequently retained to provide consultation and guidance on the interpretation and application of a wide variety of insurance contracts, including general liability, excess/umbrella, admiralty, environmental, errors and omissions, all types of professional lines, environmental, construction and builder’s risk. He has guided several multi-line carriers through defense, indemnity and other coverage issues involving multi-million-dollar exposures such as asbestos claims, remediation of pollution and environmental claims, multi-fatality accidents, corporate fraud and the resolution of claims by commercial enterprises that have suffered large losses.

Allan is a current member of the national organization known as the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN). For many years Allan held several significant leadership roles including Board of Directors, Chair and Vice-Chair of the organization.

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

Alabama

Education

BA, University of Alabama, cum laude

JD, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (AL)

Affiliations

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Birmingham Bar Association

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Professional Liability Attorney Network; Executive Board, Immediate Past Chair

News Updates About Allan S. Jones

Jones Attends PLAN Regional Meeting

Carr Allison Shareholder Allan Jones (Birmingham, AL) (center), Chair of the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN), spends time with former Atlanta Braves teammates Kris Medlen (left) and Tim Hudson (right) at SunTrust Park in Atlanta following PLAN’s regional meeting.

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Carr Allison Attends PLAN Late Night Event

Shareholder Judson Wells (Mobile, AL), Shareholder Katy Beth Carr (Florence, AL) and Shareholder and PLAN Chair Allan Jones (Birmingham, AL) post up for a picture at the PLAN Late Night event in San Diego, CA.

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Allan Jones Named PLAN Chair

Allan S. Jones, a shareholder at Carr Allison (Birmingham, AL), has been named Chair of the 2018-19 Board of Directors for the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN).  The announcement was made at PLAN’s annual regional event in New York City.  Allan served as vice-chair for 2017-18 and has held several […]

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Jones Elected Vice-Chair of PLAN Board of Directors

Allan S. Jones, shareholder in the firm’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN).  PLAN’s member firms elected him to the position.  Allan will serve one year as Vice-Chair, which includes firm membership selection and coordination, before moving […]

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Carpenter and Jones Contribute to DRI’s Compendium

Allan Jones, Shareholder in our Birmingham office, recently prepared the Alabama chapter to the Defense Research Institute’s 2016 Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurance Compendium.  This Compendium is used by insurance claims professionals and staff throughout the nation as a vital tool for claims handling on a multi-state basis.   Shareholder Thomas Carpenter, from […]

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