Angel A. CroesShareholder

Primary Office

100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35216

Phone

205.949.2977
205.822.2057 (fax)

Professional Profile

Angel A. Croes is a shareholder at Carr Allison and has served on its Board of Directors. Based in the firm’s Birmingham (AL) office, her litigation practice focuses on the defense of regional, national and international manufacturers, distributors and retailers in complex litigation and product liability matters. Angel has secured many summary judgements and other pre-trial dismissals, as well as defense verdicts, for her clients in both jury and non-jury trials.

After graduating from the Alabama School of Math and Science in Mobile (AL), Angel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and Spanish, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She then studied experimental psychology at the graduate level at the University of Alabama in Huntsville before earning her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (AL).

Angel has been selected for inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America® as well as a Rising Star for Mid-South Super Lawyers®. She is an active member of DRI’s Product Liability Committee. A popular speaker on a variety of product liability defense matters, Angel was a presenter at the 2020 DRI Product Liability Conference in New Orleans.

Angel is a distance runner and health enthusiast. Angel, her husband and their daughter enjoy spending time together at the beach and outdoors with their two Miniature Schnauzers and English Bulldog.

Recent Publications

October 2021, Vol. 20, Issue 12, DRI- The Voice of the Defense Bar, “2021 Product Liability Conference Caselaw Update: Eleventh Circuit”

February 2023, DRI- Product Liability Conference Compendium, “2023 Product Liability Conference Caselaw Update: Eleventh Circuit”

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

Alabama

US District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama

US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

 

Education

BA, University of Alabama at Huntsville, summa cum laude

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

Affiliations

Alabama Bar Association

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Birmingham Bar Association

DRI – Association for Civil Defense Attorneys; Retail and Hospitality Committee; Product Liability Committee

USLAW Network

Recognitions

Mid-South Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, 2020 – 2022

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 – 2025

News Updates About Angel A. Croes

Darmer and Stokes Obtain Dismissal

Angel Darmer and Hannah Stokes of Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office represented a well-established roofing and construction company in a bench trial in North Alabama. A customer alleged that roofing work performed by defendant caused water to damage the interior of his home. Defense counsel argued that the customer’s alleged […]

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Darmer, Ireland and Stokes Obtain Dismissal

Charlie Ireland, Angel Darmer, and Hannah Stokes of our Birmingham (AL) office successfully defended their client, a national automotive maintenance and repair company, in a binding arbitration hearing. The plaintiff was seeking damages for alleged breach of contract and conversion of a fleet vehicle. Defense counsel argued that an alleged […]

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Ireland, Driver and Darmer Secure Affirmation of Class Action Dismissal by the Alabama Supreme Court

Shareholders Glenn E. “Charlie” Ireland, Joseph H. Driver and Angel A. Darmer recently defeated class claims in a nationwide class action lawsuit  against their client, a full service asset recovery company.  The plaintiff filed the lawsuit as the representative of a putative nationwide class of individuals asserting claims pertaining to […]

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Darmer Named to 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Stars list

Carr Allison is proud to announce that Shareholder Angel Darmer has been named to the 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers, Rising Stars list for Products Liability Defense. Angel is located in our Birmingham (AL) office where her litigation practice focuses on the defense of local, regional and national manufacturers, distributors, retailers […]

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Carr Allison Attorneys Defeat Class Action Claims

Shareholders Glenn E. “Charlie” Ireland and Angel A. Darmer have defeated class claims in a nationwide class action lawsuit pending in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama against their client, a full service asset recovery company.  The plaintiff filed the lawsuit as the representative of a purported nationwide class […]

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Darmer Presents at DRI Product Liability Conference

Angel A. Darmer of Carr Allison and Scott D. Raszeja of AEI Corporation co-presented at DRI’s Product Liability Conference in New Orleans on Friday, February 7, 2020.  The theme of their presentation was: The Ubiquitous Printed Circuit Board – Case Studies in Hardware Failure.   They provided attendees with an insider’s […]

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Carr Allison’s Darmer is Featured Speaker at AEI Event

Carr Allison Shareholder Angel A. Darmer (Birmingham, AL) spoke recently about product failure involving printed circuit boards during an Advanced Engineering Investigations (AEI) Corporation “Flashover Fridays” event in Littleton, Colorado.  Angel focused her remarks on the legal implications of printed circuit board failures with regard to product liability claims and […]

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Carr Allison Selects Six New Shareholders and Two New Counsel

Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Katy Beth Carr (Florence, AL), Sarah J. Cross and E. Glenn Smith, Jr. (Mobile, AL), Dixie Daimwood (Tallahassee, FL), and Angel A. Darmer and Sara Beth DeLisle (Birmingham, AL) have been named as Shareholders.  Carrie H. Bates (Birmingham, AL) and Pamela Springrose Hallford […]

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Retail and Hospitality Team Obtains Defense Verdict

Shareholder Glenn E. Ireland and Associate Angel A. Darmer recently obtained a defense verdict for a regional fast food chain in a jury trial held in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. Plaintiff’s Complaint alleged claims of Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, and the Tort of Outrage against the […]

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