Donald B. Kirkpatrick, IIShareholder

Primary Office

100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35216

Phone

205.949.2946
205.822.2057 (fax)

Professional Profile

Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick is a senior shareholder and one of the nine founding members of Carr Allison. His practice focuses primarily on workers’ compensation and related litigation, including retaliatory discharge and other employment matters. Bo advises self-insured clients, third party administrators and insurance carriers with respect to workers’ compensation issues. He has handled litigation statewide for Fortune 500 Companies and has extensive trial experience throughout the state of Alabama. Bo has served as the chair of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Alabama State Bar and currently sits as the co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group at Carr Allison.

Bo has recently been named to the Alabama Worker’s Compensation Sections’ Judicial Education Committee, and he is a regular speaker for the Alabama Department of Labor – Worker’s Compensation Division’s CEU seminars. He also lectures at seminars nationwide on current issues and recent developments in workers’ compensation law.

Bo has achieved a peer review AV Preeminent® rating through Martindale-Hubbell® and has been selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers® list since 2008, as well as The Best Lawyers in America® since 2012. He was chosen as a “Top Flight Lawyer” for bMetro magazine and a “Elite Lawyer of the South” for The National Law Journal. A graduate of the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (AL), Bo served as student materials editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy as well as chief justice of the Honor Court.

Outside of work, Bo enjoys spending time with his family and is actively involved with his church.

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

Alabama

US District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama

US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Education

BA, Auburn University (AL)

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

Affiliations

Alabama Bar Association; Workers’ Compensation Section, Past Chairman

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Alabama Self-Insurers Association

Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization

American Bar Association

Birmingham Bar Association

Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

Recognitions

Mid-South Super Lawyers®, 2008-2023

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012-2025

The National Law Journal “Elite Lawyer of the South,” 2017

The Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year, 2025

News Updates About Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II

Carr Allison Wins Big in Circuit Court

  Carr Allison attorneys Bo Kirkpatrick and Joe Driver scored a big victory protecting employer’s rights under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act.  The plaintiff/employee in Huey v. Stryker Trailers, LLC, (Calhoun County, CV-2023-900328), sued his employer for negligence based on a work-related injury to his finger.  The employer moved to […]

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3 Carr Allison Attorneys Named to 2023 Super Lawyers

Carr Allison is excited to announce that three attorneys have been named to the 2023 Super Lawyers® list. Attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers® by a rigorous process of peer nominations, peer evaluations and third party research.  Congratulations!   Below is a list of attorneys included. Russell Allison (Birmingham, AL) […]

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18 Carr Allison Birmingham Attorneys Named To The Best Lawyers in America®

Carr Allison is excited to announce that 18 attorneys from our Birmingham (AL) office have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for excellence in their respective practice areas. Congratulations!   Below is a list of the Birmingham attorneys included. Russell Q. Allison Insurance Law Litigation – […]

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36 Carr Allison Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®

Carr Allison is excited to announce that 36 attorneys, across three states, have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 for excellence in their respective practice areas.   ALABAMA – Birmingham – Best Lawyers in America ® R. Brett Adair – employment law management Russell Q. Allison […]

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Carr Allison Attorneys to Speak at ASIA Summer Conference

Carr Allison shareholders Charles Carr, Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick and Brett Adair will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming Alabama Self-Insurers Association’s Virtual Summer Conference.   On Monday, August 17, Charles and Bo will present case law updates with pandemic advice.  Brett will speak about work force reduction in […]

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Carr Allison Attorneys on B-Metro List

Carr Allison is excited to announce that eight Birmingham (AL) attorneys have been named to B-Metro’s “Top Attorneys 2020” list.   Congratulations to:   Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth J. Kanter Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II Thomas L. Oliver, II Lea Richmond, IV Brett A. Ross Melisa C. Zwilling […]

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Kirkpatrick Presents Webinar For ADLA

Carr Allison Shareholder Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, recently presented a webinar for Alabama Defense Lawyers Association members titled:   “Webinar – Compensability of COVID-19 Claims Under the Alabama Worker’s Compensation Act; Moving Cases Forward – How to Proceed During Quarantine.”   Bo discussed best practices to keep cases moving during […]

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Best Lawyers Recognizes 27 Carr Allison Attorneys

Carr Allison is excited to announce that 27 attorneys, across three states, have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020 for excellence in their respective practice areas.   In Alabama: · Birmingham office: o Brett Adair (Employment Law) o Russell Q. Allison (Insurance Law) o C. Steven Ball (Commercial Litigation) o Charles F. Carr (Personal […]

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Kirkpatrick to Speak on Opioid Crisis at 2019 WCI Conference

Shareholder Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II (Birmingham, AL) is a featured speaker at the 74th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference on Monday, August 12th in Orlando FL.  Bo’s presentation, “The Opium of the Working Masses: Understanding the Opioid Crisis and its Intersections with Workers’ Compensation Law” will survey the most common […]

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Kirkpatrick Speaks at Atlanta Claims Association Seminar

Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II (Birmingham, AL) was a featured speaker at the 97th Annual Atlanta Claims Association Educational Seminar in Atlanta, GA.  His presentation, “Disco Dancing, Riding a Four Wheeler or Moving a Refrigerator: The Ethics of Surveillance in the Southeast” explored common themes and unique distinctions among surveillance law […]

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Carr Allison Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers

Mid-South Super Lawyers has recognized 16 Carr Allison attorneys for 2018.  Attorneys in the Birmingham, AL office are: Brett Adair (Employment & Labor) Russell Q. Allison (Transportation/Maritime) Charles F. Carr (Personal Injury General: Defense) Joseph H. Driver (Employment & Labor) Glenn E. Ireland (Class Action) Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II (Workers’ Compensation) Thomas L. Oliver, II (Transportation/Maritime) […]

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24 Carr Allison Attorneys Recognized by Best

Carr Allison is excited to announce that 24 attorneys, across three states, have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 for excellence in their respective practice areas.   In Alabama: · Birmingham office: o Brett Adair (Employment Law) o Russell Q. Allison (Insurance Law) o C. Steven Ball (Commercial […]

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17 Carr Allison Attorneys Recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers

Carr Allison congratulates 17 attorneys who have earned recognition from Mid-South Super Lawyers.  Ten attorneys have been selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list for 2017:  Brett Adair, Russell Q. Allison, Douglas Bagwell, Charles F. Carr, Joseph H. Driver, Glenn E. Ireland, Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, Thomas L. Oliver, II, […]

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Best Lawyers Recognizes 23 Carr Allison Attorneys

Carr Allison is excited to announce that 23 attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©  2018 for their excellence in practice areas that include:  Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Construction Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Labor and Employment, and Workers’ Compensation. Included from […]

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Congratulations to our 2017 bMetro Top Flight Lawyers

Carr Allison would like to congratulate the following attorneys who were chosen as “Top Flight Lawyers” by Birmingham’s bMetro magazine: Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth Kanter Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II Tom L. Oliver, II Lea Richmond, IV Brett A. Ross Melisa C. Zwilling

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Thirteen Carr Allison Attorneys Selected to the 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

Carr Allison is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys were recently selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list for 2016. They are:  Brett Adair, Russell Q. Allison, Douglas Bagwell, Charles F. Carr, Glenn E. Ireland, Donald B. Kirkpatrick, II, Thomas L. Oliver, II, Lea Richmond, IV and Brett […]

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Congrats to our BHMBIZ 2016 Top Lawyers

Carr Allison would like to congratulate the following attorneys who were chosen as Top Lawyers by BHAMBIZ magazine: Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth Kanter Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II Tom L. Oliver, II Lea Richmond, IV Brett A. Ross  

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Thirteen Carr Allison Attorneys listed to Best Lawyers in America for 2017

Carr Allison is pleased to announce that 13 attorneys were recently listed to 2017 Best Lawyers in America for their excellence in Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Worker’s Compensation.  Included in our Birmingham office are:  Russell Q. Allison (Insurance Law),  Charles F. Carr (Personal Injury Litigation and […]

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Congrats to our B-Metro Magazine 2016 Top Lawyers!

Carr Allison would like to congratulate the following attorneys who were chosen as 2016 Top Lawyers by B-Metro Magazine: Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth Kanter Bo Kirkpatrick Thomas L. Oliver Lea Richmond Brett Ross Melisa Zwilling To see the full list, please click here.

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