Thomas L. Oliver, IIShareholder

Primary Office

100 Vestavia Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35216

Phone

205.949.2942
205.822.2057 (fax)

Professional Profile

Tom Oliver is a founding shareholder and currently serves as Carr Allison’s president.  A trial attorney whose practice focuses on complex matters involving transportation and professional liability litigation, Tom has litigated cases in state and federal courts in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia. Tom is designated as regional and statewide counsel for numerous companies and their insurers. He developed the firm’s accident response GO TEAM and coordinates catastrophic accident investigations for various clients.

Tom was selected by USLAW to serve as its chairman in 2015-2016, after serving on the Board and Executive Committee, as well as chairman of its Transportation and Professional Liability Committees. USLAW is a national organization with international affiliates. In addition, Tom served as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (AL). He was a Trustee of the Alabama Law Foundation for over 17 years including serving as its president in 2014-2015. He has been named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers® list, Top Lawyer by Corporate Counsel, is included in The Best Lawyers in America® and earned an AV Preeminent® rating through Martindale-Hubbell®. He was also chosen as a Top Attorney in 2021 for bMetro magazine.

Tom served for more than 12 years on the Board of the Alabama Chapter of the March of Dimes, including a two-year term as chairman. He served as president of the Auburn University Bar Association and remains active in the Alabama State Bar and American Bar Association.

Tom is an instrument-rated pilot and enjoys flying in his Beechcraft Bonanza. He enjoys playing golf and is an avid supporter of his alma mater: the Auburn Tigers. He has been married for over 30 years and is a proud grandfather of two girls!

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

Alabama

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

Education

BS, Auburn University (AL)

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

Affiliations

American Bar Association

Alabama Law Foundation; Board of Trustees

Alabama Self-Insurers Association

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Professional Liability Underwriting Society

Transportation Lawyers Association

Trucking Industry Defense Association

USLAW Network; Past Chair

Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America®, 2008-2025

Mid-South Super Lawyers®, 2008-2020

USLAW Network, James O’Hagan Award, 2019

bMetro magazine, Top Flight Lawyer, 2017-2018

News Updates About Thomas L. Oliver, II

Oliver and Smith Successful at Trial

Tom Oliver and Glenn Smith successfully tried a serious injury case in Mobile, Alabama for one of our great motor carrier clients. The case was tried against the top plaintiff firm in South Alabama. Great results!

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Oliver, Vann and Team Obtain Favorable Verdict

Carr Allison shareholders Tom Oliver and Dennis Vann successfully defended a hazmat motor carrier in a week-long trial in Birmingham (AL). The case was brought following an incident in 2019 that alleged the motor carrier unloaded a chemical into the wrong tank creating a hazardous gas cloud affecting numerous employees […]

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Hallford, Oliver and Meadows Obtain Defense Verdict

Carr Allison’s Pam Hallford, Tom Oliver and Brook Meadows have obtained a defense verdict on behalf of one of the South’s most prominent motor carriers. In 2018, an accident involving a pedestrian and a commercial motor vehicle resulted in severe injury. A claim was almost immediately brought against the motor […]

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Carr Allison’s Tom Oliver Named President

Carr Allison co-founder and shareholder Thomas L. Oliver, II has been elected as the firm’s third president. Throughout Carr Allison’s nearly 30-year history, Tom has held various leadership roles including serving on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and as chair of the Business Development and Marketing Committee. […]

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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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Defense Win for Oliver, DeLisle and Saunders

Shareholders Tom Oliver and Sara Beth DeLisle and Associate Anna Saunders recently obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of a major transportation client in a lawsuit arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer and passenger vehicle in Calhoun County.  The plaintiff alleged she was injured due to […]

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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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Oliver and Sausaman Published in USLAW Magazine Spring Issue

USLAW NETWORK, Inc., published an article by Carr Allison attorney’s Tom Oliver and Alison Sausaman in its Spring 2020 issue.  Their article “ADA Website Compliance: Continued Uncertainty for Business” examines the evolving landscape of ADA website accessibility lawsuits across the country and encourages businesses to proactively take measures to ensure […]

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Oliver Featured in Auburn’s COSAM Today

Carr Allison Shareholder Tom Oliver is featured in the April 2020 issue of COSAM Today, Auburn University’s College of Sciences and Mathematics newsletter. To read the complete article, please click here.  For more on Tom Oliver, click here.

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Just a couple of Carr Allison’s super heros hanging out in Washington, DC

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Tom Oliver Receives O’Hagan Award from USLAW NETWORK

Thomas L. Oliver, II (Birmingham, AL) has been named the 2019 recipient of USLAW NETWORK’s O’Hagan Award.  The award is named after Jim O’Hagan, a founding member of USLAW, and is given annually by the USLAW Chair to a USLAW member(s) who demonstrates outstanding service and commitment to the organization’s […]

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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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Carr Allison’s Oliver and Vickers Elected into FDCC

Carr Allison is proud to announce that Thomas L. Oliver, II (Birmingham, AL) and Heath L. Vickers (Jacksonville, FL) have been elected as members of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC).  Tom Oliver, a founding shareholder of Carr Allison, is a trial attorney specializing in complex matters involving […]

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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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Oliver Completes Term as USLAW Network Chair

Shareholder Tom Oliver has completed his year-long tenure as Chair of the 6,000+ member USLAW Network.  Reflecting on his service, Tom stated, “I was very honored to have led and served the USLAW Network as its chair for the past year.  To work with firms across the US, Canada, Mexico […]

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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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Carr and Oliver Present Award at USLAW Conference

At the 2016 USLAW Spring Client Conference, Carr Allison President Charles Carr and USLAW Chair Tom Oliver, also with Carr Allison, had the privilege to present the inaugural Bill Burns Award to its namesake and industry leader Bill Burns. USLAW created this annual honor to recognize client members who have […]

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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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Oliver named Chair of USLAW Board of Directors

Thomas L. Oliver, II, a founding shareholder at Carr Allison, has been named Chair of the 2015-16 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors. The announcement was made at the NETWORK’s annual membership meeting held in Boston. He succeeds C. Erik Gustafson from LeClairRyan in Virginia. “I am so proud and very […]

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