PRACTICE AREAS:
Almost since his admission to the Bar in 1986, Steele Holman has defended line-haul, LTL, and logging truck companies and drivers in motor vehicle accidents. He has defended major manufacturers in industrial accident and product liability cases involving catastrophic injuries and death. He defends construction defect cases.  He has represented insurers in fraud and contract actions, as well as serving as coverage counsel for life and CGL insurers. Holman has defended employment and workers’ compensation matters as well as representing businesses in various commercial claims.  Holman has lengthy experience in insurance defense practice.  Holman holds the Martindale Hubbell AV© rating.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Holman holds licenses in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi and is admitted to various courts of those states.  He is active in the Trucking Industry Defense Association and belongs to the DRI’s Trucking Law, Construction Law, and Workers’ Compensation, and Diversity Committees.  He is past editor of the Trucking Law Committee’s In Transit newsletter and now edits the Construction Law Committee’s Critical Path newsletter.  Holman also is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, the Mobile Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.  Holman is the primary contact for the firm’s Rapid Response Team for trucking accidents.

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS:
State Bar of Georgia 1986
Alabama State Bar 1986
The Mississippi Bar 2007

EDUCATION:
Auburn University B.A. 1976
University of Georgia J.D. 1986

PUBLICATIONS:

When Things Turn Ugly:  Defending against Allegations of Road Rage. Article, For The Defense magazine.  January 2008.

Texas Court Upholds Pre-Injury Releases by Leased Drivers; case brief on Tamez v. Southwestern Motor Transport, Inc., 155 S.W. 3d 564 (Tex. App. Dec. 8, 2004).  In Transit:  The Newsletter of the DRI Trucking Law Committee.

Eleventh Circuit Restricts Proof of Jurisdictional Amount in Diversity Removal Cases; case brief on Lowery v. Alabama Power Co., 483 F.3d 1184, 1213-14 (11th Cir. 2007). In Transit:  The Newsletter of the DRI Trucking Law Committee.

FMCSA Halts Rulemaking on Shifting Roadability Responsibility for Intermodal Container Chassis.  Article, In Transit:  The Newsletter of the DRI Trucking Law Committee.   

Industry Anticipating Announcement of FMCSA Plans for Hours-of-Service Rules; Article, In Transit:  The Newsletter of the DRI Trucking Law Committee, January 2008.

Fifth Circuit Holds that MCS-90 Does Not Make Excess Insurer Primary When Insured and Underlying Insurers Are Insolvent; case brief on Wells v. Gulf Ins. Co., 484 F.3d 313 (5th Cir. April 4, 2007). Article, In Transit:  The Newsletter of the DRI Trucking Law Committee.

Presentations:

Recent Developments in Alabama Fraud Law.  Presentation and paper, Mobile American Inns of Court, October 25, 1994.

Personal Jurisdiction Based Upon Internet Activity.  Presentation and Outline.  CLE Presentation, Mobile, Alabama, December 2001.

Exclusion of Driver Discipline As A Subsequent Remedial Measure.  Presentation and Paper, 2003 DRI Annual Meeting’s Trucking Law Committee Business Meeting, October 16, 2003.

Compliance Reviews and Safety Audits under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  Presentation and paper, 2004 DRI Trucking Law Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2004.

Steele Holman and Walton Jackson:  Negligent and Bad Faith Failure to Settle within Policy Limits:  A Survey of Law in the Southeastern States.  Presentation and paper for private insurer, December 2005.

Exclusion of Employment Discipline Evidence as a Subsequent Remedial Measure under FRE 407 and Confronting the Preventability/Negligence Dilemma.  Presentation and paper, DRI Trucking Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2006.

Niki Cung, Harvey Mensch, Don Holman, and Steele Holman.  Tell Me You Didn’t Fire the Driver.  Panel discussion and written materials, Trucking Industry Defense Association Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, October 2006.