Defense verdict secured for a long-term care facility in a wrongful death action that was tried before an arbitrator in July of 2021.

Jennifer Reid Egbe
Partner
Jennifer Reid Egbe
Direct
Phone
205.297.8794
Fax
205.251.1256
Email
jegbe@huielaw.com
Social
LinkedIn
Legal Asst
Jane Wilkinson
Asst Email
jwilkinson@huielaw.com
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Bio
Jennifer Reid Egbe is no stranger to breaking down barriers. She was one of the first attorneys in her family and the first African American female at Huie to make partner. While her persistence and unrelenting stamina have served her well in her career, it has served her clients even better.
Since joining the firm in 2007, Jennifer has earned the respect, loyalty and trust of those she stands up for every day. And, she has earned a trial record that strikes fear into anyone who stands against them. Specializing in the areas of automotive product liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination defense and general insurance defense, Jennifer has served on trial teams that have multiple defense verdicts and summary judgment phase dismissals. Jennifer’s practice has since expanded to include environmental litigation, consumer litigation, civil rights litigation, municipal litigation, heavy equipment product liability, business litigation and medical device litigation defense. Throughout her career, Jennifer has represented auto manufacturers across the country, hospitals throughout the state and has defended disputes involving allegations of First Amendment violations, excessive force, discrimination, flooding and water channeling, asbestos, business dissolution and all varieties of wrongful death claims. Her litigation practice runs the spectrum from case initiation through the appellate phase, and she is most in her element when strategizing, problem-solving and persuading under pressure. Jennifer represents a wide array of entities, from global Fortune 500 corporations to municipalities to local start-up businesses and tackles each client’s cases with the same intensity, fortitude and efficacy.
Away from the office, Jennifer is involved in a number of service initiatives with local schools, law schools across the state and in the community, and she always welcomes any opportunity to speak with and learn from young people. She enjoys great food, a good laugh or a challenging conversation, and is blessed to enjoy all three with her family.
A North Carolina native, Jennifer earned her BA from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.
Bar & Court Admissions
Alabama State Bar
United States District Court of Alabama, Northern District
United States District Court of Alabama, Middle District
United States District Court of Alabama, Southern District
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Memberships
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
International Association of Defense Counsel
Magic City Bar Association
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Representative Experience
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Successfully defended a long-term care facility in a medical malpractice case that was arbitrated in June of 2021.
03Successfully defended an Alabama-based company in an employment discrimination trial lasting four days. (May 2016)
04Chatman v. Warrior Gardens (Nov. 2015) – appealed adverse summary judgment ruling; reversed and rendered by Court of Appeals (Mar. 2016)
05Summary Judgment: Hines v. Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital (2016)
06Summary Judgment: Allen v. Trinity Medical Center (Sept. 2015); affirmed by Court of Appeals (December 2015)
07Summary Judgment: Shrader v. Dekalb Regional Medical Center (2015)
08Summary Judgment: Sansing v. Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church (Jan. 2014)
09Defense Verdict: Thompson v. Ford Motor Company (Mar. 2013)
10Defense Verdict: Downes v. Ford Motor Company (Aug. 2012)
11Summary Judgment: Bush v. Ford Motor Company (2010)
12Summary Judgment: Armstrong v. Ford Motor Company (2010)
13Summary Judgment: Williams v. Ford Motor Company (2010)
14Summary Judgment: Mitchell v. Ford Motor Company (2009); affirmed by Court of Appeals
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Jennifer Reid Egbe 2017 BBJ Top 40 Under 40 Honoree
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Reid Egbe has been named a 2017 Top 40 Under 40 Honoree by the Birmingham Business Journal. Since joining Huie in 2007, Jennifer...
02Jennifer Reid Egbe and Jeremy Gaddy Named HFS Partners
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Reid Egbe and Jeremy Gaddy have been named partners in the Firm. “Jennifer and Jeremy joined the Firm as associates after successfully completing...
03Jim Shaw and Jennifer Reid Egbe Secure Defense Verdict
Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart attorneys Jim Shaw and Jennifer Reid Egbe successfully defended an Alabama-based company in an employment discrimination trial lasting four days. Plaintiff’s claims first arose in 2012,...
04Jennifer Egbe Appointed to Alabama Board of Court Reporting
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Egbe, a partner at Huie, was recently appointed to the Alabama Board of Court Reporting by Will Ainsworth, Alabama’s current Lieutenant Governor. The...
05B-Metro 2020 Top Women Attorneys Features Egbe and Segers
Huie attorneys Jennifer Reid Egbe and Jennifer “JD” Segers have been named to the B-Metro 2020 Top Women Attorneys listing. The annual listing features the top women attorneys in the...
06Egbe Named a 2023 Fellow by Alabama Law Foundation
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer Egbe, a partner at Huie, was selected as a member of the 2023 class of Fellows by the Alabama Law Foundation. Twenty-seven new...
07Egbe and Segers Named to 2017 Top Women Attorneys Listing
Huie attorneys Jennifer Reid Egbe and Jennifer “JD” Devereaux Segers were selected as B-Metro 2017 Top Women Attorneys. The annual listing features the top women attorneys in the Birmingham metro...
08B-Metro 2018 Top Women Attorneys Listing Features Egbe and Segers
Huie attorneys Jennifer Reid Egbe and Jennifer “JD” Devereaux Segers were featured in the B-Metro 2018 Top Women Attorneys listing. The annual listing features the top women attorneys in the...
09Jennifer “JD” Segers Named Huie Partner in January 2022
We are pleased to announce that Jennifer “JD” Segers has been named a partner in the Firm. “JD has been a very important part of Huie for many years,” said...
10Martha Thompson and Jennifer Segers Recognized by Best Lawyers
We are excited to share that Martha Thompson and Jennifer “JD” Segers are featured as Women in the Law in the Best Lawyers® Spring 2016 Business Edition. Each year, Best...
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Distinctions & Contributions
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Listed by The Best Lawyers in America since 2024 for Litigation - Insurance and Product Liability Litigation Defendants
02Inducted as a member of the 2023 class of Fellows by the Alabama Law Foundation
03Faculty Member and Speaker, ADLA 2022 Bibb Allen Memorial Trial Academy at Cumberland School of Law (August 2022)
04Panelist, ALFA International Annual Business Meeting: Diversity for Business & Roundtable Discussion (October 2021)
05Speaker, ALFA International Labor and Employment Regional Seminar: "Diversity Tracking" (September 2021)
06Faculty Member and Speaker, ADLA 2021 Bibb Allen Memorial Trial Academy at Cumberland School of Law (August 2021)
07Member, ADLA Membership Committee 2021-2022
08Appointed to Birmingham Airport Authority Board of Directors by Mayor of Birmingham (November 2021)
09Panelist, Alabama Lawyers Association 2021 Annual Meeting: "Women in Big Law: Breaking the Glass Ceiling" (May 2021)
10Speaker, Alabama Lawyers Association CLE: "African-American Women Attorneys Navigating the Law & Corporate America" (November 2020)
11Listed, B-Metro 2020 Top Women Attorneys
12Appointed as Chair of the Future Leaders Forum for ALFA International - The Global Legal Network (September 2020)
13Appointed to serve on the Alabama Board of Court Reporting (May 2020)
1415In Fall 2019, Jennifer was appointed by the Mayor of Birmingham to serve as a Commissioner for Red Mountain Park, which is owned and administered by the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission. In 2007, the Alabama legislature declared the Commission a state agency, giving it exclusive control over the Park site. The Commission has oversight of every aspect of the planning and development of Red Mountain Park. Each of the 15 commissioners is selected by one of eight appointing bodies.
16Speaker, Alabama Court Reporters Association "Writing Is Power" 2020 Convention
17Faculty Member and Speaker, ADLA 2019 Bibb Allen Memorial Trial Academy at Cumberland School of Law (August 2019)
18Panelist, Alabama Lawyers Association 2019 Annual Meeting - "The Plan to Diversify Large Firms: African Americans Thriving in Big Law"
20Selected to Rising Stars by Super Lawyers (2013-2019)
2122Included in B-Metro 2017 Top Women Attorneys listing
23Selected as a 2017 Top Flight Lawyer by B-Metro magazine
242017 Honoree, Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40
25Partner Panelist, Legal Marketing Association - Birmingham City Group "REAL Roundtable” (2016)
26Co-author of “The Application of Seat Belt Laws in Automotive Trials”; published by the Defense Research Institute.