J. Keith Givens Big Auto Board of Managers/Passive Investor

With more than 35 years of experience and over $1 billion in results for injury victims, J. Keith Givens brings a legacy of high-stakes litigation and national leadership to the strategic direction of Big Auto.

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J. Keith Givens

In addition to being a Manager for Big Auto, Keith has been a civil trial lawyer for consumers and accident injury victims for over 35 years, and was a founding shareholder of The Cochran Firm along with Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. The Cochran Firm has over 40 offices located in 22 states. He is also a member and manager of both the Truck Accident Lawyers and Jacoby & Meyers law firms. Keith focuses on vehicle accident personal injury and wrongful death, obtaining over $1 billion in case verdicts and settlements for his clients. He obtained Alabama’s highest verdict for a single wrongful death, a $25 million jury verdict against a drunk driver. He was also the plaintiffs’ attorney in the $700 million settlement of an environmental case involving PCBs, the largest settlement in Alabama history at the time.

Keith was recognized for his work on the environmental case of Perrine v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, which resulted in a $381 million jury verdict, the highest consumer verdict in the nation in 2007. A past president and a current executive committee member of The National Trial Lawyers Association, Keith has received numerous honors and awards for his achievements in fighting for consumers. Keith is on the Board of Managers for Big Auto and lends his significant experience to managing the firm. Keith is a passive investor of Big Auto pursuant to ABA Formal Opinion 499; he does not provide any legal services to or for Big Auto.

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