General Information

Year founded: 1986
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Overview

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Founded in 1986, Pittman, Dutton & Hellums, P.C. is a Birmingham law firm serving individuals and businesses not only across the state of Alabama but also nationwide. We have been recognized for our outstanding legal services through a variety of accolades, including being named “Best Law Firms” in 2018 from U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, and a Tier 1 Firm for Personal Injury Litigation Plaintiff and Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation in Birmingham, AL. We have also earned the distinction of being honored two years in a row as one of Martindale-Hubbell’s® “U.S. Top Ranked Law Firms” (2015 and 2016), a title awarded to about 2,500 firms nationwide.

Our firm prides itself on delivering highly personalized legal services to clients with virtually any kind of personal injury case in Birmingham, Alabama – from product liability to car accidents, premises liability to nursing home abuse. Additionally, our firm handles a wide array of practice areas for national litigation cases such as mass torts, class actions, and commercial litigation.

Our mission is to put our clients’ interests first and achieve for them the best possible results. Our client-first philosophy has led us to settle or go to trial on hundreds of million-dollar cases. Additionally, we have a high caseload. In 2011, our firm was recognized by the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter for trying more cases over a 10-year period (2000 to 2010) than any other plaintiff’s law firm in Alabama.

Our lawyers draw upon deep and wide-ranging legal experience and have earned various individual recognition for their work, such as being named to Martindale-Hubbell’s® 2016 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Ratings and to the Best Lawyers in America list.

Rankings

Pittman, Dutton, Hellums, Bradley & Mann, P.C. is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 7 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Metro Rankings

Birmingham
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 3
Tier 3 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Regional Rankings

Birmingham
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 2 for Litigation - Insurance
Tier 2 for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Pittman, Dutton, Hellums, Bradley & Mann, P.C. has 4 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Pittman, Dutton, Hellums, Bradley & Mann, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Management and Personnel

Shareholder
W. Lee PIttman
Shareholder
Tom Dutton
Managing Shareholder
Chris T. Hellums
Shareholder
Mike Bradley
Shareholder
Jonathan S. Mann
Of Counsel
James H. Davis
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