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Phone: Address: 2201 Morris Avenue, 35203 Coordinates: 33.515220,-86.802330 Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Auburn University in Auburn, AL Achievements: Josh has been honored with the Super Lawyer distinction since 2009, Super Lawyer Distinction since 2009, Super Lawyers Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in oral advocacy at the National Moot Court Competition Edward M. Friend Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award Recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Academic Excellence Award University of Alabama School of Law, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in oral advocacy at the National Moot Court Competition Edward M. Friend Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award Recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Academic Excellence Award University of Alabama School of Law, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Edward M. Friend Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award Recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Academic Excellence Award University of Alabama School of Law, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Recipient of the Corpus Juris Secundum Academic Excellence Award University of Alabama School of Law, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; University of Alabama School of Law, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; University of Alabama National Moot Court Team University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; University of Alabama School of Law, Order of Barristers Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in Birmingham Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Birmingham Business Journal Birmingham's Top Small Business CEO Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Business Alabama Magazine's Top Attorneys in Alabama The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Mid-South Super Lawyers Recognition, 11 years Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Josh was awarded the top PI lawyer, Top Rated Lawyer in the area of Personal Injury, American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Honored as one of Alabama's twelve "Champions for Justice" by the Alabama Association for Justice. Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Voted one of Americas top plaintiff lawyers in America., Top Plaintiff Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Ranked AV Preeminent by his legal peers and judges, which is the highest and most prestigious peer review rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell, 2009 Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area.; Chosen as one of Birmingham's Top 40 under 40, a group of top professionals under the age of 40 years old in the Birmingham, Alabama area. Bio: Josh J. Wright is the managing partner at Hollis, Wright & Clay, P.C., in Birmingham, Alabama. Focusing his practice solely on personal injury matters, including wrongful death, dram shop, industrial accidents, products and pharmaceutical issues, he serves clients throughout the state of Alabama and has over 23 years of experience in the legal arena. Passionate about upholding justice at every turn, Mr. Wright fights aggressively for his clients’ rights and liberties. A zealous and tireless advocate, he understands the impact that injuries and harm caused by someone else’s careless and negligent actions can have on an individual and focuses on his clients’ interests and needs. He has obtained numerous million-dollar and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. With a bachelor’s degree in economics from Auburn University, Mr. Wright obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa. In law school, he was inducted into the Order of Barristers. He was a member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board and the University of Alabama National Moot Court Team. Additionally, Mr. Wright was awarded the Corpus Juris Secundum Academic Excellence Award and the Edward M. Friend Outstanding Oral Advocacy Award. He also was the recipient of the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in oral advocacy and was the senior editor of the Alabama Law & Psychology Review. Mr. Wright is actively involved and has memberships in prominent legal associations, including the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama Association for Justice. He was formerly on the board of directors of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, which focuses on making basic necessities, education and job opportunities accessible for those who cannot afford them. Having written extensively, Mr. Wright has published a lot of his work in renowned journals. He is passionate about helping those who need it the most and has spent a lot of his time as a “big brother” at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham. He has immense experience coaching over 50 youth teams in basketball, football and baseball. Honored for his exceptional legal services, Mr. Wright is AV Preeminent peer review-rated,* the highest rating, through Martindale-Hubbell. Birmingham Business Journal named him to its Birmingham's Top 40 Under 40 and Birmingham's Top Small Business CEOs lists, and the Alabama Association for Justice included him on its Alabama's 12 Champions for Justice list. Additionally, Mr. Wright was named to the lists of America's Top 100 Personal Injury Attorneys and America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators. He was also selected for inclusion in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. In addition, he has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list as a top plaintiff lawyer. *AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review-rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards. Best Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers in America© are registered trademarks of BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC. The names, logo, and database are protected under the trademark, copyright, and fair use laws of the United States of America. Any use of name, including in electronic form, must be made only by permission and under the guidelines of BL Rankings, LLC d/b/a Best Lawyers and Co., LLC.