Gilpin Givhan, PC

Joseph W. Carlisle

Birmingham Location
Phone: 205-547-5540
Direct Dial: 205-547-5558
Fax: 205-547-5621

Practice Groups

• Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Alabama, 2005
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

• Member of the Cumberland School of Law Curia Honoris
• Defense Research Institute – Professionalism and Ethics Committee
• Business Action Committee – United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
• American Bar Association
• Alabama State Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association
• ARMA International – Association of Records Managers and Administrators

ARTICLES⁄PUBLICATIONS

• Author, A New Discovery Pitfall: Expert Disclosures Under Revised Rule 26(a)(2)(C), American Bar Association, July 1, 2011.
• Author, “So what do we do with them now? The Supreme Court answers the very different question of inadmissible aliens and 8 USCA 1231(A)(6), 34 CUMBERLAND LAW REVIEW 561.

EDUCATION

• Portland State University, Certificate of Archival Management, 1996
• University of North Florida, B.A., 1994
• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., cum laude, 2005

OTHER

• Served as the Research Editor for the Cumberland Law Review
• Best Brief and Best Overall, 2004 Gordon T. Saad Moot Court Competition.

Joe is a member of the Litigation practice group. His practice is focused on general civil litigation. Joe frequently represents clients in matters concerning media litigation and business disputes.

Prior to earning his J.D., Joe was an Exhibit Researcher with the Oregon Historical Society as an Exhibit Researcher, Curator for the National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibit at the Missouri Historical Society and worked at the Birmingham Public Library as an Archivist.

Outside of work, Joe enjoys running, with the Portland Marathon, the Atlanta Marathon, and the Birmingham Mercedes Marathon successfully under his belt. He also plays the guitar and mandolin and enjoys listening to live Bluegrass music.