Jack Brian Hood
Assistant U.S. Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Birmingham, AL
Areas of Expertise
- Workers' compensation
- Civil litigation
- Employee rights
Biographical Information
- A.B., prelaw, University of Georgia, 1969
- J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1971
- Diploma in International Law, University of Cambridge, 1972
Work Experience
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 1997-1999
- Adjunct professor of law, University of Georgia School of Law, 1999
- Private practice, Crosby, Saad, Beebe, Crump & Hood, P.C. (Crosby, Saad, Beebe, Cavender & Crump), 1990-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 1984-1990
- Adjunct professor of law, Mercer Law School, 1986-1990
- Assistant professor of law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1979-1984
- Private practice, Panama Canal Zone, 1976-1979
- Instructor, Florida State University, Canal Zone Branch, 1973-1979
- Captain (JAG) USAF, Panama Canal Zone, 1972-1976
- Research advisor, Georgia Boundary Commission, 1971
- Legislative intern, Georgia General Assembly, 1971
Representative Memberships
- Georgia Bar Association (1971)
- District of Columbia Bar Association (1976)
- Canal Zone Bar Association (1976)
- Alabama Bar Association (1983)
- Tennessee Bar Association (1993)
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Fifth, Eighth, and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal
- U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Claims
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- U.S. District Courts for Georgia, Alabama, and Canal Zone
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Birmingham Inns of Court
Publications
- Workers' Compensation and Employee Protection Laws in a Nutshell, 1st-4th
- Alabama Workers' Compensation, with Forms, 4th
- Georgia Workers' Compensation Claims, with Forms, 4th
- Alabama Pleading, Practice, and Legal Forms, 3d
- Alabama Criminal Trial Practice Forms, 4th
Representative Writings
Law books:
- Alabama Workers' Compensation, with Forms, 1st-3d and yearly supplements, coauthor, Harrison Co., 1982-1993
- Georgia Workers' Compensation Claims, with Forms, 3d, and yearly supplements, coauthor, Harrison Co., 1997
- Quillian's Georgia Workers' Compensation Claims, with Forms, 1st-2d and yearly supplements, coauthor, Harrison Co., 1990-1993
- Seamen's Damages for Death and Injury, 1st-2d and supplements to 2001, coauthor, Harrison Co., 1983 and 1996
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, chapters 1 and 7 (revision), Matthew Bender & Co., 1994
- Attorney's Guide for Georgia Workers' Compensation with Forms, 1987-1988 Supplements, coauthor, Harrison Co.
- Alabama Pleading, Practice, and Legal Forms, 2d and yearly supplements, coauthor, Harrison Co., 1999
- Alabama Criminal Trial Practice, 1982 Supplement, coauthor, Harrison Co.
- Appellate Brief Writing and Moot Court Competition Guide, Sims Moot Court Board, 1982
Other books:
- Flush Times (a revised and reedited version of Joseph G. Baldwin's 1853 book titled The Flush Times in Alabama and Mississippi), coauthor, Creekside Seven Publishing, 1998
- River of Redemption (musical play about a family and slavery in central Georgia in the middle 1800s), coauthor, 1998
- Georgia's Lost Poet (poetry and writings of Dr. Thomas Chivers from the mid-1800's), coauthor, Brookside Publishing, 2001
- Alabama Historical Association Markers (guide to historical markers in Alabama), coauthor, Brookside Publishing, 2001
- Banjo Lessons (fictional novel about a federal prosecutor), Authorhouse, 2004
Representative Engagements
- "Expert Testimony/Witness Preparation," Southeastern Arson Seminar, Brunswick, GA, 2000
- "Voir Dire and Jury Selection in Civil Cases," Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney's Office Civil Conference, Birmingham, AL, 2001
- "Direct Examination," U.S. Dept. of Justice, OLE, Columbia, SC, 2004
- "Federal Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure and Overview of Federal Civil Rules for Discovery and Depositions," U.S. Dept. of Justice, OLE, Columbia, SC, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Awards
- Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi, University of Georgia
- Best Professor Award, Cumberland School of Law, 1984
- Commendations from various federal agencies for outstanding work as an assistant U.S. attorney
Articles available upon request.
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