ANGELA MASON
MANAGING ATTORNEY
PHONE: (334) 673-1555
FAX: (334) 699-7229
OFFICE: Dothan, Alabama
WEBSITE: www.cochranfirmdothan.com
Angela Mason serves as the managing partner for The Cochran Firm – Dothan. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the National Cochran Firm and serves as the Managing Director for the National Firm. She began her legal practice by first serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Ira DeMent in the Middle District of Alabama and then entered private practice with the law firm that would evolve into The Cochran Firm, founded in 1998 by famed lawyer Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Her personal injury law practice focuses primarily on complex and mass torts litigation, pursuing claims for people who have been injured or treated unfairly by negligent and irresponsible corporations. Most recently, she has been litigating against pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers who distributed dangerous products in the marketplace, large corporations who denied their employees' fair wages, and large corporations who have contaminated people’s properties with dangerous substances. A finalist for the Public Justice Foundation’s 2008 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Angela was recognized for her work on the environmental case of Perrine v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company. The Perrine case resulted in a $390 million verdict and was the highest consumer verdict in the U.S. in 2007.
HONORS & AWARDS
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Honored as one of “The Top 100 Trial Lawyers” in Alabama, 2013-2019
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Named to the American Institue of Personal Injury Attorneys' 10 Best, 2019
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Awarded Very High Rating in Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, 2017-2018
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Named to The RoundTable: America’s 50 Most Influential Trial Lawyers, 2016
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The Cochran Firm President’s Award, 2010
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Finalist for the Public Justice Foundation’s Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2008
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The Lawyers of Distinction, 2018
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Licensed to practice law in Alabama, Georgia and Washington, D.C., and admitted pro hac vice to numerous state and federal courts, Angela has worked with top trial lawyers from around the nation on numerous lawsuits. She has been appointed to the Discovery Teams for Multi-district Litigation in the DePuy ASR Hip Litigation in Ohio, the DePuy Pinnacle Hip Litigation in Texas and the Yasmin & Yaz Liability Litigation in Illinois. Angela served on the bellwether trial teams in both the DePuy Pinnacle and Yasmin & Yaz litigations, and she was appointed to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the Just For Men Hair Color lawsuit as well.
Other associations include:
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National Trial Lawyers Association
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American Association of Justice
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Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
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The Trial Lawyer Editorial Board
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Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee
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Houston County Bar Association, Grievance Committee, Board of Directors
EDUCATION
J.D., Summa Cum Laude, University of Georgia School of Law
M.A., With Highest Honors, Auburn University
B.A., With Highest Honors, Auburn University