In Memory Of
C. Bennett Long
1978-2023
C. Bennett Long was a native and life-long resident of Mobile, Alabama. In 2005, he was admitted to the Alabama State Bar, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama. Bennett had experience in a wide range of legal areas, with a particular focus on personal injury cases, class-action lawsuits, and property insurance claims.
Overview
Upon graduation from law school, Bennett returned to his native Mobile and initially focused his practice on representing policyholders on a nationwide basis in commercial and residential property insurance claim disputes, including claims for business interruption and loss of income. He has represented clients in several thousand first-party property claims as a result of Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina, in addition to other catastrophic events such as fires, tornadoes, wind, hail storms, and man-made disasters. Most recently, Bennett represented hundreds of clients in central and northern Alabama with property insurance claims from the recent string of devastating tornadoes.
Bennett and his partner also represented a wide array of businesses and individual clients through the court-supervised class action settlement process resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, which was the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
Personal injury law is another area in which Bennett had a great deal of experience. Over the course of his career, he successfully provided steadfast legal representation to clients injured by the negligence and wrongdoing of others. Bennett was devoted to helping people in the aftermath of a serious accident recover the full and fair compensation they need to move forward and restore their lives.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Member and Associate Editor of the Cumberland Law Review
- Author of Comment published in the 2004-05, Volume 35 Cumberland Law Review entitled “Products Liability and the Merger Doctrine: The Alabama Extended Manufacturers Liability Doctrine Is No Longer the Sole Vehicle of Recourse for Plaintiffs in Alabama”
- Author of Article published in the Spring/Summer 2012, Volume 32, Number 2 Alabama Association for Justice Journal entitled “Property Insurance Claims & Insurance Companies: The Battle of Competing Objectives – Insurer vs. Insured”
Credentials
Education
- University of Alabama, B.S., with distinction (2001)
- Cumberland School of Law – Samford University, J.D., cum laude (2005)
Admissions
- The Alabama State Bar
- The Mobile County Bar Association
Professional Associations
- The Mobile County Bar Association
- The Alabama Association for Justice
- The Alabama State Bar Association