Don Freeman

C. Don Freeman is a partner at Shelby Roden in Birmingham, Alabama, whose listed practice areas include environmental mass torts, antitrust and asbestos exposure. His work has included representing more than a thousand businesses and individuals in disputes arising from the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. He also participated in the firm’s Litigation Committee leadership efforts in the Provider Blue Cross Blue Shield antitrust litigation.

In asbestos matters, Freeman has overseen the submission, processing and settlement of tens of thousands of claims involving defendant trusts. His firm biography also credits him with helping draft and file one of Alabama’s first federal talcum powder lawsuits. He oversees Shelby Roden’s work for veterans and their families affected by contamination at Camp Lejeune. Alongside those matters, his individual practice listing includes business planning, estate planning and bankruptcy.

Before joining Shelby Roden, Freeman worked at Regions Financial and in the bankruptcy, corporate and estate planning areas of law. He earned a J.D. from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law and a B.S. from Birmingham-Southern College. His biography lists admission to the Alabama bar in 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in 2013 and the Tennessee bar in 2021. It also lists professional memberships in the Alabama State Bar Association, Tennessee State Bar Association, American Bar Association and Birmingham Bar Association.