Ford Mozingo
Christian & Small LLP
Suite 1800, Financial Center, 505 20th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States
Ford is an associate in the Birmingham office, where he works across various areas of litigation. He earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the University of Alabama and his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. During law school, Ford was a member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, served as the lead editor of The Journal of the Legal Profession, and was elected as an associate justice of the Honor Council. Before joining the firm, he clerked for Justice Will Sellers of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Insurance
- Professional Liability
- Product Liability
- Transportation
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2024: Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society
- University of Alabama, B.A., 2021, summa cum laude
- Honors College, President’s List, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Order of Omega
Admissions
- Alabama
Professional and Community Involvement
- Alabama State Bar
- Federalist Society
- YMCA: Boys Work Committee; Judge for Alabama Youth in Government, Youth Judicial
Awards and Recognition
- University of Alabama School of Law: James E. Smith Award
- University of Alabama: Dr. Howard Jones Endowed Scholarship
Representative Experience
- Appellate Advocacy Clinic, University of Alabama School of Law: multiple appeals in federal court, including a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States, and a successful judgment in a Social Security appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Publications and Presentations
- Balancing the Ethical Responsibilities of the State Attorneys General Using Private Counsel, 47 J. Legal Prof. 247 (2023)