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Tom Methvin

Tom Methvin

Principal, Managing Attorney at Beasley Allen
Montgomery, AL
Product LiabilityWrongful Death

About Tom Methvin

Tom Methvin is the Managing Attorney of Beasley Allen and has led the firm through decades of complex national litigation. He began his career at Beasley Allen representing victims of consumer fraud, many of whom were illiterate or underprivileged. Under his leadership, the firm has secured billions in verdicts and settlements. He served as lead attorney in Carlisle v. Whirlpool, which produced the largest predatory lending verdict in American history at $581 million in Hale County, Alabama. Tom served as president of the Alabama State Bar from 2009 to 2010, focusing on Access to Justice. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in corporate finance and earned his law degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham in 1988.

Notable case results

$581 millionVerdict

In Carlisle v. Whirlpool (largest predatory lending verdict in American history)

Reported by the firm

Co-counsel in Johnson v. State of Alabama pension fund litigation

Reported by the firm

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Product Liability
Wrongful Death

Education

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
J.D., 1988
University of Alabama
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Alabama

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