About F. Jerome Tapley
F. Jerome Tapley is a Principal at Cory Watson Attorneys in Birmingham, Alabama. He concentrates exclusively on courtroom litigation, class actions, mass torts, and products liability cases.
Tapley earned his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and his Bachelor of Science from Auburn University Montgomery. He is admitted to the Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee State Bars, the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, and multiple federal district courts in Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Indiana.
Tapley grew up in Alexander City, Alabama, and was the first college graduate in his family. His trial record includes a $25 million verdict for plaintiffs in an automotive defect case against Nissan in California, plus significant wins in wrongful death and environmental pollution litigation. He serves as Co-Chair of the Class Action and Consumer Fraud group and on the firm's management committee. His honors include Super Lawyers (2011-2025), Best Lawyers in America (2020-2026), and AV Preeminent peer review rating.
