Shelby Roden represents individuals and businesses in high-stakes antitrust, asbestos, water contamination, other environmental and toxic torts, product liability, and commercial litigation. We bring decades of experience and leadership to complex cases involving widespread harm and significant economic loss.
We represent individuals and businesses harmed by anticompetitive conduct, including monopolization and unlawful restraints on competition. Our experience includes complex healthcare antitrust litigation.
We help individuals and estates that have been negatively affected by toxic chemicals or materials with a focus on handling mesothelioma cases and other asbestos exposure cases and claims. Since our inception, we have recovered $1+ billion dollars for the victims of toxic substances.
We were at the forefront of asbestos litigation, fighting for exposure victims. We represented unions and trade associations, where we witnessed first-hand the devastating impact of asbestos exposure. We still handle claims today on behalf of injured workers and their families.
We handle claims involving dangerous or defective products that cause serious harm. Our attorneys investigate the product, the responsible parties, and the evidence needed to pursue recovery.
Shelby Roden represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes, including contract and business loss matters. We develop litigation strategies suited to the facts and economic stakes of each case.
David Shelby is the founding partner of the firm. Mr. Shelby has won 18 asbestos jury verdicts in Alabama, more than all other state asbestos verdicts combined. Mr. Shelby had the first asbestos jury verdict, as well as the first mesothelioma jury verdict, in the state of Alabama. He has screened, filed, and settled 10,000’s of asbestos cases.
Robert Roden has over 40 years of experience handling injury cases, including cases involving motor vehicle accidents and defects, dangerous dietary supplements, and chemical exposures. Over the course of his career, he has taken over 100 cases to trial, and settled countless others, including a $700 million settlement over PCB contamination in Anniston, AL.
Don Freeman attended law school at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He received his undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College. Since joining the firm, he has helped recover over $200 million in economic damages in complex litigation and toxic exposure cases, and has contributed to efforts that helped recover more than $20 billion in monetary and injunctive relief for healthcare providers.
Taylor Payne is an associate attorney at Shelby Roden. She focuses her practice on complex litigation and mass torts, with a primary specialization in representing individuals and families affected by asbestos exposure, including those diagnosed with mesothelioma. To date, Taylor has successfully recovered over $25 million for her clients, navigating the complexities of toxic tort litigation to ensure those harmed by corporate negligence receive the compensation they deserve.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ– On July 27, 2026, Johnson & Johnson announced a proposed $5.5 billion resolution of approximately 76,000 remaining lawsuits alleging that its talc-based products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused ovarian cancer. The agreement covers claims pending in the…
BIRMINGHAM, AL – The National Trial Lawyers recently recognized Shelby Roden Partner C. Don Freeman as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Alabama. See the official press release below.
BIRMINGHAM, AL – On August 19, 2025, Judge Proctor in the Northern District of Alabama granted final approval of the $2.8 billion Blue Cross and Blue Shield healthcare Providers’ settlement, marking a historic milestone as the largest antitrust settlement in…
