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Wesley Chadwick Cook

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Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. Lead Attorney in Fosamax Products Liability Litigation

Tabitha Dean

Legal Assistant Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. Legal Assistant for Chad Cook

Ellen Royal

Legal Secretary Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. Legal Secretary for Chad Cook

About Chad Cook

Chad is a member of our Mass Torts Section and is currently responsible for a number of cases including Welding Rod litigation, Ortho Evra, Fosamax, Heparin, Digitek and Zithromax litigation. Chad also assists in investigating new drugs and medical devices which present a serious danger to consumers.

Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1998. While attending college, Chad was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and was selected to represent AUM's first Mock Trial Team in the Southeastern Intercollegiate Mock Trial Competition at Kennesaw State University.

After graduating, Chad pursued his Juris Doctor degree at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Chad was placed on the Dean's Honors List and given the Scholastic Achievement Award for Employment Law in 2001. In addition, he was a member of Sigma Kappa Delta Law Fraternity and the Christian Legal Society. While attending law school, Chad also worked as a staff assistant in the Mass Torts section of the firm. After graduating in 2002, he was hired as a staff attorney for the firm, working on defective construction cases, as well as probate and estate matters, bankruptcy issues and subrogation liens.

Presently, Chad is on the Plaintiff’s Discovery Committee for In re Fosamax Products Liability Litigation, MDL-1789 which is venued in the Southern District of New York Federal Court before the Honorable John F. Keenan. Chad is also assisting with serving on the Fosamax Science and Administrative Committees.

Chad now serves as one of the Mass Torts Attorneys for the firm, focusing his practice on pharmaceutical litigation, representing victims of defective prescription drugs and medical devices.

In addition to his work at Beasley Allen, Chad has served as an instructor in Civil Procedure and Evidence at Faulkner University and as a member of the Legal Studies Advisory Committee.

Chad and his wife, the former Sharon Broadfoot, are both from the Montgomery area and have a two year old son named Parker. They are members of First Baptist Church in Montgomery where Chad serves on the Board of the Nehemiah Project, a program designed to bring church leaders, businesses, civic organizations and city officials together to address the spiritual and social needs of Montgomery's inner city. Chad is also a member of the Alabama Chapter's Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Young Professionals Leadership Committee and serves of the Board for Montgomery Partners in Education, where community members volunteer as tutors, mentors and partners, helping students to build skills and to find the link between school and the future.

Mr. Cook’s Admissions

  • Alabama (2006)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama (2006)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama (2006)
  • Illinois (2006)
  • U. S. District Court - Central Division of Illinois (2006)
  • Alabama (2002)
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama (2002)

Mr. Cook’s Education

  • Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., 2002)
  • Auburn University at Montgomery (B.S., 1998)

Mr. Cook’s Member

  • Alabama State Bar
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association
  • Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association for Justice, Section on Toxic, Environmental & Pharmaceutical Torts (S.T.E.P.)
  • Christian Trial Lawyers Association
  • Partners in Education (Board of Directors)
  • Public Justice Foundation