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James Knox Boteler

Law Offices of James Knox Boteler III • Mobile, AL
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Contact

Email
Phone
(251) 220-6969
Address
3290 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL, 36606, US

Professional

About

Knox Boteler is a partner with Boteler Richardson Wolfe in Mobile, Alabama. Over the last 20 years, he has successfully advocated for over a thousand injury victims and their families in Alabama and Mississippi. His particular practice areas include cases of wrongful death, motor vehicle accidents, defective product and pharmaceutical claims, toxic torts, medical device defects, premises liability cases, on the job injuries, denied life and property insurance claims and more. The Mobile native has practiced law in South Alabama since 1999, and is licensed in Alabama and Mississippi. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Millsaps College and a Juris Doctorate from the School of Law at the University of Alabama. Besides the Alabama and Mississippi State Bars, Knox has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court (2018), the US Court of Appeals for 5th Circuit; US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama; US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; and US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. As evidence of his professional regard, Knox has received the Rising Star classification by Super Lawyers, a peer-nominated recognition given to fewer than 3% of Alabama attorneys each year. He also holds a perfect 10 out of 10 rating from Avvo – considered the premiere review platform in the legal field - and is a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. In 2011, he was selected for Mobile Bay Magazine's prestigious annual list of local leaders dubbed "40 under 40." With a number of published articles in legal journals, Knox also writes a quarterly newsletter for friends and clients of Boteler Richardson Wolfe called “Legally Speaking.” Highly active in his legal community, Knox is a member of several professional legal organizations including the Alabama Association for Justice, the Mississippi Association for Justice as well as the American Association for Justice with a focus on the group’s trucking litigation section. He is also active with the Mobile Bar Association. Outside of the office, you'll find him serving on several non-profit boards and contributing to his home-town community, as a board member with Family Promise of Coastal Alabama and is a mentor with the Nest of Mobile. Knox lives in Mobile with wife his, Marian, and two children, Annie and Jimbo.

About Personal Injury Law

Personal injury attorneys represent individuals who have been injured due to the negligence of others. They work to obtain compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Common matters include car accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice, workplace injuries.

Credentials

Education
1999 University of Alabama School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1996 Millsaps College
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2013 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Alabama, American Trial Lawyers Association 2013 Rising Star, SuperLawyers 2012 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Alabama, American Trial Lawyers Association 2012 Rising Star, SuperLawyers 2011 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Alabama, American Trial Lawyers Association
Associations
2008 - Present Trucking Litigation Section of American Association for Justice 2002 - Present Mississippi Association for Justice 2001 - Present Mississippi State Bar 2000 - Present American Association for Justice 2000 - Present South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
Speaking
2011 Annual Conference Subrogation: Has it become the toughest part of your case? 2010 AAJ - New Jersey Boardwalk Seminar Medical Record Summaries & Timelines 2009 Summer Conference Computer Assisted Claim Evaluation Programs 2009 Five Things Every Lawyer Needs to Know How to Get Going on a Commercial Vehicle Collision 2006 Annual Conference Clinical and Legal Issues Related to Motor Vehicle Collisions
Updated: Apr 01, 2026