About Virginia Teague

Virginia Teague Applebaum is a personal injury and mass tort attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been practicing law since 2006, focusing on complex litigation, mass torts, product liability, catastrophic injury. Wrongful death cases. Ms.

Applebaum earned her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2004, where she was awarded the Presidential Scholarship. Prior to law school, she obtained a Master of Science in Secondary Education from Jacksonville State University in 1999 and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, with concentrations in English and History, from the same institution in 1995. She also attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2000. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the American Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association.

The Alabama Association for Justice. Ms. Applebaum has been recognized for her legal achievements, including being named among "Top Women Lawyers" by B-Metro Magazine in 2018 and "Top Attorney, Civil Rights" by Birmingham Magazine in 2013. She was also recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in 2012 and as a "Rising Star Under 40" by Birmingham Magazine in 2011.

She is currently an attorney at Gathings Law in Birmingham, Alabama. Ms. Applebaum has served on the Alabama State Bar's Legal Assistance Committee.

Education

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

J.D. (2004) | Law

2001

University of Alabama - Birmingham

2000

Jacksonville State University

M.S. (1999) | Secondary Education

1995

Jacksonville State University

B.S. (1995) | Secondary Education, English, History

1993

Experience

Lawyer

Gathings Law
2020

Lawyer

Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, LLP
2014

Lawyer

The Applebaum Firm, LLC
2011

Lawyer

Whatley Drake & Kallas
2005

Accepted Jurisdictions

Alabama

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama U.S. District Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama U.S. District Court

Types of Cases Handled

Personal Injury Mass Torts Product Liability Catastrophic Injury Wrongful Death

Legal Services Scope

Litigation Trial Settlement Negotiation

Professional Associations

American Bar Association

has membership Current

Birmingham Bar Association

has membership Current

Alabama Association for Justice

has membership Current

Office Locations

Main Office

 2140 11th Ave. South Suite 210 Birmingham AL 35205