Pete Cobb Reappointed Chair of Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution

Pete Cobb, a partner in the firm’s Montgomery office, has been reappointed Chair of the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution for 2025-2026. This marks Pete’s second term as Chair, having served in the role from 2015–2016, as well as serving as a Commission Member since 2011.  

As Chair, Pete leads the Commission in its duty to oversee the operations of Alabama’s Center for Dispute Resolution and serves as a central figure in the supervision, coordination, and continued development of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), both in the state court system and the public at large. 

For more than 30 years, the Supreme Court’s Commission on Dispute Resolution has played a vital role in shaping how conflicts are resolved across Alabama. It advances ADR within the state court system and the broader community by supporting initiatives like neighborhood dispute resolution and school-based conflict management programs, mediation of foreclosure disputes and other vital mediation and arbitration programs. The Commission also collaborates closely with the Administrative Office of Courts and the Alabama State Bar on various ADR studies and initiatives.  

Pete is a registered mediator in the state of Alabama, with more than 25 years of experience helping parties resolve complex disputes through mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes in matters involving products liability, workers compensation, personal injury, and employment disputes. Pete also focuses his legal practice on representing industrial and manufacturing clients, public utilities, businesses, and insurance companies in litigation involving claims of personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, property damage, and fraud. He also represents many such clients in employment-related matters involving workers' compensation injuries and retaliatory discharge claims.