DOTHAN - Forrest S. Latta, a Mobile attorney and a member of the Troy University Board of Trustees, will be the keynote speaker at Troy University’s Spring 2006 Commencement Exercises in Dothan. The May 7 ceremony begins at 2 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.

Governor Bob Riley appointed Latta to the University’s Board of Trustees last September. He serves on the Board’s academic affairs and development committees.

A Troy University alumnus, Latta graduated summa cum laude in 1980, before earning his juris doctorate at Samford University’s Cumberland Law School in 1983.

The Alabama native is a partner in the law firm Bowron, Latta & Wasden, P.C., where he practices primarily in the areas of business torts, complex insurance claims, product liability and appellate litigation.

A member of the American Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar, Latta serves on the Alabama Supreme Court Standing Committee on Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure, the Defense Research Institute, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, the Product Liability Advisory Council and the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

Latta has written extensively on legal issues and has published articles for the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Alabama Law Review, Alabama State Bar, Cumberland Law Review, Defense Research Institute and Washington Legal Foundation. 

Prior to his career in law, Latta was an award winning broadcast journalist recognized by the Associated Press.

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