Wes Laird grew up on the family farm in Florala, Alabama. He graduated from LBW in 1981 before going on to the University of Alabama, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Commerce and Business in 1983 and a J.D. in Law in December, 1985. He began his law firm in Opp in 1987 where he still practices with Laird, Baker & Blackstock and Laird Trial Law.
Laird is Immediate Past President of the Alabama Association for Justice (Trial Lawyers), Past President of the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, Past Chairman of the South Alabama Regional Airport and Opp Ducks Unlimited, and Past President of Opp Rotary Club. He served as President of the Southern Independent Bank Organizing Group, helping found the bank, where he continues to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
Laird has been successfully representing injured clients for 37 years, winning numerous verdicts and settlements in large commercial trucking, farm tractor, oil rig, and auto accidents. With over $100 Million in settlements and verdicts collected, he most recently was part of the trial team in Andalusia, Alabama that won a $5 million settlement on the fifth day of a jury trial in the wrongful death of a young man in Washington, D.C.
Laird has been married to his wife, Deidra, for 40 years, having raised two daughters, Laken Laird Patton and Leah Laird McCain, both married and successful businesswomen in Huntsville.
