Rhon has been involved in cases for Beasley Allen where the settlements or verdicts have totaled over $1.1 billion dollars. After serving as law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert Varner, Rhon began practice in Birmingham with the firm of Starnes & Atchison. Rhon joined Beasley Allen in 1994 and now manages the Toxic Torts/Environmental section of the firm. He is currently involved in toxic exposure cases in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey and Tennessee. He has handled exposure claims in Georgia, Colorado, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Ohio and Minnesota.

Rhon is one of  15 attorneys chosen for the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) in the multi-district litigation (MDL) related to the BP Oil Spill filed in New Orleans. On April 20, 2010, a massive offshore oil rig known as the Deepwater Horizon exploded and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles from Louisiana's coastal wetlands, killing 11 workers and injuring 17 others. Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard fought for 2 days to contain the fire, but the rig sank on April 22. Since its sinking, the spill has caused the largest oil leak in U.S. history, creating an environmental and economic disaster affecting the entire Gulf Coast region.

Beasley Allen currently represents approximately 1,000 businesses and individuals harmed by the disaster. Clients of Beasley Allen include the State of Alabama, counties and cities in Alaama and the Florida panhandle, commercial fishermen, restaurants, real estate management companies, commercial charter fishing guides, commercial fishing deckhands, SCUBA diving businesses, property owners whose investments have lost value as a result of the oil spill, and personal injury victims.

In addition to the work on the BP cases, Rhon is currently seeking co-class counsel designation in Tennessee over the TVA coal ash dike failure, and has recently been certified class counsel in New Jersey over contaminated drinking water, as well as in Kansas against several major oil companies over the pricing and energy content of gasoline.

Cases of note:

• Settlement of the largest toxic tort claims in U.S. history in Anniston, Alabama regarding PCB contamination by Solutia, Monsanto and Pharmacia. The federal court settlement exceeded $700 million.
• Certification of class action by New Jersey federal court relating to PFOA drinking water contamination of an estimated 5,000 water customers.
• Settlement of class action against McWane, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama for property owners impacted by air and water discharge.
• United States Supreme Court affirms federal jury award of $20.7 million to individual, business and municipal clients over air emissions of carbon black from the Continental Carbon plant in Phenix City, Alabama. This is believed to be the largest verdict for an air emission case in Alabama history.
• Resolution of mass tort air emission case on a confidential basis in Oklahoma for hundreds of property owners.
• A jury verdict in excess of $11 million in federal court in Huntsville, Alabama for Theft of Trade Secrets.
• A $1.7 million verdict for a small business client involving a contract dispute in Perry County, Alabama.
• Settlement of numerous claims for homeowners regarding home finish.
• Resolution of numerous individual securities fraud claims.
• Jury verdict of $2.6 million for timber business in dispute with paper company.
• Arbitration award of $1.9 million for a farm in dispute with the animal supplier.
• Resolution of air emission claims on a confidential basis for multiple homeowners in Alabama.

Rhon has taught Torts at Jones School of Law in Montgomery, and he is a regular speaker at national, regional and state seminars on various subjects for both plaintiff and defense counsel. He has authored more than 25 articles and papers for publication. Rhon is also a Board member of Public Justice Foundation, a national public interest law firm He has also been selected to Alabama Super Lawyers 2009, 2010 and 2011; and has been selected for inclusion on the 2011 and 2012 Best Lawyers in America lists, published by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, he was named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Montgomery Litigation - Environmental Lawyer of the Year. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as "Lawyer of the Year."

Rhon is an Advisory Board Member of the Family Sunshine Center, whose mission is to prevent domestic abuse. Rhon is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Janice Capilouto Center for the Deaf, which fills special needs for the hearing impaired. He continues to actively support both. In July 2007, Rhon received a Certificate of Recognition from the Alabama State Bar in tribute to his nomination for the 2007 Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Award. He is a member of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery, where he teaches Sunday School. Rhon is married to the former Deanne Rawls, and they have four children.

Recent Speaking Engagements:

The Gulf Coast Disaster: Representing the Plaintiffs - Individuals to Institutions. Rhon spoke on Forecasting the Damage from the Gulf Oil Spill, 360 Advocacy Group, Orlando, Florida, May 21, 2010

Oil in the Gulf-Litigation and Insurance Coverage. He addressed the topic "Filing Claims Against BP vs. Filing a Claim with the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund." HB Litigation conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 2010

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Litigation Group. Rhon addressed "Governmental Claims from AGs to Parish Presidents," American Association for Justice, Vancouver, BC, July 14, 2010

Deepwater Horizon: Legal Challenges & Environmental Consequences. Rhon addressed the topic "Private Recovery Litigation." Environmental Law Section of the Alabama State Bar, Environmental Law Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law of the Mississippi State Bar. Biloxi, Mississippi, July 30, 2010

Chemical Products and Toxic Torts: From Crisis to Mass Litigation; Starting Smart and Finishing Strong. Rhon was invited to participate on a panel discussion on "Jury Themes and Effective Communication, American Bar Association, Houston, Texas, October 8, 2010

Oil in the Gulf - Litigation and Insurance Coverage. Rhon was invited to participate in a panel discussion on "The Oil Spill and Related Health Impacts on the General Population and Workers." HB Litigation Conference, Miami, Florida, November 4, 2010.

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster. Rhon spoke on "The Oil Spill MDL Process - An Update." Mobile Bar Association, Mobile, Alabama, November 12, 2010.

15th Annual CLE by the Hour. Rhon spoke on "BP MDL Litigation." Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Ala., December 29, 2010.

American Association for Justice 2011 Winter Meeting - Rhon presented remarks on the topic "Update on State/Government Claims" related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. The meeting was held Feb. 5-9, 2011, in Miami.

American Association for Justice Annual Meeting - New York City, July 10, 2011; Rhon spoke to the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Litigation Group on environmental impacts of the BP oil spill disaster.

Rhon was invited to speak on the topic "Causation Issues under the Oil Protection Act" at the 2011 ABA Section of Litigation and Criminal Justice Joint Annual Conference held April 15, 2011, at Miami Beach, Florida.

Rhon participated in a panel discussion on "Deepwater Horizon Disaster - One Year Later," at the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting, Point Clear, Ala., July 15, 2011.

Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi Environmental Law Program - June 17, 2011, Sandestin, Fla. Rhon spoke on the topic "BP Oil Spill Update."

State Bar of Georgia, Toxic Torts Seminar - Atlanta, Ga., September 30, 2011; Rhon spoke on the BP Oil Spill Litigation.