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Tracing its roots to 1871, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is a client-driven law firm. With more than 360 attorneys, we are the largest law firm with a major presence in Alabama, one of the largest with a major presence in Tennessee, and one of the largest in the South. We maintain seven offices strategically located in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia. We serve clients in numerous industries including accounting, automotive, banking and finance, biotechnology, construction, education, emerging business, energy, equipment leasing, forest products, health care, insurance, manufacturing, materials and aggregate production, media and communications, mining, municipal and public finance, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, public utilities, real estate, retail, steel, technology, telecommunications, textiles, transportation, and venture capital.

At Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, we combine the talent and experience of our lawyers into multi-disciplinary client and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are trained to identify the legal and business needs of the client and develop client-focused service strategies that provide unparalleled support. We represent a diverse client base that ranges from individuals to emerging business enterprises to established regional, national, and international companies, including nearly 100 of the Fortune 500 companies.

Whether we are helping our clients acquire real property, defend lawsuits, raise capital, comply with regulatory requirements, enter new markets, obtain and defend intellectual property rights, develop and distribute products and services, or merge or divest businesses, we treat our clients' goals as if they were our own. When our clients are faced with disputes, we assist them in identifying and pursuing the fastest and most effective solutions.

Our law practice is global. It is not uncommon to find a Bradley Arant Boult Cummings lawyer working for a major construction company in Europe or Asia, for a multinational pharmaceutical company in New York or California, or for a national tire manufacturer in Tennessee and Georgia. We frequently serve as national coordinating counsel, regional counsel, and statewide counsel for numerous clients in various industries.

We know that no opinion of our firm matters more than that of our clients. Thus, we regularly solicit feedback and suggestions for ways to improve our service. Our history is one of lasting alliances with our clients which are based on quality legal work, superior value, outstanding service, and responsiveness.

Reviser of the Alabama Law Digest for this Directory.

Statement of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice; Banking and Financial Services; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Compliance; Computers and Software; Construction and Procurement; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Energy; Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; ERISA; ERISA Litigation; Government Contracts; Governmental Affairs; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Law; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; Patents; Trademarks; Trade Secrets; International Transactions; Labor and Employment; Land Use; Leasing; Life Sciences; Litigation; Media Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Private Equity and Investment Funds; Products Liability; Public Finance; Public Utility Law; Real Estate Finance and Development; Real Estate Law; Reorganization, Restructuring and Insolvency; Securities; Securities Litigation; State and Local Taxation; Tax Exempt Facilities; Tax Litigation; Taxation; Technology and Science; Trusts and Estates; Utilities Law; Venture Capital; White Collar Crime; Workouts.

Clients

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING: A.G. Gaston Construction Co., Inc.
Aker Kvaerner Engineering & Construction
BE&K, Inc.
B. L. Harbert International, LLC
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd.
Caddell Construction Co., Inc.
Capstone Development
Centex Construction Group, Inc.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
Clark Construction Group
Hoar Construction LLC
InDyne, Inc.
Instituform Technologies, Inc.
John J. Kirlin, Inc.
Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.
McCrory Building Company, Inc.
Midasco, Inc.
Norment Security Group, Inc.
Parsons Corp.
Shaw Group, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
The Robins & Morton Group
Tompkins Builders, Inc.
Turner Construction Company
Wunderlich-Malec Engineering.

EDUCATION: Auburn University
Baylor University
Lipscomb University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama-Birmingham
University of Montevallo
University of South Alabama.

ENVIRONMENTAL: Alabama Gas Corporation
Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Daiken Corporation
Energen Corporation
Genesco, Inc.
Hanna Steel Corporation
Hunt Refining Co.
Monsanto Company
National Cement Company of Alabama, Inc.
Oak Grove Resources LLC
Pneumo-Abex
Rock Wool Manufacturing Company
Russell Corporation
Sherwin-Williams
The Elliott Company
The Valspar Corporation
Vulcan Materials Company.

ENERGY: AES Corporation
Alabama Gas Corporation
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
Calhoun Power Company L.L.C.
Calpine Construction Finance Company, L.P.
Calpine Corporation
Chevron USA, Inc.
Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.
DTE Energy Services, Inc.
Electric Cities of Alabama
Energen Corporation
Energen Resources Corporation
GenPower Kelly, L.L.C.
Hunt Refining Company
Huntsville Utilities
L.S. Power Development LLC
Tenaska Alabama Partners, L.P.
Tenaska Alabama Partners II, L.P.
Tenaska Energy, Inc.
Tractebel Power, Inc.
Vericor Power Systems, L.L.C.

FINANCIAL SERVICE COMPANIES: Advocate Capital, Inc.
Aliant Bank
American Security Bank & Trust
Avenue Bank
Bank of Alabama
Bank of America
Bryant Bank
CapitalSouth Bank
CapStar Bank
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Colonial Bank
First Bank
First Commercial Bank
First National Bank of Jasper
First State Bank
First Tennessee Bank
Household International, Inc.
Lincoln National Corporation
Madison Capital Company
Morgan Keegan Mezzanine Fund, L.P.
New South Federal Savings Bank
Pharos Capital Partners
Pinnacle National Bank
Regions Bank
Renasant Bank
Republic Financial Corporation
Retirement Systems of Alabama
SOUTHBank
Southpoint Bank
Synovus Financial Corp.
The Bancorporation
The Bank of Nashville
Traders and Farmers Bank
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, N.A.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE: Associated Grocers of the South, Inc.
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Shoney's, Inc.

HEALTH CARE: Alabama Psychiatric Services, P.C.
Alacare Home Health Services, Inc.
American Eagle LifeCare Corporation
American Health Companies
AmMed Direct, LLC
Ardent Health Services LLC
Behavioral Healthcare Centers
Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital
Carecorps Management Company
Cherokee County Health Care Authority
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Covenant Dove
Cumberland Medical Center
DCH Health Care Authority (DCH Regional Medical Center, DCH-Northport Medical Center, and Fayette Medical Center and Nursing Home)
Diagnostic Health Corporation
DST Systems, Inc.
e + healthcare
ElderScript
Epic Management
Golden Living
Gryphon Senior Living
Health Management Resources
HealthMark Partners
HealthSouth Corporation
Hoosier Care, Inc.
Jackson County Health Care Authority
Kindred Healthcare
Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center
Memphis Jewish Home
Norton Healthcare, Inc.
Oncology Specialties, P.C./Comprehensive Cancer Institute
Open MRI of Alabama, LLC
Pharmacy Care Associates, LLC
Piedmont Health Care Authority
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
Saint Thomas Health Services
SAVA Senior Care
Schmidt Wallace Healthcare Management Company, Inc.
Signature Healthcare
Simplex Diabetic Supplies
Southern Imaging Specialists, LLC
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Vincent's Health System
Sunbridge Healthcare Corporation
Surgical Care Affiliates
Tennessee Health Management
The Children's Health System of Alabama
The Colbert County - Northwest Alabama Health Care Authority (Helen Keller Hospital and Red Bay Hospital)
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. (The Kirklin Clinic)
University of South Alabama Medical Center
Vanguard Healthcare
VIVA Health, Inc.

INSURANCE: AIG Insurance Company
American National Property and Casualty Company
Bankers Life & Casualty Company
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company
Conseco Health Insurance Company
Conseco Insurance Company
Conseco Life Insurance Company
Conseco Senior Health Insurance Company
Direct General Corporation
Disability Reinsurance Management Services, Inc.
Fort Dearborn Life Insurance Company
Great American Financial Group
HealthMarkets
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of Tennessee
MONY Life Insurance Company
Performance Matters Associates, Inc.
Principal Life Insurance Co.
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company
Seaboard/St. Paul Surety Company
State Farm Insurance Company
The Lafayette Life Insurance Company
The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company
Torchmark Corporation
Washington National Insurance Company Conseco Marketing LLC.

LIFE SCIENCES: Bayer Corporation
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CFD Research Corporation
EGEN, Inc.
ExtemoZyme, Inc.
Galenica Pharmaceuticals
Greenlight Biofuels, Inc.
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Merck
Nektar Therapeutics
Novartis Corp.
Pfizer
PNP Therapeutics, Inc.
Regional Nuclear Pharmaceuticals
Serina Therapeutics
Southern BioSystems Inc.
The Buck Institute for Age Research.

MANUFACTURING: 3M
American Axle
Blount Inc.
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
CalsonicKansei Corporation
Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Centex Construction Products, Inc.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Continental Tire North America
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Goodman Manufacturing, LLP
Hanna Steel
Harsco Corporation d/b/a IKG Industries
Ineos Americas L.L.C.
Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt
Lasko Products
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Magna International
Mars Petcare US, Inc.
Michelin North America
Michelin Tire Corp.
Motorcity, Inc.
Neptune Technology Group, Inc.
Oreck Corporation
Russell Corporation
Southland Tube
Takata Seat Belts Inc.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
United Technologies Corporation
Valmont Industries, Inc.
WMX Corporation
Wolverine Tube.

MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS: Calkins Media
Church Publishing, Inc.
Cox Radio
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Southern Progress Corporation
The Birmingham News
The Huntsville Times
The New York Times Co.
Time Warner Cable
United Methodist Publishing House.

MINING, MINERALS, NATURAL RESOURCES: Alabama Gas Corporation
Ashland Oil
Champion International Corp.
Chevron Mining
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Hunt Refining Company
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
Nelson Brothers, Inc.
Vulcan Materials Company.

REAL ESTATE: Alabama Association of Homebuilders
Campus Crest Development, LLC
CBL and Associates Properties, Inc.
Daniel Realty Corporation
EBSCO Realty Equity Resources, LLC
Graham & Company
Jim Wilson & Associates, Inc.
Sloss Development Group
Stonegate Realty Company, LLC
The Hays Group
Torchmark Corporation
USX Realty Development.

RETAIL GASOLINE DISTRIBUTION: BP Amoco
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Flying J Inc.
Mapco Express, Inc.
The McPherson Companies.

TECHNOLOGY: Aegis Technologies Group
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
Baron Services, Inc.
Bioelastics Research, Ltd.
ComFrame Software Corporation
Edgenet, Inc.
EVault, Inc.
Griffin Technology, Inc.
Microsoft
Southern Applied Technologies, Inc.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ADTRAN, Inc.
Education Networks of America
Sprint Corporation
T-Mobile.

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: American Outdoors Association
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association.

TRANSPORTATION: Boyd Bros. Transportation, Inc.
Central Parking System.

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Address

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1819 5th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203-2119, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-521-8000
Facsimile: 205-521-8800

Website

http://www.babc.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Scott E. Adams (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, November 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Accounting and Finance, summa cum laude, 1997); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2000). Articles Review Board, Virginia Tax Review, 1999-2000. Dillard Fellow - Legal Research and Writing, 1998-1999. Member, Birmingham Estate Planning Council. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Tax Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills.Email: Scott E. Adams

Mary Louise Ahearn (1934-1985).

William Harold Albritton IV (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Davidson College; University of Alabama (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Judge, City of Andalusia Municipal Court, 1989-2000. Member: Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chair, Character and Fitness Committee, 1990-1997); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Construction; Insurance; Product Liability.Email: William Harold Albritton IV

F. Wendall Allen (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, November 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Russell Corp. v. American Home Assur. Co., 264 F.3d 1040 (11th Cir. 2001); Sankey v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 100 F.Supp. 1290 (M.D. Ala. 200); Bowdoin Square L.L.C. v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc. 2003 WL 21297353 (Ala. June 6, 2003); Keck v. Dryvit Systems, Inc. 830 So.2d 1 (Ala. 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.Email: F. Wendall Allen

Douglas Arant (1897-1987).

James F. Archibald III (Member) born New Rochelle, New York, March 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review, 1991-1993. Author: Note, "Reintroducing 'Fraud' to the Doctrine of Fraudulent Joinder," 78 Virginia Law Review 1377, 1992. Co-Author: "The Supreme Court's Decision on Terminix Reaffirms the Scope of the FAA," Dispute Resolution Journal, April 1995 at 8. Adjunct Professor: University of Alabama School of Law. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Trial Practice.Email: James F. Archibald III

Kay K. Bains (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1969); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1980). Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America annually since 1995. Articles Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1979-1980. Listed in Chambers USA. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Probate and Real Property Section, 1994-1995); American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Lending Law; Construction Finance; Real Estate Lending; Health Care Finance; Banking; Real Estate.Email: Kay K. Bains

Charles A. J. Beavers Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 19, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member, National Moot Court Team. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1990-1991); American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Alabama Law Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Municipal and Zoning; Land Use Law.Email: Charles A. J. Beavers Jr.

Jay R. Bender (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1993). Editorial Board, North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regul., 1992-1993. Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section); American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Reorganization; Creditor's Rights.Email: Jay R. Bender

Joseph S. Bird III (Member) born Madison, Florida, October 27, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.A., with highest honors, 1979); University of Alabama (J.D., 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1980-1982. Author: "Cognitive Neuroscience as a Model for Neural Software Patent Examination," AIPLA Law Quarterly, Summer, 2003. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Patent Law.Email: Joseph S. Bird III

Dylan C. Black (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, May 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1990); Université de Toulouse I (1990-1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Rotary International Scholar, 1990-1991. Margaret G. Hyde Award, 1997. Research and Projects Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to the Honorable Harry W. Wellford, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Securities; Litigation.Email: Dylan C. Black

Paul P. Bolus (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama; 2004, Tennessee and Texas. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1986-1988. Recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America for his work in Insurance. Voted as one of the Birmingham Bar's Best Lawyers in the Insurance Field. Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers 2008 in the Insurance Coverage Section. Actively with: America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP); American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Torts.Email: Paul P. Bolus

Axel Bolvig III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Tau Beta Pi; Chi Epsilon. Co-Editor: Fifty State Public Construction Contracting (2 volumes) (Wiley, 1995). Co-Author: Chapter, "Alabama," State-By-State Guide to Architect, Engineer and Contractor Licensing (Aspen, 1999); Chapter, "Alabama," Fifty State Construction Lien & Bond Law, (Wiley, 1992). Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Member, Public Contract Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association; Associated Builders and Contractors; Construction Specifications Institute; American Segmental Bridge Institute. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Civil Trial Practice.Email: Axel Bolvig III

Paige M. Boshell (Partner) born Springfield, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Université de Rouen (Troisième Degré, 1987); St. Lawrence University (B.A., French and English Literature, summa cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Faculty Scholar. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Transactions: Advised financial institutions regarding delivery of products and services through traditional and alternative channels and federal and state regulatory issues, and negotiated outsourcing contracts and software licenses for various clients. Practice Areas: Banking; Emerging Business Law; Technology Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Paige M. Boshell

Lee C. Bradley Jr. (1897-1999).

Joel E. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: United States Coast Guard Academy (B.S., Civil Engineering, first in class, 1990); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Law and Policy in International Business. Author: "Claims Handling in the Construction Industry," in Construction Business Handbook (Aspen 2004); Alabama Chapter of The Design/Build Deskbook 3d (ABA 2004 ) and 4th (2009 - Scheduled). [Lt., U.S Coast Guard, 1990-1996]. Reported Cases: The Clark Construction Group, Inc. v. Department of Veteran Affairs, 99-1 BCA 30,128 (VABCA 1998); In re C&C Excavating, Inc. 288 B.R. 251 (N.D. Ala. 2002). Transactions: State and Federal Trials, Appellate Work, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Complex Contract Negotiations; Multi-million dollar recoveries for government contractors on numerous State Department projects, VA projects, and DoD projects; Successful Federal bid protests; Successful defense of TINA and FCA investigations; Advice concerning licensing and ownership of intellectual property on government contracts; Resolution of litigation involving construction of half-billion dollar plant; Advice concerning compliance with FAR and DFAR. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts; Civil Litigation.Email: Joel E. Brown

T. Michael Brown (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986) Phi Kappa Phi; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Moot Court Board. Vanderbilt University Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Keck v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 830 So.2d 1 (Ala. 2002); BIC v. Bean, 669 So.2d 840 (Ala. 1995); Barber v. Business Products Center, Inc., 677 So.2d 223 (Ala. 1996); Bean v. BIC, 597 So.2d 1350 (Ala. 1992); In Re Birmingham Asbestos 619 So.2d 1360 (Ala. 1993); Ford Motor Company v. Rice 726 So.2d 626 (Ala. 1998); Martin v. Drummond Company, Inc., 663 So.2d 937 (Ala. 1995); McGowan v. Chrysler Corporation, 631 So.2d 842 (Ala. 1993). Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation(40%); Environmental Law(15%); Land Use Law(20%); Civil Trial Practice(25%); Class Actions; Product Liability.Email: T. Michael Brown

William C. "Beau" Byrd, II (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1989); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to the Honorable John T. Laney, III, U.S. Bankruptcy, 1992-1994. Adjunct Professor, Cumberland School of Law (2008-2009) and University of Alabama School of Law (2009). Legislative Chairperson, Alabama Chapter of NAIOP, 2006-2009. Former President, Greater Birmingham Auburn Club, 2008. Former President, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Alabama Chapter), 2005-2006. Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Kappa; Spades. Member: Alabama State Bar (Vice Chairman, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 2009-2010); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Real Estate Financing; Corporate and Industrial Financing.Email: William C. "Beau" Byrd, II

Robert J. Campbell (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 1999, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama and Southern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., 1991); University of Texas at Austin (M.P.A., 1992); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of California; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(30%); Class Action Litigation(70%).Email: Robert J. Campbell

Hope T. Cannon (Partner) born December 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1996); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1997-1999. Hugo Black Scholar. John Campbell Moot Court Board. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Hope T. Cannon

Philip J. Carroll III (Managing Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1984); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 1987). Member and Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1985-1987. Adjunct Faculty Member, Appellate Advocacy, University of Alabama School of Law, 2001-2008. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert S. Vance, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1987-1988. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. Riles, 920 So. 2d 1093 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004); Davant v. United Land Corp., 896 So. 2d 475 (Ala. 2004); Ex parte Walter Indus., Inc., 874 So. 2nd 547 (Ala. 2003); Massey v. Congress Life Insurance Company, 116 F.3d 1414 (11th Circuit, 1997); Pitts v. Beasley, 706 So.2d 711 (Ala., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Philip J. Carroll III

Thomas Neely Carruthers (Member) born Columbia, Tennessee, October 11, 1928; admitted to bar, 1955, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District and Middle District of Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1950); Yale University (LL.B., 1955). Trustee, 1968-1995, President, 1971 and Chairman, 1972, 1995 Southern Federal Tax Institute. Trustee, American Tax Policy Institute. Chairman, Governor's Tax Reform Task Force, 1991-1992. Executive Secretary, Governor's Tax Reform Development Committee, 1992-1993. Named Outstanding Lawyer for 2001 by the Birmingham Bar Association. Chair, Alabama Academy of Honor. Rotary, Spain-Hickman Award, 2003. Recipient: Medal of Honor Birmingham-Southern College; Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Brewer-Torbert Public Service Award, 2007. Member: Board of Trustees Children's Hospital; Board of Trustees, Birmingham Museum of Art; Birmingham Legal Aid, 2006; Executive Committee Lakeshore Foundation. Alabama Co-Chair, Princeton Annual Giving. Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama Board Member. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; International Law Association (American Branch); American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; International Business Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation.Email: Thomas Neely Carruthers

Rhonda Caviedes (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 14, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S.M.E., cum laude, 1988); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Certified Engineer, ET7021, 1988. Member: Birmingham (Women Lawyers Section, Secretary, 2007-2008) and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 10, Steering Committee Member); Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Environmental Law.Email: Rhonda Caviedes

James W. Childs, Jr. (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, September 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., 1992); Baylor University (M.B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Curia Honoris; Omicron Delta Epsilon; FMA Honor Society. Managing Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1995-1997. Judicial Extern to Associate Justice Harold See of the Supreme Court of Alabama, 1997. Practice Areas: Business Law; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Technology Law.Email: James W. Childs, Jr.

J.S. "Chris" Christie, Jr. (Co-Chair, Financial Services and Insurance Group; Chair, Pro Bono Committee) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with honors, 1981); Duke University (M.A., 1985; J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk, Honorable Seybourn H. Lynne, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, N.D. Ala., 1987-1988. Lecturer, Yaounde University School of Law and Economics, Yaounde, Cameroon, 1986-1987. Author: "Federal Mandates for Health Plans: What is COBRA?" 3(2) HMOs & Health Plans (Winter 2000); "Federal Mandates for Health Plans: What is HIPAA?" 4(8) HMOs & Health Plans 1 (Spring 2001); "The HIPAA Privacy Rules from a Litigation Perspective," 64(2) The Ala. Law. 126 (March 2003); "Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila: ERISA's Impact on Healthcare," 27(2) Health Law. Wkly. (July 9, 2004), 8(9) Health Law News (Sept. 2004); "How to Arbitrate," DRI Trial Tactics Def. Litig. Manual (2006); "Final HIPAA Nondiscrimination Regulations," DRI Life, Health & Dis. News (Spring 2007); "Seven Steps to Defend an Arbitration," For the Def. (July 2008). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Care; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Class Actions.Email: J.S. "Chris" Christie, Jr.

Brittin Turner Coleman (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th and 5th Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1964; LL.B., 1967). Recipient: Bronze Star Medal w/ First Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Commendation Medal w/ First Oak Leaf Cluster; Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/ Palm; Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Vietnam Campaign Medal w/60 Device. President: Birmingham Bar Association, 1999; Alabama Law School Foundation, 1994-1996. Executive Committee, Alabama Law School Foundation, 1994—. Past President, Alumni of Alabama Farrah Order/Order of the Coif. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (Two categories: Product Liability Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation); Who's Who In American Law; Who's Who In America. Former Member, Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee (Civil). Co-Author: Alabama Chapter, "Product Liability Desk Reference." Chair, Nominating Committee, Birmingham Bar Association, 2008. Former Director, Birmingham Bar Foundation. Coach, Cumberland School of Law National Mock Trial Teams, 1979-1982. Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (President, 1999); American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC); American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Alabama Law Institute; Farrah Law Alumni Society; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Alabama Law Foundation. [Distinguished Military Graduate, 1964; Commissioned 2d. Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1964; Captain, U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability.Email: Brittin Turner Coleman

J. Paul Compton Jr. (Member) born Greenville, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 2005, Georgia. Education: London School of Economics, London, U.K.; University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Virginia (J.D., 1989). Harry S Truman Scholar. Alabama Chairman, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 1999—. Counsel of Record, Alabama Consumer Finance Association, 2000—. Legal Advisor, Alabama Council on Affordable and Rural Housing, 2006—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Transactions: Formation of Bryant Bank, 2005; Bank investment in New Markets Tax Credits, 2008; Syndication of Georgia affordable housing tax credits, 2008; Restructuring of defaulted low income housing tax credit project portfolio, 2008. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Housing; Insurance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Partnership Law.Email: J. Paul Compton Jr.

Julia Boaz Cooper (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1994, Alabama. Education: Columbia University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Yale University (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1988-1989. Author: Article, "Summary Processes and the Rule of Law," 95 Yale Law Journal 349. Adjunct Professor, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama. Faculty: Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Trial Advocacy Academy. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts; Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.Email: Julia Boaz Cooper

Deane K. Corliss (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.S.N., cum laude, 1967); Ohio State University (M.S., 1970); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Sigma Theta Tau; Phi Kappa Phi. Curia Honoris (Chief Justice, 1990-1991). Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1987-1989. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 1999—; Who's Who in America, 2007; Who's Who of American Women, 2006; Who's Who in American Law, 2005—; Birmingham Business Journal "Who's Who in Health Care," 2002, 2007. Member: Birmingham (Member, Women Lawyers Section Executive Board) and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Antitrust Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Board Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association (Member, Practice Groups: Hospitals and Health Systems; Fraud and Abuse; Stark; Antitrust and Tax). Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Fraud and Abuse; Health Care Regulation; Transactions; Compliance; Business Law; Hospital Law; Medicare and Medicaid; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: Deane K. Corliss

Forrest K. Covington (Member) born Dothan, Alabama, February 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk, Hon. Sam C. Pointer, Jr., United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1987-1988. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Reported Cases: BE&K Construction Co. v. Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council, et al., 156 F.3d 756 (7th Circuit, 1998); BE&K Construction Co. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters, et. al., 90 F.3d 1318 (8th Circuit, 1996); BE&K Construction Co. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters, et al., 688 So.2d 246 (Ala. Sup. Ct., 1997); Mitchell v. USBI Company, 186 F.3d 1352 (11th Circuit, 1999); Splunge v. Shoney's, Inc., 97 F.3d 488 (11th Circuit, 1996); Cork v. Marriott International, Inc. 426 F. Supp. 2d 1234 (N.D. Ala. 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Construction Law.Email: Forrest K. Covington

Stewart M. Cox (Member) born Panama City, Florida, November 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Civil Practice; Class Actions; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Stewart M. Cox

J. Patrick Darby (Member) born Sheffield, Alabama, August 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Judicial Clerk to Hon. E. A. Van Graafeiland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Author: Note, "Tort Liability for Transmission of the AIDS Virus: Damages for Fear of AIDS and Prospective AIDS," 45 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 185 (1987). Member: American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Civil Trial Practice.Email: J. Patrick Darby

Michael S. Denniston (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, February 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Antitrust). Author: "Residual Good Will in Unused Marks: The Case Against Abandonment," 90 Trademark Reporter 615, 2000. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Antitrust; Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Trademark; Copyright; Franchising; Unfair Competition.Email: Michael S. Denniston

L. Susan Doss (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Corporate Finance and Investment Management, summa cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Member, Managing Board/Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Corporations; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: L. Susan Doss

J. David Dresher (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1977); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review, 1982-1983. Listed in: Chambers Leading Lawyers, Real Estate and Banking Law; Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Banking Law.Email: J. David Dresher

Jeffrey D. Dyess (Member) born Dothan, Alabama, September 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, summa cum laude, 1990); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Curia Honoris. Member, Cumberland Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. William M. Acker, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Member: Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyer Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Competitive Practices Litigation; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Patent Prosecution.Email: Jeffrey D. Dyess

Julie S. Elmer (Member) born Corsicana, Texas, April 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, 1991), Phi Beta Kappa; University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Author: Publication: "A Fungus Among Us: The New Epidemic of Mold Claims," The Alabama Lawyer, March, 2003. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Construction Law Committee). Practice Areas: Construction Defect Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Insurance Marketing Practices Litigation; General Commercial Litigation.Email: Julie S. Elmer

Bruce P. Ely (Chairman, SALT Practice Group) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995—. Alabama Editor, State Tax Notes. State Tax Editor, "Journal of Business Entities". Co-Author, "Keatinge and Conaway on Choice of Business Entity," 2006—. Member: BNA/Tax Management, Inc., Multistate Tax Advisory Board, 1997—; Advisory Board, Vanderbilt University's Paul J. Hartman State and Local Tax Forum, 1994—. Chief Counsel, Governor's Commission on Existing Industries, 2003-2004. Frequent Speaker: Council On State Taxation (COST); New York University's Annual State and Local Tax Institute; Alabama Society of CPAs. Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Section of Taxation and Chairman, 1988-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law); Alabama Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. Trustee, American Institute on Federal Taxation, 1993—. Practice Areas: Limited Liability Company Law(5%); State Taxation(45%); Tax Litigation(40%); Government Affairs(10%).Email: Bruce P. Ely

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Denson Nauls Franklin III (Member) born Cedar Bluff, Alabama, March 28, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Law.Email: Denson Nauls Franklin III

Stuart Joseph Frentz (Member) born Biloxi, Mississippi, September 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Spring Hill College (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1970); University of Notre Dame Graduate School (1970-1975); Yale Law School (J.D., 1986). Director, Federal Tax Clinic, Inc., 2005-2007. President, Birmingham Tax Forum, 2007-2008. Lecturer, Business Planning, University of Alabama School of Law, 1990-1991. Co-Chair, Tax Law Institute Sponsored by Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the University of Alabama School of Law and the Alabama State Bar, 1999-2001. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Taxation.Email: Stuart Joseph Frentz

Linda Friedman (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Kenyon College (A.B., French, summa cum laude, 1973); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1976). Vanderbilt Law Review, 1975-1976. Editor: State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Alabama Chapter); State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law (Alabama Chapter). Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Northern District of Alabama, 1976-1977. American Law Institute, 1992. Best Lawyers in America, Intellectual Property Section. Member: Alabama State Bar (Chair, Antitrust Section, 1989-1990); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Intellectual Property Law; Litigation). Reported Cases: Tidmore v. BP Oil Co., 932 F.2d 1384 (11th Cir. 1991); Hopkins v. BP Oil Co., 81 F.3d 1070 (11th Cir. 1996); Ramada Inns, Inc. v. Gadsden Motel Co., 804 F.2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1986). Practice Areas: Trademark; Copyright; Licensing; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition.Email: Linda Friedman

James W. Gewin (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 9, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1963); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1966. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1967. Member, Alabama Board of Bar Examiners, 1976-1978. Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1993—. Municipal Judge, City of Mountain Brook, 1999—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. The Best Lawyers in America (dual listing). Reported Cases: Adams v. Robertson & Liberty National, 676 So.2d 1265 (Ala., 1995); Pfizer v. Farsian, 682 So.2d 405 (Ala., 1996); Goldstein v. Ruttenberg, et al., 942 So.2d 356 (Ala., 2006); Herricks v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 318 So.2d 683 (Ala., 1975); Central Bancshares v. Puckett, 584 So.2d 829 (Ala., 1991). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Liability; Torts.Email: James W. Gewin

Ray D. Gibbons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia and Alabama; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1976; LL.M., Taxation, 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member: Committee on Commercial Financial Services; Subcommittee on Loan Documentation; Title Insurance Committee; Mortgages and Other Debt Financing Committee); Alabama Real Estate Lawyers Association (Director/Officer). Practice Areas: Banking and Financial Services.Email: Ray D. Gibbons

N. Christian Glenos (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1993). Phi Alpha Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Jasons Honor Society. Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Member, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. (Certified in Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditor's Rights; Real Estate Litigation.Email: N. Christian Glenos

John E. Goodman (Member) born Farmville, Virginia, July 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Reported Cases: Custer v. HomeSide Lending, 858 So.2d 233 (Ala. 2003)(class action); Ormco Corp. v. Johns, 869 So.2d 1109 (Ala. 2003)(noncompetition covenant); Smith v. UPS, 296 F.3d 1244 (11th Cir. 2003)(Carmack Amendment); Ex parte Pfizer Inc., 746 So.2d 960 (Ala. 1999)(products liability; medical device); Askew v. DCH Healthcare Authority, 995 F.2d 1033 (11th Cir. 1993)(antitrust). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Antitrust Law.Email: John E. Goodman

John B. Grenier (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, April 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1978); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor in Chief, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1982. Chairman, Executive Committee. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: John B. Grenier

Christopher R. Grissom (Partner) born Russellville, Alabama, June 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1993; J.D., 1997). Member, Bench and Bar. Student Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy. Contributing Author: State Tax Notes, State Income Tax Alert, and Journal of Multistate Taxation. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Taxation; Industrial Development; State Taxation; Tax Litigation.Email: Christopher R. Grissom

John William Hargrove (Member) born Orlando, Florida, October 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.A., Philosophy/Political Science, summa cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Patrick Wilson Scholar, 1983-1986. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1985-1986. Author: "Video Cameras, Tape Recorders and Sex Police," Birmingham Bar Bulletin, Fall 1998; "New Rights for the Disabled: the Rules and the Remedies," 53 Ala. Lawyer, 1992. Co-Author: "Drug Testing in Employment: a Legislative Proposal for Alabama," 50 Ala. Lawyer 70, 1989. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Litigation.Email: John William Hargrove

John G. Harrell (Member) born Enterprise, Alabama, September 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: Emory University (A.B., History, 1963); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1966); Yale Law School (LL.M., 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Professor, Law, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1967-1970. Professor, Civil Procedure and Commercial Transactions, Cumberland School of Law, 1970-1973. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Reported Cases: Represented: the Governor of the State in the location of Mercedes Benz in Alabama, 1995; Trico Steel Company LLC in connection with the location and construction of a steel minimill in the Southeast, 1996; two Alabama cities in connection with privitizations suit of wastewater treatment facilities, 1997; the Southern Poverty Law Center in connection with financing and construction of a new facility, 1998. Counsel to the State in the creation of Alabama Water Pollution Central Authority. Practice Areas: Corporations; Corporate Law; Energy; Public Finance.Email: John G. Harrell

F. M. (Tripp) Haston III (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Omicron Delta Kappa. Mortar Board. Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1991-1993. Author: Published Works: "An Update on FDA Preemption of State Claims," IADC Defense Counsel Journal, 2007; "Drug & Medical Device Litigation Under the A.E.M.L.D.," The Alabama Lawyer, May 2002; "Arbitration in Alabama Of Road Signs and Reality," The Alabama Lawyer, Jan. 2001. Law Clerk to Hon. Judge Emmett R. Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1993-1994. Speaker: IADC (Rome, Italy; Whistler, BC; California; West Virginia); BIICL (London). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; British Institute of International & Comparative Law. Reported Cases: Sykes v. GlaxoSmithKline, _F. Supp. 2d_, 484 F. Supp. 2d 289 (E.D. Pa. 2007); Embody v. Medtronic, Inc. 238 F. Supp. 2d 1291 (N.D. Ala. 2003); Hester v. Bayer Corporation, 206 F. R.D. 683 (M.D. Ala. 2001). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Products Liability; Antitrust and Competitive Torts; General Litigation.Email: F. M. (Tripp) Haston III

Carleta Roberts Hawley (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, December 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1979-1980. Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Carleta Roberts Hawley

Jonathan B. Head (Partner) born Florence, Alabama, July 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2004, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (B.S.C.E., 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction; Business Litigation.Email: Jonathan B. Head

Kevin J. Henderson (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, June 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1985); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Recipient, John W. Davis Prize. Managing Board, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Clerk to The Hon. William W. Wilkins, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1989-1990. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Benefits Law; Business Law.Email: Kevin J. Henderson

James F. Henry (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 2004, Mississippi. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1978); Samford University (M.B.A., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Curia Honoris. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Law; General Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: James F. Henry

K. Wood Herren (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1990); New York University (LL.M., 1991). Law Clerk to Honorable Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., United States Tax Court. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Tax, Business Law and Health Care Sections) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Tax Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Exempt Organizations; Health Care; Corporate Law; State Taxation; Federal Taxation Law; Tax Controversies.Email: K. Wood Herren

William L. Hinds Jr. (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 8, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: The Citadel (A.B., with highest honors, 1960); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965). Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1966. Lecturer, Alabama Federal Tax Clinic, 1980-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1982-1983). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Officer, U.S. Army, 1960-1962]. Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Planning and Administration; Business Law.Email: William L. Hinds Jr.

Gary Lane Howard (Partner) born Hartselle, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 1999, Florida; 2001, Georgia; 2004, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and District of Columbia; 2006, Montana and Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 7th and 11th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989; J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar; Leigh M. Harrison Scholar. National Trial Team Member (National Finalist and Semi-Finalist). George Peach Taylor Honoree. Member, Alabama Law Review. Farrah Law Society. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Health & Disability Law Committee and Chair Life Insurance Law Committee); Defense Research Institute, DRI (Member, Life Health and Disability Committee); American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Life Insurance(30%); Health Insurance(30%); Disability Insurance(15%); Fraud; Bad Faith Litigation; Class Actions(25%).Email: Gary Lane Howard

David Glenn Hymer (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, October 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Finance, 1982; J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Jasons; Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Hugo L. Black Scholar. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Reported Cases: Metric/Kvaerner Fayetteville v. Federal Ins. Co., 403 F.3d 188 (4th Circuit 2005); Russell Corp. v. Sullivan, 790 So.2d 940 (Ala. 2001); Coleman v. Cannon Oil Co., 911 F.Supp. 510 (M.D. Ala. 1995); Jones v. Preuit & Mauldin, 876 F.2d 1480 (11th Circuit 1989). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Construction Law; Products Liability.Email: David Glenn Hymer

Andrew B. Johnson (Partner) born Radford, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi; 2008, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Government and History, 1997); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, Journal of Law and Politics. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Andrew B. Johnson

Nathan W. Johnson (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Who's Who Legal - Trademarks. Professor, Copyright Law; and Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Cumberland School of Law. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; International Trademark Association (Membership Committee; Law Firm Subcommittee); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Copyright Society. Practice Areas: Licensing; Trademarks; Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Nathan W. Johnson

William W. Johnson Jr. (1943-1984).

Abdul K. Kallon (Partner) born Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, Alabama. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1993). Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Business Law, 1992-1993. Law Clerk, Honorable U.W. Clemon, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Abdul K. Kallon

Ronald H. Kent Jr. (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, December 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1986); New York University (M.B.A., 1990); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Research Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Ronald H. Kent Jr.

Jack J. Kubiszyn (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee; 1994, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1989); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1991).Email: Jack J. Kubiszyn

Joel M. Kuehnert (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., Civil and Environmental Engineering, magna cum laude, 1993); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1998). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Environmental Law; Intellectual Property; Litigation; Patents; Toxic Torts.Email: Joel M. Kuehnert

Harold B. Kushner (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1971, Louisiana; 1975, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1968); Tulane University (J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., 1974). Member: Committee Real Estate Foundation; Birmingham Jewish Federation. Past President, Entrepreneurial Center. Member: Birmingham, Louisiana State and American Bar Association; State Bar of Alabama. [First Lieutenant and Special Agent, Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Air Force, 1971-1972]. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation; Estate Planning.Email: Harold B. Kushner

Bradley W. Lard (Member) born Florence, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, Tennessee. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). Phi Kappa Phi. Student Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy, 1995-1996. Member, Taxation Section and Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association. Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Corporate Law.Email: Bradley W. Lard

Matthew H. Lembke (Partner) born Rochester, New York, June 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; The Raven Society. Bellingrath Scholar. Articles Development Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the U.S., 1992-1993. Law Clerk to Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991-1992. Temple Bar Scholar, 1993. Member, Alabama Standing Committee on Judicial Canons and Ethics. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; English Commercial Bar Association (Honorary Overseas Member). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Law; Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Constitutional Law; Election Law.Email: Matthew H. Lembke

Arlan D. Lewis (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, January 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Hampton University (B.Arch., 1993); Vanderbilt Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction.Email: Arlan D. Lewis

Shannon Barnhill Lisenby (Member) born Monterey, California; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Murray State University (B.S., 1994); University of Kent at Canterbury, England (L.L.M., candidate, 1995-1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1997);. Recipient, Rotary Foundation International Ambassadorial Scholarship. Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow. Advocate, European Law Moot Court Society. Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow 1996- 1997. Outstanding Senior Woman. Member: Birmingham and American (Co-Chair, Real Estate Section, Senior Housing Committee, 2002-2004) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Secured Lending; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Shannon Barnhill Lisenby

Thad Gladden Long (Member) born Dothan, Alabama, March 9, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Alabama; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Columbia University (A.B., Physics, 1960); University of Virginia (J.D., 1963). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Comments and Projects Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1962-1963. Adjunct Professor, Antitrust Law, University of Alabama, 1988-2001; Patent Law, Cumberland Law School, 1999-2001. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (Business Litigation, Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Land Use & Zoning Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution); Alabama Super Lawyers (Four Categories); Marquis Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World. Member, Editorial Board, The Trade Mark Reporter, 1991-2006. Winner of National Law Journal's "Major Defense Victories in the Nation" in 1995. Recipient, INTA Great Communicator Award. Former Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Antitrust and Business Torts Sections, 1973-1974); American Bar Association; American Law Institute; Alabama Law Institute; Alabama Law Foundation. Reported Cases: Gas Pump, Inc. v. General Cinema, Eleventh Circuit, 12 F. 3d 181 (11th Cir. 1994), Dismissal of antitrust treble damage suit; Askew v. DCH Healthcare Authority, Eleventh Circuit, 995 F. 2d 1033 (11th Cir. 1993), Set aside antitrust injunction sought against hospital acquisition; Massey v. Disc Mfg. Inc., Ala. Sup. Ct., 601 So. 2d 449 (Ala. Sup. Ct. 1992), Seizure of corporate opportunity; State of Florida v. Industrial Chemical, Inc., Ala. Sup. Ct., 145 F. R.D. 585 (N.D. of Ala. 1991); BP Oil v. Jefferson County, Eleventh Circuit, 571 So. 2d 1026 (Ala. Sup. Ct. 1990), Property rezoning, landmark decision; Meadowcraft, Inc. v. B. I. Industries, 226 U.S. P.Q. 244 (N.D. of Ala. 1985), Piercing corporate veil - unsuccessful; Alabama Gas Corp. v. Wallace, 308 So. 2d 674 (Ala. 1975), Public Utility Rate Case; Jefferson Home Furniture Co. v. Jefferson Home Co., 349 So. 2d 5 (Ala. 1977), trade name infringement; Automatic Sprinkler v. B. F. Goodrich, 351 So. 2d 555 (Ala. 1977), Environmental Cleanup Case; Pizitz, Inc. v. Pizitz Mercantile Co., 467 F. Supp. 1089 (N.D. of Ala. 1979), trademark infringement; Precision American Corp. v. Leasing Serv. Corp., 505 So. 2d 380 (Ala. 1987), various warrant and state law claims; Humber v. B. F. Goodrich, 561 So. 2d 511 (Ala. 1990), won fraud case; Mashburn v. National Healthcare, 684 F. Supp. 679 (M.D. of Ala. 1988), Securities fraud case; Ramada Inns, Inc. v. Gadsden Motel Co., 804 F. 2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1986), trademark infringement claim; Draper v. Wheelabrator, Inc., 813 F. 2d 332 (11th Cir. 1987), won $1.7 million jury verdict; Dunnivant v. Bi-State, 851 F. 2d 1575 (11th Cir. 1988), Antitrust dealer termination case. Practice Areas: Patents and Trademarks(25%); Antitrust(20%); Appellate Practice; Complex and Multi-District Litigation(30%); Computers and Software(10%); Fraud and Deceit; Intellectual Property; Patents; Products Liability; Torts; Trade Secrets(15%); Unfair Competition; Utility Law; Business Litigation.Email: Thad Gladden Long

Robert R. Maddox (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2004, Georgia; 2006, Tennessee and District of Columbia; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.A.; B.A.; M.A.); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Recipient: Judge James O. Haley Scholarship; Cumberland School of Leadership Scholarship, Cumberland School of Law; Graduate Research Scholarship and Graduate Teaching Scholarship, University of Alabama. Vice-Chair and Editor, Title Insurance Litigation Newsletter. Editor, "TitleWave" Newsletter, Dixieland Title Insurance Association. Adjunct Professor: University of Alabama School of Law; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Faculty Fellow, Mortgage Bankers Association. Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mortgages; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance Defense.Email: Robert R. Maddox

Joseph B. Mays Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 15, 1945; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1967); Cornell University (M.A., 1969); University of Alabama (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Author, "The Mens Rea Requirements in the Money Laundering Statutes," 44 Ala. L. Rev. 725 (Spring 1993). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Antitrust; White Collar Crime.Email: Joseph B. Mays Jr.

Justin T. McDonald (Member) born Newport, Arkansas, July 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1990); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Review. Member: Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Trial Practice.Email: Justin T. McDonald

Michael D. McKibben (Member) born Joplin, Missouri, May 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Patrick Wilson Scholar, 1982-1985. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Medical Malpractice; Chambers USA, Litigation. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "The Resale Price Maintenance Compromise: A Presumption of Illegality," 38 Vand. L. Rev. 163, 1985. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael D. McKibben

Hobart A. McWhorter Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 24, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1960, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1953); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Torts; Environmental; Securities; Complex Business Litigation.Email: Hobart A. McWhorter Jr.

T. Matthew Miller (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, April 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: James Madison University (B.S., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1991) Omicron Delta Kappa; Mortar Board; University of Virginia (J.D., 1994) Moot Court Board. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Subcommittee; Federal Labor Standards Subcommittee; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Jim Walter Resources, Inc. v. The NLRB, 177 F.3d 961 (11th Circuit, 1999); Beaulieu v. Wynfrey Hotel, 718 So.2d 83 (Ala. Ct. Civil Appeals, 1998); Sorrells v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 85 F.Supp. 2d 1221 (S.D. Ala 2000); Ormco Corp. v. Johns, 2003 WL 2007816 (Ala. 2003); Tyler v. Payless Shoe Source, Inc., 2005 WL 3133763 (M.D. Ala. 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA; Fair Labor Standards.Email: T. Matthew Miller

John K. Molen (Member) born Gary, Indiana, June 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., with honors, 1974; M.B.A., 1978; J.D., with honors, 1978). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Morehead Scholar. Morehead Fellow in Law. Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Section of Business Law; Committees on Federal Regulation of Securities; Law Firms and Legal Opinions; Section of Health Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Council, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1995-2002; Chair, 2000-2001; Vice-Chair, 1999-2000, Secretary, 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Health Care; Municipal Bond/Public Authority Financing Law; Public Finance; ERISA.Email: John K. Molen

Bernard A. Monaghan (1916-1987).

Richard H. Monk III (Member) born LaGrange, Georgia, July 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama; 2008, Georgia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Torts; Insurance; Litigation.Email: Richard H. Monk III

Stephen R. Monk (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1977); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa. Spades Honorary. Member, Moot Court Board. Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law.Email: Stephen R. Monk

Jamie L. Moore (Partner) born Anderson, South Carolina, July 22, 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2001, Georgia; 2004, Mississippi. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Bench and Bar; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Litigation.Email: Jamie L. Moore

John H. Morrow (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 15, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1953); University of Michigan (J.D., 1958). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Michigan Law Review, 1957-1958. Member: Birmingham (President, 1981) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice.Email: John H. Morrow

Kevin C. Newsom (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 1998, District of Columbia; 2005, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Solicitor General, State of Alabama, 2003-2007. Law Clerk to: the Honorable David H. Souter, U.S. Supreme Court, 2000-2001; the Honorable Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1997-1998. Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review. Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. Author, "Setting Incorporationism Straight: A Reinterpretation of the Slaughter-House Cases," 109 Yale Law Journal 643 (2000). Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law Center, 2002. Member: American Law Institute. Reported Cases: Riley v. Kennedy, 128 S. Ct. 1970 (2008); Allen v. Siebert, 128 S. Ct. 2 (2007); Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, 544 U.S. 167 (2005); Nelson v. Campbell, 541 U.S. 637 (2004); Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 541 U.S. 369 (2004); Swanson v. Worley, 490 F.3d 894 (11th Cir. 2007); Dill v. Allen, 488 F.3d 1344 (11th Cir. June 13, 2007); Siebert v. Allen, 480 F.3d 1089 (11th Cir. 2007); Williams v. Morgan, 478 F.3d 1316 (11th Cir. 2007); Barbour v. Allen, 471 F.3d 1222 (11th Cir. 2006); Wright v. Childree, __ So. 2d __, 2006 WL 3759435 (Ala. Dec. 22, 2006); Grayson v. King, 460 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2006); Siebert v. Allen, 455 F.3d 1269 (11th Cir. 2006); Tinker v. Beasley, 429 F.3d 1324 (11th Cir. 2005); Brown v. State, 939 So. 2d 957 (Ala. Crim. App. 2005); McNair v. Campbell, 416 F.3d 1291 (11th Cir. 2005); Retirement Systems of Alabama v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., 386 F.3d 419 (2d Cir. 2004); Givens v. Department of Corrections, 381 F.3d 1064 (11th Cir. 2004); Lake v. Henry, 112 Fed. Appx. 4 (11th Cir. 2004); T.D. v. LaGrange School District No. 102, 349 F.3d 469 (7th Cir. 2003); Ogbudimkpa v. Ashcroft, 342 F.3d 207 (3d Cir. 2003); Office of Communication, Inc. of the United Church of Christ v. FCC, 327 F.3d 1222 (D.C. Cir. 2003); Mitchell v. Horn, 318 F.3d 523 (3d Cir. 2003). Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation.Email: Kevin C. Newsom

Andrew J. Noble III (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); University of Alabama (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Founding Editor, Law & Psychology Review, 1974-1975. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice.Email: Andrew J. Noble III

D. Brian O'Dell (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2001, Georgia; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 2003, Florida and Supreme Court of Georgia; 2004, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; The Mississippi Bar; Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mortgage Finance(65%); Insurance(35%).Email: D. Brian O'Dell

John David Owen (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Furman University (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: John David Owen

Dorothy Daigle Pak (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1992-1994. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Economic Development; Business Law.Email: Dorothy Daigle Pak

Virginia Calvert Patterson (Partner) born Roanoke, Virginia, February 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Hollins College (B.A., 1980); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1984-1986; M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Hugo Black Scholar. Law Clerk to Hon. Sam C. Pointer, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1986-1987. Member: Alabama State Bar; American and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Transactions; International Commercial Law; Secured Transactions; Corporate Law; Finance; International Trade; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Partnership Law; Private Placements; Public Offerings; Securities Disclosure; Securities Regulation.Email: Virginia Calvert Patterson

Michael R. Pennington (Member) born Statesboro, Georgia, May 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama-Birmingham (B.A., 1981); Harvard University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Law Clerk to Hon. Seybourne H. Lynne, Senior United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1984-1985. Author: Every Health Insurer's Nightmare, The Brief," American Bar Association, Summer, 1999. Recognized in "Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Bar of the United States Supreme Court. Reported Cases: Adams v. Robertson, 676 So.2d 1265 (Ala. Sup. Ct., 1995); Ex parte Liberty National Life Ins. Co. v., 631 So.2d 865 (Ala. Sup. Ct., 1993); Laperriere v. Vesta Ins., Group, Inc., 526 F.3d 715 (11th Cir. 2008); Ex Parte Liberty National Life Ins. Co., 888 So.2d 478 (Ala. 2003); Ex Parte Liberty National Life Ins. Co., 825 So.2d 758 (Ala. 2002). Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense Law; Securities Law; Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law.Email: Michael R. Pennington

Kenneth M. Perry (Member) born West Islip, New York, October 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1989; M.R.P., 1993; J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. North Carolina Journal of International Law-Commercial Regulation. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Consumer Finance; Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Law; General Litigation.Email: Kenneth M. Perry

T. Gregory Peterson (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; admitted to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Microbiology, 1989); University of Alabama at Birmingham (Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1995); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Author: Selected Publications: "Cell Growth and Differentiation," 7, 1345-1351, 1996; "Journal of Cellular Biochemistry," 60, 1761-1769, 1996; "Carcinogenesis," 17, 1861-1869, 1995. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Life Sciences Transactions.Email: T. Gregory Peterson

J. David Pugh (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Chi Epsilon. Co-Author: "Contractor Rights and Remedies When the Owner Breaches," Construction Law Handbook, Chapter 27, Aspen Publishers, 1999; "Alabama Construction and Design Law," A State-By-State Guide to Construction and Design Law, American Bar Association, 1998; "Industrial Construction Projects," Construction Project Formbook, Cushman and Trimble, eds. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1994); "Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in Alabama: A Double Standard Dilemma," 54 The Alabama Lawyer 38, 1993; "Engineers and New Technology: Legal Considerations," Education and Continuing Development For the Civil Engineer, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Society of Civil Engineers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition Law; Commercial Law.Email: J. David Pugh

Thomas A. Roberts Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1994); Universidad Antonio De Nebrija (M.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998); Universidad Adolfo Ibanez (M.B.A., 2000). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Farrah Law Society. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Law; Banking Law; International Corporate Law.Email: Thomas A. Roberts Jr.

E. Mabry Rogers (Member) born Demopolis, Alabama, September 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1974-1975. Author and Co-Author of numerous articles regarding Construction Law, 1980-2008. Member: Board of Code Appeals, Jefferson County, AL, 2001—; Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals, 2007—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Arbitration Association (Board of Directors, 2001-2005); American College of Construction Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction; Contract; Litigation.Email: E. Mabry Rogers

Wm. Alfred Rose (1900-1981).

James E. Rotch (Member) born Auburn, Alabama, March 26, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1967); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Clarence W. Allgood, Northern District of Alabama, 1971-1972. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Recipient, Award of Merit, Alabama State Bar. Immediate Past Chairman of the Board, Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. Founding Chairman, Birmingham Area Technology Leadership Alliance (TechBirmingham). Chairman, The Birmingham Pledge Foundation; Author, The Birmingham Pledge. Board of Directors: Bioelastics-Japan, Inc. Past Board of Directors: Birmingham Metropolitan Development Board; Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau. Member: Birmingham, American and International Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (International Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Business Law; Technology Law; Contract Negotiation; Business Law.Email: James E. Rotch

David E. Roth (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1996, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., English, with honors, 1990); Fordham University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board, 1993-1994. Member, 1992-1993 and Associate Editor, 1993-1994, Fordham Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge William M. Acker, Jr., Northern District of Alabama, 1994-1995. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Environmental Law Institute. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Criminal Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: David E. Roth

Walter J. Sears III (Partner) born Alexandria, Virginia, June 11, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American College of Construction Lawyers. Author: "When is The Project Really Over?" Global Project Superconference, 2003; "Preparing Your Construction Case for Trial," Construction Contract Litigation Seminar, The Florida Bar, 1994. Co-Author: "Risk Management in Design Build," Practicing Law Institute, 1999, 2000; "Alabama," Fifty State Public Construction Contracting (Wiley, 1996); "The Effect of Licensing Laws on Design-Build Projects," Design-Build Contracting Handbook (Wiley, 1992); "Pursuing Insurance Coverage of Construction Disputes -or- How to Avoid Malpractice Claims," Construction Superconference, 1992, 1994. Co-Editor, "Fifty State Public Construction Contracting" (Wiley, 1996). Adjunct Professor of Construction Law, University of Alabama School of Law. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Walter J. Sears III

Anne Marie Seibel (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, July 13, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; Poarch Band of Creek of Indians Tribal Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Foreign Affairs, with high distinction, 1994); German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship at University of Bonn, Germany, 1994-1995; Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Anne Marie Seibel

Jack W. Selden (Member) born Washington, D.C., January 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1981). United States Attorney for Northern District of Alabama, 1992-1993. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1985. Member, U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittees on White Collar Crime, Financial Litigation and Sentencing Guidelines, 1992-1993. Member, 1994— and Past President (2005), National Association of Former United States Attorneys. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Litigation; Health Care Fraud; False Claims Act; Antitrust.Email: Jack W. Selden

Dawn Helms Sharff (Member) born Anniston, Alabama, May 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar.Email: Dawn Helms Sharff

Richard L. Sharff Jr. (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, October 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Economics and Foreign Affairs, with honors, 1990; J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Baseball Academic All-America Team, 1990. Member, Virginia Enviromental Law Journal, 1991-1993. Co-Author: "Institutional Reforms in California Groundwater Law," 25 Pac. L.J. 1021 (1994). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Association; State Bar of California (inactive); Alabama State Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Joiner v. Medical Center East. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Litigation.Email: Richard L. Sharff Jr.

Frederic L. Smith, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Frederic L. Smith, Jr.

Rusha C. Smith (Member) born Anniston, Alabama, October 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1989); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1994). Judicial Clerk: Hon. Janie L. Shores, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1994-1995; Hon. Robert B. Propst, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Triple E Transport, Inc. v. U. S. Pipe and Foundry, Co., 732 So. 2d 290 (Ala. 1999); Sevier Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Willis Corroon Corp. of Birmingham, 711 So. 2d 995 (Ala. 1998); Smith v. UPS, 296 F.3d 1244 (11th Cir. 2002); Emody v. Medtronic, Inc., 238 F. Supp. 2d 1291 (N. D. Ala. 2003). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Class Actions; Fraud and Deceit; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Negligence; Torts; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Rusha C. Smith

John W. Smith T (Member) born Opelika, Alabama, January 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., Nuclear Engineering, 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge William M. Acker, Jr. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Reported Cases: Haynie v. Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 137 F. Supp. 1292 (S.D. Ala. 2000); Combs v. Meadowcraft, Inc., 106 F.3d 1519 (11th Cir., 1997); BE&K v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters, et al, 688 So.2d 246 (Ala. Sup. Ct., 1997). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Patent Prosecution; Trademark Prosecution; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability; Personal Injury; Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: John W. Smith T

Wm. Allen Smyly (1954-1993).

David Winn Stephenson (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida; 2004, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., with honors, 1998); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 2001). Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law; Financial Services Law.Email: David Winn Stephenson

David Stewart (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Beta Kappa. Rhodes Scholar nominee. Member, Executive Committee, Student Body, Washington & Lee University. Mock Covention General Chairman, Washington & Lee University. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Election Law; Campaign Law; Political Law; Economic Development.Email: David Stewart

James V. Stewart (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Spanish and History, magna cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporations; Business Law; Corporate Law; Investments; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: James V. Stewart

Donald B. Sweeney, Jr. (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Alabama; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1970). Law Clerk, Hon. Judge Walter P. Gewin, Judge U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law. President, National Council of School Board Attorneys; (1990-1991; Director, 1983-1993) (NSBA). President and Founder, Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, 1983-1984. Member, Governor's Task Force on Education, 1983. Attorney for Governor's Education Reform Commission, 1985-1986. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama. Faculty, Alabama Judicial College. Member, Board of Directors, Southern Environmental Law Center. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Certified Mediator. Member: Birmingham, Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Transportation Lawyers Association; Motor Carrier Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Constitutional Law; Civil Litigation; Transportation and Administrative Law; Mediation.Email: Donald B. Sweeney, Jr.

Paul Sykes (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, May 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1992); University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 1998). Order of the Coif. Chancellor's Scholar. Listed Best Lawyers 2007 (Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law). Articles Editor, North Carolina Law Review. Phi Alpha Delta. Author, 75 North Carolina Law Review 1084. Member: Alabama State Bar (Chair-elect, Intellectual Property Section); American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Software Licensing.Email: Paul Sykes

Tracy M. Thompson (Member) born Albertville, Alabama, April 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1994); Yale Law School (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Yale Law Journal. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Tracy M. Thompson

Sid J. Trant (Member) born Geneva, Alabama, March 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Topics Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Hon. Sam C. Pointer, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1986-1987. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Pfizer v. Farsian, 97 F.3d 508 (11th Cir. 1996); Pfizer v. Farsian, 682 So.2d 405 (Ala. 1996); and Joiner v. Medical Center East, Inc., 1998 WL 32603 (Ala. 1998) Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Litigation; Natural Resources; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Sid J. Trant

Bobby C. Underwood (Member) born Thorsby, Alabama, August 30, 1937; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1966); George Washington University (M.B.A., 1972); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [U.S. Air Force, 1954-1978]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law.Email: Bobby C. Underwood

Laurence Duncan Vinson Jr. (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, March 17, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., with honors, 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Alabama Law Institute (Chair, Advisory Committee on Revised UCC Articles 3 and 4; Chair, Advisory Committee on UCC Article 4A; Chair, Advisory Committee on Revised UCC Article 9; Chair, Advisory Committee on Revised UCC Article 1 and Article 7). Practice Areas: Banking; Consumer Credit; Secured Transactions; International.Email: Laurence Duncan Vinson Jr.

Brian A. Wahl (Partner) born San Diego, California, November 13, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member, Review of Litigation, 1998-2000. Author: "Yield Spread Premium Class Actions Under RESPA: Confusion Predominates," 19 Rev. Litig. 97, 2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. W. Harold Albritton, III, Chief U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Alabama, 2000-2001. Member: Birmingham, Federal and American (Advisory Panel and Member, Section of Litigation Products Liability and Mass Torts Committees) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Medical Device Committee). Reported Cases: Travis County Attorney v. J.S.H. and C.E.G.K., 37 S.W. 3d 163 (Tex. App., Austin 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Brian A. Wahl

Jason A. Walters (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Mississippi. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1998); Samford University (M.B.A., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Member, Cumberland Law Review, 2002. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Jason A. Walters

Robert C. Walthall (Member) born Newbern, Alabama, December 12, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1964; LL.B., 1967); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1970). Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1967. Listed in Best Lawyers of America, Tax and Corporate. Author for Tax Management (Washington, D.C.): "Deductibility of Legal and Accounting Fees, Bribes and Illegal Payments," T.M. 342; Equipment Leasing, T.M. 12-5th. Author: "Buying or Selling of a Business in Alabama", "Tax Considerations in Real Estate Transactions in Alabama", "Real Estate Partnerships and Syndications in Alabama" and "Sales and Use Taxes in Alabama," National Business Institute. Trustee, Southern Federal Tax Institute. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past-Chairman, Tax Section); American College of Tax Counsel; American Institute of Federal Taxation (Chairman). [Captain, U.S. Army]. Transactions: Represented clients in tax disputes before Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Claims, U.S. Tax Court, Alabama Supreme Court, Alabama Circuit Courts Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Robert C. Walthall

Paul S. Ware (Member) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, December 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1982); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Wilkins Scholar; Ottenheimer Brothers Scholar. Author, Note: "Vouching: In or Out?" 42 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 121 (1985). Lead Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1985-1986. Co-author: "Acquiring and Selling Financial Institutions," Alabama Banker (June 1994); Author: "Interstate Banking and Branching-Continuing Consolidation and Transforming Operations," Alabama Banker (April/May 1995). Co-Author: "The Financial Modernization Act," Alabama Banker (January 2000). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking; Business Law; Commercial; Corporate; Securities.Email: Paul S. Ware

Laura P. Washburn (Member) born Coral Gables, Florida, October 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1996, District of Columbia; 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Texas, Austin (B.A., with high honors; Government, with special honors, 1991); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994); Georgetown University (LL.M., with distinction, 1997). Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Prize for the Most Distinguished Academic Performance Leading to a Master of Laws Degree in International and Comparative Law. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporations; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Laura P. Washburn

John D. Watson III (Partner) born Gadsden, Alabama, October 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Research Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1981-1983. Hugo Black Scholar. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Propst, N.D. Ala., 1983-1984. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Drummond Co., Inc. v Walter Industries, Inc., 962 So.2d 753 (Ala. 2006); Milan Express, Inc. v. Averitt Express, Inc. 254 F.3d 966 (11th Cir. 2001); Triple E. Transport v. U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co., 732 So.2d 290 (Al. Sup. Ct., 1999); Thompson Tractor Co. v. Fair Contracting Co., Inc., 757 So.2d, 396 (Ala. 2000); Ex parte First National Bank of Jasper v., 675 So.2d 348 (Ala. 1995); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Tull Metals, 629 So.2d 633 (Ala. 1993); Crum v. SouthTrust Bank of Alabama, 598 So.2d 867, 19 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 762 (Ala. 1992). Practice Areas: Product Liability Insurance.Email: John D. Watson III

Meade Whitaker, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frank H. McFadden, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1975-1976. Member, 2001— and Chairman, 2005, Board of Trustees, Alabama Center for Real Estate, University of Alabama. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Mortgages; Real Estate.Email: Meade Whitaker, Jr.

Wm. Bew White Jr. (1919-2001).

Christopher L. Wiginton (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, November 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A.C.C., magna cum laude, 1995); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1999); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2002). Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law.Email: Christopher L. Wiginton

J. Keith Windle (Member) born Demopolis, Alabama, April 29, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1988); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Commercial Transactions; Affordable Housing Law; Corporate and Partnership Law.Email: J. Keith Windle

Ellene Winn (1911-1986).

Kenneth T. Wyatt (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Aviation Management, 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988). Order of the Coif. Member: Bench and Bar; Alabama Law Review, 1986-1988. Hugo Black Scholar. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Lending; UCC; Real Property.Email: Kenneth T. Wyatt

Ralph Howard Yeilding (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Adjunct Professor, Estate and Gift Taxation, Cumberland School of Law, 1995-2001. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Birmingham Estate Planning Council (President, 2004 and Director, 1999-2005). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate/Trust Litigation.Email: Ralph Howard Yeilding

Anne R. Yuengert (Member) born Mildenhall RAF, England, July 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Managing Board, Washington & Lee Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Anne R. Yuengert

Alan K. Zeigler (Member) born Perry, Florida, October 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1973-1974. Law Clerk, U.S. Circuit Judge Walter P. Gewin, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1974-1975. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Public Finance Law). Regular Fellow, American College of Bond Counsel. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys; American College of Bond Counsel. Practice Areas: Municipal Bond/Public Authority Financing Law.Email: Alan K. Zeigler

COUNSEL

Lesley S. DeRamus (Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1986); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1989). Farrah Law Society. Law and Psychology Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law.Email: Lesley S. DeRamus

John C. Neiman, Jr. (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with highest honors and highest distinction, 1997); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Supreme Court Chair, Harvard Law Review, 1998-2000. Law Clerk to: Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court, 2001-2002; Honorable Paul V. Niemeyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2000-2001. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: John C. Neiman, Jr.

OF COUNSEL

John P. Adams (Of Counsel) born Decatur, Alabama, October 4, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Virginia and Alabama. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1960); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1963). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Municipal Bond/Public Authority Financing Law; Banking Law; Securities Law.Email: John P. Adams

Stanley D. Bynum (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1968); University of Alabama (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1971. Hugo Black Scholar. Author: "Construction Management and Design-Build/Fast Track Construction From the Perspective of a General Contractor," 46 Law and Contemp. Prob. 25, 1983; "Selection and Use of Engineering Experts from a Lawyer's Viewpoint," Practical Considerations in the Selection and Use of Construction Experts, ABA FCCI, 1990. Co-Author: "The Multi-Prime Job," Construction Briefings, May, 1979; Alabama Construction Law, PESI, 1984; "Enforcing Arbitration Agreements in Alabama: A Double Standard Dilemma," 54 The Alabama Lawyer 38, 1993; "The Supreme Court's Decision on Terminix Reaffirms the Scope of the FAA," 50 Disp. Resol. J. 8, April 1995. Member: Birmingham, American and International Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; International Law.Email: Stanley D. Bynum

John James Coleman Jr. (Of Counsel) born Montreal, Canada, August 10, 1926; admitted to bar, 1950, Alabama,U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1947; LL.B., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Adjunct Professor of Law (Labor Relations, Employment Discrimination), The Cumberland Law School, Samford University, 1966-1998. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1978-1979). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: John James Coleman Jr.

J. Reese Murray (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 1, 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University and University of Alabama (B.A., 1943); Yale University (LL.B., 1948). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law.Email: J. Reese Murray

Edward M. Selfe (Of Counsel) born St. Paul, Minnesota, September 26, 1921; admitted to bar, 1951, Virginia; 1952, New York; 1953, Alabama. Education: Presbyterian College of South Carolina (A.B., magna cum laude, 1943); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1950). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review. Acting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School, 1950-51. Lecturer, Business Planning, University of Alabama School of Law, 1967-1987. Chairman, Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority, 1972-1982. General Counsel, Secor Bank, Birmingham, AL, 1988-1993. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Banking Law; Securities Law.Email: Edward M. Selfe

Macbeth Wagnon Jr. (Of Counsel) born Union, South Carolina, June 4, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Alabama. Education: The Citadel (B.S. in Comm., 1952); Duke University (LL.B., 1959). Delta Theta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1958-1959. Listed in 1993-1994 and 1995-1996 Editions of The Best Lawyers of America under Environmental Law. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1974-1976); Federal Court Panel of Neutrals. (Retired). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Environmental Law.Email: Macbeth Wagnon Jr.

John N. Wrinkle (Of Counsel) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 31, 1929; admitted to bar, 1955, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1951); Yale University (LL.B., 1955). Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate and Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Business Law.Email: John N. Wrinkle

ASSOCIATES

Meredith Abernathy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2004); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Ted Dalton American Inn of Court, 2006-2007. Secretary, Student Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Keith Anderson (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; 2007, Alabama. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., with distinction, 1998); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2004). Honors, Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Ohio State Law Journal. Author, "Is there still a Sound Legal Basis? FOIA in the Post 9/11 World", 64 Ohio St. L. J. 1605. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Trussville Rotary Club. [U.S. Air Force, 1998-2007]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Keith Anderson

Christine Anthony (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2001); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Banking Law.Email: Christine Anthony

C. Jason Avery (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Editor and Member, Managing Board, Alabama Law Review. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member: American Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: C. Jason Avery

Marc James Ayers (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, November 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, Alabama. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., 1998). Research and Writing Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Adjunct Professor of Law, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University, 2002-2004. Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; The Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Marc James Ayers

Emily Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). President, Community Service Organization, Cumberland School of Law, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to the Hon. Tamara O. Mitchell, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2005-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Helen Ball (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Mississippi University for Women (B.S., 1983); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy.Email: Helen Ball

Sabra Micah Barnett (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Levitt Scholar; Hugo Black Scholar. Recipient: Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Policy Director, State of Alabama, 2000-2001; Deputy Policy Director, 1999-2000. Author, "Collateral Sanctions and Civil Disabilities: The Secret Barrier to True Sentencing Reform for Legislatures and Sentencing Commissions," 55 Ala. L. Rev. 375 (2004). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction and Procurement; Government Affairs.Email: Sabra Micah Barnett

Rashad Blossom (Associate) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 2002); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Rashad Blossom

Brian M. Blythe (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 4, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Environmental and Toxic Tort.Email: Brian M. Blythe

M. Leesa Booth (Associate) born Fayette, Alabama, August 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2000); University of Florida (LL.M., 2001). Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; General Corporate.Email: M. Leesa Booth

Andrew Brasher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2006). Member, Harvard Law Review, 2004-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Litigation.

Erin O. Brooks (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Duke University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending.Email: Erin O. Brooks

Bradley S. Burleson (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, June 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., cum laude, 1999); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Bradley S. Burleson

Jason Bushby (Associate) born Maben, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama; 2007, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama and Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., cum laude, 2003; J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking and Financial Services; Real Estate.Email: Jason Bushby

Ginger Carroll (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, with honors, 2007). Order of the Coif. Member, John A. Campbell Bench & Bar Moot Court Board. Recipient: M. Leigh Harrison Award; Hugo L. Black Scholar Award, 2005. Editor, Special Works Editor and Managing Board, 2005-2007, Alabama Law Review. Member: Alabama State Bar, American Bar Association.Email: Ginger Carroll

Andrew R. Chambless (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1997). Vice President and Counsel, AmSouth Bank, 2003-2006. Associate: Baker Donelson, Birmingham, Alabama, 1999-2003; Gentle Pickens, Birmingham, Alabama, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Business Law; Private Equity; Investment Management; Broker-Dealer.Email: Andrew R. Chambless

J. Marshall Crutcher, Jr. (Associate) born Decatur, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Member, The Journal of the Legal Profession, 2003-2005. Member: American Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers' Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: J. Marshall Crutcher, Jr.

Ty E. Dedmon (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, April 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., Business Management, 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Hugo Black Scholar. Acquisitions Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ty E. Dedmon

Tiffany J. deGruy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, with honors, 2005); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, with honors, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa Honor Soc