(Main Office)

Burr & Forman LLP is a 103-year old, full-service law firm with a forward-thinking approach to providing legal solutions. We have over 200 attorneys and offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Burr & Forman offers a wide range of business and litigation services to diverse clients with local, national, and international interests.

Burr & Forman is distinguished by its exceptional client relationships.

COMMIT. As a firm, we commit our time, our talent, and our resources to delivering results for our clients. We work hard to understand what our clients need; we devote ourselves to ensuring that our clients have what they need to reach their own ambitious goals.

INFORM. At Burr, we understand more than the law. We work to understand our clients' businesses; to understand the economic, political, financial, and technological developments that affect their goals. We inform ourselves so that we can more effectively serve our clients. It's a never-ending process, but as a result, we are more than a law firm; we are valued advisors.

INVOLVE. At Burr, we are participants. We give of our talents, not just to serve our clients, but to better the communities in which we live. Our professional, civic, and charitable actions also add to our breadth of knowledge and understanding.

COLLABORATE. It is in our nature to work together. We collaborate with clients, offering our expertise and our effort to ensure that they succeed. We also collaborate within the firm, working across practice and industry groups to give our clients access to more diverse skills and expertise. It's a practice that is both more effective for our clients and healthier for our firm.

At Burr & Forman, we dedicate our collaborative energy to making significant contributions to our client and community relationships.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Admiralty and Maritime, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulations, Appellate, Automotive, Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Class Action, Commercial Finance and Banking, Commercial Litigation, Condominium Law, Construction, Corporate Law, Creditors' Rights, Economic Development, Employee Benefits, Entertainment, Environmental and Land Use, Financial Services, Franchise and Sales Representation, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Product Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Tax Law, Telecommunications and Media, Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates.

Clients

COMMUNICATIONS: Albritton Communications, Inc.
Cingular Wireless, Inc.
Charter Communications
T.V. Alabama, Inc.
ILD Telecommunications Co.
Tillion Digital Communications, Inc.

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING: Battle-Miller Construction Co., Inc. Brice Building Co., Inc.
Building & Earth Sciences, Inc.
Vulcan Engineering Co.
Stone Building Company, Inc.
Gary C. Wyatt, Inc.
Charles & Vinzant Construction Co., LLC.
Coston General Contractors, Inc.
Cahaba Maintenance & Construction, Inc.
D.L.Acton Construction Co., Inc.
The Hardy Corp.
W.W. Dyar & Sons, Inc.
Flournoy Construction Company LLC
Harbison Construction Company, Inc.
Hudak and Dawson Construction Co., Inc.
Saiia Construction Company
Rod Cooke Construction, Inc.
Rast Construction Company
Marathon General Contractors.
Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL: Terminix International Co.

FINANCIAL SERVICES: Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Colonial Bank
Regions Bank
American General Finance, Inc.
Citigroup
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.
Homeside Lending, Inc.
ORIX Financial Services, Inc.
Breen Capital Corp.
GE Capital Corp.

HEALTHCARE: Tenet Health System
Brookwood Medical Center
Triad Hospitals, Inc.
Focus Healthcare
Northport Health Services
Tillotson Health Care Corporation
United Health Care


INDUSTRIAL: American Cast Iron Pipe Co.
American Honda Motor Co.
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama
U.S. Steel Mining Co.
EBSCO Industries, Inc.
National Cement Co.
Birmingham Southern Railroad Co.
Metalplate Galvanizing Co.
Lighting Corp. of America
U.S. Industries, Inc.
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.
Vulcan Engineering Co.
Lorillard, Inc.
Dow Chemical Co.
Robinson Foundry, Inc.
Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc.
Toyoda Industries North America, Inc.

INSURANCE: Attorneys Insurance Mutual
Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc.
ProAssurance, Inc.
CGH Insurance Group, Inc.
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co.
Bankers National Life Insurance Company
First American Title Insurance Company
Fortis Insurance Company
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
State Farm Insurance Companies


PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND MEDICAL DEVICE: Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CIBA Vision Corp.
Eon Labs Manufacturing, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.

REAL ESTATE: AIG Baker Shopping Center Properties, L.L.C.
Bridgemill LLC
Flournoy Development Co.
EBSCO Development Co.
D.R. Horton/Birmingham, Inc.
The Meadows Development Corp.
Regent Partners.

SALES: American Brands, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
ITOCHU Corp.
Office Furniture USA, Inc.
Tractor & Equipment Co.
Crown Auto, Inc.
Tacala, Inc.
Saks, Inc.

TECHNOLOGY: Futaba Corporation of America.

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues.

Address

420 North 20th Street
Suite 3400
Birmingham, AL 35203, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-251-3000
Facsimile: 205-458-5100

Website

http://www.burr.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Percy & Benners 1904-1909 Percy, Benners & Burr 1909-1929 Benners, Burr, McKamy & Forman 1929-1943 Benners, Burr, Stokely & McKamy 1943-1950 Burr, McKamy, Moore & Tate 1950-1955 Burr, McKamy, Moore & Thomas 1955-1960 Moore, Thomas, Taliaferro, Forman & Burr 1960-1965 Thomas, Taliaferro, Forman, Burr & Murray 1965-1986

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Louis H. Anders, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1960; LL.B., 1962); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Bench and Bar. Leading Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1962. Member, Board of Editors, Federal Bar Journal, 1964-1965. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American College of Tax Counsel; American Tax Policy Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Acquisition; Franchise Law; Estate Planning Law; Tax Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Louis H. Anders, Jr.

Jeffrey T. Baker (Partner) born February 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking; Commercial Finance.Email: Jeffrey T. Baker

Geoffrey S. Bald (Partner) born Rockville, Maryland, October 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1998, Alabama. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1992); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1995). Articles Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge W. Harold Albritton, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 1996-1997. Member: Birmingham, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Finance; Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Transportation; Appellate Practice.Email: Geoffrey S. Bald

Howard E. Bogard (Partner) born Rahway, New Jersey, December 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1995, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989); Emory University (J.D., 1992). Senior Articles Editor, Emory International Law Review, 1991-1992. Co-Author: "Legal Guide for Physicians in Alabama," 2000 (updated 2002). Former Adjunct Professor, College of St. Francis. Contributing writer, Birmingham Medical News. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: Howard E. Bogard

Scott A. Boykin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2000, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1985; J.D., summa cum laude, 1998); Tulane University of Louisiana (Ph.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. M. Leigh Harrison Scholar. Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1997-1998. Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Author, "Constitutional Torts, Preemption Doctrine, and Alabama's Wrongful Death Act," 28 Cumberland Law Review 39-63 (1997-1998). Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Scott A. Boykin

Stephen J. Bumgarner (Partner) born San Jose, California, October 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Member, Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society. Recipient: Richard S. Manley Award for Academic Achievement; Agency & Partnership Academic Award. Senator, University of Alabama Student Bar Association. Member: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham (Member, Grievance Committee) and American Bar Associations (Member: Litigation Section; Torts, Insurance, Product Liability Section); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Commercial Litigation; Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Litigation.Email: Stephen J. Bumgarner

S. Greg Burge (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1988, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1979); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Member, Curia Honoris. Semi-Finalist, American Bar Association National Mock Trial Competition, 1983-1984. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: "Labor Law-Elections-The N.L.R.B. will no longer inquire into the Truth or Falsify of representations made during Election Campaigns," Cumberland-Samford Law Review, Vol. 13, p.688, 1982-1983. Chief Justice, Cumberland Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983-1984. Adjunct Professor of Law, Basic Skills in Advocacy, Cumberland School of Law, 1990-1997. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Vice President, 1989 and Treasurer, 1990, Young Lawyers Section; Chairman, Grievance Committee, 2000; Secretary-Treasurer, 2003); Alabama State Bar (Commissioner, 10th Judicial Circuit); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President, Alabama Chapter, 2001). Reported Cases: Exparte Rizk 791 So.2d 911 (Ala 2000); Exparte Crannman 792 So.2d 392 (Ala 2000) (Amicus); Barnette v. Wilson 706 So.2d 1164 (Ala 1997); Ufford v. American Indem. Co. 631 So.2d 959 (Ala 1994); Soniat v. Johnson-Rast & Hays 636 So.2d 1256 (Ala 1993); Findley v. Alabama Power Co. 735 So.2d 1208 (Ala.Civ App. (1988); Robinson v. Moon Foundry 503 S.2d 863 Ala. Civ.App. (1987); Chandler v. Hospital Authority of City of Huntsville 548 So.2d 1384 (Ala 1989)(Amicus). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: S. Greg Burge

Martin E. Burke (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits; 2003, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi. Recipient, Robert E. Goldsten Award, Faculty, University of Virginia. Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. W. Harold Albritton III, U.S. District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [USMCR, 1985-1989, E-4]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Appellate Practice; Products Liability; Torts; Transportation; Financial Services; Personal Injury.Email: Martin E. Burke

Jennifer "Ginger" M. Busby (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia and Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1984); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1990). Phi Kappa Phi; Curia Honoris. Oralist, Cumberland Moot Court National Team. Articles Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Associate Judge, Moot Court Board. Author: "Moore, Busby Cacotheism and the False Witness: A Modest Proposal for Amending the Federal Rules of Evidence," 19 Cumberland Law Review 75. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Torts Trial and Insurance Practice Section; TIPS Council; National Trial Academy Board - Director); Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Birmingham Bar Association. Practice Areas: General and Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; FELA.Email: Jennifer "Ginger" M. Busby

D. Christopher Carson (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, July 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 2002, Tennessee; 2005, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Hugo Black Scholar; Moot Court Board. Member, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Products Liability; Torts; Transportation; Manufacturing; Asbestos and Silica Litigation.Email: D. Christopher Carson

C. Paul Cavender (Partner) born Paris, Texas, May 5, 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Member: Order of the Barristers; Moot Court Board. Captain, Jessup Competition Moot Team. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section; Trial Practice Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Industrywide Litigation Committee). Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Civil Litigation; Mass Toxic Torts; Insurance Litigation.Email: C. Paul Cavender

John R. Chiles (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi; 2004, Kentucky and Texas; 2005, Tennessee, West Virginia and Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1973); University of Alabama (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Bench and Bar; Order of the Barristers. Participant, National Court Team Competition. Recipient: West Publishing Award; CJS Award. Lecturer, Cumberland School of Law, 1990. Member: Birmingham, Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; West Virginia State Bar; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Consumer Finance Litigation; Torts; Class Action Litigation.Email: John R. Chiles

Edward R. Christian (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1991); University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk for the Honorable James H. Hancock, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Automotive; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing; General Corporate.Email: Edward R. Christian

John J. Coleman, III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 2000, Georgia; 2001, Texas. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, with departmental distinction, 1978; J.D., 1981). Member, Management Labor and Employment Roundtable. Law Clerk, Circuit Judge Donald S. Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981-1982. Special Assistant Attorney General, Alabama, 1985—. Member, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Advisory Council, 2002-2004. Adjunct Instructor: Employment Discrimination Law, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1998— and Employment Law, Birmingham School of Law, 1994—. Author: Disability and Discrimination in Employment, West Publishing Company, 1991 and annual supplements, 1991—; Employment Discrimination in Alabama, Southern University Press, 1991; 1991 Supplement to Employment Discrimination in Alabama, Southern University Press, 1992; 1992-1993 Supplement to Employment Discrimination in Alabama, 1994. Co-Author: Alabama Workers Compensation Practice: 1994 Edition (Guide Publishing 1994). Contributing Author: Occupational Safety & Health Law (BNA 1997 and 2004 Supplements); Chapter in Winning Legal Strategies for Employment Law (Aspatore, Inc. 2005). Member, Board of Directors, Industrial Health Council of Alabama, Inc., 1990—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, OSHA Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, 1987-1988; Executive Committee, 1992-1998 and Chair, 1997-1998, Labor and Employment Law Section). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Practice Areas: Employment Law; Disability Law; Occupational Safety and Health Law.Email: John J. Coleman, III

Allen D. Cope (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, January 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996; LL.M., 1999). Order of the Coif. Member: Bench and Bar, 1994-1996; Alabama Law Review, 1994-1996. Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Alabama, 1992. Author: "Alabama's Child Hearsay Exception," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 1, Fall 1995. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions; Automotive; Business Planning; Manufacturing.Email: Allen D. Cope

Marcel L. Debruge (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, August 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama; 1999, Georgia; 2000, Texas. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Bench and Bar. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1990-1991, Managing Board, 1991. Co-Author: "A Practitioner's Introduction to ADA Title II," 45 Alabama Law Review 55 (1993). Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1998—; Chairman, 2005-2006); State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Automotive; Employment Law; Labor Law; Occupational Safety and Health Law; Class Actions; Transportation.Email: Marcel L. Debruge

John F. DeBuys, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 30, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1964); University of Alabama (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1974; Member, Executive Committee, 1974, 1979, 1980 and 1981) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Real Estate and Land Development Law; Mining and Environmental Law.Email: John F. DeBuys, Jr.

Damon P. Denney (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, Texas. Education: Samford University (B.S., 1990); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1993). Staff Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1992-1993. Speaker: 1999 Banking Law Seminar, ABICLE "International Standby Practices 1999 (ISP98)". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Damon P. Denney

David D. Dowd, III (Partner) born Wurzburg, Germany, March 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama; 1994, Tennessee. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1982). Executive Administrative Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1981-1982. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Propst, Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Member: Birmingham (Member, Grievance Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Bankruptcy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care; Business Planning; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Bankruptcy; Private Equity and Venture Capital.Email: David D. Dowd, III

David A. Elliott (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama; 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1994-1997); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Financial Services Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation.Email: David A. Elliott

Ronald W. Farley (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; 1984, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1971); Georgia State University (M.S., 1977); Mercer University (J.D., 1983). Order of Barristers. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Moot Court Competition Team. Author: "Article III Standing in Environmental Litigation," Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategy Vol. 13 #10. Assistant Attorney General and Associate General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, 1986-1997. Legislative Assistant, Hon. Elliott H. Levitas, Member of Congress (Georgia) 1975-1980. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Former Aide to the Hon. Elliott H. Levitas, a Member of Congress representing the Fourth District of Georgia. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; American Bar Association (Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Environmental Law Section); Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Committee and Vice Chairman, Environmental Law Section; Member, Administrative Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Alternative and Renewable Energy.Email: Ronald W. Farley

William S. Fishburne, III (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 1970); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Chair, Burr & Forman Construction Group. Member, Curia Honoris. Executive Editor, Editorial Board, Cumberland-Samford Law Review, 1973-1974. Recipient, Who's Who in Construction award, 2004. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America." Publications/Presentations: "Current Issues in Construction Law," The Institute for Continuing Education; "Alabama Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?" National Business Institute, Inc., "Alabama Lien Law," Lorman Education Services; "Legal Aspects of Design/Build Contracting," South Central Chapter of Design-Build Institute of America. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Insurance and Surety Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Surety Association; Construction Financial Management Association; Design-Build Institute of America. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Dispute Resolution; Corporate.Email: William S. Fishburne, III

Deborah P. Fisher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Alabama (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Research Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1984-1985. Author, "Alabama's Property Tax: Ineffective, Inefficient and Inequitable," 36 Alabama Law Review 147, 1984. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Business Law, Real Property and Construction Law Sections) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Planning; Environmental Law; Alternative and Renewable Energy.Email: Deborah P. Fisher

Ronald W. Flowers (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1999); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Labor and Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Ronald W. Flowers

James Ross Forman, III (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 6, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1969); University of Alabama (J.D., 1972). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Environmental Law Section, 1980-1981; 1990-1991); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation; Environmental Law; Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Manufacturing.Email: James Ross Forman, III

Eric Franz (Partner) born Zurich, Switzerland, July 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama and Wisconsin. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, Chemistry and History, 1989); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Environmental Law Section); State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Class Actions.Email: Eric Franz

Gerald P. Gillespy (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida, October 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Eta Sigma Phi; Psi Chi; Order of Barristers. Member: Alabama Law Review, 1989-1991; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Jessup International Moot Court Team. Listed in Outstanding Lawyers of America. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Class Actions; Torts.Email: Gerald P. Gillespy

Robert S. W. Given (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi, President, 1983-1984. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section); Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation Law; Construction Law; Transportation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert S. W. Given

Mac B. Greaves (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, November 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1972); University of Alabama (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge J. Foy Guin, Jr., Northern District of Alabama, 1976-1977. Attorney, Region 21, National Labor Relations Board, 1977-1979. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1997) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations Law, Litigation, General Practice, Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1992-2001); American Counsel Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Labor Law; Litigation.Email: Mac B. Greaves

Michael L. Hall (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, October 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama, U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2003, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1980). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Commercial; Bankruptcy) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi State Bar. Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights Law; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael L. Hall

Ashley Heron Hattaway (Partner) born Opelika, Alabama, January 4, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; 1998, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Bench and Bar. Member, Alabama Law Review. Recipient, Dean Leigh Harrison Award. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Author, "The Americans with Disabilities Act: Who Can Claim Its Protection?" 48 Alabama Law Review 1023 (1997). Member: Birmingham (Member and Chair, Women Lawyers' Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member: Women's Section; Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Ashley Heron Hattaway

Victor L. Hayslip (Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi (President, 1984-1985). Member, Curia Honoris. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "The Apprenticeship Exception to the Age Discrimination on Employment Act," 14 Cumberland Law Review, 1985; "Internet Research for the Alabama Lawyer," 2004. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Class Actions; Franchise Law; Intellectual Property; Securities Litigation; Torts.Email: Victor L. Hayslip

William S. Hereford (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, December 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama at Huntsville (B.S., 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Associate Justice, Moot Court Board. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Landlord-Tenant Law.Email: William S. Hereford

Christian Logan Hinkle (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, November 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999); New York University (LL.M., 2000). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Trusts and Estates; Tax Law.Email: Christian Logan Hinkle

Brent D. Hitson (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama, Georgia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2001, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1991); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review, 1995-1996. Member, Curia Honoris. Law Clerk for the Honorable Eric Bruggink, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1996-1997. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Securities Litigation.Email: Brent D. Hitson

James A. Hoover (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, January 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Risk Management and Insurance, 1987); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1992). Member: American and Birmingham Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Health Law Section). Practice Areas: Health Care Law.Email: James A. Hoover

J. Fredric Ingram (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, December 25, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1960; LL.B., 1962). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham (President, 1995 and Past Member, Executive Committee) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member and Past Chair, Labor Law Section); The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Alabama Law Foundation; Birmingham Bar Foundation (Trustee and President, 1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: J. Fredric Ingram

W. Benjamin Johnson (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1975); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Curia Honoris. Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review, 1985-1986. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American (Chair, Retail Leasing Committee, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Law; Business; Corporate.Email: W. Benjamin Johnson

Joe A. Joseph (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1987). Associate Editor, 1985-1986, Writing Editor, 1986-1987 and Member, Cumberland Law Review. Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law); American Bankruptcy Institute. Reported Cases: Hackney v. First Alabama Bank, 555 So.2d 97 (Ala. 1989); Selma Medical Center v. Fontenot, 824 So.2d 1463 (Ala. 2001). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law.Email: Joe A. Joseph

Richard C. Keller (Partner) born Greenwood, South Carolina, January 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi; 2005, South Carolina; 2006, Tennessee. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1985); University of Nebraska (M.B.A., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif; Hugo Black Scholar; M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Alabama Law Review; Moot Court Board. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial; General Litigation; Financial Services.Email: Richard C. Keller

Kermit L. Kendrick (Partner) born Meridian, Mississippi, July 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, 1990; J.D., 2000). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Financial Services Litigation.Email: Kermit L. Kendrick

William C. Knight, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, January 24, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1960); Birmingham Law School (LL.B., 1966). Beta Gamma Sigma. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for Commercial Litigation. Member: Birmingham (President, 1986-1987; Past Member, Executive Committee) and American (Member, House of Delegates and Litigation Section; Past Member, Honor of Delegates) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past Member: President's Advisory Council; Medical Tort Reform Committee; Special Task Force on Legal Education); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1984-1985); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial and General Litigation Law.Email: William C. Knight, Jr.

Mark McCarroll Lawson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Kent; Columbia University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Law Clerk for the Hon. Robert B. Propst, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1986-1987. Member: Birmingham, and American (Member: Antitrust Section; Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [1st Lieut., USMCR]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Municipal Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Torts.Email: Mark McCarroll Lawson

Heather A. Lee (Partner) born Decatur, Alabama, November 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Mississippi. Education: Samford University (B.S.B.A., 1999; M.Acct., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2002). Recipient: George M. Stewart Banking Award, 2002; Scholar of Merit Award in Secured Transactions, 2001. Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow at Cumberland School of Law, 2000-2001. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Heather A. Lee

Alan D. Leeth (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; 1997, District of Columbia; 1998, California; 2002, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., magna cum laude); University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (J.D.). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: Alan D. Leeth

Joseph W. Letzer (Partner) born Rochester, New York, September 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama; 2001, Texas; 2004, Tennessee. Education: Heidelberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Alabama (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1973-1975. Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Franchise Law.Email: Joseph W. Letzer

Gary M. London (Partner) born Albemarle, North Carolina, September 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama. Education: Lenoir-Rhyne College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1979). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust Law; Manufacturing.Email: Gary M. London

Michael L. Lucas (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, June 23, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1982. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Labor and Employment Section; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Litigation Law; Labor Law.Email: Michael L. Lucas

Reid Stephens Manley (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2003, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 2004, Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky and U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2005, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Hugo Black Scholar. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Birmingham, Kentucky, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; West Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Services Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Reid Stephens Manley

Ricky J. McKinney (Partner) born Talladega, Alabama, May 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 2004, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Talladega College (B.A., History, 1980); George Washington University (1981); Mississippi State University (M.P.P.A., Public Administration, 1983); University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa (J.D., 1986). Recipient, Book Award in Evidence. Robert F. Kennedy Scholar. Member: American Inn of Court, 1992-1996; Trial Advocacy Board. Legislative Assistant, Lt. Governor, 1992-1994; Zoning Board of Adjustments, 1992-1994; Planning and Zoning Commission, 1994-1996. Member: Magic City, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa County (Member, Executive Committee, 1992-1996), Tennessee, National and American (Member: Torts and Insurance Section; Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi State Bar; State Bar of Texas; American Academy of Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Insurance; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation.Email: Ricky J. McKinney

Derek Firth Meek (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999). Editor-in-Chief, Cumberland Law Review, 1998-1999. Author, 29 Cumberland Law Review 179. Member: Birmingham (Member, Young Lawyers Executive Board) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Commercial Banking; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Derek Firth Meek

K. Bryance Metheny (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.A., 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Scholar of Merit, Complex Litigation, 1996. Senior Associate Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation.Email: K. Bryance Metheny

Gail Livingston Mills (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Alabama (J.D., 1985). Alabama Law Review, 1983-1985. Author: "Adverse Possession to Severed Mineral Interests," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 35, 1983. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking and Finance Law.Email: Gail Livingston Mills

Dwight L. Mixson, Jr. (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business." Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking & Commercial Lending Law; Commercial Real Estate Law.Email: Dwight L. Mixson, Jr.

Cathleen Curran Moore (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, October 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Dillard Legal Research and Writing Fellow. Notes Development Editor, Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law. Member: Birmingham, New York State and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Cathleen Curran Moore

John C. Morrow (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 26, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1982); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member, Washington & Lee University Law Review, 1984-1985. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Author: Casenote, "Authority of State Attorneys General to Bring Parens Patriae Suits for Treble Damages Under the Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976," 41 Washington & Lee Law Review 525, 1984; Casenote, "Sexual Harassment: Stating and Proving a Claim Under Title VII," 41 Washington & Lee Law Review, 697, 1984; Note, "Blowing Hot and Cold at the Same Time, Section 1034 Rollover and Rental Deductions on Rental and Sale of Principal Residence," 41 Washington & Lee Law Review, 1509, 1984. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: General Litigation Law; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability; Health Care Litigation; Torts; Transportation.Email: John C. Morrow

Dent M. Morton (Partner) born Starkville, Mississippi, January 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Phi Kappa Phi. Article Editor, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: Casenote, "New York Court Orders New Trial on Basis of Inadequate Punitive Damages - Micari v. Mann," 126 Misc at 422, 481 N.Y. S.2d. 967 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., 1984) - Cumberland Law Review, Vol. 16, 1985-1986. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Dent M. Morton

Jennifer Mercier Moseley (Partner) born July, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2004, Alabama. Education: New York University (B.A., 1997); Cornell University (J.D., 2000). Phi Alpha Theta. Founders Scholar. Notes Editor, Cornell International Law Journal. Member: Birmingham, New York State and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Planning.Email: Jennifer Mercier Moseley

William F. Murray, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama. Education: Birmingham Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment; State Taxation; Local Taxation.Email: William F. Murray, Jr.

Norman M. Orr (Partner) born Greenville, Mississippi, September 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi; 1999, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1994); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (LL.M, in Taxation, 2005). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Real Estate; Business Planning.Email: Norman M. Orr

Bruce A. Parsons (Partner) born Cadillac, Michigan, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Samford University (M.B.A., 1987); University of Chicago (J.D., 1995). Semi-finalist, Hinton Moot Court Competition. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Securities Regulation; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Bruce A. Parsons

M. Glenn Perry, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Tax Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates; Business Planning.Email: M. Glenn Perry, Jr.

Gene T. Price (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, June 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1989, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983; M.B.A., 1983). Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham, New York State and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Private Equity and Venture Capital; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Health Care.Email: Gene T. Price

Joel (Jay) A. Price, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2005, Tennessee. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1994; J.D., 1997). Member and Associate Justice, Vanderbilt Moot Court Board. Faculty Member, 2000 Banking Law Seminar, ABICLE. Faculty Member, 2002 UCC Article 9 Revisions Seminar, First American Title Insurance Corporation and Commercial Land Title Services, LLC. Co-Author: "Alabama Secured Transactions Under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Forms and Practice Manual," Data Trace Publishing Company, 2002-2006. Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Banking; Commercial Real Estate Lending; General Real Estate; Business Planning.Email: Joel (Jay) A. Price, Jr.

Bruce A. Rawls (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1979); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1980). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Curia Honoris. Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1978-1979. Co-Author: "Proposed Amendment to the Alabama Qualification and Franchise Taxes: Promoting Horizontal Equity for Domestic and Foreign Taxpayers," 43 Alabama Law Review 683, 1992. Adjunct Faculty Member, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 2000—. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation (Committees: State and Local Taxes), Business Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises. Practice Areas: Tax Planning Law; Estate, Probate and Trust Law; State Taxation Law; Business Planning Law; Insurance Regulation.Email: Bruce A. Rawls

Robert B. Rubin (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 18, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: Memphis State University (B.A., 1961); Vanderbilt University (LL.B., 1965). Instructor in Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy, Birmingham School of Law, 1974-1985. Adjunct Professor of Bankruptcy, Cumberland School of Law, 1986—. Lecturer: LSU Graduate School of Banking; Mid-South Bankruptcy Conference; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Cumberland School of Law Bankruptcy Conference. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1992); American College of Bankruptcy (Director; Charter Member, 1990). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law; Secured Transactions Law; Litigation.Email: Robert B. Rubin

Robert H. Rutherford, Jr. (Partner) born Tuskegee, Alabama, April 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1980); University of Alabama (J.D., 1983). Pi Sigma Alpha; Order of the Coif. Member, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Hugo Black Scholar. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1982-1983. Author, "Reforming The Common Law: A Factor Analysis For Alabama Courts," 34 Ala. L. Rev. 631, 1983. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Truman M. Hobbs, Middle District of Alabama, 1983-1984. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law; Torts Trial and Insurance Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: Alabama Law Foundation, Inc. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Credit Litigation.Email: Robert H. Rutherford, Jr.

Elizabeth B. Shirley (Partner) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1994; M.A., 1996); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Bench & Bar. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Clemon, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2000-2001. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Services.Email: Elizabeth B. Shirley

Janine L. Smith (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member: Dorbin Association, 1997-2000; Farrah Student Law Society, 1997-2000; Black Law Students Association, 1997-2000; John A. Cambell Moot Court Board. Moot Court Lab Instructor, 1999-2000. Member: Birmingham (Member, Young Lawyers Division; Commercial Law Section, Women's Section), Magic City and American (Member, TIPS Leadership Academy, 2006-2007; Young Lawyers Division Membership Board-Committee Director; Vice-Chair, National Conferences Team; Past Chair, Bankruptcy Law Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Section, Diversity in the Law Committee); Alabama Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Janine L. Smith

R. Frank Springfield (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi; 2005, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Auburn University (B.S.); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude). Member: Order of the Barristers; Bench & Bar; Farrah Law Society. Chief Justice, Honor Court, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; National Moot Court Team. Senator, Student Bar Association, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Epsilon Delta. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee). Practice Areas: Financial Services Litigation; General and Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: R. Frank Springfield

Jack P. Stephenson, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama. Education: University of the South (A.B., 1970); University of Alabama (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1971-1973. Adjunct Faculty, Securities Law and Regulation, Corporate Finance and Business Planning, University of Alabama School of Law, 1980-2000. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Private Equity and Venture Capital; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Health Care; Real Estate.Email: Jack P. Stephenson, Jr.

Carol H. Stewart (Partner) born Mooresville, North Carolina, January 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia and Alabama; 1983, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.S., 1975); University of Alabama-Birmingham (M.S., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1982). Recent Decisions Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1981-1982. Legal Instructor: Real Estate Transactions, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1987-1988; Introduction to Forensic Sciences, University of Alabama, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member: Board of Bar Commissioners; Disciplinary Commission; MCLE Commission); State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation Law; Real Estate; Condominium Law.Email: Carol H. Stewart

Joseph G. Stewart (Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 24, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Farrah Order of Jurisprudence Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions Law and Corporate Law. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Committee on Legal Opinions, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Banking; Real Estate Law.Email: Joseph G. Stewart

George M. Taylor, III (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of the South (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1976-1978. Author, "Extraterritorial Application of the Federal Securities Code," 12 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 917, 1979. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Frank H. McFadden, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1978-1979. Member, Alabama State Board of Bar Examiners, 1987-1990. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Business Law Section; Negotiated Acquisitions Committee; Commercial Finance Committee; Federal Regulations of Securities Committee; Editorial Board, Taskforce on the ABA Model Asset Purchase Agreement; Ancillary Documents, Taskforce on the ABA Model Stock Purchase Agreement) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; Environmental Law; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Automotive; Commercial Banking; Real Estate.Email: George M. Taylor, III

W. Lee Thuston (Managing Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 2005, Tennessee. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: Alabama Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual. Law Clerk to Justice Richard L. Jones, Alabama Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business". Member: Birmingham (President, 2005; Secretary-Treasurer, 1994), Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business Law ) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Alabama Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Economic Development; Automotive; Business Planning; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: W. Lee Thuston

Lee Griffin Tyndall (Partner) born Toccoa, Georgia, November 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Scholar of Merit Award, Equitable Remedies. Listed in: Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Author, Comment, "You Won't Be Deported...Trust Me! Ineffective Assistance Counsel and the Duty to Advise Alien Defendants of the Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas," 19 The American Journal of Trial Advocacy 653, 1996. Author, "Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: Wisconsin Becomes Latest State to Formally Abandon the 'Zone of Danger' Rule in Bystander's Claim for Emotional Distress," 18 The American Journal of Trial Advocacy 495, 1994. Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, Legal Research and Writing, Cumberland School of Law, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry). Reported Cases: R.P. Industries, Inc. v. S&M Equipment Company, Inc., 860 So. 2d 460 (Ala. 2004); Southland Management Co. v. Brown, 730 So. 2d 43 (Miss. 1998). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Lee Griffin Tyndall

Stuart F. Vargo (Partner) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Associate Justice Cumberland Board of Trial Advocacy, 1983-1984. Director, Peoples Law School, 1987, 1989. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1992). Reported Cases: Brock v. Watts Realty 582 S.2d. 438; Bailey v. Hogg 547 S.2d. 498. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation.Email: Stuart F. Vargo

India Vincent (Partner) born Sylacauga, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2001, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Computer Engineering, 1992); North Carolina State University (M.I.M.S.E., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999). Member: Birmingham (Member, Women's Section) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Section); State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology; Business Planning; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: India Vincent

Howard P. Walthall, Jr. (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Duke University School of Engineering (B.S.E., cum laude, 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Editor in Chief, Cumberland Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Edwin L. Nelson, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law, teaching "Computers and the Law." Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Intellectual Property Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Torts; Class Action Litigation; Class Actions; Appellate Practice.Email: Howard P. Walthall, Jr.

Allan R. Wheeler (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, June 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2005, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Litigation; Torts.Email: Allan R. Wheeler

Turner B. Williams (Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1979; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi; Jasons; Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel H. Thomas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1983-1984; Co-Author, "Humanizing the Corporate Defendant," The Practical Litigator; Municipal Judge, City of Mountain Brook, Alabama. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Railroad Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Adulterated Food Litigation; Construction Litigation; General Civil Litigation.Email: Turner B. Williams

Kathryn M. Willis (Partner) born Athens, Georgia, May 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Author, "A Matter of Compliance: How do U.S. Multinational Corporations Deal with the Discrepancies in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the European Union Directive on Parental Leave; Is an International Standard Practical or Appropriate in this Area of Law?" Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 30 Ga. J. Int'l and Comp. L. 543 (2002). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation.Email: Kathryn M. Willis

Jason D. Woodard (Partner) born Jasper, Alabama, February 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member, Bench & Bar. Recipient, American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence Best Papers: Bankruptcy; Contracts I, Alabama, 2000. Law Clerk to the Hon. Tamara Q. Mitchell, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 2000-2001. Author, "Employment Contracts Between Lawyers & Law Firms," The Journal of The Legal Profession, 24 J. Legal Prof. 529 (2000). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jason D. Woodard

R. Michael Yarbro (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, August 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1995, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Research Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate.Email: R. Michael Yarbro

RETIRED PARTNERS

Duncan B. Blair (Retired Partner) born Akron, Ohio, August 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: Vassar College (B.A., with departmental honors, 1979); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor, Cumberland School of Law, 1993—. Interim Director of Gift Planning, United Way of Central Alabama, 1995-1996. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member: Birmingham and American (Section on Taxation; Employee Benefits Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax; Labor.Email: Duncan B. Blair

Borden H. Burr (1876-1952).

Samuel H. Burr born Birmingham, Alabama, 1919; Education: University of Alabama (B.A.); Yale University (LL.B.).

John D. Clements (Retired Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 8, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1964-1965. Chairman, Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center Authority, 1990-1992. Member, Board of Directors, Alabama Law School Foundation, 1986—. President, University of Alabama National Alumni Association, 1993-1994. President, Birmingham Kiwanis Club, 1997-1998. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Health Lawyers Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; General Litigation; Mediation; ERISA; Health Care Law; Land Use Law.Email: John D. Clements

William K. Murray (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Ala., 1922; admitted to bar, 1948, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1943); Yale University (LL.B., 1948). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

A. Jackson Noble, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Tallassee, Alabama, October 14, 1923; admitted to bar, 1947, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1943; M.A., 1944; LL.B., 1946). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; General Corporate Law.

Samuel W. Oliver, Jr. (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1959; LL.B., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Justice T.S. Lawson, Sr., Supreme Court of Alabama and to Judge C.W. Allgood, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1962-1963. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America". Member, Planning Committee, Southeastern Corporate Law Institute, 1995-2005. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Committee on Negotiated Acquisitions, Editorial Subcommittee for Model Stock Purchase Agreement and Ancillary Documents, 1995-2005; Task Force on Model Asset Purchase Agreement, 1995-2001; Task Force on Model Joint Venture Agreement, 1995-2004; Corporate Counsel Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Negotiated Acquisitions Law; Corporate Law; Contracts/Business Law.

J. Fred Powell (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 2, 1936; admitted to bar, 1959, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1957; LL.B., 1959). Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1958-1959. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America"; "Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business," 2003-2005. Member: Birmingham (Past Chairman, Economics of Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1987-1988); American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Planning; Alternative and Renewable Energy.Email: J. Fred Powell

C. V. Stelzenmuller (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 25, 1928; admitted to bar, 1952, Alabama. Education: Cornell University (A.B., 1950; LL.B., 1952). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Cornell Law Quarterly, 1951-1952. Law Clerk to Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1954-1955. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [Staff Judge Advocate, Alabama National Guard, 1980-1984]. Languages: German, Spanish and Italian. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; General Litigation.

Mark Taliaferro, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1970). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Labor Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.

Robert G. Tate (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 9, 1932; admitted to bar, 1957, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1953; LL.B., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Panel Member, Large Complex Case Program, American Arbitration Association. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Insurance Law; Litigation Law; Products Liability Law.

Paul O. Woodall (Retired Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 26, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (A.B., 1961); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Business Manager, Alabama Law Review, 1962-1964. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate Law; Estate Administration Law; Probate Law; General Corporate Law.Email: Paul O. Woodall

COUNSEL

Richard J. Davis (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and New York; 2007, Alabama; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1993); Duke University (J.D., 1996). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Health Care; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Richard J. Davis

Cameron Turner Earnhardt (Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, January 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, Georgia; 1999, Alabama. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1992); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Women Lawyers Association Award for Outstanding Woman Law Student; Washington & Lee School of Law Merit Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Book Award. Managing Editor, Capital Defense Journal. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Law.Email: Cameron Turner Earnhardt

Edward L. Hardin, Jr. (P.C.) (Counsel) born Wetumpka, Alabama, March 29, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1962); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 1965). Member, Editorial Board, University of Alabama Law Review, 1964-1965. Trustee, Birmingham-Southern College. Co-Founder and Member, Board of Directors, American Sports Medicine Institute, 1986—. Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General, Counsel for Alabama Department of Public Safety, 1976—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1975-1977); American Board of Trial Advocates; Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors); American Health Lawyers Association. Fellow: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Torts; Insurance Litigation.Email: Edward L. Hardin, Jr. (P.C.)

Debra Lee Mackey (Counsel) born Columbus, Georgia, March 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982; LL.M., 1990). Pi Sigma Alpha. Senior Editor, The American Journal of Tax Policy. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Tax Section; Employee Benefits Subcommittee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Taxation.Email: Debra Lee Mackey

Frank McRight (Of Counsel) born Selma, Alabama, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1961; LL.B., 1965). Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1964-1965. Co-Author: "Alabama Employers Handbook," PMT Publishing, 1988. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Alabama Law Institute. [With U.S. Army, 1961-1963]. (Also at Mobile Office). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation.Email: Frank McRight

ASSOCIATES

Amanda M. Beckett (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2001; J.D. 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights.Email: Amanda M. Beckett

C. Cartwright Bibee (Associate) born Beaufort, South Carolina, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2008, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., Economics); Georgetown University (J.D.). Senior Editor, Georgetown Journal of International Law. Recipient, Pro Bono Pledge Certificate, Georgetown University Law Center. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Taxation; Taxation; Securities Regulation; Construction Law.Email: C. Cartwright Bibee

David Hobson Breland (Associate) born LaGrange, Georgia, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: LaGrange College (B.S., Accountancy, 2003); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Banking; Real Estate.Email: David Hobson Breland

Edward D. Cotter (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, February 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama and U.S. District Court; Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2004, South Carolina; 2006, Georgia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., 2003). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Transportation.Email: Edward D. Cotter

Dow A. Davidson (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, Florida. Education: Union University (B.A., 2000); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., 2004). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Financial Services.Email: Dow A. Davidson

Devin C. Dolive (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2006, Alabama. Education: Amherst College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Virginia (J.D., 2002). Member: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Financial Services.Email: Devin C. Dolive

Brent W. Dorner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: Troy State University (B.S., summa cum laude); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D.); Darton College (Associate's Degree). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Brent W. Dorner

Kelli Carpenter Fleming (Associate) born Talladega, Alabama, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., magna cum laude); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Kelli Carpenter Fleming

Nancy Fouad (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Civil Engineering; Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Certificate in Construction Engineering Management); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Nancy Fouad

Nicholas M. Gaxiola (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S.); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Commercial Banking; Commercial Finance.Email: Nicholas M. Gaxiola

Graham W. Gerhardt (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Graham W. Gerhardt

Jennifer L. Griffin (Staff Attorney) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Alabama (M.S.W., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1999-2000. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Jennifer L. Griffin

James H. Haithcock, III (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors' Rights.Email: James H. Haithcock, III

Amy K. Jordan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Vanderbilt Law Review, Managing Editor; Dean's List; Honor Scholar; Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award; Entertainment Law Society, President. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Amy K. Jordan

Justin H. Kelly (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.S.); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Corporate Law; Health Care; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Securities; Tax Law; Private Equity and Venture Capital.Email: Justin H. Kelly

Jennifer Brooke Kimble (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; 2007, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal. Law School Student Body Secretary. Law School Senator. Executive Board Member, Moot Court. Recipient: Robert Upchurch Award for Excellence in the field of Federal Jurisdiction; Mississippi Bar Foundation Award for Service and Dedication to the Law School Student Body; Dean's Distinguished Service Award; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Scholarship for Excellence in the area of Bankruptcy Law. Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy Division); The Mississippi Bar; Birmingham (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Corporate Reorganization; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jennifer Brooke Kimble

John R. Lehman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2006, Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.S., summa cum laude); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. [Captain, United States Marine Corps Reserve; Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal; Expert Rifle 3rd Award; Navy Unit Commendation Medal; Global War on Terrorism Medal; National Defense Service Medal]. Languages: German, Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights.Email: John R. Lehman

Lisha X. Li (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., university honors); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Lisha X. Li

William J. Long, IV (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 8, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2004, Mississippi; 2006, North Carolina. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, UNC Trial Team. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: William J. Long, IV

Ladd W. Mark (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2001); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Ladd W. Mark

April McKenzie Mason (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999; J.D., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Alabama Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 2004). Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Recipient, Dean Harrison Award. Junior and Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: "A Nation of Immigrants or a Nation of Suspects? State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws Since 9/11," 55 Alabama Law Review 1149, 2004. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: April McKenzie Mason

Ellen T. Mathews (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 2004); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Ellen T. Mathews

Zachary D. Miller (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Michigan State University (B.A.); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Finance; Labor and Employment.Email: Zachary D. Miller

Matthew T. Mitchell (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, Florida. Education: Samford University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Cumberland Law Review, Articles Editor. Presidential Scholarship Award Recipient. Donworth Moot Court Competition Finalist. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Law; Commercial Banking.Email: Matthew T. Mitchell

Briana M. Montminy (Associate) born Bennington, Vermont; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 2006, Alabama. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1999); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Torts.Email: Briana M. Montminy

Clifton C. Mosteller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama; 2008, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (J.D.). Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Environmental Law; Land Use; Business Planning.Email: Clifton C. Mosteller

Kip A. Nesmith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Kip A. Nesmith

John G. Newman (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2006, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1997); University of South Carolina (International M.B.A., 2000); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member, Farrah Law Society. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Economic Development; Antitrust and Trade Regulation.Email: John G. Newman

R. Rhett Owens (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A.); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: R. Rhett Owens

Julie W. Pittman (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., English and Journalism, cum laude, 1987; J.D., 1990). Staff Counsel, Alabama Supreme Court, 1992-1998. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Julie W. Pittman

Anthony N. Romano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude). Member: Alabama Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Law.Email: Anthony N. Romano

Melinda Eubanks Sellers (Associate) born Gadsden, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; 2006, Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member, Farrah Law Society. Recipient, Order of the Samaritan Award. Member: Birmingham (Member, Elder Law Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Condominium Law.Email: Melinda Eubanks Sellers

John Martin Sheffield (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1988; J.D., 2001). Editor, Alabama Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Alabama, 1996. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax Law.Email: John Martin Sheffield

Marc P. Solomon (Associate) born Fairfax, Virginia, May 9, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Georgia. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Law and Contemporary Problems. Judicial Clerkship, The Honorable Inge P. Johnson, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Workouts; Bankruptcy.Email: Marc P. Solomon

Rachel G. Stabler (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Troy University (B.A.); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Rachel G. Stabler

Megan P. Stephens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., cum laude); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law.Email: Megan P. Stephens

Walker S. Stewart (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Walker S. Stewart

David G. Wanhatalo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S., 1992); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Licensed Professional Engineer. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: David G. Wanhatalo

Donald M. Warren (Associate) born Austell, Georgia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama and Georgia. Education: University of West Georgia (B.A., History, summa cum laude); University of Arkansas (J.D., magna cum laude). Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banking Law.Email: Donald M. Warren

Andrea L. Weed (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: William Woods University (B.S., 2000); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Law.Email: Andrea L. Weed

Calvert Sullins Whatley (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, September 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Student Farrah Law Society; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; Hugo Black Scholar. Honor Court Associate Justice. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Section); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Private Equity and Venture Capital; Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate.Email: Calvert Sullins Whatley

Ronald D. "Scott" Williams (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 2004); University of Alabama (J.D., 2007). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Ronald D. "Scott" Williams

Jennifer E. Ziemann (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.A.); Pace University (Master of Science for Teachers); Tulane University Law School (J.D.). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Transportation.Email: Jennifer E. Ziemann