(Main Office)

Haskell Slaughter provides sophisticated advice and representation to clients in Alabama and across the country through its transactional and litigation practice groups.

Statement of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Litigation, Arbitration, Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights, Broker-Dealer Matters, Business and Commercial Litigation, Commercial Law, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Law and Corporate Governance, Directors' and Officers' Liability, Economic Development and Incentives, Employment Law and Litigation, Estate Planning, Fraud, Bad Faith and Extracontractual Liability, General Civil Litigation, Governmental Relations, Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Immigration, Mergers and Acquisitions, Motor Carrier Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance and Local Government Law, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Litigation and Land Use, Securities and Corporate Finance, Securities, Derivative and Class Action Litigation, Taxation and Tax Planning, Telecommunications Law, Tort Litigation, Venture Capital, White-Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations, Workers' Compensation, Zoning.

Firm Affiliations

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Representative Clients:

Allstate Insurance Company
American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Anchor Managing General Agency, Inc.
AT&T Wireless
BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama
Buckhead Community Bank
Cambridge Integrated Services
CapitalSouth Bank
Centerre Healthcare Corporation
CNA Excess & Select
Cyprus Partners LLC
Electronic Healthcare Systems, Inc.
Farmers Insurance Companies
Florida First City Banks, Inc.
Foremost Insurance Company
Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
The Hartford Insurance Companies
Healthcare Management Partners, LLC
Hometown Community Bank
IAT Group
Indian Springs School
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County Racing Association
J. Harris Development Corp.
Johnson & Johnson
LandAmerica/Lawyer's Title
The Lemak Group of Companies, LLC
Lemak Sports Medicine, LLC
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.
M&B Metal Products Company, Inc.
Manatee River Community Bank
Montgomery County, Alabama
The Industrial Development Board of the City of Montgomery
Morgan Stanley
Nextel Partners
ORIX Financial Services, Inc.
Paccar Financial Corp.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Pinnacle Casualty Assurance Corporation
PNP Therapeutics, Inc.
Practice Partners in Healthcare, Inc.
Progressive Insurance Companies
QBE Insurance Corporation
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Reed Mining Companies
Regional Paramedical Services
Regis Insurance Company
Retirement Systems of Alabama
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
The Sheffield Group
Shriram Auto Finance Group
Signal One Corporation
Soho Square, LLC
SouthCity Bank
State Farm Insurance Companies
Sterne, Agee & Leach Group, Inc.
Summit Financial Products, Inc
Superior Bancorp
T-Mobile
United National Insurance Company
United States Steel Corporation
Verizon Wireless
Webster Industries.

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

1400 Park Place Tower
2001 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-251-1000
Facsimile: 205-324-1133

Website

http://www.hsy.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

COUNSEL

J. Vernon Patrick, Jr. (Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 7, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, Alabama; 1960, U.S. Supreme Court; 1962, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1952; J.D., magna cum laude, 1955). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1953-1955. Author: "Some Practical Questions Concerning the Effect of the Proposed Federal Securities Code on Civil Litigation," 32 Vanderbilt Law Review 2, 1979; "Litigation Under SEC Rule 10b-5" and "Civil Remedies Available for Violations of SEC Rule 10b-5," in Resource Materials for Securities Litigation, 2d ed., 1977. Law Clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black, U.S. Supreme Court, 1955-1956. Special Assistant and Loan Officer, Bureau for Near East and South Asia, Agency for International Development, U.S. State Department, 1962. Member, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1978-1984. Chairman: ALI-ABA Course of Study on Litigation Under the Federal Securities Laws, 1974-1981; ALI-ABA Course of Study on Class and Derivative and Other Multiparty Complex Litigation, 1978; N.Y. Law Journal Seminar on "Class Actions," 1973. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Practice; Trials and Appeals in Federal and State Courts; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Business Litigation; Air Crash Litigation; Derivative Actions.Email: J. Vernon Patrick, Jr.

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Bert S. Nettles (Member) born Monroeville, Alabama, May 6, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Author: "Possible Appellate Court Restructuring in Alabama," The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 52, No. 2, March 1991; "Legal Aspects of the Market Approach to Value in Condemnation Cases," The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 30, No. 3, July 1969. Co-author: "Insurers: No Product Liability for Disposal Salvage," Products Liability, Commentary and Cases, Vol. 1, No. 8, December 1986; "Punitive Damages: Danger, Frustration and Change," The Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, October 1988; "The Constitutionality of Alabama's Wrongful Death Statute," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, 1989. Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1960-1961. Member, Alabama State Legislature, 1969-1974. Member, Advisory Committee for the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-1987. Member: Birmingham (Chair, CLE Committee, 1994) and American (Chairman, Standing Committee on Legislation, 1978) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1967; Chair, Task Force on Restructuring of Appellate Courts, 1988-1992); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Law Institute; Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee-Civil; Standing Committee on Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Fraud; Professional Malpractice; Class Actions; Insurance Bad Faith; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Fire; Appellate.Email: Bert S. Nettles

Wyatt Rushton Haskell (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 15, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: Amherst College (A.B., 1961); Yale University (LL.B., 1965). Visiting Research Assistant, Institute of Comparative Law, University of Muenster (Germany), 1965-1966. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Local Government Law; Economic Development; Tax Exempt Finance; Public Authority Finance.Email: Wyatt Rushton Haskell

William M. Slaughter (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 24, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1961); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Research and Projects Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1965-1966. Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1986-1990. Member, Board of Directors, Alabama Trust Fund, 2008—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Local Government Law; Economic Development; State Government Law; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Government Relations; State Legislative Practice.Email: William M. Slaughter

J. Michael Rediker (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Co-Editor, Vol. 10, Business Litigation, Southeast Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender & Co. Author: "Civil Liability of Broker-Dealers Under SEC and NASD Suitability Rules," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1969; "Alabama's Blue Sky Law, Its Dubious History and Current Renaissance," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1971; "The Fifth Circuit Cracks Down on Not-So-Private Offerings," Alabama Law Review, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1973. Lecturer: Securities Regulation, 1969-1978 and Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, 1971-1973, University of Alabama School of Law; Business Planning, Cumberland School of Law, 1979; Securities Litigation, Practicing Law Institute and ALI-ABA Seminars, 1986-1991. National Plaintiff's Co-Liaison Counsel, Silicone Breast Implant Litigation, MDL 296, 1992-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice; National Association of Securities and Commercial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Class and Derivative Actions; Securities Law; Securities Litigation; Securities Fraud Class Actions; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Business Litigation; Antitrust; Trial Practice.Email: J. Michael Rediker

Thomas G. Mancuso (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1968, Alabama; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968); George Washington University National School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "Transferee Liability of a Donee For Donor Gift Taxes," Estate Planning, May 1982. Co-Author: "Buying or Selling a Business in Alabama"; "Real Estate Partnerships and Syndications in Alabama"; "Probate: Beyond the Basics," National Business Institute. Co-draftsman: Alabama Limited Liability Company Act; Alabama Business Corporation Act; Alabama Securities Act; Alabama Revised Limited Partnership Act. Lecturer, Corporations, Corporate Taxation, Federal Income Taxation, Agency and Partnership, Jones Law Institute. Past President, The University of Alabama Federal Tax Clinic. Past Chairman, Subcommittee on Estate Planning for the Professional, Personal Service Corporation Committee, Section on Taxation, American Bar Association. Past President, The Point Clear Tax Seminar. Past President, The Montgomery Estate Planning Council. Member: Montgomery County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Tax Section, 1980-1981). (Also at Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation; Tax Planning; Tax Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Health Care; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Trust Litigation.Email: Thomas G. Mancuso

Frank M. Young, III (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 8, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (A.B., 1963); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (LL.M., 1970). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Judge H. H. Grooms, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1969. President, 1986 and Chairman of the Board, 1987, Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce. Chairman, Birmingham Committee on Foreign Relations, 2001—. President, American Committees on Foreign Relations, 2007-2008. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Society of International Business Fellows. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; International Law; Business Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Litigation; China Trade.Email: Frank M. Young, III

Robert E. Lee Garner (Member) born Bowling Green, Kentucky, September 26, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Georgia; 1982, Alabama; 1992, South Carolina. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Sigma Alpha. General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Builders Transport, Inc., 1988-1990. Member: Birmingham and American (Member: Section of Business Law, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities; Subcommittee on Disclosure and Continuous Reporting; Ad Hoc Committee on Public Company Information Practices) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc. [1st Lt., U.S. Air Force, 1971-1972]. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Banking Law; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Bank Holding Company Law.Email: Robert E. Lee Garner

Benjamin B. Spratling III (Member) born Jackson, Tennessee, October 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1967); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1971); University of Alabama (LL.M. in Taxation, 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Nonvoting Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1969. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Permanent Code Commission, 1989-1992, 1995; Chair, History and Archives Committee, 2004—); National Association of Bond Lawyers; Alabama Law Institute (Member, Governing Council, 1979-1983). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Local Government Law; Economic Development; Industrial Development; Business Law; Taxation.Email: Benjamin B. Spratling III

Thomas T. Gallion III (Member) born Oceanside, California, July 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama; 1981, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1965); New York Institute of Finance (Investment Degree, 1966); Jones Law Institute (LL.B., 1971). Assistant Securities Commissioner, State of Alabama, 1969-1970. Legislative Reference Analyst, State of Alabama, 1970-1971. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1981. County Attorney, Montgomery County, Alabama, 1985—. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. (Resident, Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Local Government Law; Administrative Law; Employment Law.Email: Thomas T. Gallion III

Thomas L. Krebs (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1966); University of Alabama (J.D., 1972). Chairman, Moot Court Board. Co-Author: "Securities Litigation in Alabama," Cumberland Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1990. Lecturer, CLE Programs on Securities Law and White Collar Crime, 1977. Adjunct Faculty Member, Securities Law and Regulation, Cumberland Law School, 1986. Director, Alabama Securities Commission, 1975-1982. President, North American Securities Administrators Association, 1981. Member: Birmingham (Chairman: Professional Ethics Committee, 1994) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [Major, U.S. Marine Corps, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Securities Litigation; Securities Fraud; SEC Enforcement; Broker-Dealer Regulation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Investigations.Email: Thomas L. Krebs

Jonathan H. Waller (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia; 1981, Alabama; 1994, Nevada. Education: Columbia University (A.B., with honors, 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1975). Attorney-Advisor to Commissioner Terry Calvani, United States Federal Trade Commission, 1984. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past Chair, Business Torts and Antitrust Section); State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Alabama; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation.Email: Jonathan H. Waller

Jesse P. Evans, III (Member) born Decatur, Alabama, August 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Athens College (B.S., 1974); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1979). Author: Alabama Real Property Rights and Remedies, Lexis-Nexis, 3d ed., 2004. Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama School of Law. Member: Alabama State Bar; Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Jesse P. Evans, III

G. Douglas Jones (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama; 1986, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1979). Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Assistant United States Attorney, 1980-1984 and United States Attorney, 1997-2001, Northern District of Alabama. Member, Attorney General's Advisory Sub-Committee on Health Care Fraud, White-Collar Crime and Ethics. Staff Counsel to United States Senator Howell T. Heflin, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1980. Lead Prosecutor, 16th Street Baptist Church bombing cases. General Special Master, Tolbert v. Monsanto and Pharmacia Corp. Faculty Member for educational programs and presentations sponsored by American Bar Association, ALI-ABA, the International Society of Barristers, the American Association for Justice, Harvard Law School, Stetson University School of Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, others. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 2007—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1994); Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1994); Advisory Committee on the Alabama Rules of Evidence; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice (Member: Executive Committee, 1995-1997, 2001—; Board of Governors, 1992-1994); American Constitution Society; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Complex Litigation; Federal Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Government Relations; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Litigation.Email: G. Douglas Jones

Mark Edward Ezell (Member) born Bowling Green, Kentucky, February 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Western Kentucky University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Public Authority Finance; Economic Development; Industrial Development; Local Government Law; Securities; Government Relations.Email: Mark Edward Ezell

Thomas E. Reynolds (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1977); University of Alabama (J.D., 1980). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Bankruptcy; Probate Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Thomas E. Reynolds

Romaine S. Scott, III (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Curia Honoris. Author: "Real Property: Foreclosure in Alabama," in Alabama Real Estate Practice For Paralegals, Clearwater Information Systems, 1996; "The Valuation Debate," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XV, No. 9, 1996; "Who Is King Of The Road In The Battle Between The Filed Rate Doctrine And The Doctrine of Primary Jurisdiction?" Cumberland Law Review, Vol. 20, 1990. Faculty Member, Educational Programs sponsored by American Bankruptcy Institute, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute and others. Member: Birmingham (Founder and Past Chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past Chair and Executive Board Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section; Secretary and Treasurer, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Member, Board of Editors, The Alabama Lawyer; Editor, The Addendum; Former Member, Board of Examiners, Uniform Commercial Code); American Bankruptcy Institute (Associate Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal); Alabama Law Institute; American Society of Composers and Producers; American Health Lawyers Association; Commercial Law League. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Health Care; Entertainment Law; Music Publishing.Email: Romaine S. Scott, III

Stephen L. Poer (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Former Deputy District Attorney, Jefferson County, Alabama. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Torts; Employment Law; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Stephen L. Poer

Ross N. Cohen (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1975; M.T.A., 1978; J.D., 1978; LL.M., cum laude, in Taxation, 1985). Certified Public Accountant, Alabama, 1980. Lecturer in Law, University of Alabama School of Law, 1985-1991. Accredited Estate Planner, National Association of Estate Planning Councils, Inc. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants; Birmingham Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate and Trust Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Tax Planning.Email: Ross N. Cohen

Robert H. Adams (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., 1975); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League; Turnaround Management Association; American Association for Justice. (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law and Creditors' Rights Law by the American Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Foreclosure; Banking Law.Email: Robert H. Adams

Robert L. Williams (Member) born Bessemer, Alabama, September 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1973; M.S., 1974); University of Alabama (J.D., 1980). Member: John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Bench and Bar. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Robert L. Williams

John M. Fraley (Member) born Selma, Alabama, November 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1982). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Fraud; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Tort Defense; Professional Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: John M. Fraley

William W. Horton (Member) born Atmore, Alabama, November 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Duke University (J.D., 1985). Editor-in-Chief, Duke Legal Research Program, 1984-1985. Law Clerk to Judge James H. Hancock, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1985-1986. Author: "A Transactional Lawyer's Perspective on the Attorney-Client Privilege: A Jeremiad for Upjohn" in The Business Lawyer, Vol. 61, No. 1 (2005); "Representing the Healthcare Organization in a Post-Sarbanes-Oxley World: New Rules, New Paradigms, New Perils" in Journal of Health Law, Vol. 37, No. 3 (2004); "The Disclosure Dilemma: How, When, and What To Tell Stockholders and Stakeholders About Your Qui Tam Suit or Investigation" in Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Practical Perspectives (BNA Books, 2d ed. 2007); "Target-at-Law: Instructive Moral Lessons from the New Lawyer Wars," Health Law Handbook, Thomson West, 21st ed., 2009. Editor-in-Chief, AHLA's Federal Healthcare Law and Regulations, rev. ed., 2009. Faculty Member, educational programs sponsored by American Health Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, Texas Hospital Association, Michigan and Georgia Institutes of Continuing Legal Education, International Association of Defense Counsel, others. General Counsel, HealthSouth Corporation, 1994-2003. Member: Birmingham and American (Health Law Section: Chair, Transactional and Business Healthcare Interest Group, 2004-2006; Co-Chair, Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law, 2006 and 2007; Chair, Programs Executive Committee, 2006-2009; Governing Council Member, 2009-2012; Section of Business Law: Committees on Federal Regulation of Securities; Corporate Counsel; Negotiated Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; and White-Collar Crime) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Health Lawyers Association (Vice Chair, Business Law and Governance Practice Group, 2008-2010; Vice Chair, In-House Counsel Practice Group, 2002-2007; Member, 2002-2007 and Co-Chair, 2005-2007, Planning Committee, In-House Counsel Program); Health Care Compliance Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Investigations; Government Investigations; Physician Practices; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Bank Securities.Email: William W. Horton

Constance C. Walker (Member) born Blytheville, Arkansas, November 28, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Member, Alabama Board of Bar Examiners, 1997-2001. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Society for Human Resource Management. (Resident, Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Insolvency.Email: Constance C. Walker

Gwen L. Windle (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S.W., cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1986). Hugo Black Scholar; M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1985-1986. Adjunct Professor, Uniform Commercial Code, University of Alabama School of Law, 1992. Member, Alabama Board of Bar Examiners, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Sales; Loans; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Land Trusts; Health Care.Email: Gwen L. Windle

Allen R. Trippeer, Jr. (Member) born Marietta, Georgia, October 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy District Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1987-1990. Deputy Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1998, 2003. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama, Inc.; Alabama Trucking Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Motor Carrier Liability; Personal Injury; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Architects and Engineers Liability; Worker's Compensation; Errors and Omissions Liability; Appellate Practice; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Allen R. Trippeer, Jr.

R. Scott Williams (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, January 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988). Student Works Editor, The Journal of the Legal Profession, 1987-1988. Counsel to United States Senator Howell T. Heflin, U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, 1988-1992. Legislative Liaison to the Federal Courts Study Committee, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1992-1993. Author: Bankruptcy Litigation Manual: What Civil Litigators Need to Know. Contributing Editor, Collier on Bankruptcy. Member: Birmingham (Past President, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 2007—). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: R. Scott Williams

Mark D. Hess (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, February 12, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., with honors, 1984; J.D., 1987). Order of the Barristers; Bench and Bar. Member, John A. Campbell National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Edward M. Friend, Jr. Award. Associate Editor, Law and Psychology Review. Member, Board of Editors, The Alabama Lawyer, 1992-1993. Member, Legal Staff of the Governor of Alabama, 1989-1992; Legal Advisor to the Governor of Alabama, 1992; Interim Chief of Staff to the Governor of Alabama, 1991. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Brief Committee). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Fraud Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Extra Contractual Insurance Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Insurance Coverage.Email: Mark D. Hess

C. Dennis Hughes (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1999. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Planning Committee, Southeastern Corporate Counsel Institute). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Employment Litigation; Class Action Defense; Appellate Practice; Government Relations.Email: C. Dennis Hughes

Charles M. Elmer (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1987); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Curia Honoris. Legal Research and Writing Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Law Clerk, 1992-1993 and Staff Attorney, 1993-1994, Associate Justice Reneau P. Almon, Supreme Court of Alabama. Author: "In re Chateaugay Corp.: To What Extent Are Contingent Claims and Injunctive Remedies Under CERCLA Dischargeable in Bankruptcy?" 16 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 255 (1992). Employment Law Lecturer, Alabama Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education, 2005. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Human Resources Law; Civil Litigation; Securities Class Actions.Email: Charles M. Elmer

Kimberly B. Glass (Member) born Guin, Alabama, August 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Judge Tamara O. Mitchell, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1992-1993. Member: Birmingham (Chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 2004) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Foreclosure; Banking Law.Email: Kimberly B. Glass

Patricia C. Diak (Member) born Fulton, New York, November 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: Grand Canyon College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); Yale University (J.D., 1994). Member and Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1992-1994. Law Clerk to Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1994-1995. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Complex Litigation; Civil Trial Practice; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Antitrust.Email: Patricia C. Diak

N. Andrew Rotenstreich (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 2008, Tennessee and Georgia. Education: University of Missouri; University of Alabama (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member: National Trial Advocacy Team; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Trial Team. Founder and President, Alabama Wireless Association. Vice President, Birmingham Jewish Community Center. Member, Manufacturing Technology Advisory Board, Central Alabama Community College. Member, Operating/Advisory Board, Alabama Broadband Initiative. Member: Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Real Estate Transactions; Zoning Law; Land Use; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: N. Andrew Rotenstreich

Peter J. Tepley (Member) born Terre Haute, Indiana, May 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina; 1999, Alabama. Education: New College of the University of South Florida (B.A., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Legislative Editor, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation; Broker-Dealer Regulation; Broker-Dealer Arbitration; Class Actions.Email: Peter J. Tepley

Michael B. Odom (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., Philosophy, 1991); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1994). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Michael B. Odom

Brennan C. Ohme (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, October 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1995). First Prize Winner, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition. Member: John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to Judge Sharon Yates, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 1995-1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Fraud Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Class Action Defense; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Appellate Practice.Email: Brennan C. Ohme

Joseph L. Cowan, II (Member) born Phoenix, Arizona, December 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: George Mason University (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Curia Honoris. Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, 1995-1996. Member, Cumberland Law Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Extra Contractual Insurance Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Insurance Fraud.Email: Joseph L. Cowan, II

Kimberly L. Hager (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Real Estate; Public Finance; Banking Law; Corporate Governance; Commercial Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Kimberly L. Hager

Page A. Poerschke (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Terry L. Butts, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1997-1998. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Association for Justice; Birmingham Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Broker-Dealer Regulation.Email: Page A. Poerschke

Matthew T. Franklin (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma. Senior Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Venture Club. Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Telecommunications Law; International Law; China Trade.Email: Matthew T. Franklin

Kirk D. Smith (Member) born Athens, Georgia, May 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; 2002, Georgia; 2007, Tennessee. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Blount-Monaghan Scholar. Rotary Scholar, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Kirk D. Smith

Khristi Doss Driver (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2000). Projects Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Author: "Electronic Discovery under the New Federal Rules," The Young Lawyer, 2006; "Liability for Discrimination Against Temporary Employees Under Title VII: What Employers May Not Have Considered," The Job Description, Defense Research Institute, 2006. Contributing Author, DRI Trucking Compendium, 2008. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, 2009-2011; Chair, Women Lawyers Section Projects Committee, 2007; Women Lawyers Section Programs Committee, 2005-2006) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Tort Defense; Employment Litigation; Data Protection.Email: Khristi Doss Driver

John H. McEniry IV (Member) born Bessemer, Alabama, June 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., 2000). Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member: Birmingham (Member, Medical Liaison Committee), Bessemer and American (Vice Chair, Healthcare Litigation and Risk Management Interest Group, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Property Damage Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation.Email: John H. McEniry IV

Meredith Jowers Lees (Member) born Winter Haven, Florida, January 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Senior Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insurance Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Broker-Dealer Regulation.Email: Meredith Jowers Lees

Latanishia D. Watters (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, July 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Samford University School of Business (M.B.A., 2001); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2001). Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 2000-2001; Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, 1999-2000; Director of National Moot Court Team, 2000-2001. Member: Birmingham (Member, Women Lawyers Section Executive Board; Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2007), Magic City (President, 2008; Vice President, 2007; Treasurer, 2004-2006), National and American (Member, Board of Editors, The Young Lawyer; Assistant Diversity Director, Young Lawyers Division; Alabama/Georgia District Representative, Young Lawyers Division; Minorities in the Profession Scholar; TIPS Now! Fellow) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Editors, the Alabama Lawyer); American Bankruptcy Institute; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Broker-Dealer Regulation.Email: Latanishia D. Watters

OF COUNSEL

David R. Baker (Of Counsel) born Durham, North Carolina, January 17, 1932; admitted to bar, 1954, Alabama; 1963, New York. Education: University of Chicago (Ph.B., 1949); Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1951; LL.D., Hon., 2009); Harvard University (J.D., 1954). Co-Editor and Contributor: "Due Diligence, Disclosures and Warranties in the Corporate Acquisition Process," Graham & Trotman (1st ed. 1987; 2nd ed. 1992); Former Experience: Birmingham: Cabaniss & Johnston, 1957-1962; New York City: Chadbourne & Parke, 1962-1986; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, 1986-1993 (retired); Afridi, Angell & Baker, 1993-1996; Gersen, Baker & Wood LLP, 1997-1998; Birmingham and New York City: Baker, Johnston & Wilson LLP, 1998-2002. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Birmingham (Past Chairman, History and Archives Committee), New York State, American (Member, Liaison Committee to the Financial Accounting Standards Board) and International (Principal Representative to the United Nations in New York) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Law Institute; American Foreign Law Association; North American Division, Association of Lloyd's Members. (Also at New York, New York Office). Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Law.Email: David R. Baker

Leo Kayser, III (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. (Not admitted in Alabama). Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Raven Society. Member, Virginia Law Review, 1968-1969. Author: "Tort Remedies for Employment Discrimination Under Title VII, Virginia Law Review, 1968. Assistant Secretary, Federal Bar Council, 1976, 1977. Director, United Nations Development Corporation, 1995-2003. Director: Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, 2000 ; New York League of Conservation Voters, 2002—. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Drugs and the Law, 1994—). (Resident, New York, New York Office) (Also Member, Kayser & Redfern, LLP). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Securities; International Law; Government Relations.

Peyton D. Bibb, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 15, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1963); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1970). Law Clerk to Chief U.S. District Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama. Formerly Associate General Counsel, BellSouth Telecommunications. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama Panel of Neutrals; Trustee of Alabama Dispute Resolution Foundation. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Litigation; Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Directors' and Officers' Liability.Email: Peyton D. Bibb, Jr.

Stanley H. Pollock (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. (Not admitted in Alabama). Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1970); Mercer University (J.D., 1973). Author: "E-mail: You Know the Benefits, But What About The Records Management Issues?" Georgia Bankers Association e-Bulletin, 2006; "Safeguarding Customer Information: New Interagency Guidance," Georgia Bankers Association e-Bulletin, 2005; "The Fair Lending Laws: Preparing the Bank to Meet the Regulatory Challenge," Community Bankers of Florida Regulatory Review, 1994. Program Faculty, Georgia Bankers Association, Community Bankers of Florida, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Former Attorney, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Chief Legal Officer, The Prudential Bank and Trust Company and The Prudential Savings Bank, F.S.B. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Banking Law and Negotiated Acquisitions Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Bankers Association (Member and Past Chair, Bank Counsel Section Board of Directors); Community Bankers Association of Georgia; Florida Bankers Association. (Also at Atlanta, Georgia Office). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Banking Law; Bank Holding Company Law; Bank Holding Company Regulation; Bank Directors and Officers Liability; Banking Regulation; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Stanley H. Pollock

A. Lee Martin, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1979, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Judge Richard T. Rives, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974-1975. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Illinois State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Tax Exempt Finance; Community Development; Housing and Urban Development; Affordable Housing; Tax Exempt Organizations; Health Care.Email: A. Lee Martin, Jr.

Amy Kirkland Myers (Of Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Alabama (J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Business Immigration; Employment Immigration; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Human Resources Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Amy Kirkland Myers

Staci Gwinn Cornelius (Of Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, June 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Deputy District Attorney, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1993-1999. Adjunct Professor, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 2002—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Tort Defense; Personal Injury Defense.Email: Staci Gwinn Cornelius

Michael C. Skotnicki (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, August 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1982; M.S., 1985); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Curia Honoris. Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Registered Professional Geologist, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Sonny Hornsby, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1993-1994; Staff Attorney to: Associate Justice Henry B. Steagall II, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1994-1995; Associate Justice Terry L. Butts, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1995-1998; Associate Justice Champ Lyons III, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1998. Author: "Private Actions for Damages Resulting From an Environmental Public Nuisance: Overcoming the Barrier to Standing Posed by the 'Special Injury' Rule," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 16, No. 2, 1992; "Why Was Your Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Denied? The Importance of Procedural Compliance With Rule 39, Ala. R. App. P.," The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 58, No. 7, 1997; "Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Actions Under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act" The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 60, No. 5 (1999). Lecturer, Alabama Bar Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1996. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Environmental Law.Email: Michael C. Skotnicki

Thomas J. Buchanan (Of Counsel) born Guntersville, Alabama, September 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Huntsville (B.S., 1984); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1993). Former General Counsel, Corr Wireless. Member: Blount County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Wireless Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Real Property; Real Estate Litigation; Zoning Law; Land Use.

Jagdesh B. Kirpalani (Of Counsel) born Chennai (Madras), India, February 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Madras, Chennai, India (B.A., 1980); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Lieutenant Governor's Energy Advisory Committee, 2008—. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: Hindi, Tamil and Sindhi. Practice Areas: International Law; Business Immigration; Economic Development; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Law; Government Investigations; Government Relations.Email: Jagdesh B. Kirpalani

ASSOCIATES

Theresa A. Tkacik (Associate) born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1982); Samford University (A.A., 1986); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Wireless Association (Chair, Regulatory Committee); PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Land Use; Zoning Law.Email: Theresa A. Tkacik

Anil A. Mujumdar (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., 2000, M.A., 2001). Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section), North American South Asian (Chair, Criminal Justice Committee) and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Alabama Association for Justice; American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (President, 2006—). Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Class Actions; Securities Fraud Class Actions; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Government Relations; Health Care Fraud.Email: Anil A. Mujumdar

Vincent J. Graffeo (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Jasons; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team; Vice President, Student Bar Association; Bench and Bar Honor Society. Research Editor, Law and Psychology Review, 2002-2003. Member: Birmingham (Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2006—) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Vincent J. Graffeo

Felicia A. Long (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, March 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., 2003). Editor-in-Chief, Jones Law Review, 2002-2003; Chief Justice, Honor Court; Member, Trial Advocacy Team. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Champ Lyons, Jr., Supreme Court of Alabama, 2003-2004. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. (Resident, Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Felicia A. Long

Charles Price, II (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, October 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Morehouse College (B.A., 1999); Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Parliamentarian, Domestic Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Bernard Harwood, Supreme Court of Alabama, 2003-2004. Certified Mediator, State of Nebraska. Member: Magic City and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Charles Price, II

Reginald L. Jeter (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004). Developmental Editor, Law & Psychology Review; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Robert F. Wagner Labor & Employment Moot Court Team. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Reginald L. Jeter

Laura Sherling Dunning (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Class Actions.Email: Laura Sherling Dunning

James W. Porter, III (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 25, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Bench and Bar. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Robert B. Propst, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2005-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: James W. Porter, III

Ashley S. Hugunine (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, July 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Tulane University (B.S.M., magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2006). Omicron Delta Kappa. Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 2005-2006. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois and Alabama. Author: "The Emergence of Lease Financing for Vessels Engaged in Coastwise Trade," Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 2006. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Birmingham Tax Forum. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Securities; Corporate Law; Tax Law.Email: Ashley S. Hugunine

C. McDowell Crook, Jr. (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, November 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Presbyterian College (B.A., 1996); University of Alabama (M.A.); Ohio Northern University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Omicron Delta Kappa. Associate Justice, Moot Court Executive Board. Advocate and Coach, Moot Court First Amendment Traveling Team. Member: Alabama State Bar. (Resident, Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: C. McDowell Crook, Jr.

Jeremy S. Walker (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 29, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2003); Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. (Also at Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Local Government Law; Government Relations.Email: Jeremy S. Walker

Jay V. Shah (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, May 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Alabama (J.D., 2003; M.B.A., 2003). Eliot Scholar. Edwin Hatch Scholar. Senior Editor, Law and Psychology Review, 2002-2003. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Finance; International Law; Immigration and Naturalization.Email: Jay V. Shah

Rebecca A. Beers (Associate) born Selma, Alabama, October 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2004); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Sigma Tau Delta; Pi Sigma Alpha. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Mortar Board. Managing Events Editor, Washington & Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, 2006-2007. Law Clerk to Senior Judge William M. Acker, Jr., United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2007-2008. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.

M. Baird Beers, Jr. (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, December 15, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 2004); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2008). Order of the Gownsmen. Associate Director, Trial Advocacy Board. Member, National Trial Team. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.Email: M. Baird Beers, Jr.

Michael W. Kelley (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, December 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2002; M.B.A., 2003); Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member, Jones Law Review. Charter Member, Jones Board of Advocates. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American Association for Justice. (Also at Montgomery Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Michael W. Kelley

Maridi L. Thompson (Associate) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, January 28, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005; J.D., 2008). Member: John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team; Bench and Bar. Member, Law and Psychology Review. Contributing Author, DRI Trucking Compendium, 2008. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Maridi L. Thompson

Marvis L. Jenkins (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 18, 1980; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2003); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2008). Member, Moot Court Board. Staff Member, International Citator and Research Guide. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Civil Litigation.Email: Marvis L. Jenkins