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Address
2224 First Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
Phone
205-326-3336; 800-241-9779
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4.9
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 Free Initial Consultation (Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial Practice including Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Commercial Litigation, Consumer Fraud, Trucking Accidents, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Fraud, Insurance Litigation, Patent Litigation, Toxic Exposure Litigation, Asbestos Litigation, Social Security, and Workers' Compensation. Year Established: 2006
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Address2224 First Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
PhonePhone: 205-326-3336; 800-241-9779
Facsimile: 205-326-3332
Website
http://www.hgdlawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Firm/Affiliate OfficesAtlanta, Georgia: 1 Glenlake Parkway Suite 700 30328. Telephone: 678-638-6309.
Stephen D. Heninger (Member) born Flora, Illinois, June 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, District of Columbia Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Chief Justice, Moot Court Board. Editor, Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal 1987. Author: "42 U.S.C. §1983 and Common Law Torts: An Analysis of Procedural Pitfalls," Vol. 12 Cumberland Law Review 99, 1981; "The Pursuit of Damages For Mental Anguish in Alabama," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, January, 1982; "Bad Faith in Alabama: An Infant Tort in Intensive Care," 34 Alabama Law Review, 563, 1983; "Bad Faith Update," Ala. Lawyer, Summer, 1996. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge James H. Hancock, Northern District of Alabama, 1977-1978. Member: Birmingham (Secretary-Treasurer, 1985; President, 1997) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Recipient, Judge Walter P. Gewin Award, 1993); American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice (Member: Executive Committee, 1982; Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedure, 1982-2001); International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; Alabama Chapter, President, 1991; Member, National Board of Directors). Fellow: Alabama Law Foundation (2006); National College of Advocates. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, Adjutant General, 1972-1974]. Reported Cases: Continental Casualty Ins. Co. v. McDonald, 567 So. 2d 1208, Ala. 1990; Shumaker v. Johnson, 571 So 2d 991, Ala. 1990; Dempsey v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 717 F. 2d 556, 11th Cir, 1983; Traveler's Indemnity Co. of Illinois v. Griner, 809 So. 2d 808 (Ala. 2001); University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. v. Bush, 638 So.2d 794 (Ala. 1994). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Intellectual Property; Insurance; Commercial; Medical Malpractice; Truck Accidents; Wrongful Death.Email: Stephen D. Heninger
W. Lewis Garrison, Jr. (Member) born Eufaula, Alabama, August 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama; 1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1977); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Associate Justice, Cumberland School of Law Honor Court, 1982-1983. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Association for Justice. Reported Cases: In re Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation, 369 F.3d 293 (3rd Cir. 2004); In re MasterCard Intern, Inc., 313 F.3d 257 (5th Cir. 2002); In re American Online, Inc., 168 F.Supp.2d 1359 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Ex parte McNaughton, 728 So.2d 592 (Ala. 1998); Means v. Independent Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 963 F.Supp. 1131 (M.D. Ala. 1997); National Fire Ins. Co. v. Housing Development Co., 827 F.2d 1475 (11th Cir. 1987). Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Environmental Litigation.
Timothy C. Davis (Member) born Tampa, Florida, June 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1985, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Furman University; Florida State University (B.S., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Author: "Distinguishing and Proving Wantonness in Alabama," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, Summer, 1988; "Recent Civil Decisions," Birmingham Bar Bulletin, 1986-1997; "Preparation of the Construction Accident Case," ATLA Journal, 1991. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice (Member: Board of Governors, 1987-1988; Executive Committee, 1988-2004; Associate Editor, Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, 1991); North Central Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990). Reported Cases: Sweeney v. Putvis, 665 So.2d 926 (Ala. 1995). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Environmental Litigation.Email: Timothy C. Davis
W. Lee Gresham, III (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1985); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Environmental Law Section); American Association for Justice (Member, Section on Toxic, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Torts); Alabama Association for Justice (Sustaining Member; Board of Governors); Christian Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Ferrante, 637 S.E.2d 659 (Ga. 2006); Carter v. Innisfree Hotels, Inc., 661 So.2d 1174 (Ala. 1995). Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Toxic Exposure; Products Liability Law; Business Litigation; Litigation (Toxic Exposure Litigation).Email: W. Lee Gresham, III
Erik S. Heninger (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, May 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2003, Mississippi, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1999); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2001). Author: "A Brief Analysis of Nonverbal Communication in the Courtroom," Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, Winter, 2005. Member, Emerging Leaders. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section), American and Alabama State Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Association for Justice; Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Ambassador); The Alabama Lawyer (Member, Board of Editors, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Negligence; Fraud; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Truck Accidents; Intellectual Property; Commercial Law.Email: Erik S. Heninger
——————————J. Callen Sparrow born Birmingham, Alabama, February 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Assistant Attorney General, 1984-1986. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section 1990-1993) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-2001); American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Litigation; Insurance Fraud.Email: J. Callen Sparrow
William L. Bross born Birmingham, Alabama, November 11, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.S., Psychology and Classics, 1982); University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., Nursing, 1987; M.B.A., 1990); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1999). Nursing License, Alabama, 1987. Real Estate License, Alabama, 2003. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Litigation; Products Liability; Pharmaceutical Product Litigation; Personal Injury; Real Estate Law.Email: William L. Bross
Jonna M. Denson born Hartselle, Alabama, October 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Southern Benedictine College (B.S., 1978); University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.A., 1981); Wallace State Community College (A.A.S., Paralegal, 1987); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 2000). Paralegal, 1988-2000. Instructor, Paralegal Program, Wallace State Community College, 1998. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Solo/Small Firm Section); Alabama Association for Justice; American Association for Justice (Member, Sections on: Social Security; Workers' Compensation). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Social Security; Personal Injury; Employment Law.Email: Jonna M. Denson
Honza Jan Ferdinand Prchal born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2002, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., History, 1994); Charles University Prague (1990); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Captain, National Moot Court Team. Dicta Editor, Virginia Law Weekly. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Association for Justice; Federalist Society (Board Member, Birmingham Lawyers Chapter); Ancient & Honorable Edmund Burke Society. Languages: Czech and Slovak. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Health Care Litigation; Class Actions; Personal Injury; Consumer Law.Email: Honza Jan Ferdinand Prchal
Brian D. Hancock born Lake Charles, Louisiana, February 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1998); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Alabama Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Brian D. Hancock
Gayle L. Douglas (Associate) born Arcadia, Florida, April 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Communication and Criminology, 1999); University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 2002). Member: Order of Barristers, 2002; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, 2002; Jessup International Moot Court Team, 2001-2002; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, 2001-2002. Recipient, Walter P. Gewin Best Brief Award, 2001. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Member: Young Lawyers Section; Women's Section); Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical Product Liability; Consumer Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: Gayle L. Douglas
Christopher B. Hood (Associate) born Charlotte, North Carolina, July 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with distinction and honors, 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Burroughs Wellcome Opportunity Scholarship, 1989-1990. Author, "Metaphors of Shareholder Liability Under CERCLA," Journal of Envt'l Law and Litigation, Vol. 10, University of Oregon School of Law (1995). Member: American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Christopher B. Hood
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