Huie, Fernambucq and Stewart, LLP

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Law Firm in Birmingham, Alabama
 
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Three Protective Center
Suite 200, 2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
(Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
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Phone: 205-251-1193  
Telecopy: 205-251-1256
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Huie, Fernambucq and Stewart, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials in all Courts. Insurance, Corporate Law, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Automotive Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Tort, and Commercial Litigation.
Year Established: 1952
Firm Profile:
The Firm is a civil trial firm specializing in all areas of civil litigation including product liability, automotive liability, professional and commercial litigation, medical malpractice, construction litigation, municipal liability, mass tort claims, medical devices, and general insurance practice. The Firm litigates throughout the state of Alabama and the nation. The Firm can be found in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Insurance Defense. The Firm also serves on National Council for several Fortune 500 companies in specialty litigation, and many of its partners are listed in "Best Lawyers in America."
Firm Size: 49
Representative Clients:
Allied Signal, Inc.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American International Group; AON Technical Services; Borg Warner Protective Services; Broadspire Services Inc.; Brookwood Medical Center; Chubb Insurance Group ; Church Mutual Insurance Co.; CNA Insurance Co.; CNA Pro; Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.; Coregis/Westport; Coregis Public Entities; Cooper Industries Inc.; Crawford & Co.; Deere & Co.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; Ford Motor Company; Freightliner LLC; Fresenius Medical Care North America; Frito-Lay, Inc.; General Motors Co.; GMAC Insurance; Great American Insurance Co.; Hanover Insurance Co.; Harco Insurance Co.; Hobart Corp.; Hoechst, Marion, Roussel, Inc.; Honda North America; Humana Inc.; Hyundai Motor Co.; Integon Insurance Group; Isuzu Motors America; JLG Industries, Inc.; KIA Motors of America; KM Administrative Services; Leggett & Platt Inc.; Lehigh Cement Co.; Lloyds of London; MARMON, Inc.; Mazda Motor Corp.; McDonald's Corp.; Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America; Motors Insurance Corp.; NationsRent; Nissan Motor Corp., Ltd.; Navistar Inc.; Nationwide Insurance Co.; Noland Health Services; Prudential Insurance Co.; Royal & Sunalliance Insurance Group; Safeco Insurance Co.; Sears, Roebuck & Co.; SEPCO; Tenet HealthSystem, Inc.; TIG Insurance Co.; Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; TM Claims; Transamerica Insurance Group; St. Paul-Travelers Insurance Co.; Unisource Administrators Inc.; USA Ready Mix; U.S.F. & G Insurance; Vulcan Materials Co.; Volvo North America Corp.; Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.; Zurich-American Insurance Co.; Mack Trucks Inc.; Sentry Insurance; Terex Corp.; J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; Tyson Foods; Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.; Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.; Delta Health Care.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Thomas B. Huie (1915-1990).
William B. Fernambucq (1922-1997).
Charles A. Stewart, Jr. (1923-1983).
Eugene D. Martenson (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, February 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Named, "Alabama Super Lawyers." Member, Bench and Bar. President, Senior Law Class, 1971. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America, 1990—. Author: "Practical and Legal Aspects of Products Liability Defense," Alabama Lawyer, October, 1974. Member, Board of Directors: University of Alabama Law School Foundation; Product Liability Advisory Council. Invited Lecturer: Product Liability Advisory Council; Southeastern Trial Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Bar Continuing Legal Education. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine; Farrah Law Society. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1971]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Specialty Litigation; Class Action and Toxic Tort Litigation. Email: Eugene D. Martenson
Stanley A. Cash (Member) born Decatur, Alabama, October 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1999—. Member, Bench and Bar. Author: "Suits Against Co-Employees-Their Defense," Alabama Defense Lawyers Journal, June 1979; Alabama Chapter of Product Liability Defenses, A State-by-State Compendium (2004). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1988); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Liability; Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Professional Errors and Omissions; Insurance Litigation. Email: Stanley A. Cash
James R. Shaw (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, August 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member: Birmingham, Bessemer and American (Member, Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Product Liability; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Trucking Law. Email: James R. Shaw
Robert M. Girardeau (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law; Member, Professional Liability Subcommittee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Farrah Law Society. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Accountants Liability; Architects and Engineers Liability; Municipalities; Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Robert M. Girardeau
John S. Civils, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1974; Omicron Delta Kappa); University of Alabama (J.D., 1977). President, Vanderbilt Student Association, 1973-1974. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1993—. Law Clerk, Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee, 1976. Adjunct Professor, Workers Compensation Law, Cumberland School of Law, 1998-2000. Research Assistant, Alabama Law Institute, 1976-1977. Staff Attorney, Consumer Law Birmingham Area Legal Services, 1977-1979. Certified Mediator. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation. Email: John S. Civils, Jr.
Frank E. Lankford, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1971); University of Alabama (J.D., 1976). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance; Asbestos Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Employment Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Frank E. Lankford, Jr.
M. Keith Gann (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1976); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Environmental Litigation; Industrial Accidents; Claims Litigation; Fraud Litigation. Email: M. Keith Gann
Charles H. Clark, Jr. (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, April 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1999—. Author: "Insurance-Bad Faith and First Party Extracontractual Damages," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 5:3, Spring, 1982. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; General Litigation. Email: Charles H. Clark, Jr.
John D. Herndon (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Insurance; Medical Liability. Email: John D. Herndon
J. Allen Sydnor, Jr. (Member) born Richmond, Virginia, February 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1983, 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., 1974); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Judge/Associate Director of Basic Skills and Trial Advocacy Program, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1980-1981. Member, Board of Directors, Trial Advocacy Board, 1980-1981. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Medical Device; Pharmaceutical Liability; Product Liability; ERISA Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: J. Allen Sydnor, Jr.
D. Alan Thomas (Member) born Roanoke, Alabama, December 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001—. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: "Products Liability and Contributory Negligence, In the Wake of Williams v. Delta International Machinery Corp.," Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 54, No. 4, 1993. Author: Note, "Products Liability - Warning to Prescribing Physician Regarding Unavoidably Unsafe Drug Held Adequate Under A.E.M.L.D.," 15:2 Cum. L. Rev. 541, 1985. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine; Society of Automotive Engineers. Practice Areas: Automotive Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions Litigation. Email: D. Alan Thomas
William G. Gantt (Member) born Demopolis, Alabama, October 9, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Mortar Board; Bench and Bar Honor Society. Recipient: Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1978; Labor Law Award, University of Alabama School of Law, 1981. Member: Birmingham (Past Chairman, Membership Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Editorial Board of The Alabama Lawyer; Contributing Writer, The Addendum); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation Litigation; Premises Liability; Americans with Disabilities Act. Email: William G. Gantt
T. Kelly May (Member) born December 15, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1985); Samford University (M.B.A., 1985). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [Maj., USMC]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Civil Rights; Municipal Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Liability; Fraud Litigation; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Class Action Litigation. Email: T. Kelly May
Christopher S. Rodgers (Member) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, March 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability; Trucking Liability. Email: Christopher S. Rodgers
Walter J. Price, III (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, May 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1986); University of Alabama (J.D., 1989). Omicron Delta Kappa. Author: "Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage - A Desk Reference for Alabama Lawyers," Alabama Lawyer, May 2008; "Defense of Alabama Medical Malpractice Actions," Alabama Defense Lawyers Journal, October 2006. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Employment Law. Email: Walter J. Price, III
H. Lanier Brown, II (Member) born March 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Magic City Bar Association; National Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Litigation; General Litigation. Email: H. Lanier Brown, II
Gregory L. Schuck (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, June 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1990); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1994). Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Practice Areas: Automotive Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Premises Liability Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Gregory L. Schuck
Philip R. Collins (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, May 17, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1984); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1995). Adjunct Professor, Tort Law, Birmingham School of Law. Committee Member, Public Relations, Alabama State Bar, 1996-2001. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability); Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Tort Liability; Complex Litigation; Professional Liability; Fraud Litigation. Email: Philip R. Collins
Thomas E. Bazemore, III (Member) born Anniston, Alabama, June 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Frequent Contributing Author and Subcommittee Member, "Addendum," Alabama State Bar. Member, National Trial Team, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1996. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Automotive Product Liability Litigation; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Thomas E. Bazemore, III
R. Gordon Sproule, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Economics of Law Committee, 2000); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Employment Litigation; Warranty Law. Email: R. Gordon Sproule, Jr.
Martha Leach Thompson (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, January 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1997). Member: Birmingham (Chairman, Worker's Compensation Section), Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud; Municipal Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Martha Leach Thompson
Paul F. Malek (Member) born Queretaro, Mexico, February 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 1998, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1991); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1995). Faculty Member, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ABICLE). Member: Birmingham, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA); Defense Research Institute (DRI). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Rights Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Paul F. Malek
H. Cannon Lawley (Member) born Pell City, Alabama, June 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Civil Rights; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Fraud; Trucking Liability. Email: H. Cannon Lawley
Anna Katherine Graves Bowman (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, January 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (1991); Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Member: Alabama Leadership Forum, Inaugural Class, 2005; Legal Aid Board of Trustees. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee; Past President and Vice President, Young Lawyer's Section; Member, Women's Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar(Executive Committee, Young Lawyer's Section); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Birmingham Bar Foundation (Past Member, Executive Board). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation; Professional Liability; Employment Law; Construction Law. Email: Anna Katherine Graves Bowman
David L. Brown, Jr. (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member, National Bankruptcy Moot Court Team; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, Bench and Bar; Farrah Student Law Society. Member: Birmingham and Magic City Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyer's Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Automotive Products Liability; Employment Law. Email: David L. Brown, Jr.
J. Patrick Strubel (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, November 15, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Nothern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2001). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Automotive Products Liability Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: J. Patrick Strubel
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Jane G. Hall (Associate)
C. Jeffery Ash (Associate)
Jennifer D. Segers (Associate)
Michelle K. Pieroni (Associate)
Bradley J. McGiboney (Associate)
Gerald C. Brooks, Jr. (Associate)
Charles J. Fleming, Jr. (Associate)
S.A. Bradley Baker, III (Associate)
M. Jeremy Dotson (Associate)
Joseph R. Duncan, Jr. (Associate)
David M. Fleming (Associate)
J. Reed Lawrence, III (Associate)
John Isaac Southerland (Associate)
Douglas R. Kendrick (Associate)
Jacob W. Crawford (Associate)
Eris Bryan Paul (Associate)
Gordon J. Brady, III (Associate)
Lucas C. Montgomery (Associate)
Stewart W. McCloud (Associate)
Lauren E. Davis (Associate)
Jennifer H. Reid (Associate)
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