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Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC was founded on January 15, 1990, by eight litigation partners from the largest firm in Alabama, and we presently have over 50 lawyers. Our size allows us to provide for our clients the best of all worlds — the resources and technology of a nationwide firm, and the efficiency and individuality of a regional firm. In order to concentrate on what we do best, our attorneys focus solely on civil litigation matters, with the exceptions of also assisting clients with environmental compliance advice, issues concerning white-collar crime, and conducting internal investigations. We handle all types of civil litigation in state and federal courts across the United States, and our primary areas of practice include commercial disputes, product liability, antitrust, consumer fraud, appeals, intellectual property, catastrophic personal injury and death, environmental/toxic torts, class actions, professional malpractice, securities fraud, employment and communications.

Our stock in trade is being able to take the most difficult cases to trial, when necessary, and to achieve excellent results.

We will furnish, upon request, a summary of every jury verdict we have received since 1987, which demonstrates our trial record. While we are dedicated to trying and winning cases, we understand the need to control the cost of litigation. Therefore we only perform work that materially advances the interests of our clients, and we staff cases with the minimum number of attorneys necessary to perform that work. Additionally, we understand the importance of a client's desire sometimes to target certain cases for early settlement, and when that is the case, we expeditiously get those cases in a posture for early resolution. We are committed to the utilization of all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Several of our partners serve frequently as mediators and arbitrators, and virtually all of our attorneys have successfully employed all types of ADR.

Our appellate practice also has seen tremendous success. We are regularly retained post-verdict to handle post-trial motions and appeals of multi-million dollar verdicts. We have literally handled the largest appeals in the history of the state and take pride in our track record in the Supreme Court of Alabama, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and other appellate courts. We have participated in 386 reported appellate decisions since the firm's formation in 1990.

We employ the latest technology and are committed to improving and upgrading to keep up with new technological advancements. All of our attorneys regularly communicate with clients electronically, not only by e-mail, but also via our secure extranet and our in-house video conference center. These tools improve communication and the speed with which legal services can be delivered. We use the latest research and presentation tools and have our own in-house document management and trial technology departments. These capabilities enable us to present our cases more effectively and at less expense. In short, cutting edge technology is a tool to achieve excellent results. And we measure ourselves by results.

Statement of Practice

Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Commercial Disputes, Product Liability, Antitrust, Consumer Fraud, Appeals, Intellectual Property, Catastrophic Personal Injury and Death, Environmental/Toxic Torts, Class Actions, Professional Malpractice, Securities Fraud, Employment and Communications.

Representative Clients:

Abbott Laboratories
Accenture
AIG
Alabama Gas Corporation
Alabama Psychiatric Services, P.C.
The Alfa Insurance Companies
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
American Bankers Insurance Group
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
American Consumer Products, Inc.
APAC, Inc.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Associated Aviation Underwriters, Inc.
AT&T Corporation
ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.
Auburn University
Avondale Mills, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
BASF Corporation
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Bayer Properties, Inc.
The Birmingham Post-Herald
Black & Decker Corporation
Blockbuster, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Books-A-Million, Inc.
BP Products North America Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Brown & Brown, Inc.
Cessna Aircraft Company
Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation
Chevron Texaco Company
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Children's Comprehensive Services, Inc.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Circuit City Stores, Inc.
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
CNA Insurance Companies
CNH Global, N.V.
Colonial Bank, N.A.
Colonial Properties Trust
Columbian Chemicals Company
ConocoPhillips
Convatec Corporation
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Copeland Corporation
Crompton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Crosman Corporation
Crown Cork and Seal Company, Inc.
CUNA Mutual Group
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Deutsche Bank
DIRECTV, Inc.
Dortec Industries, Inc.
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Dunn Construction Company
Eastman Kodak Company
Ecolab, Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Emerson Electric Co.
Energen Corporation
ExxonMobil Corporation
Federal Insurance Company
FedEx Corporation
Fina Oil and Chemical Co.
First Commercial Bank, N.A.
Ford Motor Company
Freightliner LLC
GE Plastics
General Electric Company
General Medicine, P.C.
General Motors Corporation
Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.
Genie Industries, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Gerber Products Company
Glock, Inc.
GMAC Commercial Credit LLC
GMAC Mortgage Corporation
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Griffin, LLC
Harsco Corporation
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
The Home Place, Inc.
Honeywell International, Inc.
Horace Mann Insurance Company
Hunt Petroleum Corporation
Hyundai Motor Company
Industrial Battery and Charger, Inc.
International Business Machines Corporation
International Comfort Products Corporation (USA)
International Paper Company
J.D. Edwards & Co.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation
Kenworth Truck Company
Kerr-McGee Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Knauf Fiberglass, Gmbh
Konica Medical Corporation
LaFarge Building Materials, Inc.
Land Rover North America, Inc.
Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
LifeTime Media, Inc.
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Logan Aluminum, Inc.
Lucent Technologies, Inc
Mantissa Corporation
Medco Health Systems
Medeva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
MG Rover Group Limited
Mitsubishi Motor Credit of America, Inc.
Mitsubishi Sales of America, Inc.
Monarch Life Insurance Company
Monsanto Company
Morris-Shea Bridge Company
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
NACCO Industries, Inc.
North American Arms, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc.
Otis Elevator Company
PACCAR Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Penn National Insurance Company
Peterbilt Motors Company
Precision Husky Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
ProLiance Energy LLC
Providian Financial Corporation
Providian National Bank
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Prudential Securities, Inc.
Purdue Pharma L.P.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
The Raymond Corporation
Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Rheem Manufacturing Company
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Rollins, Inc.
Russell Corporation
Saks Incorporated
SimplexGrinnell LP
Snapper Products, Inc.
Solutia Inc.
State of Alabama
Steyr-Mannlicher USA, Inc.
Stoeger Industries
Sunbelt Rentals
SUPERVALU, Inc.
Suzuki Motor Corporation
Tecumseh Products Company
Terex Corporation
Tyco International, Ltd.
United Insurance Company of America
United States Steel Corporation
United Technologies Corporation
Unitrin, Inc.
Vesta Insurance Group, Inc.
Volkswagen AG
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Voyager Insurance Companies
Vulcan Materials Company
Walt Disney Pictures and Television
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
WestPoint Stevens
Weyerhaeuser Company
Whitaker Contracting Corporation
Whiting Corporation
Willis North America
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Zenith Insurance Company.

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Address

The Clark Building
400 20th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35203-3200, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-581-0700
Facsimile: 205-581-0799

Website

http://www.lightfootlaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

OF COUNSEL

Ivan B. Cooper (Of Counsel) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; 1996, Texas. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1994). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute.Email: Ivan B. Cooper

Craig N. Rosler (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, October 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association.Email: Craig N. Rosler

Gene A. Marsh (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, December 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1978; M.S., 1978); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1981). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: NCAA Regulation.Email: Gene A. Marsh

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Suzanne Alldredge Fleming (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 5, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1991). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1989-1991. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: Suzanne Alldredge Fleming

Stephanie Keller Womack (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; 1994, Alabama. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Law and Psychology Review, 1990-1992. Member: Birmingham, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: Stephanie Keller Womack

Nikaa Jordan (Associate) born Section, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Hugo L Black Scholar. Member, Managing Board, Alabama Law Review (1998-2000). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: Nikaa Jordan

Enrique (Henry) J. Gimenez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Law Clerk to Hon. James H. Hancock, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama (2001-2002). Order of the Coif; Hugo Black Scholar; Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Managing Board Member, Alabama Law Review; Member, Jessup International Moot Court Team; Member, Moot Court Board (2000-2001). Alabama Defense Lawyers Association's Diversity Task Force (2005). Member: American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama State Bar's Hispanic Outreach Committee, (2006—).Email: Enrique (Henry) J. Gimenez

John G. Thompson, Jr. (Associate) born Tallahassee, Florida, April 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., with honors, 1993); University of Colorado (M.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2002). Staff Writer, Cumberland Law Review (2000-2002). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: John G. Thompson, Jr.

Jacob M. Tubbs (Associate) born Childersburg, Alabama, December 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., suma cum laude, 1999); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Order of the Barristers. Managing Board, Alabama Law Review, 2001-2002. John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Jessup International Moot Court Team. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.Email: Jacob M. Tubbs

Sanford G. Hooper (Associate) born Brownsville, Tennessee, July 1, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2004, Mississippi. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., 2003). Lead Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 2002-2003. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Languages: French.Email: Sanford G. Hooper

Mitchell David Greggs (Associate) born Columbus AFB, Mississippi, October 5, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Writer, 2003-2004 and Senior Articles Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar.Email: Mitchell David Greggs

C. Meade Hartfield (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, September 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; 2006, Mississippi and Tennessee. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 2001; B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Symposium Editor, Mississippi Law Journal (2004-2005). Member: Birmingham, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.Email: C. Meade Hartfield

Gray M. Borden (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Hugo Black Scholarship. Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to Senior District Judge Acker, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2005-2006. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.Email: Gray M. Borden

Rachel M. Lary (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 2004-2005. Law Clerk to the Hon. Joel F. Dubina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2005-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Rachel M. Lary

Wesley B. Gilchrist (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, April 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Hon. Ed Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2005-2006. Member, Managing Board, Alabama Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Wesley B. Gilchrist

Haley Andrews Cox (Associate) born Anniston, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Student Articles Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 2005-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Haley Andrews Cox

John D. Mayo (Associate) born Louisville, Mississippi, December 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama; 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar.Email: John D. Mayo

Charles T. Greene (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, May 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Member, 2005-2007 and Chief Justice, 2006-2007, Henry Upsom Sims Moot Court Board. Member, Justice Richard L. Jones National Moot Court Team, 2005-2006. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Charles T. Greene

Tenley E. Garvich (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2002; J.D., 2006). Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Junior/Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review 2004-2006. Legislative Counsel, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. Member: Alabama State Bar.Email: Tenley E. Garvich

Brooke G. Malcolm (Associate) born LaGrange, Georgia, February 23, 1983; (Admission pending). Education: University of Georgia (B.S., magna cum laude); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., cum laude).Email: Brooke G. Malcolm

Joshua K. Payne (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 26, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 2004); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2008).Email: Joshua K. Payne

Mitchell S. Ryan (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Virginia (J.D., 2008).Email: Mitchell S. Ryan

Elizabeth H. Huntley (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Political Science, 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Product Liability; Employment Law.Email: Elizabeth H. Huntley

John S. Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2006); Cumberland School of Law, Sanford University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: John S. Baker

Ryan P. Robichaux (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., 2004); University of Alabama (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Healthcare.Email: Ryan P. Robichaux

Marchello D. Gray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Employment Law; NCAA Compliance and Investigations; Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Healthcare.Email: Marchello D. Gray

C. Ryan Germany (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 2006); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices and Healthcare.Email: C. Ryan Germany

James W. Gibson (Associate) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, May 3, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 2006); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2009). Phi Beta Kappa; Blue Key Honor Society. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability(40%); Toxic Torts(30%); Business Litigation(20%); Securities Fraud(10%).Email: James W. Gibson