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| | Address | 2501 20th Place South
Suite 300 | | Birmingham, Alabama 35223 | | (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 205-967-8822 | | Facsimile: 205-967-2380 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.lgwpc.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance Defense, Insurance Litigation including Bad Faith, Fraud and Coverage Issues. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Title VII, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination and Related Discrimination Claims, FDCPA and FCRA Defense, Medical and Professional Malpractice, including Errors and Omissions, Worker's Compensation, Aviation, School Law, Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1989 | | Firm Size: 31 | Representative Clients:
Acordia Inc.; AEGON Special Markets Group; Airgus Inc.; AI Transport; Alabama Hospital Association Fund; Alabama Insurance Guaranty Assn.; Alexis, Inc.; American Club Systems, Inc.; American Equity Insurance Co.; American Home Assurance Company; American International Group; American Mining Insurance Company; Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; Chubb Executive Risk; CNA Insurance Companies; Cobbs Allen & Hall Inc.; Crawford & Co.; Credit General Insurance Co.; Cunningham Lindsey claims Management; E & O Professionals; Employers Reinsurance Corp.; Fireman's Fund; GAB-Robbins, North America, Inc.; Fleming & Hall Claim Services; Gallagher Bassett Services; Gates-McDonald; Gay & Taylor, Inc.; Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.; Grange Mutual Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance Co.; Gulf Insurance co.; Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.; Health South Corporation; Hollywood Entertainment; Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA; Integrated Health Services, Inc.; Jim Walter Resources, Inc.; Kirklands Inc.; Lancer Claim Services; Legion Indemnity; Liberty Mutual; National Union Fire Reliance Insurance Co.; NCO Financial Systems; OCI (Outsourcing Solutions Inc.); Old Republic Insurance Co.; Petro Shopping Centers; Russell Corporation; Southern Risk Services, Inc.; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance; Sheffield Group Inc.; State Farm Fire & Casualty Company; State of Alabama; Talledega City board of Education; The Travelers Insurance Co.; The Trinity Cos.; 3M Company; United States Pipe & Foundry; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Waffle House, Inc.; Zurich American Insurance Group. | Rate Information:
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| | —————————— | | James S. Lloyd (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1970); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1977). Member: Birmingham (Secretary-Treasurer, 2001) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1987-1995); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama Claims Association (Former Chairman of Ethics Committee); Atlanta Claims Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Professional Malpractice; Workers Compensation Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: James S. Lloyd | | James C. Gray, III (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1986, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1983). Jasons; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Claims Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Law; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: James C. Gray, III | | Stephen E. Whitehead (Managing Partner) born Meadville, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1990). Member, Alabama Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "Exparte Coots: Death of Discovery Depositions in Alabama - Have Good Intentions Gone Awry?" Ala. L. Rev., 1990. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Birmingham Association of Health Underwriters; Alabama Claims Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Consumer Fraud Defense; Professional Liability; Employment Litigation; FDCPA and FCRA Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Stephen E. Whitehead | | Laura C. Nettles (Member) born Monroeville, Alabama, July 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2001, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.F.A., 1979; M.F.A., 1984); Fordham University (J.D., 1993). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; FDCPA and FCRA Defense; Professional Liability; Workers Compensation; Employment Law. Email: Laura C. Nettles | | E. Britton Monroe (Member) born Clanton, Alabama, February 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 1991, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts and Property. Junior Editor, 1987-1988 and Senior Editor, 1988-1989, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Email: E. Britton Monroe | | Howard Yeilding Downey (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, July 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, 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., 1985; J.D., 1989). Member, Farrah Law Society. Municipal Prosecutor, Thorsby, Alabama, 1991-1993. Member: Birmingham, Shelby County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Trucking Law; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Construction Law. Email: Howard Yeilding Downey | | John C. Webb, V (Member) born Frankfurt, Germany, August 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1995). Member, National Trial Advocacy Team. Member: Alabama Claims Association; Alabama Workers Compensation Organization; Alabama Self Insured Association. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Executive Committee; ADR Committee); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: John C. Webb, V | | Jenna M. Bedsole (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, March 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Developmental Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Jenna M. Bedsole | | Mark E. Tindal (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 1998, Florida. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., 1993); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 1997). Vice-President, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute (Chairperson, Membership Subcommittee, Young Lawyers Committee; State of Alabama Liaison, Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Committee); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Practice Areas: General Litigation; ERISA Litigation. | | Patrick Patronas (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, September 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi; 1994, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Air Force, Court of Military Review. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1985); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1988). Member, Cumberland School of Law Trial Advocacy Board. Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Author, "Applying Article Two Warranties to Commercial Leases," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Fall 1982. [USAF, Capt. JAG 1989-1993]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workman's Compensation; Professional Liability; Products Liability. Email: Patrick Patronas | | —————————— | | W. Hill Sewell (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, May 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: W. Hill Sewell | | Karen M. Ross (Associate) born Enterprise, Alabama, November 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S.N., 1979); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Registered Nurse, Alabama, 1979. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense. Email: Karen M. Ross | | Christopher D. Cobb (Associate) born Biloxi, Mississippi, October 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Davidson College (Economics, 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Merit Awards in Constitutional Law and Worker's Compensation. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; FDCPA and FCRA Defense; Worker's Compensation. Email: Christopher D. Cobb | | Mickey B. Wright (Associate) born Scottsboro, Alabama, March 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1997); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Garnet Award for Academic Excellence; Scholar of Merit Award. Listed in, Who's Who Amex American College. Member, Public Interest Law Organization, 1997-2000. Member, Cumberland Young Alumni Association. Member: Birmingham Bar Association (Member, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation and Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Mickey B. Wright | | Taffiny S. Stewart (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1998). Member, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Editor of Student Articles, Law and Psychology Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk, Hon. Sue Bell Cobb, Court of Criminal Appeals. Author: "Distortion of Criminal Trials Through Televised Proceedings," Journal of Law and Psychology Review Vol. 21, Spring 1997. President, Future Trial Lawyers Association, 1997-1998. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Email: Taffiny S. Stewart | | Carl K. Dowdey (Associate) born Burlington, North Carolina, March 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Merit Award, Legal Research and Writing. Senior Honor Court Justice, 1997-1998. Instructor, Law of War, Rules of Engagement, Rules on Use of Force and Search and Seizure, Aviation Officer Career Course, Aviation Officer Basic Course, Warrant Officer Career Course, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Darmstadt, Germany and Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Member: Birmingham Bar Association. [U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1998-2002, Active Duty; Reserves, 2002—]. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Carl K. Dowdey | | David A. Pote (Associate) born Houston, Texas, September 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama and Florida. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1994); Tulane University (J.D., 2000). Moot Court Board, 1999-2000. Senior Appellate Chairman, Moot Court, 1999-2000. Finalist, Junior Appellate Tournament, 1999. Member: Birmingham Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Tort Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Fraud; Workers Compensation. Email: David A. Pote | | J. Rick Wallis (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999). Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Committee on Public Relations, 2003-2006). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Debtor and Creditor; Employment Law; Automobile Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: J. Rick Wallis | | Brian M. McClendon (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., 2001). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Brian M. McClendon | | Karen D. Farley (Associate) born Gadsden, Alabama, June 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Member, Cumberland National Trial Team. Author: Georgia Trial Lawyers Journal, Summer 1997. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense. Email: Karen D. Farley | | Rachel E. VanNortwick (Associate) born Duluth, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2000); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Caruthers Teaching Fellow, 2002-2003. Member: Cumberland Law Review, 2001-2003; National Trial Team, 2001-2003. Director, Trial Advocacy Board, 2002-2003. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Defense Litigation. Email: Rachel E. VanNortwick | | French A. McMillan (Associate) born Lexington, North Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2004, Florida; 2006, Georgia. Education: High Point College (B.A., 1999); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Litigation. Email: French A. McMillan | | Graham Ross Pulvere (Associate) born Columbus, Georgia, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2005, Mississippi. Education: Utah State University (B.A., 1998); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Mobile County and Birmingham Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Business Torts; Business Law; Public School Law. Email: Graham Ross Pulvere | | Laura Anne Moncrief (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 8, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., 1997); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Birmingham (Member: Young Lawyers Section; Women's Section) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Arbitration; Construction Law; Employment Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Laura Anne Moncrief | | Carrie J. Dunn (Associate) born Terre Haute, Indiana, April 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan; 2001, Indiana; 2007, Alabama. Education: Indiana University School of Business (B.S., Accounting, 1997); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Email: Carrie J. Dunn | | Jennifer S. Precise (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, January, 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1999). Winner, Regional Championship of the National Trial Competition, sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers, 1999. Recipient, George Peach Taylor Award, Outstanding Performance of the National Trial Teams; Bench and Bar Oral Advocacy Award, First Year Moot Court Program. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students. Honorary Member, American Judicature Society, 1999-2003. Advocate, American Bar Association's 1998 National Trial Competition. Legal Articles Writer, The Alabama Column. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar (Member, Women's and Young Lawyer's Section); The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Claims Association (Secretary); Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Adams v. Sanders, 811 So. 2d. 542 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Jennifer S. Precise | | Dustin John Kittle (Associate) born Boaz, Alabama, November 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (2003); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2006). The Order of Barristers (2006). Chief Justice, Moot Court Board (2005-2006); National Moot Court Team (2006-2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Dustin John Kittle | | Monica Lockhart Carroll (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1997); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2000). Email: Monica Lockhart Carroll | | Jennifer W. Wall (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2002, Louisiana. (Not admitted in Alabama). Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1997); Loyola University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage. Email: Jennifer W. Wall | | Randall W. Hall (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, November 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama and Florida. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2005). Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Team; University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy. Author, "Unnatural Selection: The New Strategies to Disclaim Darwin," University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 17.1. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. 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