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Statement of Practice

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.

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

Fixed Hourly Rates
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Address

2501 20th Place South, Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35223, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 205-967-8822
Facsimile: 205-967-2380

Website

http://www.lgwpc.com

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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. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense.