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Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2618 (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
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(Main Office) Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. serves clients across a broad range of practice areas through offices in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama. With over 160 lawyers, the firm offers a full array of services to a broad and diverse client base including Fortune 500 companies, as well as closely held companies, partnerships, professional associations, charities and individuals. The firm's work encompasses virtually all aspects of legal practice and law. The firm regularly performs defense litigation services in disputes including contracts, federal and state securities, fraud, bad faith, environmental, labor, tort, product liability, real estate, bankruptcy, and antitrust issues. The firm has defended fraud, bad faith and other punitive damage cases for a number of major life insurance companies and defended numerous class actions including major antitrust, consumer, and securities cases for Fortune 500 companies throughout the Southeast. The firm also regularly represents many national brokerage and investment banking firms in complex litigation. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Litigation, Corporate Law, Banking and Commercial Law, Insurance, Public Utility, Estates and Trusts, Charitable Planning, Taxation, Real Estate, Antitrust, Municipal and Industrial Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law, Healthcare, Labor, Environmental and Bankruptcy Law. Trials in all State and Federal Courts. Year Established: 1984
Firm Size: 162
Firm Affiliations STATE LAW RESOURCES, INC. ClientsPRINCIPAL EXTERNAL COUNSEL: Regions Financial Corporation Protective Life Corp. McWane, Inc. Alabama National BanCorporation First United Bancshares, Inc. Drummond Company, Inc. Birmingham Airport Authority Pemco Aviation Group, Inc. New South Federal Savings Bank Collateral Real Estate Capital, LLC Collateral Holdings, Ltd. Weil Brothers-Cotton, Inc. Jenkins Brick Co. Business Council of Alabama Royal Cup, Inc. Baptist Health Systems, Inc. Cardiovascular Associates, P.A. First American Bank Arlington Capital, LLC New Capital Partners, LP.
COUNSEL FOR: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama AT&T Retirement Systems of Alabama General Motors Honda North America, Inc. Nissan Motors Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Inc Michelin Tire Company International Paper Co. Boise Cascade Corp. General Electric Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Morgan, Keegan & Co., Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., UBS Financial Services, Inc. Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. ITC Holding Company, LLC Eva Realty, LLC Breland Properties, Inc Samples Properties, Inc. Ferguson Properties, LLC Movie Gallery, Inc. Shell Oil Co. Pactiv Corporation Amoco Production Co. Birmingham-Southern College Oakwood College, Inc. American National Red Cross Hoffman La-Roche, Inc. Colonial Pipeline Co. The Dow Chemical Company U.S. Steel Corporation Plantation Pipe Line Company Ciba Geigy Corporation DeGussa Corp. Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Sloss Industries U.S. Pipe & Foundry Koppers Industries, Inc. Torchmark Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. New York Life Ins. Co. Cigna Companies Waste Management, Inc. Eaton Corp. H&R Block, Inc. Ford Motor Co. El Paso Energy Corporation MeadWestvaco, Inc. Exxon Mobile HealthSouth Corporation Conoco Phillips Petroleum Company American General Life Companies Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc. Harley-Davidson Motor Company Bass Pro Outdoor World Amoco Production Earthtech, Inc. PeopleTec, Inc. dealnews.com, Inc. Intergraph Corporation Qualis Corporation.
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Address2400 Regions/Harbert Plaza 1901 Sixth Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203-2618, (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
PhonePhone: 205-254-1000 Facsimile: 205-254-1999

Websitehttp://www.maynardcooper.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesHuntsville, Alabama: 655 Gallatin Street. Telephone: 256-551-0171.
Montgomery, Alabama: RSA Union Building, 100 North Union Street, Suite 650. Telephone: 334-262-2001.
(For biographical data on Huntsville and Montgomery Attorneys, see Professional Biographies at Huntsville, Alabama and Montgomery, Alabama)
Drayton Nabers, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1962); Yale University (LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation; Government Affairs; Insurance Defense.Email: Drayton Nabers, Jr.
N. Lee Cooper (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1964, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1963; LL.B., 1964). Articles and Case Note Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1962-1964. Advisor, American Law Institute Restatement of The Law Governing Lawyers, 1988-1998. Appointed by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to Congressional Commission on Structure of Courts of Appeals, Board of Trustees, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Board of Overseers, RAND Institute for Civil Justice. American Bar Association President, 1996-1997; Chair, House of Delegates, 1990-1992; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1985-1986; State Delegate, House of Delegates, 1980-1989; Director, American Bar Endowment, 1984; Chair, Conference of Section Chairmen. Member: American Judicature Society (Director, 1984-1988); American Law Institute (Council, 1992). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Arbitration Law.Email: N. Lee Cooper
Fournier J. Gale, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1969, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., with honors, 1966; J.D., 1969). President, Alabama State Bar, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Environmental Law; Governmental Affairs.Email: Fournier J. Gale, III
Daniel H. Markstein, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1966, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1963); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1966); Harvard University (LL.M., 1969). Editor in Chief, Alabama Law Review. Trustee, American Institute on Federal Taxation, 1989. Director, Lex Mundi, Ltd., 1991-1995. President, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Tax Law; Estate Planning.Email: Daniel H. Markstein, III
Kirby Sevier (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1968); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Vanderbilt Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1971-1972. Board of Bar Examiners, Alabama State Bar, 1986-1989. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estates Law; Trusts Law.Email: Kirby Sevier
Stephen W. Still (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1975); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1978). Board of Directors, Business Council of Alabama. Practice Areas: Government Affairs.Email: Stephen W. Still
George G. Lynn (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1974). Virginia Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Walter P. Gewin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974-1975. Chairman, Section on Antitrust and Business Torts, Alabama State Bar, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Antitrust Law.Email: George G. Lynn
H. Thomas Wells, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., with honors, 1972; J.D., 1975). Alabama Law Review. President-Elect, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability.Email: H. Thomas Wells, Jr.
A. Inge Selden III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1975; J.D., 1979). Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1979-1980. Co-Chair, Securities Litigation Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1991-1994. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Securities Litigation; Arbitration.Email: A. Inge Selden III
Lee E. Bains, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Antitrust and Business Litigation.Email: Lee E. Bains, Jr.
Tony G. Miller (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Tony G. Miller
Stephen E. Brown (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1971); Tulane University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Tulane Law Review. Executive Committee, Birmingham Bar Association, 1982, 1988-1991. Chairman, State Labor and Employment Law Section, 1984-1985; Executive Committee, Worker's Compensation Section, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Stephen E. Brown
Frank D. McPhillips (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1976); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., Northern District of Alabama, 1980-1981. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Municipal Law; Constitutional Law; General Corporate Law.Email: Frank D. McPhillips
Maibeth J. Porter (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1980). Executive Student Writing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1980-1981. President, Birmingham Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Maibeth J. Porter
James L. Goyer, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama; 2003, Mississippi. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1972); University of Alabama (J.D., 1979). Alabama Law Review. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Bankruptcy Law; Environmental Insurance Litigation.Email: James L. Goyer, III
Chris Mitchell (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama; 1974, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., with honors, 1970); University of Alabama (J.D., with honors, 1974). Law Clerk, United States District Judge, Northern District of Alabama. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Chris Mitchell
Robert R. Sexton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1971); University of Alabama (J.D., 1974). Past Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections, Alabama State Bar. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Mortgage Banking; Finance.Email: Robert R. Sexton
David M. Smith (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Judge Robert B. Propst, Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Executive Committee, Section of Labor and Employment, Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; General Litigation; MSHA Litigation.Email: David M. Smith
James L. Priester (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Univ. of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Vanderbilt Univ. (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; General Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: James L. Priester
Jarred O. Taylor, II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1982). Hugo Black Scholar. Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Truman M. Hobbs, Middle District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation.Email: Jarred O. Taylor, II
Carol Sue Nelson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Law Clerk to the Hon. James H. Hancock, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Carol Sue Nelson
John N. Bolus (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., summa cum laude, 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Member, Association of Life Insurance Counsel and Financial Services. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance and Financial Services Litigation.Email: John N. Bolus
J. Kris Lowry (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., highest honors, 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law; Real Estate Law.Email: J. Kris Lowry
Mark L. Drew (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Wake Forest Law Review. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Law; Banking Law.Email: Mark L. Drew
Jayna Partain Lamar (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Banking Litigation; Appellate Practice; General Litigation.Email: Jayna Partain Lamar
Randall H. Morrow (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Consumer Credit Law.Email: Randall H. Morrow
Gregory S. Curran (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: Gregory S. Curran
Jeffrey M. Grantham (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Class Action Litigation.Email: Jeffrey M. Grantham
Stephen C. Jackson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Stephen C. Jackson
James M. Pool (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Yale Divinity School (M. Div., 1983; S.T.M., 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1989). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Nonprofit/Tax Exempt Organizations Law.Email: James M. Pool
Michael D. Mulvaney (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1990). Winner, 1990 ATLA National Trial Advocacy Competition. Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Michael D. Mulvaney
Carl S. Burkhalter (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Univ. of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); Univ. of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1990). Law Clerk to Judge E. Grady Jolly, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Carl S. Burkhalter
Thomas C. Clark, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.S., cum laude, 1988); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1991). Senior Editor, Journal of International Business Law. Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; General Corporate.Email: Thomas C. Clark, III
Jeffrey A. Lee (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S. cum laude, 1988); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation.Email: Jeffrey A. Lee
Cynthia G. Lamar (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); Yale Law School (J.D., 1988). Yale Law Journal. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Charitable Gifts; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: Cynthia G. Lamar
Mitchell G. Allen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). International Moot Court Team, Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers; Bench and Bar. Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Labor and Employment Law.Email: Mitchell G. Allen
Thomas H. Brinkley (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 1986); Univ. of Alabama (J.D., 1989); New York Univ. (LL.M., Tax, 1990). Hugo Black Scholar. Alabama Law Review; Tax Law Review. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Tax Law.Email: Thomas H. Brinkley
Katharine A. Weber (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of Alabama (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. M. Leigh Harrison Award. Bench and Bar. Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Emmett R. Cox, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Katharine A. Weber
J. Alan Truitt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: J. Alan Truitt
Peter S. Fruin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1986); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to: Hon. Joel F. Dubina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1990-1991; W. Harold Albritton, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Peter S. Fruin
M. Beth O'Neill (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988). Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review. Farrah Law Society. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Intellectual Property Law.Email: M. Beth O'Neill
J. Michael Savage (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); Harvard University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Municipal Finance Law; Securities Law; General Corporate Law.Email: J. Michael Savage
Anthony A. Joseph (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1975); Howard University (M.C.P., 1977); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1980). Assistant District Attorney, 1980-1982. FBI Special Agent, 1982-1986. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1986-1990. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Anthony A. Joseph
Luther M. Dorr, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1985). Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Seybourn H. Lynne, Northern District of Alabama, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Banking Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Luther M. Dorr, Jr.
Scott A. Abney (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Fellow: American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Lending; Real Estate; Economic Development and Incentives.Email: Scott A. Abney
Christopher B. Harmon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1991). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Securities Law.Email: Christopher B. Harmon
Thomas W. Thagard, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Business Torts; Business Litigation; General Litigation; Insurance; Class Actions; Products Liability.Email: Thomas W. Thagard, III
S. Douglas Williams, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama and Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Vanderbilt Law Review. Law Clerk to Circuit Judge, Hon. R. Lanier Anderson, III, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Banking Law.Email: S. Douglas Williams, Jr.
William B. Wahlheim, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; General Litigation.Email: William B. Wahlheim, Jr.
John P. Dulin, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1993). Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate.Email: John P. Dulin, Jr.
Elizabeth G. Beaube (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Editor in Chief, Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Law.Email: Elizabeth G. Beaube
Frances King Quick (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif; Bench and Bar Honor Society; Farrah Law Society. Member, John M. Campbell Moot Court Board. Hugo Black Scholar. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits Law. Managing Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk to former Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer, Jr., United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Trustee, University of Alabama School of Law Foundation. Director, Junior Achievement. Member: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee; Section Chair, Women Lawyers Section, 2006) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Committee; Executive Compensation Subcommittee; IRA Subcommittee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Women's Section; Volunteer Lawyers Program). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Frances King Quick
Rima Fawal Hartman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; 1996, Washington. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Law Clerk to Honorable Frank M. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Rima Fawal Hartman
Sarah Yates Larson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 1986); University of Alabama (J.D., 1990). Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk, Judge James H. Hancock, Northern District of Alabama, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; General Litigation.Email: Sarah Yates Larson
Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; General Litigation; Business Torts and MSHA Litigation.Email: Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.
Robert W. Tapscott, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert W. Tapscott, Jr.
T. Louis Coppedge (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee; 1995, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: T. Louis Coppedge
Lorrie L. Hargrove (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: Univ. of Maryland (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Honorable William M. Acker, Northern District of Alabama, 1995. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Insurance and Financial Services Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Lorrie L. Hargrove
W. Clark Goodwin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., with highest honors, 1976); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979). Cumberland Law Review. Associate Justice, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to Senior Judge Orma R. Smith, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: W. Clark Goodwin
Jim G. McLaughlin (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., magna cum laude, 1994); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review. NYU, Tax Law Review. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporation Law.Email: Jim G. McLaughlin
Carole G. Miller (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Carole G. Miller
James R. Bussian (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). South Texas Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: James R. Bussian
John A. Smyth III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 2001, Mississippi; 2002, Arkansas. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: John A. Smyth III
Stephen W. Stallcup (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Commercial Real Estate; Lending.Email: Stephen W. Stallcup
Edward "Ted" A. Hosp (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama, New York and Connecticut; 2003, Mississippi; 2006, Georgia. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1989); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Fordham Urban Law Journal. Law Clerk to Judge W. Harold Albritton, III, Middle District of Alabama, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Edward "Ted" A. Hosp
John A. Earnhardt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1996). Executive Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review. Law Clerk to Circuit Judge Joel F. Dubina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1996-1997. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: John A. Earnhardt
Joseph (Jodie) E. Smith (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; 2000, Georgia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Glasgow, Scotland (M.Phil., 1993); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1995). North Carolina Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Finance; Securities.Email: Joseph (Jodie) E. Smith
Marcie Paduda Braswell (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1994); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Moot Court Board. Washington and Lee Law Review. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Marcie Paduda Braswell
Russell Carter Gache (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University, School of Engineering (B.S.E.E., 1983); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1995). American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1993-1995. Certified Patent Attorney. Teaches at CLE conferences. Author various articles including "Resurrecting the Dead Through International Treaty," "The Five Most Commonly Asked Patent Questions," and "I Thought Patents Were For Engineers." Engineer: Texas Instruments, 1983-1987; LSI Logic Corporation, 1987-1992. Member, Computer and Technology Committee, Birmingham Bar Association. Member, Intellectual Law Section and International Law Section, Alabama State Bar. Served on legislation review committee for the Electronic Signatures Act (UETA) for the Alabama Law Institute. Member: Alabama Information Technology Association (Board of Directors). Special Agencies: United States Patent and Trademark Office. Practice Areas: Computer Electronics; Computer Law; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Internet Law; Computer Software Protection; Copyrights - Domestic and International; Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Internet Intellectual Property; International Property Litigation; Patent Infringement; Patent Application Preparation (Domestic and International); Patent Prosecution (Domestic and International); Trademark Licensing and Protection; Trademark Application Preparation and Prosecution (Domestic and International); Trade Secret Protection; Unfair Competition.Email: Russell Carter Gache
Steven L. McPheeters (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., 1997). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Business; Venture Capital; Private Equity Investments; Commercial Litigation.Email: Steven L. McPheeters
Hardwick C. Walthall (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997); New York University (LL.M. Taxation, 2000). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banking Law.Email: Hardwick C. Walthall
Stuart D. Roberts (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Virginia; 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Stuart D. Roberts
Julie Wilson Portera (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Julie Wilson Portera
Alan F. Enslen (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1986); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997); Georgetown University (LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 1998). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Government and Regulatory Affairs; Securities Litigation.Email: Alan F. Enslen
Matthew W. Grill (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Banking Law.Email: Matthew W. Grill
James Philip Naftel, II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Estate and Trust Litigation.Email: James Philip Naftel, II
David P. Donahue (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1993; J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Hugo L. Black Scholar. Alabama Law Review. Member: Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: David P. Donahue
M. Allison Taylor (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1996). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Taxation; Trust and Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: M. Allison Taylor
Adam J. Sigman (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Southern California (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Capital Finance; Commercial Lending and Finance; Construction Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Adam J. Sigman
Katie E. Loggins (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Cumberland Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Virgil Pittman, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Katie E. Loggins
Janell M. Ahnert (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Janell M. Ahnert
Christine R. Strong (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Securities.Email: Christine R. Strong
Lucas B. Gambino (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., 1995); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1999). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Lending; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Lucas B. Gambino
Scott S. Brown (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.S., cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Scott S. Brown
Timothy W. Gregg (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia; 2003, Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., History and Russian & East European Studies, 1992); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Timothy W. Gregg
Bradley B. Rounsaville (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1992; M.P.P.A., 1994); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Articles Editor, Michigan Law Review. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Bradley B. Rounsaville
Wyndall A. Ivey (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); Washington and Lee University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Wyndall A. Ivey
John T. Lanier (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2000). Cumberland Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care.Email: John T. Lanier
D. Bart Turner (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.S., 1994); University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.S.P.H., 1997); Vermont Law School (J.D., 2000). Vermont Law Review. Dean's Fellow. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: D. Bart Turner
John David Collins (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Hugo Black Scholar. Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable Edwin L. Nelson, Northern District of Alabama, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: John David Collins
Edward M. "Ted" Holt (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1995); The University of Alabama at Birmingham (M.B.A., 1998); The University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance and Financial Services Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Edward M. "Ted" Holt
M. Lee Huffaker (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; General Litigation.Email: M. Lee Huffaker
C. Brandon Browning (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; registered to practice berfore U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1999). Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Recipient, Scholar of Merit Award in Intellectual Property. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Chemistry; Biotechnology; Litigation.Email: C. Brandon Browning
Jennifer McCain (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 1999, Texas; 2008, Mississippi. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1991); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation and Corporate Finance; Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment.Email: Jennifer McCain
Robin Adams Hall (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robin Adams Hall
John B. Holmes, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: The University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; MSHA Litigation.Email: John B. Holmes, III
James L. Mitchell (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University College, Dublin, Ireland (M.A., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Government Affairs; Regulatory Law.Email: James L. Mitchell
Clayton M. Ryan (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Government Affairs; Regulatory Law.Email: Clayton M. Ryan
Joe F. Lassiter, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: Joe F. Lassiter, III
Heyward C. Hosch, III (Shareholder) born Gainesville, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1982). Administrative Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1982. Member, American College of Bond Counsel. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [Comdr., USNR]. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Commercial Lending.Email: Heyward C. Hosch, III
Jessica Stetler Grover (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Estates and Trusts; General Corporate.Email: Jessica Stetler Grover
Audrey Y. Dupont (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., cum laude, 1999); University of Denver (M.S.W., 1999); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2002). Denver University Law Review. Judicial Clerk to Judge William M. Acker, U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Audrey Y. Dupont
Melinda Lucas Peevy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Melinda Lucas Peevy
Mitesh B. Shah (Associate) admitted to bar, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1999); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable James H. Hancock, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Litigation.Email: Mitesh B. Shah
Emily Gary Branum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1999); University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). University of Richmond Law Review. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Emily Gary Branum
Kathryn Roe Eldridge (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Centre Collge of Kentucky (B.A., 2000); Washington & Lee University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Kathryn Roe Eldridge
Andrea Morgan Greene (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Andrea Morgan Greene
C. Andrew Kitchen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: C. Andrew Kitchen
Edward S. Sledge, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 2003). Alabama Law Review. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Edward S. Sledge, IV
Ollie A. Cleveland, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi; 2005, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Labor and Employment; Products Liability.Email: Ollie A. Cleveland, III
E. Bryan Nichols (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, magna cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Environmental Law and Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: E. Bryan Nichols
Lee L. Sheppard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1996); The University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Editor-in-Chief, Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending.Email: Lee L. Sheppard
Julia G. Bernstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, New York; 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); New York University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Julia G. Bernstein
Harrison K. Bishop (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 2000); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2003); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). North Carolina Banking Institute Journal. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Harrison K. Bishop
Joel C. Porter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Alabama (M.B.A., summa cum laude, 2004; J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Health Care; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Joel C. Porter
Bonnie Branum Monroe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Bonnie Branum Monroe
Joshua D. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1996); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Washington & Lee Law Review. Student-Clerk to the Hon. G. Steven Agee, Supreme Court of Virginia. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; General Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense.Email: Joshua D. Jones
Stuart M. Maxey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.Accy., magna cum laude, 1998; M.Accy., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Stuart M. Maxey
Andrew S. Nix (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., cum laude, 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Andrew S. Nix
Thomas M. "Mel" McElroy, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, Florida. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2001); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2004). Wake Forest Law Review. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans.Email: Thomas M. "Mel" McElroy, II
Grace Robinson Murphy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Commercial Litigation.Email: Grace Robinson Murphy
Will A. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., 1999; M.B.A.); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Cumberland Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation.Email: Will A. Smith
Christopher J. Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Yale University (M.F., 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Christopher J. Williams
John Thomas (J.T.) Malatesta, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama and New York. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: John Thomas (J.T.) Malatesta, III
Robert H. Fowlkes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1997; J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Robert H. Fowlkes
Christopher C. Frost (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Georgia (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Editor in Chief, Georgia Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Judge J.L. Edmondson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2004. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Life Insurance and Financial Services Litigation.Email: Christopher C. Frost
Wes Brinkley (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2002); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Wes Brinkley
Kemberli L. Marks (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2004, Alabama. Education: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., English, 1995; B.A., Communication, 1995); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Kemberli L. Marks
Lauren C. DeMoss (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2003); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Lauren C. DeMoss
Bryan A. Coleman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S., 1995); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Karon O. Bowdre, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Bryan A. Coleman
Donnie F. Winningham, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee-Martin (B.S., 2003); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Washington and Lee Law Review. Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Insurance Sales Practice Litigation.Email: Donnie F. Winningham, III
Tiffany Threlkeld Leonard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1994); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: General Litigation.Email: Tiffany Threlkeld Leonard
Casey Graves Moore (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2003); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2006). Cumberland Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Casey Graves Moore
J. Ethan McDaniel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2002); The University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance Sales Practice Litigation.Email: J. Ethan McDaniel
Brian A. Warwick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Brian A. Warwick
Josh B. Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 2004); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Josh B. Baker
John D. "Jack" Bethay (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 2004); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: John D. "Jack" Bethay
Kathryn H. Bushby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.Accy., 2003); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Kathryn H. Bushby
Stephanie H. Mays (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 2004); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Stephanie H. Mays
Gregg M. McCormick (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 2004); University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Gregg M. McCormick
Jessica F. Kubat (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2003); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jessica F. Kubat
David A. Perry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Products Liability.Email: David A. Perry
Jonathan D. Thornbury (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2003); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jonathan D. Thornbury
Hayes Arendall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2003); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending.Email: Hayes Arendall
William "Key" Smith, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2003); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance and Financial Services Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: William "Key" Smith, II
Christine Green (Associate) admitted to bar, Alabama. (Admission pending). Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2005); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Christine Green
Jaime Haggard Scivley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2004); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance and Financial Services Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Jaime Haggard Scivley
Nefertari Rigsby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 2005); University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Magic City Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Nefertari Rigsby
Leland Murphree (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Tennessee; U.S. Tax Court. (Not admitted in Alabama). Education: Samford University (B.A., 2002); University of Memphis (J.D., 2006). Member: Tennessee Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Creditors Rights.Email: Leland Murphree
Barry A. Staples (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2005, Alabama. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., English, 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Notes Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2004. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance.Email: Barry A. Staples
Margaret R. Johnson (Associate) born Geneva, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2006); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2009). College of William & Mary: James Monroe Scholar; Dean's list. Managaing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Tax and Securities.Email: Margaret R. Johnson
William P. Martin (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2006; J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: William P. Martin
Joel M. Everest (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2005; J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: Joel M. Everest
OF COUNSELMarcia Weems Pratt (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., 1976); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance and Financial Services Litigation.Email: Marcia Weems Pratt
Diane H. Crawley (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Southern Mississippi; University of South Alabama (B.S.E.E., 1991); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Phi Kappa Phi; Tau Beta Pi. Member, Curia Honoris. Recipient, Presidential Scholarship. Member, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward S. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1994-1995. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Diane H. Crawley
Frank Ozment (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1985); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Consumer and Commercial Finance Litigation; Financial Institutions; General Corporate; General Litigation; Insurance and Financial Services Litigation.Email: Frank Ozment
Maria B. Campbell (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia; 1968, Florida; 1969, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1965); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Corporate Governance.Email: Maria B. Campbell
(All Attorneys are Members of the Birmingham and American Bar Associations and the Alabama State Bar unless otherwise indicated)
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