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| | Address | 2015 Second Avenue North
Suite 200 | | Birmingham, Alabama 35203 | | (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Smith, Spires & Peddy, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Negligence, Trials and Appeals, Casualty, Fidelity and Surety, Fire Insurance, Workers Compensation and General Insurance Defense Law. Healthcare Litigation, Medical and Dental Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation and Automobile Law. Architect and Engineers Malpractice. | | Year Established: 1983 | Firm Profile:
The firm is primarily a civil trial firm specializing in the areas of products liability, automobile liability, commercial litigation, aviation liability, bank liability, industrial accidents, insurance coverage disputes, supermarket liability, workmen's compensation and general insurance practice. The firm litigates throughout the state of Alabama in all State and Federal courts. The Firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under Civil Trial Practice, Insurance Defense, Product Liability Law, Workers' Compensation and Health Care. | | Firm Size: 15 | Representative Clients:
Acuity; Advance Auto Parts; Alexis; Alfa; Allstate Insurance Co.; American Central Insurance Co.; American Employers Insurance Co.; Ameritrucks; AmSouth Bank of Alabama, N.A.; Auto Owners; Aviation Engines, Inc.; Aviation Propellers, Inc.; AXA Global Risks; Birmingham Steel Erectors; Bituminous; Boat US; Brasfield & Gorrie; Bruno's, Inc.; BSE; Bullard; Canal Insurance Co.; Capitol Indemnity; Celadon; Cherokee Insurance; Chubb; Cincinnati Insurance; Circuit City, Inc.; CAN; Colonial Properties; Construction Claims Management; Continental Insurance Cos.; Continental Life & Accident Co.; Crawford & Co.; David J. Joseph; Ervin Cable Co.; ESIS; Federal Insurance Co.; Fidelity National; Firemans Fund Insurance Co.; Fleming & Hall; Fred's; Gallagher Bassett; GCR Tire Centers; Georgia Mutual; Great American Insurance Co.; Greif Brothers Corp.; Griffin Pipe; Group 4; Harcros Chemical Co.; Harleysville; Highlands Insurance Co.; Home Depot; Huddle House, Inc.; Infinity; Insurance Claims Management; Jefferson Pilot Insurance Co.; John Deere Insurance Co.; Kohler Co.; Mack Trucks, Inc.; Maryland Casualty Insurance Company; Meadowbrook Insurance; MS Carriers; Northbrook Insurance Co.; Ohio Casualty Group; Old Dominion Truck Lines; Pharmacists Mutual; Picadilly Cafeterias; Pioneer Financial Services, Inc.; Race Trac Petroleum; Regions Bank; Reliance Insurance Company; Republic Claims; Safeco Insurance Co.; Satellites Unlimited; Sedgwick Claims; Sentry; Southern Guaranty Insurance Company; Southern Guaranty Insurance Company; Southern Risk Services; Southland International Trucks; SouthTrust Bank, N.A.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; State Farm Insurance; The Great American Insurance Co.; Tokyo Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Travelers; Trinity; TTC, Inc.; Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.; US Foodservice; USA Truck; Victoria Insurance Co.; Vista Insurance Co.; Vulcan Engineering Company; W.G. Yates & Sons; Wachovia; Wellington Specialty; Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.; Zenith Insurance; Zurich. | Reference:
First Commercial Bank. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| | Paul G. Smith (1936-2004). | | Thomas S. Spires (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Trucking Litigation; Industrial Accidents; Insurance Coverage Disputes; Premises Liability; Environmental Claims; Mediation. Email: Thomas S. Spires | | A. Joe Peddy (Member) born Lakeland, Florida, September 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Banking and Commercial Law. Email: A. Joe Peddy | | Todd N. Hamilton (Member) born Monroeville, Alabama, February 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern; University of Alabama (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989). Pi Sigma Alpha. The Golden Key. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trucking Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice. Email: Todd N. Hamilton | | Thomas Coleman, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1982); University of Alabama; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1986-1987). Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1984-1986. Member: Birmingham (Co-Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1989 and Member, Grievance Committee, 1994) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Trucking Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation; Products Liability. Email: Thomas Coleman, Jr. | | B. Scott Tyra (Member) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 15, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2003, Georgia. Education: Texas State University (B.B.A. in Finance, 1987); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1991). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Commercial Litigation; Industrial Accidents; Banking Litigation. Email: B. Scott Tyra | | Clarence "Chip" Rivers, IV (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, July 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: University of Florida; Southern Connecticut State College (B.S., 1989); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability Defense; Fraud. Email: Clarence "Chip" Rivers, IV | | J. Craig Lewis (Member) born Amory, Mississippi, December 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern Districts of Georgia; U.S District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Automobile Negligence; Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | | Robert B. Stewart (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, March 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; 1996, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1991; J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Robert B. Stewart | | Thomas M. Little (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, November 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, Georgia. Education: Birmingham Southern College (B.S., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., 1993). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Trucking Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense. | | Jennifer W. Pickett (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, October 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., 1998); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Justice, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board, 2000-2001. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association Bulletin Committee. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Automobile Negligence. Email: Jennifer W. Pickett | | Jason M. Langley (Associate) born Brooksville, Florida, December 26, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Director, Trial Advocacy Board. Member, ABA National Trial Team. Formerly with: Clark & Scott; Scott, Sullivan, Streetman & Fox, P.C. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. [E-7, U.S. Army, 1987-1997]. Practice Areas: Products Liability(30%); Premises Liability(30%); Workers Compensation(20%); Medical Malpractice(10%); Trucking Litigation(10%). Email: Jason M. Langley | | Tamera K. Erskine (Associate) born Ronceverte, West Virginia, August 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1985); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1988). Dean's List. Delta Theta Phi (Treasurer, 1987-1988). Author: "Alabama Marijuana & Drug Tax Law - Alabama Criminal Defense," 1991. Chairman, Advisory Board, Areopagus. President, Women in Law. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Reported Cases: Moss v. State, CR-03-1180 (Ala.Crim.App, 01/28/05); Falletta v. USA 81 F.3d 175 (11th Cir. 1996); Robinson v. State, 698 So. 2d 1160 (Ala.Crim.App. 1996); Smith v. AL Dept. of Revenue, 614 So. 2d 1059 (Ala.Cir.App. 1992); Kuk v. State, 602 So. 2d 1213 (Ala.Crim.App. 1992). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation(70%); Trucking Litigation(10%); Construction Litigation(10%); Malpractice Litigation(5%); Appellate(5%). Email: Tamera K. Erskine | | Scott A. Holmes (Associate) born August 1, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; 2005, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2004); Troy State University (M.A., summa cum laude, 2001). Hugo L. Black Scholar. Member, Bench and Bar. Senior Editor, 2003-2004 and Junior Editor, 2002-2003, Alabama Law Review. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice. Email: Scott A. Holmes | | Amy A. Weems (Associate) born Jasper, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Psychology, summa cum laude, 2002); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2005). Dean's List and President's List. Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Member, Cumberland School of Law Trial Advocacy Board, 2004-2005. Author: "A New Use for Civil RICO: Employees Attempt to Combat the Hiring of Illegal Immigrants," 28 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 429; "Recent Development: Spain v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Statute of Limitations and Alabama Extended Liability Doctrine," 27 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 429. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Automobile Negligence. Email: Amy A. Weems | | Jonathan Brogdon (Associate) born Altoona, Alabama, January 25, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., 1998); Birmingham School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense. Email: Jonathan Brogdon | | No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues. |
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