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| | Address | | 214 Johnston Street, S.E., P.O. Box 2688 | | Decatur, Alabama 35602 | | (Limestone & Morgan Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Harris, Caddell & Shanks, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Commercial, School, Federal and State Taxation, Real Estate and Probate Law, Trials, Employment Law. | | Year Established: 1872 | Firm Profile:
Harris, Caddell & Shanks, P.C. was formed by the merger in 1989 of two of Morgan County's oldest law firms, Harris, Shinn, Phillips & Perry, P.A. and Caddell & Shanks. The Harris family first began practicing law in Morgan County in 1872 when Colonel C.C. Harris moved to Decatur to establish a law practice. The Caddell firm can be traced back to 1935 when John H. Peach and John A. Caddell formed a partnership for the practice of law. Harris, Caddell & Shanks, P.C., one of the largest law firms in North Alabama, has an extensive client base and practice in the areas of civil litigation, corporate law, commercial law, employment law, real estate law, trusts and estates, tax law and banking law. The firm engages in the practice of law throughout the North Alabama area. | | Firm Size: 11 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: RBC Bank, Decatur, Alabama; Decatur Coca Cola Bottling Co., Inc.; Morgan County Commission; The Industrial Development Board of the City of Decatur, Alabama; Decatur Municipal Utilities Board (Electric, Water and Gas Departments); Decatur-Morgan County Port Authority; Decatur, Hartselle and Morgan County Boards of Education; Hartselle Utilities. |
ATTORNEYS FOR: Corporate: The Boeing Company; BP Amoco; Nucor Corporation; 3M Company; BellSouth, Inc.; Bunge Corp.; ConAgra, Inc.; Copeland Corp.; The Decatur Daily; Decatur General Hospital; Friedman Industries, Inc.; General Electric Co.; Gobble-Fite Lumber Co., Inc.; Independence Tube Corporation; Littrell Lumber Mill, Inc.; Meow Mix Company; Morningstar Foods, LLC; North Alabama Fabricating Co., Inc.; Petroleum Sales, Inc.; Solutia Inc.; Tony Moore Auto Group; Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc.; Vulcan Materials Co.; Wachovia Bank; Worthington Steel Company of Decatur, L.L.C.; Nichols Aluminum - Alabama, Inc.; OCI Chemical Corporation; Sextons, Inc.; Summit Treestands, LLC; Tennessee Valley Recycling, L.L.C. Insurance: Acceptance Insurance Co.; ALFA Insurance Cos.; American General Life & Accident Insurance Co.; Amerisure Insurance Cos.; Auto-Owners Insurance Co.; Balboa Life Ins. Co.; Bituminous Insurance Cos.; Canal Insurance Co.; Great American Insurance Co.; Michigan Mutual Insurance Co.; Southern United Fire Insurance Co.; U.S.F.& G. Co.; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; Savers Property and Casualty. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; First American Title Insurance Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Julian Harris (1904-1994). | | Norman W. Harris (1907-1998). | | Philip T. Shanks (1911-2002). | | John A. Caddell (1910-2006). | | Robert H. Harris (Member) born Columbus, Georgia, July 9, 1930; admitted to bar, 1954, Alabama; 1955, U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1951); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1954). Farrah Order of Jurisprudence; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, State Senate, 1967-1975. Trustee, Auburn University, 1973-1983. Chairman, Alabama Code Revision Committee for the 1975 Code of Alabama. Member: Morgan County (President, 1966-1967) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Corporate Law; Public Education Law; General Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Robert H. Harris | | Thomas A. Caddell (Member) born Decatur, Alabama, July 19, 1936; admitted to bar, 1960, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (A.B., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Morgan County (President, 1974-1975) Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Thomas A. Caddell | | William E. Shinn, Jr. (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, January 8, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, North Carolina; 1967, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1961); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1963-1964. Member: Morgan County (President, 1978-1979) Bar Association; The North Carolina State Bar; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Commissioners, 1996—). [First Lieut., 1964-1965; Capt., 1966-1967, J.A.G.C., U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Municipal and Public School Law; Commercial Law. Email: William E. Shinn, Jr. | | Gary A. Phillips (Member) born Ider, Alabama, July 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: Jacksonville University (B.A., 1972); University of Alabama (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Bench and Bar. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1975-1976. Author: "Conflict of Interest Problems in Criminal Proceedings," 1 Journal of the Legal Profession 131, 1976. Member: Morgan County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Domestic Relations Law. Email: Gary A. Phillips | | Dow M. Perry, Jr. (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 25, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 1975, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1971); University of Alabama (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Attorney-Advisor, Hon. Irene F. Scott, Judge, U.S. Tax Court, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law. Member, Alabama Board of Bar Examiners, 1982-1986. Member: Morgan County (President, 2000-2001) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Trusts and Estates Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Dow M. Perry, Jr. | | Barnes F. Lovelace, Jr. (Member) born Pensacola, Florida, September 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama; University of Alabama (B.S., 1978); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. President, National Student Bar Association, 1982-1983. Member: Morgan County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1985) and American (Member, Board of Governors, Law Student Division, 1982-1983) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Product Liability Law; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Industrial Development Financing Law. Email: Barnes F. Lovelace, Jr. | | Jeffrey S. Brown (Member) born Talladega, Alabama, September 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; 1996, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1993); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1995). Member, Bench and Bar, 1993. Student Editor: American Journal of Tax Policy, 1991-1993; Law and Psychology Review, 1992-1993. Member: Morgan County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Commercial Law. Email: Jeffrey S. Brown | | David W. Langston (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, August 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: University of North Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1993). Phi Kappa Phi. Assistant District Attorney, Morgan County, Alabama, 1993-1996. Member: Morgan County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Law; Domestic Relations; Employment Law. Email: David W. Langston | | Phil D. Mitchell (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., with special honors in Finance, 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Member: Morgan County Bar Association (Member, Bench and Bar Committee, 2000—; Chairman, Volunteer Lawyer's Program, 1997-1998); Alabama State Bar (Commissioner, 8th Judicial Circuit, 2008—; Chairman and Member, Committee on Access to Legal Services, 1993—). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Corporate Law and Business Planning; Adoptions; Real Estate; Wills and Probate; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Business Law; Criminal Law; Administrative Law (Social Security Disability & SSI); Appellate Practice. Email: Phil D. Mitchell | | —————————— | | Stephen F. Brown (Associate) born Dothan, Alabama, May 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Morgan County Bar Association (Secretary, 2002-2003); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Insurance Defense; Domestic Law. Email: Stephen F. Brown | | OF COUNSEL | | Erika J. Huber (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, English, 1989); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif; Bench and Bar. Recipient: Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award, 1998. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Morgan County, Madison County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Planning; Commercial Law. Email: Erika J. Huber | | 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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