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2101 West Clinton Avenue, Suite 102
Huntsville, Alabama 35805 (Limestone & Madison Cos.)
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(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice and Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts, Administrative Law, Age Discrimination, Age Discrimination in Employment, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Business Reorganization, Business Start-Ups, Business Taxation, Civil Appeals, Civil Rights, Class Action Defense, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Torts, Computer and Software Patents, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Protection, Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy, Design Patents, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Education Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employee Drug Testing, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Defense, Employment Discrimination, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Finance, Fraud and Deceit, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Health Care Corporate Law, Hospital Law, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Law Enforcement, Leases and Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Libel, Slander, and Defamation, Litigation, Local Government Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures, Mortgages, Municipal Civil Rights, Municipal Corporation Law, Municipal Law, Municipal Torts, Negligence, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Partnership Law, Patent Applications, Patent Infringement, Patent Litigation, Patents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Public Finance, Race Discrimination, Real Estate, Regulatory Law, School Board Defense, Securities, Sex Discrimination, Special Education, Taxation, Technology and Science, Tort Defense, Torts, Toxic Torts, Unfair Trade, Administrative Adjudications, Federal Administrative Law, Professional Licensing, Professional Licensing Regulation, Administrative Hearings and Appeals, Advertising and Marketing, False Advertising, Marketing Law, Affirmative Action, Advertising Law, Outdoor Advertising, Aged and Aging, Farm Equipment Liability, Distribution Agreements, Alcoholic Beverage Law, Dram Shop Liability, Liquor Liability, Arbitration, Mediation, Advertising and Marketing and Trade Regulation, Antitrust, Deceptive Trade Practices, Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Asset Protection, Autism, Foreclosures, Repossessions, Workouts, Bankruptcy Collections, Commercial Workouts, Creditor Bankruptcy, Commercial Loans, Loans, Secured Lending, Biotechnology, Business, Business Associations Law, Business Cooperatives, Business Development, Business Dissolutions, Business Enterprises, Business Estate Planning, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Business Mediation, Business Organization, Business Planning, Business Regulation, Business Succession Planning, Business Successions, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Trusts, Business Valuation, Buy-Sell Agreements, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Business Law, Complex Business Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Emerging Business Law, Cooperative Taxation, Emerging Growth Companies, Entrepreneurial Business Law, Family Business Law, Family Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Company Law, Minority Business Law, Pass-Through Entities, Private Business Law, Privatization, Professional Practices, Small Business Law, Sole Proprietorships, Strategic Alliances, Business Transfers, Civil Practice, Federal Civil Practice, Family Civil Practice, Rights Section 1983, Disabled Access, Disabled Rights, Handicapped Rights, Prisoners Rights, Women's Rights, Class Actions, Collections, Commercial Collections, International Collections, Secured Collections, Commercial Bad Faith, Commercial Liability, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Mediation, Commercial Transfers, Commercial Transactions, International Sale of Goods, Negotiable Instruments, Retail Liability, Sale of Goods, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Civil Liberties, Negotiable Instruments, Retail Liability, Uniform Commercial Code, Trade Secrets, Theft of Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Trademarks, Lanham Act, Service Marks, Trade Dress, Trade Names, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Trusts and Estates, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children, Estate Planning for the Disabled, Estate Planning for the Elderly, Estate Settlements, Family Trusts, Family Wealth Transfer, Fiduciary Law, Fiduciary Liability, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Planning, Personal Planning, Powers of Attorney, Retirement Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trust Law, Trust Litigation, Trust Planning, Wealth Planning, Wealth Preservation, Unclaimed Property, Unfair Competition, Utility Law, Public Utility Law, Sewer Utilities, Water Utilities, Wills, Contested Wills, Inheritance, Missing Heir Searches, Workers Compensation, Workers Compensation Appeals, Workers Compensation Arbitration, Workers Compensation Defense, Workers Compensation Mediation, Workers Compensation Self Insurance, Workers Compensation Subrogation, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Historic Preservation, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Subdivisions, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances. Year Established: 1988
Firm Size: 38
Representative Clients:3-D Research Corp.
Adtran, Inc.
Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Alabama Municipal Insurance Company
Alabama Risk Management for Schools
Alabama Space Science Commission
Allied Signal, Inc.
Associated Long-Term Ins. Co.
Associated Pharmacies, Inc.
Belzon, Inc.
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Boeing Company
Camber Corp.
Chrysler Corporation
CIGNA
Cinram, Inc.
CNA
Coldwell Banker Relocation
Colonial Bank
Compass Bank
Continental Grain/Wayne Farms, LLC
Continental National Indemnity Co.
Dillard's Department Store
Dynetics, Inc.
Fireman's Fund
GEICO
Health Group of Alabama
Huntsville City Board of Education
Huntsville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
Huntsville Hospital
Kindred Healthcare
Liberty Mutual Ins. Group
Lloyd's of London
Madison City Board of Education
Madison Water & Wastewater Board
Medical Assurance/PRO Assurance
Operon Biotechnologies, Inc.
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Regal Nissan Co.
Regions Bank
Rolta International Inc.
Sheffield Fund
Southeastern Technology Fund
Southern Health Partners
St. Paul Insurance Co.
Steelcase
STG Media, LLC
The Travelers Insurance Cos.
TIG Specialty Insurance Solutions
UNUMProvident
Verilink Corporation
Verizon Wireless.
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Address2101 West Clinton Avenue, Suite 102
Huntsville, AL 35805, (Limestone & Madison Cos.)
PhonePhone: 256-535-1100
Fax: 256-533-9322
Website
http://www.lanierford.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Charles E. Shaver (1907-1993).
M. H. Lanier (1878-1946).
Earle Raymond Ford (1890-1973).
Ralph H. Ford (1916-1986).
James L. Caldwell (1914-1991).
Milton H. Lanier (1914-2001).
Joe L. Payne (1919-2007).
W. Stanley Rodgers (Shareholder) born New Market, Alabama, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyer Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice; Product Liability Law; Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Obstetric Malpractice; Wrong Site Surgery; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; General Practice; Federal Practice; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation; Hospital Law; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation.Email: W. Stanley Rodgers
John M. Heacock, Jr. (Shareholder) born Alexander City, Alabama, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1962; LL.B., 1965). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Federal Practice; Litigation; Tort Liability; Tort Defense; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Email: John M. Heacock, Jr.
John R. Wynn (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1965); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1971). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Tax Law; Business Law; Securities; Public Offerings; Asset Protection; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Taxation; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Negotiable Instruments; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Securitization; Secured Finance; Private Finance; Debt Finance; Equity Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Finance Taxation; Finance; Inheritance; Partnership Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Family Partnerships; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Dissolution; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Partnership Taxation; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Tax Audits; Tax Appeals; State Taxation; Tax Controversies; Tax Shelters; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Technology and Science; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Planning; Wealth Planning; Wealth Preservation; Employee Benefits; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; ERISA; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension Plans; Pension Taxation; Profit Sharing; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; 401(k) Plans; Covenants Not To Compete; Confidentiality Agreements; Labor and Employment; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation; Spin-Offs; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Charitable Organizations Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: John R. Wynn
Thomas R. Robinson (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1971); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1976). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. [With JAGC, USAF, 1971-1975; Colonel, Alabama Air National Guard]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation Law; Real Estate Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; General Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Arbitration; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Appeals; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Casualty Insurance; Casualty Insurance Subrogation; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Property Insurance; Disability Insurance; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Mediation; Life and Health Insurance; Life Insurance; Personal Liability; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Property Loss; Property Subrogation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Fraud Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Disability Insurance Defense; Extra Contractual Insurance Defense; Fire Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Insurance Fraud Defense; Life Insurance Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense; Property Insurance Defense; Public Liability Defense; Self Insured Defense.Email: Thomas R. Robinson
J. R. Brooks (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge, Frank McFadden, 1972. U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Ala., 1977-1981. Author: "Personnel Hearings Under Alabama's Teacher Tenure Laws," "The Fair Dismissal Laws: Step-by-Step," "Public Meetings and Public Records," Alabama Association of School Boards Boardmanship Series Pamphlets. Member: Huntsville (President, 1989-1990) and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; School Law; Civil Rights Defense Law; Federal Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Judicial Review; Professional Licensing; Professional Licensing Regulation; Public Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Business Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Disabled Access; Disabled Rights; Discrimination; Handicapped Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Womens' Rights; Commercial Law; Commercial Liability; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; International Contracts; Education Law; College and University Law; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; School Desegregation; School District Liability; School Equal Protection; School Tenure; Special Education; Student Discipline; Teachers Credentials; Title IX Discrimination; General Practice; Federal Practice; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil Service; Disability Discrimination; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Fair Employment Practices; Human Resources Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; National Origin Discrimination; Personnel Policies; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Sexual Harassment; Uniformed Services Employment; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Restraining Orders; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Unfair Competition.Email: J. R. Brooks
George W. Royer, Jr. (Shareholder) born Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Co-Author: "The Tort of Negligent Supervision and Personal Liability," Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, April 2006; "§ 1983 Claims and State Remedy Requirements," For the Defense, August 2005. Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1972-1978. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member: Board of Bar Commissioners, 1987-1993); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Constitutional Law; Labor and Employment Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Disabled Rights; Handicapped Rights; Personal Rights; Prisoners Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Womens Rights; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Government; County Government Law; County Liability; Government Immunity; Government Tort Liability; Governmental Defense; Governmental Law; Governmental Liability; Local Government Civil Rights; Local Government Defense; Local Government Law; Local Government Liability; Public Officials Liability; State Government Law; Township Law; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Municipal Law; Municipal Civil Rights; Municipal Defense; Municipal Labor Law; Municipal Torts; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Negligence; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Bodily Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Mediation; Power Line Contact Injury; Severe Burns; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Arbitration; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability.Email: George W. Royer, Jr.
William B. Tatum (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1976); University of Alabama (J.D., 1979); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1980). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business; Real Estate; Taxation; Probate; Estate Planning; Commercial Law; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Contracts; Contract Litigation; Commercial Contracts; Conveyancing; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Industrial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Employment Tax; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Taxation; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; International Income Tax; Property Tax; Property Tax Assessments; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Certiorari; Tax Collection; Tax Credits; Tax Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Wills; Inheritance; Business Law; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Reorganization; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Family Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Private Business Law; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Real Estate; Corporate Taxation; Family Corporations; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations.Email: William B. Tatum
William W. Sanderson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1976; M.P.A., 1979; J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk for Judge Walter P. Gewin, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1979-1980. President, Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, 2008-2009. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama Municipal Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Mediation; Municipal Law; Utilities Law; School Law; Employment Law; General Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Administrative Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Disabled Rights; Discrimination; Handicapped Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Womens Rights; Education Law; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; School Desegregation; School District Liability; Title IX Discrimination; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; General Practice; Federal Practice; County Liability; Governmental Defense; Governmental Law; Governmental Liability; Government Tort Liability; Local Government Civil Rights; Local Government Defense; Local Government Law; Local Government Liability; Political Subdivision Liability; Public Officials Liability; Township Law; Government Contracts; Public Bidding; Public Contract Law; Local Government Contracts; Government Procurement; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Civil Service; Disability Discrimination; Employee Discipline; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Termination; Fair Employment Practices; Human Resources Law; Harassment; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Agreements; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Defense Litigation; Municipal Bonds; Municipal Civil Rights; Municipal Contracts; Municipal Defense; Municipal Corporation Law; Municipal Finance; Municipal Labor Law; Municipal Liability; Municipal Prosecution; Municipal Solid Waste; Municipal Taxation; Municipal Torts; Municipal Utility Law; Municipal Utility Regulation; Utility Law; Public Utility Finance; Public Utility Law; Public Utility Regulation; Sewer Utilities; Utility Contracts; Utility Liability; Utility Regulation; Water Utilities.Email: William W. Sanderson, Jr.
Joe W. Campbell (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., 1977); Birmingham Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Member: Huntsville Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Hospital Law; Emergency Medical Services Law; Hospital Peer Review; Hospital Privilege; Medical Staff Contracts; Administrative Law; Administrative Adjudications; Professional Licensing; Professional Licensing Regulation; Health Care; Systems; Bioethics; Certificates of Need; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Administration; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Finance; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Liability; Health Care Licensing; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Privacy; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Health Insurance; Health Insurance Coverage; Health Insurance Defense; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Maintenance Organizations; Long Term Care; Managed Care; Managed Care Contracts; Managed Care Liability; Medical Collections; Medical Ethics; Medical Law; Nurses Licensing; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Regulation; Nursing Law; Patients Rights; Physician Practices; Physicians Contracts; Physicians Licensing; Public Health Law; Hospital Administration; Hospital Collections; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Premises Liability; Hospital Risk Management; Hospital Security; Medical Staff Credentialing; Medical Malpractice.Email: Joe W. Campbell
D. Edward Starnes, III (Shareholder) born Espanole, New Mexico, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Products Law; Litigation; Workers Compensation Law; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Arbitration; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Labor and Employment; Employment at Will; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense.Email: D. Edward Starnes, III
Donna S. Pate (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: David Lipscomb College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Alabama (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to United States District Judge E. B. Haltom, Jr., Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Member, Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners. Member: Huntsville (President, 1996-1997) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Vice-President, 1996-1997); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Mediation; Federal Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Education Law; Animal Law; Canine Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; School Desegregation; School District Liability; School Law; School Equal Protection; School Tenure; Student Discipline; Teachers Credentials; Title IX Discrimination; General Practice; Federal Practice; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; General Liability; Indemnity; Insurance Arbitration; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Mediation; No Fault Automobile Insurance; Personal Liability; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Property Insurance Coverage; Property Loss; Property Subrogation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration; Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Insurance Fraud Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Loss Recovery; Property Damage Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Property Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Public Sector Employment Law; Title VII Discrimination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Wrongful Termination; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Automobile Negligence; Dog Bites; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration.Email: Donna S. Pate
Johnnie Frank Vann (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1983). Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1981-1983. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate; Tax Exempt Financing Law; Corporate Law; Finance; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Private Finance; Secured Finance; Securities Law; Tax Exempt Securities; Taxation; Property Tax Abatement.Email: Johnnie Frank Vann
Robert E. Ledyard, III (Shareholder) born Demopolis, Alabama, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S.B.A., 1976); University of Alabama at Huntsville (M.A.S., 1982); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member, Curia Honoris. Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Product Liability Law; Warranty Law.Email: Robert E. Ledyard, III
Elizabeth W. Abel (Shareholder) born Waco, Texas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama in Huntsville (B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1985). Member, Curia Honoris. Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1982-1984. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Securities Law; Probate Law; General Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Successions; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Trusts; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Uniform Commercial Code; Secured Transactions; Sale of Goods; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Banking Law; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Insurance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Tax Controversies; Corporate Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; Corporate Trusts; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Employee Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; Equity Compensation; ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Health Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Pension Fund Investments; Pension Plans; Pension Taxation; Profit Sharing; Public Pension Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; 401(k) Plans; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Conservatorship; Elder Guardianship; Guardianship; Inheritance; Partnership Law; Partnership Taxation; Partnership Organization; Partnership Formation; Partnership Dissolution; Limited Partnerships; Limited Liability Partnerships; Family Partnerships; Family Limited Partnerships; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Taxation; Probate Litigation; Taxation; Accounting Law; Ad Valorem Tax; Employment Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Interstate Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Local Taxation; Personal Property Taxation; Property Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Law; Tax Planning; Tax Shelters; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Wills; Contested Wills; Living Wills; Missing Heir Searches; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Charitable Organizations Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Elizabeth W. Abel
Y. Albert Moore, III (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Insurance Litigation; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Construction Law; Construction Defects; Construction Finance; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Conveyancing; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Land Annexation; Property Rights; Insurance Defense; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Industrial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Mortgage Law; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Refinancing; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Property Law; Personal Property; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Condominium Development; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Law; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Valuation; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Wills; Inheritance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Historic Preservation; Land Development; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation.Email: Y. Albert Moore, III
Claude E. Hundley, III (Shareholder) born Guntersville, Alabama, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1980; M.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Jasons. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Insurance Defense Law; Workers' Compensation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Name Changes; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; General Practice; Federal Practice; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Disability Discrimination; Employer Liability; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Retaliatory Discharge; Unfair Labor Practices; Wrongful Termination; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Probate; Probate Administration; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Wills; Workers Compensation; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Arbitration; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Subrogation.Email: Claude E. Hundley, III
George E. Knox, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1987); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1990). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Law; Corporate Defense Law; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; General Practice; Federal Practice; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation; Health Law; Long Term Care; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Law; Physician Practices; Hospital Law; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Negligence; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Birth Trauma; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Pediatric Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability.Email: George E. Knox, Jr.
Jeffrey T. Kelly (Shareholder) born Haleyville, Alabama, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Alabama (J.D., 1991). Associate Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession. Member: Huntsville Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Federal Practice; Insurance Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Commercial Practice; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; General Practice; Hospital Law; Emergency Medical Services Law; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Insurance; Indemnity; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Probate Litigation; Probate; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Contested Wills; Wills; Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment.Email: Jeffrey T. Kelly
Paul A. Pate (Shareholder) born Fort Payne, Alabama, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1981). Hugo Black Scholar. Student Works Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Common Law Rescission of Contracts in Alabama," Alabama Law Review, Volume 32, 1981. Member: Huntsville Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use Law; Probate; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Construction Law; Construction Liens; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Conveyancing; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Land Annexation; Property Rights; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Industrial Leasing; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Mortgage Law; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Insurance; Mortgage Refinancing; Premises Liability; Property Law; Personal Property; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Errors and Omissions; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Mediation; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Assessment; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Valuation; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Wills; Inheritance; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Cemetery Law; Land Development; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Permitting; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Probate Administration.Email: Paul A. Pate
Rodney C. Lewis (Shareholder) born Lynchburg, Tennessee, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with honors, 1990); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1993). Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, 1991-1992. Managing Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1991-1993. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Special Education Law; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; School Law; Autism; Education Law; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Board Liability; School District Liability; School Equal Protection; Special Education; Student Discipline; Workers Compensation Appeals; Workers Compensation Arbitration; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation Mediation; Workers Compensation Self Insurance; Workers Compensation Subrogation; Labor and Employment; Employer Liability; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Defense; Employment Law; Title VII Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Rodney C. Lewis
Edward E. Wilson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., with Honors, 1990); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Curia Honoris. Member, Cumberland Law Review. Member: Huntsville Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Insurance; General Litigation; Wage and Hour Law; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; General Liability; Insurance Litigation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Automobile Liability Defense; General Liability Defense; E Coli Contamination; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Food Products Liability; Food Borne Disease; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Labor and Employment; Minimum Wage Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Personal Liability; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Property Insurance Coverage; Property Loss; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Arbitration.Email: Edward E. Wilson, Jr.
P. Scott Arnston (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Alabama Law Review. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defense Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Health Care; Continuing Care Retirement Communities; Health Care Administration; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Regulation; Health Law; Long Term Care; Medical Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Regulation; Hospital Law; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Liability; Insurance Defense; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Libel Defense; Media Libel; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Products Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Dental Malpractice; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medication Errors; Nursing Liability; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Physicians Professional Liability; Food Products Liability; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Products Liability Arbitration; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Mediation; Propane Products Liability.Email: P. Scott Arnston
Daniel F. Beasley (Shareholder) born Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida; 1998, Alabama; 1999, Tennessee. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., Communications, summa cum laude, 1981); University of Miami (J.D., 1984). IADC Trial Academy Faculty, 1999. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Medical Malpractice section. Member, Board of Directors, IADC Foundation. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Member: American Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Prisoners Rights; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Rights Defense; Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Care Litigation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Insurance Defense; Health Law; Long Term Care; Nurses Licensing; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Law; Hospital Law; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Negligence; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Gynecology Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Medication Errors; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Obstetric Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Office Equipment Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence.Email: Daniel F. Beasley
Paul B. Seeley (Shareholder) born El Paso, Texas, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Order of the Coif. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Securities; Bankruptcy; Banking Law; Creditors Rights; Secured Lending; Commercial Law; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Construction Law; Materialmens Liens; Mechanics Liens; Construction Contracts; Conveyancing; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Evictions; Industrial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Lease Finance; Lease Terminations; Leasing; Office Leasing; Rent Control; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Mortgage Law; Commercial Mortgages; Mortgage Finance; Mortgage Foreclosure; Mortgage Refinancing; Premises Liability; Property Law; Personal Property; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Arbitration; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Securities; Real Estate Settlements; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Entitlement; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Regulation; Rezoning; Subdivisions; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances.Email: Paul B. Seeley
Richard J. Marsden (Shareholder) born Durham, England, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Trenton State College (B.S., with honors); University of Rochester (M.B.A., Finance, with honors); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities; Technology Licensing; Technology Contracts; Business Law; Employment Contracts; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Intellectual Property; Technology and Science; Biotechnology; Biomedical Technology; Business Associations Law; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Fraud; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Successions; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Law; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Private Business Law; Privatization; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Negotiable Instruments; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Law; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Control Contests; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Ethics; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Successions; Family Corporations; Hostile Takeovers; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Takeovers; Tender Offers; Government Contracts; Federal Contracts; Labor and Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Termination; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Internet Technology; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Defense Contracts; Bid Protests; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation; Spin-Offs.Email: Richard J. Marsden
Michael P. Johnson (Shareholder) born Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; 1999, District of Columbia and Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law at Birmingham (J.D., 1997); Boston University (LL.M, 1998). Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Law; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Technology Licensing; Asset Protection; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Minority Business Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Negotiable Instruments; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Technology; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Governance; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Successions; Corporate Tax Controversies; Corporate Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; Family Corporations; Hostile Takeovers; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; Proxy Contests; Public Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Takeovers; Tender Offers; Franchises and Franchising; Inheritance; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Breach of Contract; Non-compete Litigation; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Partnership Law; Family Limited Partnerships; Family Partnerships; Limited Liability Partnerships; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Dissolution; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Partnership Taxation; Probate; Probate Administration; Securities Law; Blue Sky Law; Private Placement; Securities Offerings; Securities Registration; Securities Regulation; Shareholder Agreements; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Shareholder Disputes; Shareholder Rights; Shareholders Law; Tax Exempt Securities; Securities Disclosure; Securities Finance; Taxation; Accounting Law; Ad Valorem Tax; Employment Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Excise Tax; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; Fiduciary Income Tax; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Local Taxation; Personal Property Taxation; Property Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Credits; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Incentives; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Tax Shelters; Tax Valuation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Technology and Science; High Technology; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Family Trusts; Financial Planning; Personal Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Trust Planning; Wealth Planning; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Government Contracts; Federal Contracts; Defense Contracts; Resorts and Leisure; Hospitality Law; Hotel and Resort Development; Hotel and Resort Law; Hotel Franchise Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Giving; Charitable Organizations Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Leveraged Acquisitions; Leveraged Buyouts; Merger Reorganization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation; Spin-Offs.Email: Michael P. Johnson
J. Clark Pendergrass (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Managing Editor, 1996-1997 and Junior Editor, 1995-1996, Alabama Law Review. Senior Staff Attorney for Justice Harold F. See, Alabama Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mediation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Employment Law; Health Care; Municipal Law; Business Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Hospital Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Associations Law; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Mediation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Torts; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Business Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Joint Ventures; Minority Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Private Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Mediation; Commercial Torts; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Negotiable Instruments; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Government Contracts; Defense Contracts; Federal Contracts; Government Health Care Contracts; Health Care Administration; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Finance; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Liability; Health Care Regulation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Health Law; Hospital Administration; Hospital Liability; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Liability Defense; Partnership Law; Partnership Formation; Partnership Dissolution; Limited Partnerships; Partnership Organization; Technology and Science; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts.Email: J. Clark Pendergrass
Taylor Patrick Brooks (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Blackburn, 1998-1999. Member: Huntsville-Madison and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Discrimination; Title VII Discrimination; Americans with Disabilities Act; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Arbitration; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Chapter 13; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights; Commercial Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; General Practice; Federal Practice; Housing Law; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Fair Employment Practices; Family and Medical Leave Act; Human Resources Law; Labor Law; Management Labor Law; Reductions in Force; Sexual Harassment; WARN Act.Email: Taylor Patrick Brooks
Robert N. Bailey, II (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1996); University of Alabama (J.D., 1999). Staff Member, Alabama Law Review. Advocate, National Trial Team, 1998-1999. Overall Best Advocate, NACDL Cathy Bennett National Trial Competition. First Place Team, NACDL Cathy Bennett National Trial Competition. Advocate, ABA Regional Semifinalist Trial Team, 1999. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Health Care; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; General Practice; Federal Practice; Governmental Liability; Local Government Defense; Local Government Law; Political Subdivision Liability; Township Law; Health Care Liability; Long Term Care; Medical Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Public Health Law; Hospital Law; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Municipal Law; Municipal Defense; Municipal Prosecution; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Robert N. Bailey, II
Angela Holt (Shareholder) born Blakely, Georgia, 1965; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1988); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Order of Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Winner, Saul Lefkovitz Trademark Regional Moot Court Competition, Intellectual Property Moot Court Team, 2002. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2001-2002. Test Engineer, Boeing Company, 1988-1999. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Technology and Science; High Technology Contracts; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Deceptive Trade Practices; Unfair Trade; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Law; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Industrial Models and Designs; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; Internet Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Domain Names; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Contracts; Non-compete Litigation; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; High Technology; Electronics; Internet Technology; Laser Technology; Semiconductor Technology; Technical Litigation; Technology Contracts; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Internet Trademarks; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Dress; Trade Names; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration.Email: Angela Holt
George P. Kobler (Shareholder) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1964; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1986); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Order of Coif. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1996-1998. Member: Huntsville Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [U.S. Navy Flight Officer, 1986-1995; Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1995.]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Technology and Science; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Deceptive Trade Practices; Unfair Trade; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; International Copyright Law; Internet Copyright Law; Artistic Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Procurement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Internet Intellectual Property; Literary Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Protection of Personality; Internet Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Security Clearances; Public Sector Employment Law; Mechanical Patent Prosecution; Mechanical Patents; Patent Applications; Patent Infringement; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Technical Litigation; Technology Contracts; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Finance; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Dress; Trade Names; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration.Email: George P. Kobler
Ann I. Dennen (Shareholder) born Columbus, Indiana, March 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; 1998, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Memphis (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1996). Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Internet Intellectual Property; Technology and Science; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Dress; Trade Names; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Computer Architecture Patents; Electrical Patent Prosecution; Electrical Patents; Electro-Mechanical Patents; Electronic Patents; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Infringement; Patent Applications; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Prosecution; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Protection; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Industrial Property Rights; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Electronics; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Internet Technology; Laser Technology; Semiconductor Technology; Technical Litigation; Technology Contracts; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Contracts; Non-compete Litigation; Non-competition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Contracts; Commercial Contracts.Email: Ann I. Dennen
Jon E. Holland (Shareholder) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 2002, Alabama; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.A.E., Aerospace Engineering, 1993); University of Alabama at Birmingham (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1997); University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa (J.D., 1995). Eta Kappa Nu; Tau Beta Pi; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Gamma Tau. Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Deceptive Trade Practices; Unfair Trade; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Internet Law; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Computer Architecture Patents; Electrical Patent Prosecution; Electrical Patents; Electro-Mechanical Patents; Electronic Patents; Mechanical Patents; Patent Licensing; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Infringement; Patent Applications; Patent Litigation; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Technology and Science; Aerospace Technology; Electronics; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Internet Technology; Laser Technology; Semiconductor Technology; Technical Litigation; Technology Contracts; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Trademarks; Internet Trademarks; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Dress; Trade Names; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Contracts; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements.Email: Jon E. Holland
——————————J. Mark Bledsoe (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., Biomedical Engineering, magna cum laude, 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2004; LL.M., 2007). Senior and Junior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Intellectual Property; Securities; Technology and Science; Medical Technology; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Deceptive Trade Practices; Competition; Unfair Trade; Biotechnology; Biochemical Technology; Biomedical Technology; Biotechnology Licensing; Business Law; Business Associations Law; Business Cooperatives; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Small Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Sale of Goods; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Formation; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Taxation; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Copyrights; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Litigation; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Internet Law; Web Site Development; Artistic Property; Chemical Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Biotechnology Patents; Chemical Patent Prosecution; Chemical Patents; Molecular Biology Patents; Patent Applications; Patent Infringement; Patent Interference Practice; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Portfolio Management; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution; Pharmaceutical Patents; Securities Law; Private Placement; Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Income Tax; High Technology; Chemistry; High Technology Contracts; Inorganic Chemistry; Life Sciences; Technology Contracts; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Transfers; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Immunology; Computer Crime; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Consumer Protection; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; International Commercial Contracts; International Contracts; International Copyright Law; Corporate Fiduciary Law; Corporate Governance; Corporate Litigation; Corporate Organization; Nonprofit Corporations; Defense Contracts; Federal Contracts; Intellectual Property Procurement; International Intellectual Property; International Licensing; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Medical Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Protection of Personality; Cybersquatting; Domain Name Infringement; E-Commerce; Internet Licensing; Internet Litigation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Nonprofit Tax Law; Private Foundations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Employment Tax; Technical Litigation; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Lanham Act; Service Marks; Trade Names; Trade Dress; Trademark Infringement; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Litigation; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Protection; Trademark Registration; Unfair Competition.Email: J. Mark Bledsoe
W. Ty Stafford (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Alabama; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2006); University of Alabama (J.D., 2009). Eta Kappa Nu. Junior and Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Intellectual Property Society; Christian Legal Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Transactions; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Law; Computer Software Law; Computer Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Software Protection; Contracts; Copyrights; Copyright Licensing; Copyright Infringement; Copyright Prosecution; Copyright Protection; Copyright Registration; Internet Copyright Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Incorporation; Intellectual Property; Electrical Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Enforcement; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Prosecution; Intellectual Property Rights; Internet Intellectual Property; Patents; Computer and Software Patents; Design Patents; Electrical Patent Prosecution; Electrical Patents; Electro-Mechanical Patents; Electronic Patents; Patent Infringement; Patent Applications; Patent Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Patent Protection; Technology and Science; Electronics; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Licensing; Technology Protection; Technology Law.Email: W. Ty Stafford
W. Graham Burgess (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., 2004). Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Practice; Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Property Law; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Common Interest Community Law; Community Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Condominium Law; Conveyancing; Easements; Historic Conservation Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Property Management; Quiet Title; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Fraud; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Litigation; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Tax Liens; Real Estate Tax Foreclosure; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Real Property Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Land Use Regulation; Zoning Law; Zoning Variances; Subdivisions.Email: W. Graham Burgess
Corey W. Jenkins (Associate) born Decatur, Alabama, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.S., 2002); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2006); University of Florida (LL.M., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Asset Protection; Business Development; Business Dissolutions; Business Enterprises; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Organization; Business Planning; Business Regulation; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Succession Planning; Business Successions; Business Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Transfers; Business Valuation; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Closely Held Business Estate Planning; Closely Held Business Law; Closely Held Business Taxation; Complex Business Litigation; Emerging Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Family Business Law; Family Business Successions; Joint Ventures; Limited Liability Company Law; Pass-Through Entities; Private Business Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Transfers; Secured Transactions; Uniform Commercial Code; Sale of Goods; Computers and Software; Computer Contracts; Computer Technology; Information Technology; Information Technology Contracts; Information Technology Licensing; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Government Contracts; Technology and Science; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Joint Ventures; Technology Law; Technology Licensing; Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; Federal Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Income Tax; Individual Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Interstate Tax; Like Kind Exchanges; Local Taxation; Property Tax; Sales and Use Tax; State Income Tax; State Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Appeals; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Credits; Tax Deferred Exchanges; Tax Evasion; Tax Fraud; Tax Incentives; Tax Law; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Tax Shelters; Tax Valuation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; International High Technology; Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Family Wealth Transfer; Financial Planning; Personal Planning; Powers of Attorney; Retirement Planning; Trust Administration; Trust Law; Wealth Planning; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Inheritance; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Organization; Corporate Partnerships; Corporate Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Tax Controversies; Corporate Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; Family Corporations; Incorporation; Nonprofit Corporations; Professional Corporations; Public Corporations; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations.Email: Corey W. Jenkins
David J. Canupp (Associate) born Johnson City, Tennessee, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Law Clerk to Judge Lynwood Smith, United States District Court for Northern District of Alabama, 2006-2008. Member: Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Section 1983; Civil Litigation; Aged and Aging; Age Discrimination; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Disabled Rights; Discrimination; Handicapped Rights; Prisoners Rights; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Women's Rights; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Law Enforcement; Corrections Law; Law Enforcement Liability; Police Liability Defense; Police Misconduct; Excessive Use of Force; Municipal Law; Municipal Liability; Government; County Liability; Governmental Law; Governmental Liability; Governmental Defense; Government Tort Liability; Local Government Civil Rights; Local Government Defense; Local Government Law; Local Government Liability; Political Subdivision Liability; Public Officials Liability; Township Law; Dram Shop Liability; Liquor Liability; Commercial Fraud; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Religion; Media and First Amendment; Breach of Contract; Contracts; Contract Fraud; Contract Litigation; School Equal Protection; Election Law; Lobbying; Voting Rights; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Environmental Litigation; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; Government Immunity; Local Government Relations; State Government Law; Housing Law; Fair Housing; Housing Discrimination; Affirmative Action; Child Labor Law; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Rights; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Human Resources Law; Management Employment Law; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Public Sector Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Security Clearances; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; False Arrest; False Imprisonment; High Speed Police Pursuit Litigation; Law Enforcement Disciplinary; Police Brutality; Police Liability; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Libel and Slander; Libel Defense; Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Municipal Civil Rights; Municipal Labor Law; Municipal Torts; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense; RICO; Civil RICO; Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Civil Liability.Email: David J. Canupp
J. Dale Gipson (Associate) born Huntsville, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Huntsville (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Buy-Sell Agreements; Commercial Law; Contracts; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Formation; Corporate Reorganization; Incorporation; S Corporations; Small Business Corporations; Government Contracts; Defense Contracts; Federal Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Partnership Law; Partnership Formation; Partnership Organization; Limited Partnerships; Technology and Science; High Technology; High Technology Contracts; Technology Contracts; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Reorganization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Emerging Growth Companies; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Joint Ventures; Minority Business Law; Small Business Law; Sole Proprietorships; Strategic Alliances; Private Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: J. Dale Gipson
Harold D. Mooty, III (Associate) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., 2005); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 2008). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Civil Practice; Collections; Commercial Collections; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Health Care; Health Care Liability; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Casualty Insurance; General Liability; Insurance Litigation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Automobile Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Medical Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Negligence; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Nursing Liability; Physicians Professional Liability; Products Liability; Manufacturers Liability; Products Liability Defense; Business Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Health Insurance Defense; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Hospital Negligence; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Premises Liability; Premises Liability Defense.Email: Harold D. Mooty, III
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