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Address
11 North Water Street, Suite 23200, P.O. Box 1348
Mobile, Alabama 36602 (Mobile Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
"Stay out front or be left behind." It's aggressive but it's the way we practice law at Adams and Reese. We are a diverse law firm with more than 300 attorneys in offices throughout the South Central United States including New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Mobile, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, and an office in Washington, D.C. We take a progressive approach to the professional services we provide our clients, as well as the way we manage our firm internally. Our primary commitment is to provide our clients with the highest quality legal service in the most prompt, cost effective and efficient manner possible. After more than 50 years experience working with local, regional, national and international corporations, agencies, municipalities, universities and individuals, Adams and Reese is strongly grounded in legal knowledge and practical experience. Adams and Reese provides many services in the legal arena, including representation in litigation and transactional matters and general client counseling. We welcome the opportunity to acquaint you with our many practice areas that may meet your needs for legal representation, now and in the future: Litigation Practice Group: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Advocacy; Business Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Environmental and Toxic Tort; Health Care; Marine and Energy; Pharmaceutical/Products Liability; Torts and Insurance. Special Business Services Practice Group: Energy and Environmental; ERISA and Employee Benefits; Governmental Relations; Health Care; Intellectual Property/Technology; Labor and Employment; Entertainment and New Media. Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group: Banking and Finance; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Finance; Real Estate; Tax; Wealth Management. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Antitrust Law, Banking, Casualty Defense, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate, Environmental, Forestry, General Business, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Maritime, Oil & Gas, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Tax, Toxic Tort, Workers Compensation. Firm Size: 270
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Address11 North Water Street, Suite 23200 P.O. Box 1348
Mobile, AL 36602, (Mobile Co.)
PhonePhone: 251-433-3234
Fax: 251-438-7733
Websitehttp://www.adamsandreese.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew Orleans, Louisiana: (Main Office) One Shell Square 701 Poydras Street Suite 4500. Telephone: 504-581-3234. Fax: 504-566-0210.
Birmingham, Alabama: 2100 3rd Avenue North Concord Center Suite 1100. Telephone: 205-250-5000. Fax: 205-250-5034.
Washington, District of Columbia:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 450 Laurel Street Suite 1900. Telephone: 225-336-5200. Fax: 225-336-5220.
Jackson, Mississippi: 111 Capitol Building Suite 350 111 E. Capitol Street. Telephone: 601-353-3234. Fax: 601-355-9708.
Memphis, Tennessee: Brinkley Plaza 80 Monroe Avenue Suite 700. Telephone: 901-523-8211. Fax: 901-524-4936.
Nashville, Tennessee: Fifth Third Center 424 Church Street Suite 2800. Telephone: 615-259-1450. Fax: 615-259-1470.
Nashville, Tennessee: Nashville Music Row 901 18th Avenue South. Telephone: 615-341-0068. Fax: 615-341-0596.
Houston, Texas: One Houston Center 1221 McKinney Suite 4400. Telephone: 713-652-5151. Fax: 713-652-5152.
(For Personnel and Biographical Data, see Professional Biographies at New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jackson, Mississippi, Houston, Texas, Birmingham, Alabama, Washington, D.C. and Nashville, Tennessee)
PARTNERSVictor H. Lott, Jr. (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, August 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., cum laude, 1972); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Law. Founding Editor, Alabama Law and Psychology Review, 1974-1975. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (President, 1998-1999; Bar Commissioner, 1987-1997; 1986-1987; Chairman, Disciplinary Commission, Executive Committee, 1991-1992); Alabama Law Institute; Alabama State Bar Foundation (Chairman, 1998- 1999). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business; Real Estate; Corporate; Banking.Email: Victor H. Lott, Jr.
W. David Johnson, Jr. (Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group Leader) born Athens, Alabama, September 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1984). Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group Leader. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Health Law Section); National Association of Bond Lawyers; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Public Finance; Real Estate Development; Banking and Finance; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: W. David Johnson, Jr.
Jannea S. Rogers (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama October 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, State Bar of Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1991, Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama.. Education: Springhill College (B.S., 1985); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (Chief Justice, 1988-1989). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award; Moot Court Scholarship Award. Member, Law Review, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1988-1989. Author: "U.S. v. Andrews, Conspirators May Go It Alone These Days," Amer. J. of Trial Advcy., Vol. 12:3 Summer, 1989. Member: Mobile Bar Association (Committees: Civil Practice; Ethics; ADR; Federal Courts, Grievance, Constitution and Bylaws); The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Insurance Team Leader - Tort Division of Litigation Practice Group). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction and Real Estate; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Class Action; Energy and Environmental; Environmental Litigation and Toxic Tort; Agricultural Chemicals; Casualty Insurance; D&O and Professional Liability.Email: Jannea S. Rogers
Randall Scott Hetrick (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, November 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama. Education: Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, 1993-1994; Board of Editors, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1992-1994. Author: "Alabama Municipal Employees' Rights to Paid Military Leave," The Alabama Lawyer, vol.64, P.375 (Nov. 2003); "Cyber-Girls and Net Surfer Dudes: The Peril and the Promise of the Electronic Workplace," (http://www.mobileshrm.org/speech.html) (April 2003); "The Employer's Duties Regarding Communicable Disease in the Workplace," 24:1 American Journal of Trial Ad. 35 (Summer 2000); "Employee 'Head Knowledge' and The Alabama Trade Secrets Act," 47 Ala. L. Rev. 513 (1996); "Unfair Trade Practices Acts Applied to Attorney Conduct: A National Review," 18 J. Leg. Prof. 329 (1993). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law. Member: Mobile County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; ERISA; Intellectual Property.Email: Randall Scott Hetrick
Candace D. Johnson (Partner) born August 23, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama; 1998, Mississippi; 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., in Accounting, cum laude, 1994; J.D., 1997). Listed in the Best Lawyers in America for Timber Law for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Listed in Chambers USA Directory (Real Estate) for 2007, 2008 and 2009. Serving a Second Term as Chair of the Forest Resources Committee of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (2008-2009 and 2009-2010). Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Member of Editorial Board of Alabama Law Review. Member: Mobile County and Baldwin County Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association; Alabama Forestry Association; Alabama Forest Owner's Association; Mobile County Landowner's Association. Practice Areas: Forestry; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Oil and Gas; Banking and Finance; Title Insurance; Environmental.Email: Candace D. Johnson
Christina M. Adcock (Partner) born Princeton, West Virginia, July 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1999, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2003, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1991); West Virginia University College of Law (J.D., 1995). Named, "Defense Counsel Honor Roll," for outstanding work and client service, 2004, 2006, 2007. Law Clerk to Honorable Ferrill D. McRae, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Pharmaceuticals/ Products Liability Team of the Litigation Practice Group). Practice Areas: Construction and Real Estate; Casualty Insurance; Pharmaceuticals / Products Liability; Agricultural Chemicals.Email: Christina M. Adcock
John F. Lyle III (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, June 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama; 1988, Georgia and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1982; M.A., 1985; J.D., 1986); Emory University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law. Member: Mobile, Baldwin County, Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Tax Section, 2003-2005); State Bar of Georgia; Mobile Estate Planning Council (Board of Directors); Forest Landowners Tax Council (Board of Directors); Family Firm Institute; Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises. (Also at Birmingham Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Taxation; Tax Controversies; Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning; Trusts; Estate Administration; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Planning; Family Business Successions; Forestry Law.Email: John F. Lyle III
Reggie Copeland (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, November 18, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1975); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Former Regional Vice-President and Board of Directors); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors); South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Founding Member and Executive Committee); American Inns of Court (Member, Paul W. Brock Chapter).Email: Reggie Copeland
RESIDENT ASSOCIATESAshley Steven Harris (Associate) born Opelika, Alabama, April, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 2000); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Mobile, Baldwin County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Forestry Association. Practice Areas: Forestry; Commercial Transactions; Title Insurance; Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Ashley Steven Harris
Andrew B. Freeman (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, May 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2002; B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: Mobile County and Baldwin County Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Transactions; Corporate Advisory Services; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions.Email: Andrew B. Freeman
April Marissa Dodd (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, February 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; 2006, Florida. Education: University of South Alabama (B.B.A., 2001); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Forestry Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: April Marissa Dodd
Eric B. Cromwell II (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, May 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, District of Columbia; 2003, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1992); Capital University (J.D., with honors, 2000); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Litigation; Tax Law; Real Estate; Condmenation and Eminent Domain.Email: Eric B. Cromwell II
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