(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Admiralty, Insurance, Professional Liability, Federal, State and International Tax, Employee Benefits, Labor, Bankruptcy, Oil and Gas, Environmental, Administrative, Aviation, Real Estate, Estates and Trusts, Securities, International Trade Law and Financial Institutions.

Representative Clients:

Airgas, Inc.
Advocat, Inc.
Alabama Shipyard
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
AmSouth Bank (Regional Counsel)
American Heritage Life Insurance Co.
American Longshore Mutual Association
American Security Insurance Co. (Regional Counsel)
Bay Gas Storage Company
B.E. & K., Inc.
Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co., Inc.
Boh Bros. Construction Co., L.L.C.
Boise Cascade, Corp.
BP Amoco
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Co. (District Counsel)
Callon Petroleum Co.
Camille, Inc.
Canal Insurance Co.
Caronia
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation
Centralite
Champion International Corp.
Chevron-Texaco, Inc.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring Co., Inc.
Crawford Risk Management Services, Inc.
David Volkert & Assoc., Inc.
Degussa Corp.
Dresser Industries, Inc.
EnergySouth, Inc.
Exxon Mobile Corp.
Franklin Life Insurance Co.
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Hunt Oil Company
Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Lawyers Title Insurance Co.
Life USA Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Mobile Airport Authority
Mobile Gas Service Corp.
Mobile Steamship Assn.-International Longshoremen's Pension, Welfare and Vacation Plans
Medical Assurance, Inc.
Mundy Companies
National Union Fire Insurance Co.
NCMIC
New York Life Insurance Co.
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Overnite Transportation Co.
Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.
Raytheon Aerospace LLC
Republic Western Ins. Co.
RiteAid Corp.
Sara Lee
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sedgwick James
Software Technology, Inc.
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
SpillTech Environmental, Inc.
Springhill Manor
The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Ltd.
Standard Guaranty Insurance Co. (Regional Counsel)
STI (Software Technology Inc.)
Stevedoring Services of America
Teledyne
Televox Software, Inc.
Ticor Title Insurance Co.
Transport Insurance Co.
Union Security Life Insurance Co. (Regional Counsel)
Union Oil Company of California
USX Corp.
United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.
Vulcan Materials Co.
WKRG-TV-Channel 5
Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
Wausau Insurance Co.
Whitney National Bank
Willis of Alabama, Inc.
UAB
United Bancorporation of Alabama, Inc.

No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues.

Address

63 South Royal Street
1300 Riverview Plaza P.O. Box 290
Mobile, AL 36601, (Mobile Co.)

Phone

Phone: 251-405-1300
Facsimile: 251-432-6843; 433-3821

Website

http://www.ajlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

W. Boyd Reeves (Partner) born Easley, South Carolina, March 24, 1932; admitted to bar, 1959, Louisiana; 1960, Alabama. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1954); Tulane University School of Law (LL.B., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel H. Thomas, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Alabama, 1959-1961. Member: Mobile (President, 1981), Louisiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mobile Bar Foundation (Chairman, 2000); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Chairman: Committee on Stevedores and Terminal Operators, 1983-1990; Executive Committee, 1987-1990); International Association of Defense Counsel; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1972-1973); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1972-1973); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Alabama Chapter, 1985-1986); The Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American College of Legal Medicine; National Health Lawyers Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Fellow: International Association of Barristers. [U.S. Army, Lt., 1954-1956]. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Professional Liability(35%); Admiralty Law(30%); General Civil Litigation(35%).Email: W. Boyd Reeves

E. B. Peebles III (Partner) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, May 3, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1965); University of Alabama (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1966-1967. Commissioner, Alabama Securities Commission, 1989-1993. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law. Member: Mobile and American (Member: Commercial Financial Services Committee, 1987—, Section of Business Law; Chairman, Financial Services Committee, 1989-1990, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice; Section of International Law and Practice) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; International Bar Association; American Society of International Law; Inter-American Bar Association; Council of the Alabama Law Institute. Practice Areas: Corporate(25%); Business(25%); Financing Transactions(25%); Real Estate(25%).Email: E. B. Peebles III

Kirk C. Shaw (Partner) born McComb, Mississippi, February 26, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama and Florida. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1965); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Omicron Delta Kappa; Blue Key. Member: Mobile, Federal (President, Mobile Chapter, 1977-1978) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections); The Florida Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. [U.S. Army, Capt., 1965-1968]. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law(35%); Employment Law(30%); General Civil Litigation(35%).Email: Kirk C. Shaw

Norman E. Waldrop, Jr. (Partner) born Gadsden, Alabama, February 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1968); University of Alabama (J.D., 1971). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Bench and Bar. Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1970-1971. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Alabama Bar Association Representative; Judicial Inquiry Commission. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense(20%); Aviation Defense(20%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Insurance Litigation(20%); Products Liability Law(20%).Email: Norman E. Waldrop, Jr.

Conrad P. Armbrecht (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, August 10, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1967); University of Alabama (J.D., 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Legal Committee of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission. Member: Mobile (Secretary, 1973) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation, Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Past Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section, 1982-1983). Practice Areas: Litigation(25%); Oil and Gas Law(25%); Mineral Law(25%); Environmental Law(25%).Email: Conrad P. Armbrecht

Christopher I. Gruenewald (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 2, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., with honors, 1971; J.D., 1977); Duke University (M.A., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law); American Bankruptcy Institute; Community Associations Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(20%); Business Law(20%); Bankruptcy Law(20%); Creditors Rights Law(20%); Real Estate(20%).Email: Christopher I. Gruenewald

Edward A. Dean (Partner) born Sylacauga, Alabama, January 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1974; M.B.A., 1977); University of Alabama (J.D., 1980). Member: Alabama State Bar; Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel). Practice Areas: Corporate Law(35%); Banking Law(30%); Business Litigation(35%).Email: Edward A. Dean

M. Kathleen Miller (Managing Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, February 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama. Education: Newcomb College (B.A., 1978); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Director, Tulane Legal Assistance Program, 1979-1980. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Inn of Court (President, Paul W. Brock Chapter, 2002). Practice Areas: Admiralty Law(20%); Insurance Law(20%); Professional Liability(20%); General Practice(20%); Civil Practice(10%); Trial Practice(10%).Email: M. Kathleen Miller

James Dale Smith (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1980); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1982-1983. Bar Examiner, Business Organizations, Alabama State Bar, 1999-2003. Member: Alabama State Bar; Mobile and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Mergers and Aquisitions; Corporate and Securities; Emerging Growth Companies; Intellectual Property.Email: James Dale Smith

Duane A. Graham (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, February 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Alabama; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief, Alabama Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Natural Resources Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mobile Estate Planning Council; U.S. Oil and Gas Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law(20%); Mineral Law(20%); Real Estate Law(10%); Estate Planning(15%); Trust Planning(15%); Probate Law(10%); Environmental Law(10%).Email: Duane A. Graham

Richard W. Franklin (Partner) born Chelsea, Massachusetts, January 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama; 1987, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Alabama; 2002, Mississippi. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1982); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986). Member: Alabama State Bar. [Lt., JAGC, USN, 1986-1989]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(35%); Medical Malpractice(30%); Workers Compensation(35%).Email: Richard W. Franklin

Thomas P. Oldweiler (Partner) born Lawrence, Kansas, May 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama; 1987, Missouri and Mississippi. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Member: Mobile and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi State Bar; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law(20%); Securities(20%); Mergers and Acquisitions(20%); Commercial Transactions(20%); Commercial Litigation(20%).Email: Thomas P. Oldweiler

Scott G. Brown (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, December 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988). Alpha Chi; Omega Delta Kappa. Member: Order of Barristers; Mortar Board; Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 1987-1988. Recipient, David L. Horton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Political Science, 1985. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trial Practice(30%); Professional Liability Defense(25%); Admiralty Law(20%); Worker's Compensation Law(25%).Email: Scott G. Brown

Tamela E. Esham (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, December 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Providence School of Nursing (R.N., 1985); University of South Alabama (B.S.N., 1990; M.S.N., 1992); Jones Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society. Registered Nurse, Alabama, 1985. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Section on, Health Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama State Nurse's Association; American Nurse's Association; The American Association of Nurse Attorneys; American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; Women Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Tamela E. Esham

J. Walton Jackson (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, October 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Bench and Bar Honor Society. Recipient, Judge Daniel H. Thomas award in Admiralty. Member, Managing Board, Alabama Law Review. Author: "Impeachment of a Witness by Prior Convictions under Alabama Rule of Evidence 609: Everything Remains the Same, or Does It?" 48 Ala. L. Rev. 253 (1996). Regional Editor and State Contributing Editor, DRI Bad Faith Compendium. Delegate, German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest Transatlantic Program, 2003. Member: Defense Research Institute (Insurance, Employment, and Transportation); The Propeller Club of the U.S., Port of Mobile; German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest. Member: American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Mobile Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(10%); Admiralty Law(10%); Insurance Defense(15%); Employment and Labor Law(15%); Oil and Gas(10%); Transportation(10%); Workers Compensation(10%); Real Estate Title Insurance(10%); Nursing Home Defense(10%).Email: J. Walton Jackson

Gregory P. Bru (Partner) born Summit, New Jersey, February 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., 1999). Member: Mobile and American (Member, Section: Business Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Section on: Business Law); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Banking Law; General Practice.Email: Gregory P. Bru

OF COUNSEL

Marshall J. DeMouy (Of Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, October 28, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Alabama. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1947); University of Alabama (LL.B., 1950). Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1949-1950. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Mobile (Vice President, 1985; President Elect, 1986; President, 1987) and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Marshall J. DeMouy

Broox G. Holmes (Of Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, November 15, 1932; admitted to bar, 1960, Alabama; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi; Bench and Bar. Case Note Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1959-1960. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1988—. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Business and Personal Injury Litigation. Member: Mobile (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1993) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (President-Elect, 1993-1994; President, 1994-1995; Executive Committee, 1990-1991; Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1977-1978; Award of Merit, 1978; Member Judicial Inquiry Commission, 1982-1986; Chairman, Litigation Section, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Commissioners, 1987-1993); Maritime Law Association of the United States; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1977-1978); Alabama Law Institute; The American Law Institute. Fellow: Alabama Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1991-1992). [Capt., USMC, 1954-1958]. (Also at Foley Office). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Business Litigation; Product Liability.Email: Broox G. Holmes

William B. Harvey (Of Counsel) born Quitman, Mississippi, July 7, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Mississippi; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1971, Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1964); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1967); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1966-1967. Attorney Advisor, Honorable William M. Drennen, Chief Judge, U.S. Tax Court, Washington, D.C., 1969-1971. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mississippi State Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Employee Benefits Law.Email: William B. Harvey

ASSOCIATES

Leah P. Ladd (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, June 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1991); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif; Hugo Black Scholar. Student Works Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1995-1996. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award, Bench and Bar. Member: Mobile County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation Sections) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Mobile Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Business Law; Real Property Law.Email: Leah P. Ladd

Andrew Wayne Martin, Jr. (Associate) born Irving, Texas, May 11, 1973; admitted to bar, Louisiana 1999; Alabama 2006; Mississippi 2008; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana; U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Finance, 1995); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member, Cumberland Law Review. Winner, Dankworth Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Dean's Academic Scholarship; Law Review Most Outstanding Member Award, 1997-1998. Member: Alabama Bar; Louisiana Bar; Mississippi Bar; Mobile Bar; Baldwin Bar. Practice Areas: Product Liability(20%); Business Litigation(20%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Insurance Defense(20%); Professional Malpractice(10%); Animal Drug Regulation(10%).Email: Andrew Wayne Martin, Jr.

Benjamin Y. Ford (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2000); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation(50%); General Practice(50%).Email: Benjamin Y. Ford

Brandon Hughey (Associate) born Columbus, Georgia, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Samford University (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2004); Northwestern University (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section); American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section); Estate Planning Council of Mobile. Practice Areas: Real Estate(20%); Business Formation(20%); Taxation(20%); Probate Administration(20%); Estate Planning(20%).Email: Brandon Hughey

Jason Botop (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College; University of Alabama. Member: Mobile Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation(60%); Medical Malpractice(20%); Civil Litigation(20%).Email: Jason Botop

Mark B. Roberts (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Litigation.Email: Mark B. Roberts

Lacy Daughdrill-Smith (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama; 2008, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Cumberland School of Law; Birmingham-Southern College. Member: American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(20%); Insurance Defense(20%); Workers Compensation(10%); Commercial Law(20%); Business Law(20%); Professional Malpractice(10%).Email: Lacy Daughdrill-Smith