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| | Address | Colonial Bank Centre
Suite 400, 41 West I-65 Service Road North | | Mobile, Alabama 36608 | | (Mobile Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 16046, Mobile, AL, 36616 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 251-344-5151 | | Facsimile: 251-344-9696 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.burr.com | | |
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| | Burr & Forman LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Admiralty and Maritime, Alternative and Renewable Energy, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulations, Appellate, Automotive, Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Class Action, Commercial Finance and Banking, Commercial Litigation, Condominium Law, Construction, Corporate Law, Creditors' Rights, Economic Development, Employee Benefits, Entertainment, Environmental and Land Use, Financial Services, Franchise and Sales Representation, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Manufacturing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Product Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Tax Law, Telecommunications and Media, Torts, Transportation, Trusts and Estates. | | Year Established: 1991 | Firm Profile:
Burr & Forman LLP is a 103-year old, full-service law firm with a forward-thinking approach to providing legal solutions. We have over 200 attorneys and offices in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Burr & Forman offers a wide range of business and litigation services to diverse clients with local, national, and international interests. Burr & Forman is distinguished by its exceptional client relationships. COMMIT. As a firm, we commit our time, our talent, and our resources to delivering results for our clients. We work hard to understand what our clients need; we devote ourselves to ensuring that our clients have what they need to reach their own ambitious goals. INFORM. At Burr, we understand more than the law. We work to understand our clients' businesses; to understand the economic, political, financial, and technological developments that affect their goals. We inform ourselves so that we can more effectively serve our clients. It's a never-ending process, but as a result, we are more than a law firm; we are valued advisors. INVOLVE. At Burr, we are participants. We give of our talents, not just to serve our clients, but to better the communities in which we live. Our professional, civic, and charitable actions also add to our breadth of knowledge and understanding. COLLABORATE. It is in our nature to work together. We collaborate with clients, offering our expertise and our effort to ensure that they succeed. We also collaborate within the firm, working across practice and industry groups to give our clients access to more diverse skills and expertise. It's a practice that is both more effective for our clients and healthier for our firm. At Burr & Forman, we dedicate our collaborative energy to making significant contributions to our client and community relationships. | | Firm Size: 206 | Representative Clients:
Adams Mark Hotels; Admiral Insurance Co.; Aetna/U.S. Healthcare; Aegon Insurance Cos.; AI Marine Adjusters Division of AIG; Agro Distribution, LLC; Alabama Power Co.; Alpha Therapeutic Corp.; Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs; Allied Waste Industries, Inc.; American National Insurance Co.; American Service Life Insurance Co.; American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Inc.; AmSouth Bank; Anchor Marine Claims Services, Inc.; Associates Financial Services Co. of Alabama, Inc.; Assuranceforeningen Gard; Assuranceforeningen Skuld; ATM Corp. of America; Auto Owners Insurance Co.; Bank of New York; Basic American Medical, Inc.; BE&K, Inc.; Bellingrath Road Turf Farms, LLP.; Blue Cross and Blue Shield; British Marine Hull and P & I Insurance; Bruno's, Inc.; CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.; CNA Insurance Cos; CVS Corp.; Central Parking Systems of Alabama; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Circle K Stores, Inc.; Colonial Bank; Colonial Properties Trust; Consolidated Stores Corp.; Cracker Barrel Restaurants; Cummings & White-Spunner, Inc.; Danish shipowners Defense Association; DARAG Marine Insurance; DPIC Cos, Inc.; First Franklin Financial Corp.; First National Bank of Atmore; First Security Savings Bank, FSB; Freightliner Corp.; Forethought Financial Service, Inc.; Genuine Parts Co., Inc.; German Shipowners Defense Association; Germantown Insurance Co.; Globe Life Insurance Co.; Great West Insurance Co.; The Hartford Insurance Co.; Hays, Seay, Mattern & Mattern, Inc.; Home Builders Association of Metro Mobile, Inc.; Household Finance; IBERIA Bank; Independent Maritime Consulting, Ltd.; Infinity Insurance Group; Integretal, Inc.; The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual P & I Association; J.B. Hunt, Inc.; John Fayard Fast Freight, Inc.; Liberty Maritime Corp.; The Limited, Inc.; Lincoln Service Corp.; Lloyds of London; Louisiana Pacific Corp.; Mack Trucks, Inc.; Marine Insurance Co. Ingosstrakh; Mass Mutual Financial Services, Inc.; McLane Co.; Merrill Lynch Credit Corp.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; National Crane; National Medical Enterprises, Inc.; North of England P&I Association; Northern Shipowners Defense Club; Ohio Disposal Systems, Inc.; OSG Ship Management, Inc.; OUM Group; Overnite Transportation; The Guardian Life Insurance Co.; O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.; Pettibone, LLC; The Prudential Insurance Co.; Regions Bank; Royal Insurance Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; SGB Construction Services, Inc.; Sabine Marine Surveyors; Schindler Elevator; The Scott Fetzer Co.; Sears, Roebuck & Co.; The Sherwin Williams Co.; Singapore Technologics Aerospace; SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories; Southern Light, LLC; ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc.; Standard Insurance Co.; State of Alabama; The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association. (Bermuda), Ltd.; The Swedish P & I Club; Swift Lumber Company; Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; Travelers Property Casualty; Trimar Defense Services, Inc.; The May Co.; The Mitchell Co., Inc.; The New England Life Insurance Co.; United Insurance Co.; U.S. Express; Wachonia Bank, National Association; Waste Management; Whirlpool Corp.; Zurich American Insurance Cos. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Other Office Locations of Burr & Forman LLP
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | Abe L. Philips, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Georgia, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, Alabama; 1961, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University; University of Alabama (B.A., 1957; J.D., 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Propeller Club. Panelist, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Personal Injury and Death; Cargo Damage; Property Damage; Oil Spills; Pollution; Collisions; Ship Sales and Mortgages; Arrests and Attachments; Spill Cleanup Management; Shipboard and Other On-Site Investigations; Maritime Arbitration and Mediation; Marine Insurance; Litigation; Probate; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Abe L. Philips, Jr. | | D. Charles Holtz (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, February 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama; 1981, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1980). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Mobile County Bar Association (Secretary, 1987); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Contracts; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Business Law; Civil Litigation; Fraud; Corporate Law; Construction Law; Sales and Use Tax. Email: D. Charles Holtz | | H. William Wasden (Partner) born Milton, Florida, March 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1986, U.S. Army Court of Military Review and U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, Florida. Education: Troy State University (B.A., 1978); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1980-1981. Member, Board of Editors, The Alabama Lawyer, 1991-1992. Assistant Attorney General, Alabama 1981-1988. General Counsel, Alabama Ethics Commission, 1985-1988. General Counsel and Legal Advisor to the Governor, 1989-1992. Member, Alabama Law Institute Council, 1989-1992; Alabama Judicial Study Commission, 1989-1992. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar. [Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, JAGC, 1983—]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Telecommunications Law; Government Tort Liability. Email: H. William Wasden | | Douglas L. Anderson (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, September 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1979); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. Assistant Attorney General, Alabama, 1982-1984. Special Assistant Attorney General. Member, Mobile Planning Commission, 1994-2000. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Construction Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Land Use; Business Planning. Email: Douglas L. Anderson | | Forrest S. Latta (Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, December 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Troy State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1981-1983. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Standing Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1991—. Author: "Should This Case Be Appealed?" 60 Ala. Lawyer 107 (March 1999); "The Changing Role of Juries in Punitive Damages Cases," DRI, for the Defense, November 2001; "Defending Insurers from Punitive Damages," DRI, for the Defense," May 1998; "Alabama's Wrongful Death Statute: A Problematic Existence," 40 Ala. L. Rev. 475, 1989. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1996-1998; Amicus Curiae Committee); Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Disability Committee); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Appellate Practice. Email: Forrest S. Latta | | Edward G. Isaacs Bowron (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1985). Member: Birmingham, Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Product Liability Defense. Email: Edward G. Isaacs Bowron | | John P. Kavanagh, Jr. (Partner) born Gulfport, Mississippi, February 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama; 1993, Mississippi. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Judge John M. Duhé, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1992-1993. Author: "Ask Me No Questions and I'll Tell You No Lies," The Doctrine of Uberrimae Fidea in Marine Insurance Transactions, 17 Tulane Mar. L. Jou. 37, Fall 1992; "Caution! Claims Merging Ahead!," Practical Implications of the Merger Doctrine and the AEMLD, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 19 No. 1 (April 2003); "Defending the (Seemingly) Indefensible Product," ALFA International, Products Liability Perspective, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Winter, 2005). Member: Mobile County and Jackson County Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: John P. Kavanagh, Jr. | | C. William Daniels, Jr. (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, August 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1985); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1993). Co-Author: "Minimizing Risk in Condominium Projects," For the Defense, Dec. 2002, 29. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President); Defense Research Institute (Vice-Chair, Construction Law Steering Committee). [Capt. U.S. Army, 1985-1990]. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: C. William Daniels, Jr. | | Michael David Strasavich (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, June 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Senior Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1994-1995. Author: "Court Ordered Attorney's Fees in Contract Actions What is Reasonable?" 19 Journal of the Legal Profession 301, 1994-1995; "Constitutional Issues in Punitive Damage Cases for the Defense Practitioner," Journal of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Ass., October 2001. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; ERISA; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Banking Litigation; Financial Institutions Law. Email: Michael David Strasavich | | James Robert Turnipseed (Partner) born Merced, California, January 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Law Clerk to Justice Reneau P. Almon, Alabama Supreme Court, 1996-1997. Student Materials Editor, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1995-1996. Co-Author: "Deposition Preparation and Defense for the Young Lawyer," For the Defense, January 2000, republished in Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 14, Nos. 42 and 43 August 21 and 28, 2000 and 24 : 2 Am. J. Trial Ad. 357, Fall 2000. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Property Law Litigation; Real Estate; Construction Law; Bankruptcy; Taxation. Email: James Robert Turnipseed | | Jeffrey U. Beaverstock (Partner) born Waterbury, Connecticut, November 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1991); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1996-1998. Author: "Learning to Get Along: Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Chattahoochee River Compact," 49 Alabama L. Rev. 993, 1998. Co-Author: "Minimizing Risk in Condominium Projects," For the Defense, Dec. 2002, 29. Member: Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. [Captain, U.S. Army, Airborne Ranger, 1991-1995; JAGC, U.S. Army Reserve, 1999—]. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Military Law; Construction Law. Email: Jeffrey U. Beaverstock | | —————————— | | Keith S. Rivers (Associate) born Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, August 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 2000, Tennessee; 2002, Alabama. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1995); Mercer University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Dean's List. Law Clerk to Judge Norma McGee Ogle, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, 1999-2000. Member: Mobile, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Keith S. Rivers | | Kristin Taylor Ashworth (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, April 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2004, Florida. Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Alpha Delta. Farrah Law Society. Lead Articles Editor, Law & Psychology Review, 2001-2002. National Quarter-Finalist: Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, 2002; John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, 2001. Treasurer, Bench and Bar, 2001-2002. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, 2001-2002. Author: "Byrd v. Dillards, Inc.: Deciphering the Alabama ADEA's Statutes of Limitations," Alabama Lawyer (September, 2005). Member: American, Alabama State and Mobile Bar Associations; Florida Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Also at Jackson, Mississippi Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment; ERISA. Email: Kristin Taylor Ashworth | | John P. Browning (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, October 11, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; U.S District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Troy State University (B.S., 1999); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2003). President, Southwest Alabama Region, Troy University Alumni Foundation. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA); Defense Research Institute Practice Areas: Insurance and Business Litigation; Liquor Liability Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Product Liability Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Claims; Construction Defects; Real Estate Litigation. Email: John P. Browning | | Ricardo Andrew Woods (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 2000); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2004). Chief Justice, Trial Advocacy Board. Winner, Judge James O. Haley Trial Competition. Member, National Mock Trial Team. Vice President, Black Law Student Association. Member: Alabama State Bar; National Bar Association; Mobile Bar Association; Alabama Lawyers Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Vernon Z. Crawford Bay Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Ricardo Andrew Woods | | Thomas Marriott Wood (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama, January 25, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama and Florida; 2002, Mississippi. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., 2001). Member, Order of the Barristers. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Aircraft Product Claims; General Practice. Email: Thomas Marriott Wood | | LeRonne Riddick-Seals (Associate) born Enterprise, Alabama, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Faulkner University (B.B.A., 2001); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2006). Member: Mobile and National Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Vernon C. Crawford Bay Area Bar Association; Executive Board of the Alabama Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Torts; Construction Law; Commercial Law. Email: LeRonne Riddick-Seals | | Clifton C. Mosteller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (J.D.). Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Land Use; Business Planning. Email: Clifton C. Mosteller | | OF COUNSEL | | Caroline Wells Hinds (Of Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, March 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Alabama; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dean's Advisory Committee; Bench and Bar; Farrah Law Society. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Environmental; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Law Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Probate; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Caroline Wells Hinds | | Frank McRight (Of Counsel) born Selma, Alabama, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Alabama; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1961; LL.B., 1965). Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1964-1965. Co-Author: "Alabama Employers Handbook," PMT Publishing, 1988. Member: Huntsville and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Alabama Law Institute. [U.S. Army, 1961-1963]. (Also at Birmingham Office). Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation. Email: Frank McRight | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 171 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 1100, 30363. Telephone: 404-815-3000. Facsimile: 404-817-3244.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: 3100 Wachovia Tower, 420 North 20th Street, 35203. Telephone: 205-251-3000. Facsimile: 205-458-5100.
Jackson, Mississippi Office: The Heritage Building, 401 East Capitol Street, Suite 100, 39201. Telephone: 601-355-3434. Facsimile: 601-355-5150.
Montgomery, Alabama Office: RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1950, 36104. Telephone: 334-241-7000. Facsimile: 334-262-0020.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: 700 Two American Center, 3102 West End Avenue, 37203. Telephone: 615-724-3200. Facsimile: 615-724-3300.
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