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254 State Street, P.O. Box 46 (36601)
Mobile, Alabama 36603 (Mobile Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.9
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
Jones Walker is one of the largest firms in the Gulf South, providing a comprehensive range of legal services and serving a broad spectrum of local, regional, national, and international business interests. With more than 270 attorneys, our offices are located in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. We are committed to providing excellent and proactive legal services to major multinational, public, and private corporations; Fortune 500 companies; money center banks and worldwide insurers; and family and emerging businesses doing business in the United States and abroad. Our attorneys strive to practice law with high levels of creativity and innovation, and to deliver quality legal representation without sacrificing personalized client service. By understanding our clients' businesses and building strong, personal relationships with clients, Jones Walker creates a productive partnership that focuses on achieving optimal results in an efficient manner. Our attorneys are recognized for superior client service, excellence in law, and for contributing to their communities. Many journals and publications feature articles written by our attorneys, who are often featured as speakers for professional, trade, and business seminars, and serve as instructors for law school courses. We are committed to improving our communities by dedicating time, talent, and financial resources to a variety of civic, charitable, and professional organizations. Statement of PracticeAdmiralty and Maritime, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Litigation, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors'-Debtors' Rights, Business and Commercial Litigation, Class Action Defense, Commercial Lending and Finance, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Employee Benefits, ERISA and Executive Compensation, Energy and Natural Resources, Environmental and Toxic Torts, Gaming, Government Relations, Green Law and Sustainability, Health Care, Insurance and Financial Services, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oil and Gas, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Project Development and Finance, Public Finance, Real Estate, Land Use, Development and Finance, Tax (International, Federal, State and Local), Telecommunications and Utilities, Trusts, Estates and Personal Planning, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, White Collar Crime and Corporate Compliance. Year Established: 1937
Firm Size: 266
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Address254 State Street P.O. Box 46 (36601)
Mobile, AL 36603, (Mobile Co.)
PhonePhone: 251-432-1414
Fax: 251-433-4106
Websitehttp://www.joneswalker.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesNew Orleans, Louisiana: (Main Office) 201 St. Charles Avenue, 70170-5100. Telephone: 504-582-8000. Fax: 504-582-8583.
Birmingham, Alabama: 505 North 20th Street, Suite 600 - Financial Center, 35203. Telephone: 205.226.5200. Fax: 205.226.5226.
Montgomery, Alabama: 100 Colonial Bank Boulevard, Suite B101, 36117. Telephone: 334.834.5550. Fax: 334.265.4533.
Phoenix, Arizona: One North Central Avenue, Office 16.031, 85004. Telephone: 602-366-7889. Fax: 504-589-8722.
Washington, District of Columbia: 499 South Capitol Street, S.W., Suite 600, 20003. Telephone: 202-203-1000. Fax: 202-203-0000.
Miami, Florida: Courvoisier Centre II, 601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 500, 33131. Telephone: 305-679-5700. Fax: 305-679-5710.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 8555 United Plaza Boulevard, 70809. Telephone: 225-248-2000. Fax: 225-248-2010.
Lafayette, Louisiana: 600 Jefferson Street, Suite 1600, 70501. Telephone: 337-262-9000. Fax: 337-262-9001.
Houston, Texas: JP Morgan Chase Tower, 600 Travis Street, Suite 6601, 77002. Telephone: 713-437-1800. Fax: 713-437-1810.
The Woodlands, Texas: Waterway Plaza Two, 10001 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 350, 77380. Telephone: 281-296-4400. Fax: 281-296-4404.
(For Firm and Biographical Data at New Orleans, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Birmingham, Alabama; Lafayette, Louisiana; Miami, Florida; Montgomery, Alabama; Phoenix, Arizona; Houston, Texas; The Woodlands, Texas; Washington, D.C., see Professional Biographies at those locations)
PARTNERSRobert L. Carothers, Jr. (Partner) born Winfield, Alabama, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 1997); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000); ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking. Member, Journal of the Legal Profession, University of Alabama. Co-Author: "Regulatory Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending," North Carolina Banking Institute, March 2007. Author: "Revisiting Customer Privacy," Banking Traditions The Magazine of the Community Bankers Association of Alabama, Summer 2005. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Robert L. Carothers, Jr.
Palmer C. Hamilton (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, October 9, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1970); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Assistant to the Comptroller of the Currency, 1974-1976. Chief, New Bank Chartering, OCC, 1975-1976. Member: Alabama Banking Code Revision Committee, 1978-1979; Towing Safety Advisory Committee, 1981-1982; Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, 1982. Member: Mobile, Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Alabama Law Institute. Practice Areas: Legislative Representation; Fidelity Bond Claims; Directors and Officers Liability Claims; Church Canons and Litigation; Bank Regulatory Law.Email: Palmer C. Hamilton
Ben H. Harris, III (Partner) born Killeen, Texas, November 26, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1986); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1989) Order of the Coif. M. Leigh Harrison and Hugo L. Black Scholar. Law Clerk, Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1989-1990. Member: Alabama State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Action Defense.Email: Ben H. Harris, III
Matthew C. McDonald (Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 19, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar, 1984. Recipient, M. Leigh Harrison Award, 1985. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review. Author: "The Process of Reform," 24 Cumb. L. Rev. 478, 1994; "Parental Immunity in Alabama: A Rule Without a Reason," 36 Ala. L. Rev. 599, 1985. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial and Business Litigation.Email: Matthew C. McDonald
Ronald A. Snider (Partner) born Selma, Alabama, August 13, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1970); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1973). Assistant Secretary, Federal Home Loan Bank Board, 1975-1979. Member, Board of Directors, Alabama Public Library Service, 1988. Member, Board of Directors, Mobile Public Library, 1996-2004. Chairman, Board of Directors, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center. Member: Mobile, Federal and American (Member, Subcommittee on Regulation and Legislation) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Bank Regulatory Law; Holding Company Formation; Bank Organization.Email: Ronald A. Snider
Richard A. Wright (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, October 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Sigma Alpha. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 (Copyright 2008 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Banking Law (listed annually since 2007); "Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business," Banking and Finance Area, 2008. Law Clerk, Judge Edwin D. Breland, United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1982-1983. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law(10%); Secured Transactions(40%); Banking(15%); Creditor's Rights(25%); Bankruptcy(10%).Email: Richard A. Wright
SPECIAL COUNSELEric J. Dyas (Special Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, February 25, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1985); Baylor University (Masters of International Management, 1987); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Hugo L. Black Scholar. Member, Journal of the Legal Profession. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporate Law.Email: Eric J. Dyas
George A. LeMaistre, Jr. (Special Counsel) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, January 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Middle District of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, 1975-1976. Trustee, 1995-2004, Secretary, 2000-2001 and Vice Chairman, 2001-2004, Stillman College. Member: Alabama State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking and Bank Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: George A. LeMaistre, Jr.
James Rebarchak (Special Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1982). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Attorney General, 1982-1987. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1987. Member: Mobile and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Insurance; Litigation Practice) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Corporate Law; Insurance; Workmen's Compensation Law; Business Law; Employment Law; Maritime Law.Email: James Rebarchak
Kirkland E. Reid (Special Counsel) born Columbus, Georgia, September 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama. Education: Columbus College (B.A., with honors, 1988); University of Georgia (M.A., 1991); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1998). Research Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1997-1998. Co-Author: "Arbitration Opponents: Barking Up the Wrong Branch," 62 Alabama Lawyer 1. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Kirkland E. Reid
Kenneth A. Watson (Special Counsel) born Mobile, Alabama, February 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., 1987); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. M. Leigh Harrison and Hugo L. Black Scholar. Managing Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to the Hon. Charles R. Butler, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1990-1991. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [E-4, U.S. Army, 1977-1980]. Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Condemnation; Environmental; Insurance Litigation.Email: Kenneth A. Watson
ASSOCIATESEdward A. R. Miller (Associate) born Mobile, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Duke University (B.A., Public Policy Studies, 2000); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2007). Law Clerk to the Honorable Virginia Emerson Hopkins, Fall 2006. Member: Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Edward A. R. Miller
Kenneth Steely (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Birmingham (B.A., 2001); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Mobile and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. [Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1995-1999]. Special Agencies: Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama. Practice Areas: Litigation(10%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Government Relations(10%); Business Litigation(20%); Gaming Law(40%).Email: Kenneth Steely
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