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RSA Battle House Tower
11 North Water Street, Suite 13290
Mobile, Alabama 36602 (Mobile Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Antitrust, Class Action, Product Liability, Railroads, Admiralty, Construction, Corporate, Commercial and Business, White Collar Crime, Banking, Real Estate, Finance, Bankruptcy, Labor and Employment, Employment Discrimination, Toxic Torts, Oil and Gas, Securities, Aviation, Insurance, Personal Injury and Death, Pharmaceutical, Media, Communications, Professional and Medical Liability Litigation, Environmental Law, Transportation and Trucking. Year Established: 1997
Firm Size: 23
Representative Clients:AIG
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
Aetna Life Insurance
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
American Commercial Barge Line, LLC
American Home Products Corporation
American National Insurance Co.
Americlaim Adjustment Corp.
Amtrak
Astra, USA, Inc.
AT&T Capital Leasing Services, Inc.
AT&T Capital Corporation
AT&T Credit Corporation
Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co.
Avalon Risk Management, Inc.
Akzo Nobel
Beloit Corporation
Bituminous Insurance Co.
Blue Haven Pools on the Gulf, LLC
Bracco Pharmaceuticals
Case Corporation
Celanese Corp.
Century Insurance Group
Cheeseboro Ponds USA
Chevron Chemical Co.
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Clariant Corp.
Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Co.
Colony Insurance Co.
Comcast Corporation of Alabama
Comcast Corporation
Compass Bank
Cooper Tire & Rubber, Inc.
Cost Care, Inc.
Crane Title
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
CSX Transportation
Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC
Cumulus Media, Inc.
Danka Office Imagining, Inc.
Davey Tree Expert Co.
David Volkert & Associates, Inc.
Deere & Company
Donaldson Company, Inc.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
Employers Reinsurance Corp.
EZ Corp., Inc.
Fleissner, Inc.
GAF
GAFMC
GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.
GHK Developments, Inc.
General Electric Capital Corporation
GlaxoSmith Kline
GuideOne Taylor Ball
Gulf Distributors
H & R Block
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
Hartford Life Insurance Companies
Hayward Pool Products
Henry Marine Services, Inc.
HMA Holding, Inc.
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Home Insurance Co.
Illinois Central Railroad
IMO Industries, Inc.
ING Americas
IPSCO Alabama, Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Judy Bond, Inc.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.
Lancer Claims Services
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Link Belt, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Midstream Fuel Service, LLC
Mobil Mechanical Service
Mobil Oil Corporation
Mobile Bay Wood Chip, LLC
Motorola Electronics & Communications, Inc.
Motorola, Inc.
Nissan North America, Inc.
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp.
Nissan Motor Corporation, USA
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Northland Insurance Companies
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Old Republic National Insurance Co.
Philip Morris, Inc.
Preferred National Insurance Co.
Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd.
Providian Financial Corp.
Ranger Insurance Co.
Rinker Materials
Risk Enterprise Management
Royal and SunAlliance
Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.
Sankyo Pharma, Inc.
Security Connecticut Life Insurance Company
Security Life of Denver Insurance Co.
Selective Insurance Company of America
Self Towing Co.
Shell Oil Co.
Sherman International Corp.
Showa Denko K.K.
Siemens, Inc.
Sika Corporation
Southeast Wood Fiber, L.L.C.
Southern Cement, LLC
Southern United Fire Insurance Co.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
Sullair, Inc.
Sunstrand Corporation
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Teleflex Morse, Inc.
The Mobile Press Register, Inc.
Tiger Tranz
Trimco, Inc.
The Trust Company of Sterne, Agee and Leach, Inc.
Unilever, Inc.
United Insurance Company of America
Vision Bank
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
World Insurance Co.
Yamaha Motor Corporation of America
Yamaha Manufacturing
Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.
Zachry Construction Corporation
Zurich North America.
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AddressRSA Battle House Tower
11 North Water Street, Suite 13290
Mobile, AL 36602, (Mobile Co.)
PhonePhone: 251-432-5300
Fax: 251-432-5303
Website
http://www.mcdowellknight.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Jerry A. McDowell (Member) admitted to bar, 1963, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1957; LL.B., 1963). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Bench and Bar. Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1962-1963. Member: Mobile County Bar Association (President, 1992); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (Alabama State Chair, 1996-1998).Email: Jerry A. McDowell
Michael D. Knight (Member) admitted to bar, 1964, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Product Liability Advisory Council, 1987. Member: Mobile County Bar Association (President, 2003); Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 2005); American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; The American College of Trial Lawyers; Alabama Bar Foundation (Board Member).Email: Michael D. Knight
William C. Roedder, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1968); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1971-1972). Member: Curia Honoris; The Order of Barristers. Member, Editorial Board, Cumberland-Samford Law Review, 1971-1972. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2005; Who's Who in America, 2001-2005; Who's Who of Products Liability Defense Lawyers, 2005; Who's Who in America, 1998-2005. Member: Mobile County (Chairman: Ethics Committee, 1988-1990; Grievance Committee, 1994-1996) and American (Vice-Chair, Trial Tactics, Torts and Insurance Practice, 1995-1996) Bar Associations; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Chairman, Products Liability Section, 1990-1993; FDCC President, 2001-2002); Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2002); Lawyers for Civil Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2002; President, 2006-2007).Email: William C. Roedder, Jr.
Edward S. Sledge, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America. Member: Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1987-1988); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Advocacy, Practice and Procedure Committee, 1989-1990; Faculty Member, 1989; Director Elect, 1991 and Director, 1992, Trial Academy; Executive Committee, 1996-1998); Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1984-1995; Drug and Medical Device Steering Committee, 1994; Chair, 2006); Advisory Council of the National Judicial College; Product Liability Advisory Council. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers.Email: Edward S. Sledge, III
Forrest C. Wilson, III (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Jasons; Phi Delta Phi. Member: National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.Email: Forrest C. Wilson, III
Russel Myles (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.S., 1983); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1986); New York University (LL.M., 1987). Member, Curia Honoris. Managing Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1985-1986. Editor, Tort and Insurance Law Journal, 2000-2001. Chair, D & O Liability Program, 2003. Member, Lawyers for Civil Justice. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Vice-Chair, Business Litigation Committee); Defense Research Institute, Inc. (Chair, Commercial Litigation Committee; Chair, Business Torts Subcommittee; Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2010).Email: Russel Myles
Brian P. McCarthy (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., Marketing, 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986). Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1985 and 1986. Listed in The Best Lawyers of America. Member: American Bar Association; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Director, 1993); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member, Executive Committee); Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute; American Inn of Court.Email: Brian P. McCarthy
Walter T. Gilmer, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1986). Jasons; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Associate Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1985-1986. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel; International Claim Association.Email: Walter T. Gilmer, Jr.
Archibald T. Reeves, IV (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar; Hugo Black Scholar. Research Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee; Faculty Member, Trial Academy, 2009); Defense Research Institute (State Liaison, Drug and Medical Device Committee).Email: Archibald T. Reeves, IV
Thomas M. O'Hara (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1994, Alabama. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1988-1989. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, 1989. Law Clerk to the Hon. Alex T. Howard, Jr., Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1989-1990. Member: Alabama State Bar (Task Force on Ethics and Disciplinary Enforcement); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Amicus Curia Committee); Defense Research Institute.Email: Thomas M. O'Hara
Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Leadership Forum); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 2001-2002).Email: Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr.
J. Stephen Harvey (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Associate Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1990-1991.Email: J. Stephen Harvey
Richard M. Gaal (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Curia Honoris. Writing Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar (Member, Leadership Forum).Email: Richard M. Gaal
Karen Tucker Luce (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Assistant Student Articles Editor, The Journal of Legal Profession.Email: Karen Tucker Luce
W. Craig Hamilton (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1996); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, Curia Honoris. Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow, 1997-1998. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 2006); Defense Research Institute.Email: W. Craig Hamilton
——————————Heather G. Hornsby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, Cumberland Law Review; Curia Honoris. Member: Mobile County and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.Email: Heather G. Hornsby
Robert B. McGinley, Jr. (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2001, Alabama; 2004, Mississippi. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Defense; Extra Contractual; Appellate Practice; General Liability; Professional Liability; Commercial Real Estate; Lender Law; Construction Law.
William G. Chason (Associate) born Bay Minette, Alabama, December 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 2001); University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: William G. Chason
Anne Laurie Smith-McClurkin (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, April 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.A., cum laude, 2000; J.D., 2004). Order of the Barrister's, 2004. Recipient, George Peach Taylor Award, 2004. Member, National Trial Competition Team, 2002-2004. Member: Mobile County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Anne Laurie Smith-McClurkin
Jonathan M. Lieb (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2003); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2006). Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Member: Mobile Bar Association; Alabama State Bar.Email: Jonathan M. Lieb
Amelia Driscoll (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); Tulane University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Torts.
William E. Bonner (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: Springhill College (B.S., cum laude, 2002); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif. Hugo Black Scholar. Member, Alabama law Review. Recipient, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Member: American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
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