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| | Address | | 4001 Carmichael Road, Suite 300 | | Montgomery, Alabama 36106 | | (Montgomery Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4128, Montgomery, AL, 36103-4128 | | | |
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| Nix Holtsford Gilliland Higgins & Hitson, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Litigation, Products and Professional Liability, Construction Litigation, Civil Rights and Discrimination Litigation, Governmental Entity Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration and Environmental Law; Bankruptcy Law, Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1989 | Firm Profile:
The firm practices general civil defense litigation on behalf of corporate and insurance clients. | | Firm Size: 16 | Representative Clients:
Alabama Employees Liability Trust; Alabama Municipal Insurance Corp.; Alfa Mutual Insurance Co.; Allrisk Claims Services; Allstate Insurance Co.; American International Group; American States Insurance Co.; Associated Doctors Health & Life Ins. Co.; Auto Owners Insurance Co.; Banner Life Ins. Co.; Catholic Mutual Group; Charter House, Inc.; CNA Insurance; Coastal Chemical Corporation; Crum & Forster; Federated Mutual Insurance Co.; 1st Franklin Financial Corp.; GAB Business Services; General Casualty Insurance Companies; General Motors Corporation; Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Co.; Illinois National Insurance Co.; The Infinity Group; Insbrok, Inc.; International Indemnity Company; Investors Insurance Co.; Kemper Group; Life Insurance of Co. of Georgia; Lumber Mutual Insurance Co.; The Maryland Insurance Group; Meadowbrook Group; Media/Professional Insurance Co.; Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.; National Home Ins. Co.; Northbrook Property and Casualty Insurance Co.; Ohio Casualty Group; Penn National; Pioneer Housing System, Inc.; Primerica Fin. Corp.; Primerica Life Ins. Corp.; Progressive Insurance Group; Prudential Life Insurance Co.; Ranger Insurance Co.; Richards Medical Co.; RLI Insurance Co.; Royal Insurance Co.; Shand Morahan & Company; Skandia Insurance Co.; Southeastern Claims Services, Inc.; Southern Heritage Insurance Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Star Insurance Co.; State of Alabama Employee General Liability Trust Fund; State Farm Insurance Co.; States Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co.; Thomas Howell Group (Ameriles), Inc.; Tokio Marine and Fire Mgt. Co.; The Travelers Insurance Co.; Trinity Universal Insurance Co.; United Ins. Co.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Ward-THG; Wausau Insurance Co.; The West Bend Co.; Westco Claims Mgt. Services Inc.; Zurich-American Group. | References:
Alfa Mutual Insurance Co., Montgomery, AL; Kemper Group, Atlanta, GA; Crum & Forster Group, Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL; Federated Mutual Ins. Co., Atlanta, GA; Pennsylvania National Insurance Co., Nashville, Tennesee. | 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
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
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Other Office Locations of Nix Holtsford Gilliland Higgins & Hitson, P.C.
Daphne, Alabama, U.S.A.
| | H. E. Nix, Jr. (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, July 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Alabama; 1974, U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits. Education: Auburn University (A.B., 1970; Phi Eta Sigma, Scholastic Honorary); University of Alabama (J.D., 1973). Member, Order of Barristers. Professor, Trial Advocacy and Products Liability, 1975-1992, Environmental Law, 1991-1993, Faulkner University School of Law. Member: Montgomery County (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1989-1991); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1990); International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products and Professional Liability; General Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: H. E. Nix, Jr. | | Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. (Member) born Gadsden, Alabama, August 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama; 1986, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., in Business Administration, 1981); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Curia Honoris Honor Society. Member: American Journal of Trial Advocacy; Board of Editors, The Alabama Lawyer. Author: "Seven Years of the Bates Doctrine: Progression or Confusion?" The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 7:3, 1984; "Liability of a Municipality Under Alabama Law", The Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 56, No. 1, 1995. Instructor, Conflicts of Law and Appellate Advocacy, Jones Law School at Faulkner University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1986-1996. Staff Attorney, Chief Justice C.C. Torbert, Jr., Alabama Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Member, Alabama Supreme Court on Appellate Rules. Member: Montgomery County (Member, Board of Directors, 2001—) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1996; Vice-President, 1996-1997; President, 1999-2000); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Law; Workers Compensation; Government; Motor Carrier Defense Law. Email: Alex L. Holtsford, Jr. | | Floyd R. Gilliland, Jr. (Member) born Cotter, Arkansas, December 18, 1939; admitted to bar, 1993, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Arkansas Tech University (B.S., 1962); University of Arkansas (M.S., 1964); Mississippi State University (Ph.D., 1967); Jones School of Law at Faulkner University (J.D., 1992). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; Gamma Sigma Delta. Member: Montgomery County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Agricultural Law Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Bankruptcy; Regulatory Law; Civil Litigation; Agricultural Law. Email: Floyd R. Gilliland, Jr. | | S. Anthony Higgins (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, July 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1989); University of Alabama (J.D., 1992). Mu Kappa Tau; Alpha Kappa Psi; Golden Key Honor Society. Senior Editor, Law & Psychology Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk, Justice Hugh Maddox, Alabama Supreme Court, 1992-1993. Author: "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Its Role in the Defense of Vietnam Veterans", 15 Law & Psy. Rev. 259, 1991. Co-Author: "Liability of a Municipality Under Alabama Law", 56 Ala. Law. 35, 1995. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 2004—); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Products Liability; Motor Carrier Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: S. Anthony Higgins | | Kenneth A. Hitson, Jr. (Member) born September 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1986); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk to Hon. H. Randall Thomas, 1989-1990. Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County, Alabama, 15th Judicial Circuit, 1990-1997. Member: Mobile County and Baldwin County Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Managing Shareholder of Daphne Office). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Fraud; Premise Liability; Construction Litigation; Products Liability Defense; General Civil Litigation. Email: Kenneth A. Hitson, Jr. | | Rick A. Howard (Member) born Muscle Shoals, Alabama, June 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., 1989); Christian Brothers University (M.B.A., 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1997). Author: "Debating Individual Liability Under Title VII of the Civil Act, The Americans with Anti-Discrimination in Employment Act," (by: 19 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 67. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Insurance Defense Litigation; Governmental Liability; Motor Vehicle Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Products Liability. Email: Rick A. Howard | | David P. Stevens (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to the Honorable Terry L. Butts, Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Self Insured Association; Alabama Workers Compensation Organization. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; General Civil Defense; Defense Litigation; Fraud; Insurance Coverage; Employer Liability; Employment Law. Email: David P. Stevens | | Jay S. Tuley (Member) born Montgomery, Alabama, March 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1998). Senior Editor, Journal of Legal Profession, University of Alabama, 1996-1998. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Wrongful Death Litigation; Premises Liability. Email: Jay S. Tuley | | S. Mark Dukes (Member) born Opelika, Alabama, February 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., Slavic Studies, 1979); Georgetown University (M.A., National Security Studies, 1988); University of Alabama (J.D., 1995). Law Clerk to Honorable Glenn E. Thompson, 8th Judicial Circuit. Adjunct Instructor, Jones School of Law, 1999. Deputy District Attorney, 15th Judicial Circuit, 1996-2000. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [First Lt., U.S. Army, Military Intelligence, 1979-1983; Capt., U.S. Army Reserves, Military Intelligence, 1983-1992.]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Governmental Liability; Motor Vehicle Defense; Professional Liability; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Forestry Law. Email: S. Mark Dukes | | Jeffrey G. Hunter (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, July 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Troy State University (B.S., 1994); Jones School of Law (J.D., 1997). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Jones Law Review; Moot Court Board. Formerly with Slaten & O'Connor P.C. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: Jeffrey G. Hunter | | M. Anthony Shaw (Member) born George County, Mississippi, February 23, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, Mississippi; U.S. District Court Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, Florida. Education: The Citadel (B.S., cum laude, 1999); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2002). Recipient: 2002 Wendell F. Grimes Award for Outstanding Work in Advocacy Competitions Throughout Law School; 2002 Joseph F. and Mary M. Gill Award for Outstanding Work in Mock Trial; Third Place National Team and National Best Brief Runner-up Award; 2002 J. Braxton Craven National Constitutional Moot Court Team; 2002, National Mock Trial Team; Winner, 2001 Boston College Law School Mock Trial Competition; Top Ten Brief, 2001 Wendell F. Grimes Moot Court Competition. Author: "Producing Inefficiency: The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act", Engage: Journal of the Federalist Society's Practice Groups, Vol. 4, Issue 1, 25, 2003; "State Farm v. Campbell: The Noose is Finally Tightening Around Outrageous Punitive Damage Awards?," Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, October, 2003, pg. 7. Member: Mobile County Bar Association; Baldwin County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; The Federalist Society; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Workers Compensation; Appellate Practice. Email: M. Anthony Shaw | | —————————— | | Murry S. Whitt (Associate) born Decatur, Alabama, June 18, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. Education: Auburn University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., 1999). Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. [Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, 1999-2003]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Motor Carrier Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Murry S. Whitt | | April W. McKay (Associate) born Prattville, Alabama, April 9, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., cum laude, 1998); University of Alabama (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Order of the Samaritan. Recipient: Dean's Community Service Award; Volunteer Lawyers Program Student Award. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: April W. McKay | | Brandy F. Price (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, June 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, Alabama; 2007, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Gardner Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina (B.A., 1998); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Recipient: Negotiation Award. Member: Alabama State Bar; Montgomery County and Hinds County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Occupational Safety and Health; Torts; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. | | Megan K. McCarthy (Associate) born October 31, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama, Maryland and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: University of the South (B.S., 2001); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Clean Water Act; Chemical Regulation; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability; Food Products Liability; Chemical Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Property Damage Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Automobile Liability Defense. | | Jarred E. Kaplan (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., Criminal Justice, 2001); Faulkner University (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Best Paper in Corporation. Managing Editor, Jones Law Review, 2006. Law Clerk to Hon. Truman M. Hobbs, Jr., Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. Former Financial Trainee, First North American National Bank. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense. Email: Jarred E. Kaplan | | OF COUNSEL | | Monica E. Jayroe (Of Counsel) born Huntsville, Alabama, February 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama at Huntsville (B.A., English, 1994); Jones School of Law at Faulkner University (J.D., 1999). Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, Faulkner University, 1999-2001. Professor, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, Faulkner University, 2001—. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program. Practice Areas: Condemnation; Eminent Domain; Insurance Defense. Email: Monica E. Jayroe | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
South Alabama Office: 29000 U.S. Highway 98, Suite A-302, Daphne, 36526. Telephone: 251-447-0234. Fax: 251-447-0212.
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