(Main Office)

This firm was founded in 1917 and engages in general civil and criminal trial practice in all Courts, including products liability, fraud, personal injury, corporate, real estate, insurance, banking, tax, probate, domestic, school board, municipal, workers' compensation and wrongful death litigation. Its members have been and continue to be active in civic and bar activities. Furthermore, two of its members have been President of the Alabama State Bar.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Real Estate, Insurance, Banking, Taxation, Probate, Domestic, School Board, Municipal, Workers' Compensation and Wrongful Death Litigation, Mediation.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: City of Auburn, Ala.
Colonial Bank: Auburn University
Auburn University Federal Credit Union
Auburn Bank
Auburn City Board of Education.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Colony Ins. Co.
ALFA Auburn Network
Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
Companion Property & Casualty
Fireman's Fund Ins. Group
GAB Robbins North America
Georgia Power Co.
The Silver Group.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
First American Title Insurance Co.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

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

Walker Building
205 South Ninth Street
Opelika, AL 36801, (Lee Co.)

Phone

Phone: 334-745-6466
Fax: 334-749-2800

Website

http://www.audwlaw.com

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

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Phillip E. Adams, Jr. (Senior Partner) born Farmville, Virginia, December 25, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Alabama; 1969, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1965). University of Alabama (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Hon. Pelham Merrill, Alabama Supreme Court, 1968-69. Municipal Judge, City of Opelika, 1976-1991 and Town of Waverly, 1977-1980. Registered Mediator, Alabama, 1995. Member: Lee County Bar Association (President, 1973-74); American Bar Association (Member, House of Delegates, 1991-1996) Alabama State Bar (Commissioner, 1983-1990, President, 1991-1992); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Alabama State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Mediation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Trial Practice; Insurance Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate.Email: Phillip E. Adams, Jr.

Patrick C. (Rick) Davidson (Partner) born Auburn, Alabama, May 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1990); University of Alabama (J.D., 1994). Member, National Trial Team. Member, Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Recipient, Dean Thomas Christopher Award. President, Student Bar Association. Prosecutor, Auburn Municipal Court. Member: Lee County Bar Association (Treasurer, 2004-2006); Alabama State Bar; Farrah Law Society; Alabama Law Foundation (Board Member, 1997-2002 and Chairman, 2002-2003, Grants Committee; Member, Board of Trustees, 2004—); Atticus Finch Society (Charter Member). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance Defense; Banking Law; Real Estate; Collections; Municipal Law.Email: Patrick C. (Rick) Davidson

Matthew W. White (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., in Business Administration, 1990); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1994). Assistant District Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1994-1997. Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairperson, Quality of Life for Lawyers Committee; Member, Worker's Compensation Committee). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Workers Compensation; Criminal Law; Driving While Intoxicated.Email: Matthew W. White

Blake L. Oliver (Partner) born Dothan, Alabama, August 28, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member, 2001-2003, Research Editor, 2002-2003, Cumberland Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. J. Gorman Houston Jr., Alabama Supreme Court, 2003-2004. Member: Lee County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Appellate Practice.Email: Blake L. Oliver

Michael E. Short (Partner) born Grove Hill, Alabama, January 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1994; M.Ed., 1996); Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D., 2004). Member: Lee County Bar Association and Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Insurance Defense; Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Driving While Intoxicated.Email: Michael E. Short

ASSOCIATE

Christine B. Dean (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, August 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Comment Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1998-1999. Member, Curia Honoris. Law Clerk to the Hon. Ira De Ment III, U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 2000. Adjunct Instructor, Jones Law School, 2000. Staff Attorney for the Hon. Joel F. Dubina, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2001-2004. Member: Lee County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Christine B. Dean

OF COUNSEL

Arnold W. Umbach, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Williamsburg, Virginia, December 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1969); University of Alabama (J.D., 1971); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Member: Bench and Bar. Member: Lee County (President, 1990) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law; Municipal Law; School Law.Email: Arnold W. Umbach, Jr.