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184 Commerce Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104 (Montgomery Co.)
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(Main Office) Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A. was founded in 1890 in Montgomery, Alabama. The Firm has practiced under its present name since 1942 and is presently composed of over 30 attorneys. The Firm's litigation practice is substantially defense oriented in the areas of professional liability, antitrust, commercial business disputes, media, products liability, insurance defense, fraud and securities cases. The Firm's corporate, business, tax, real estate and employment law attorneys are highly experienced in all aspects of general corporate, health care corporate, tax planning and securities matters, including equity and debt financings, reorganizations, stock and asset purchase transactions, mergers, partnerships, licensing and franchising matters, syndications, public and private securities offerings and securities litigation. The Firm also has attorneys who specialize in health care matters representing hospitals, physician groups, surgical centers, drug manufacturers, and other healthcare providers. Firm attorneys also maintain an extensive utility law practice. Firm members are active in state and local bar activities and national associations and sponsor and participate extensively as faculty members in continuing legal education programs and seminars and civic affairs. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Professional Liability. Federal and State Taxation, Corporate, Securities, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgage Banking, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Commercial, Products Liability, Corporate and Municipal Financing, Cooperatives, Exempt Organizations, Healthcare, Employment Discrimination, Antitrust, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Personal Injury, Public Utility, Media Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Year Established: 1890
Firm Size: 34
ClientsGENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Automobile Dealers Association of Alabama, Inc.
Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives
Alabama Road Builders Association
Alabama Press Association
Alabama Newspaper Advertising Service, Inc.
Alabama Trucking Association
Auburn Alumni Association, Inc.
Federal Land Bank Association of South Alabama, FLCA
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative.
REPRESENTATIVE GENERAL CLIENTS: Baptist Health
Baptist Medical Center South
Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc.
East Alabama Medical Center
Ascension Health
Chubb
The Advertiser Co.
Regions Bank d/b/a Regions Mortgage
H&R Block Mortgage Corporation
Alabama Housing Finance Authority
New South Federal Savings Bank
Talbot State Bank
SunTrust Mortgage
Option One Mortgage Corporation
Green Tree, LLC
Whitney National Bank
Toshiba
Redman Homes, Inc.
Aronov Realty Company, Inc.
McClinton & Company, Inc.
The Trotman Company, Inc.
ALFA Corp.
Alabama Farmers Federation
Conseco Financial Corp.
Flagstar Bank, FSB
White Consolidated Industries
Hodges Bonded Warehouse, Inc.
L-P Corp.
Sterling Bank
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: State Farm Insurance Co.
United Insurance Co.
Amerisure Insurance Co.
The Travelers Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Employers of Wausau
ProAssurance Co.
American States Insurance Co.
Cincinnati Insurance Co.
Essex Insurance Co.
Zurich-American Insurance Co.
American Modern Home Insurance Co.
American Family Home Insurance Co.
American Family Life Assurance Co.
Life Insurance Company of Georgia
Central United Life Insurance Company
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co
Harleysville Insurance
Safeco Insurance
Safeway Insurance
CNA Insurance Company
Canal Insurance
Union Standard Insurance
Kemper Insurance
TIG Insurance
Grocers Insurance
Infinity Insurance.
AGENTS FOR: Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
First American Title Insurance Company.
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Address184 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL 36104, (Montgomery Co.)
PhonePhone: 334-206-3100
Fax: 334-262-6277
Website
http://www.rsjg.com
Charles A. Stakely (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, June 2, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Alabama Law Review, 1957-1959. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1995-1996). Special Agencies: Former Member of Alabama Securities Commission; Practice before Alabama State Health Planning Agency. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation.Email: Charles A. Stakely
J. Theodore Jackson (Shareholder) born Dothan, Alabama, July 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Alabama. Education: Samford University (A.B., 1966); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Lecturer in Law, Jones Law Institute, 1970-1983. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Association of Generation and Transmission Attorneys (President). Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Bonds; Legislative Practice; Tax Exempt Organizations; Tax Law; Electric Cooperatives Law.Email: J. Theodore Jackson
James W. Garrett, Jr. (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, May 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Casualty Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense.Email: James W. Garrett, Jr.
Robert A. Huffaker (Shareholder) born Gentry, Arkansas, December 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. Member, 1967-1968 and Editor-in-Chief, 1968, University of Alabama Law Review. Editor, The Alabama Lawyer, 1983. Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Appellate Procedures, 1981-1983. Special Assistant, Attorney General, 1979,1986, 2003. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Antitrust Section, 1982-1983); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Civil Appeals; Professional Liability Defense; Environmental Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Robert A. Huffaker
Thomas H. Keene (President) born Little Rock, Arkansas, March 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1970; M.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Bench and Bar. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Best Lawyers; Alabama Super Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Legal Malpractice Defense; Complex Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Thomas H. Keene
Richard B. Garrett (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, July 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Alabama. Education: Emory University and University of Alabama (B.A., 1969); University of Alabama (J.D., 1972). Member: Bench and Bar; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Alabama Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Legal Malpractice Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Professional Malpractice Law; Toxic Substances Law.Email: Richard B. Garrett
Jeffrey W. Blitz (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, July 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Bench and Bar. Member: Montgomery County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Shopping Center Law; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Development; Commercial Loans; Mortgage Law; Real Estate Finance.Email: Jeffrey W. Blitz
Dennis R. Bailey (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, May 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1980, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1975); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Curia Honoris. Member, Executive Board, Cumberland Law Review, 1977-1979. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Robert E. Varner, 1979-1980. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Media Defense Resource Center. Reported Cases: Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine, Inc., 968 F.2d 1110 (11th Cir. 1992); Newman v. Graddick, 696 F.2d 796 (11th Cir. 1983); Water Works & Sewer Bd v. Consol. Publ'g, Inc., 892 So.2d 859 (Ala. 2004); Harris v. Aronov Realty, Co., 723 So.2d 610 (Ala. 1998); Nettles v. Electrolux Motor AB, 784 F.2d 1574 (11th Cir. 1986); The Concrete Co. v. Lambert, 510 F. Supp. 2d 570 (M.D. Ala. 2007); Dubose v. First Sec. Sav. Bank, 183 F.R.D. 509 (M.D. Ala. 1997); Pitts v. Dow Chem. Co., 859 F. Supp. 543 (M.D. Ala. 1994). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Media Law; Products Liability Law; Banking Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health.Email: Dennis R. Bailey
Ronald G. Davenport (Shareholder) born Sylacauga, Alabama, October 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 1970); University of Alabama (J.D., 1975). Member, Bench and Bar; Hugo Black Scholar. Member, Alabama Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: Alabama Automobile Insurance Law, Thomson-West, 1989, 3rd Ed., 2002. President, Russell County Bar Association, 1980-1981. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Past Member, Board of Directors); American Board of Trial Advocates. [LTJG, U.S. Navy, 1970-1972]. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Coverage Opinions.Email: Ronald G. Davenport
Fred W. Tyson (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1978); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1982). Associate Justice, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Law; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Fred W. Tyson
T. Kent Garrett (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, March 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1981, Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 1976); University of Alabama (J.D., 1979). Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Automotive Products Liability; Automobile Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability; Insurance Defense Law; Workers Compensation; Pharmacists Liability.Email: T. Kent Garrett
Frank J. Stakely (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1987). Listed in Best Lawyers of America. Member: National Trial Competition Team; Trial Advocacy Board. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Products Liability Law.Email: Frank J. Stakely
William S. Haynes (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 11, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Member, Trial Advocacy Board. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Law; Nursing Home Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: William S. Haynes
Helen Crump Wells (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, November 13, 1943; admitted to bar, 1988, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1965); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi. Listed: Best Lawyers of America; Super Lawyers; Top 25 Women Super Lawyers in Alabama; Corporate Counsel Magazine's Top Lawyers in America. Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1986-1988. Co-Author: "Lending Under Alabama's Mini-Code: Proceed at Your Own Risk," 18 Cumberland Law Review 385, 1987-1988. American Law Institute Committee to Revise Article 8, UCC. Speaker: "Planning for the Second Marriage (Prenups and Beyond)," Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Education Estate Planning Seminar, 2004; "Disclaimers-The Basics with Some New Wrinkles," Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Education Estate Planning Seminar, 2001. Member, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Education, Planning Committee, 2004-2009. Member: Montgomery County and American (Member Sections on: Taxation; Real Property; Probate and Trusts) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Montgomery Estate Planning Council (Former President). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Taxation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Law; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Helen Crump Wells
Paul M. James, Jr. (Shareholder) born San Diego, California, August 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1986); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1992). Representative, Student Bar Association. Member, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. Associate Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1990-1992. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Business Fraud; Trucking Liability; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Business Litigation; Fraud.Email: Paul M. James, Jr.
Christopher S. Simmons (Shareholder) born Columbia, Missouri, March 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Alabama; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992) New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Tanner and Guin, Distinguished Scholar. Member: John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Law and Psychology Review. Recipient: Amjur Award for Secured Transactions; Best Lawyers in America, Taxation and Public Finance. Member: Montgomery County and American (Member, Sections on: Tax, 1993; Business Law, 1994; Health Care, 1995) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Montgomery Estate Planning Council; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Health Care; Municipal Finance.Email: Christopher S. Simmons
Robert C. Ward, Jr. (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 1, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2004, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia and Court of Appeals of Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Loyola University (B.A, 1978); University of Alabama (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (Vice-President). Frederick Douglas Moot Court Team, voted best orator at regional competition. Member, Trial Advocacy Board. Law Clerk, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1989-1991. Paralegal Instructor, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama, 1992-1994. Assistant Attorney General, 1991-1992. Deputy District Attorney, Montgomery County, 1992-1994. Member: Montgomery County and American (Member, Torts and Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; National Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Alabama Lawyers Association; Alabama Supreme Court Commission on ADR; Hugh Maddox Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Fraud; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Mediation.Email: Robert C. Ward, Jr.
Bowdy J. Brown (Shareholder) born Gadsden, Alabama, September 6, 1961; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 1983); Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (J.D., 1988). Author: "RESPA," Developments and Consumer Credit Updates, Alabama Bar Institute, 1994; "Defining the Homebuyer's Legal Rights," The Alabama Lawyer, March, 2000. Adjunct Instructor of Finance-Principles of Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Appraisal, Auburn University, Montgomery, 1989-1999. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Class Action Defense; Business Litigation; Real Property; Mortgage Banking Law; Real Estate Foreclosure; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy.Email: Bowdy J. Brown
Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr. (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, June 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1988); University of Alabama (J.D., 1994); New York University (L.L.M., Taxation, 1995). Omicron Delta Kappa. National Merit Scholar. Mortar Board. Order of the Barristers. John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. University of Alabama National Moot Court Team. Certified Public Accountant, 1991. Member: Montgomery County and American (Member, Sections on Taxation and Business Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Montgomery Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning; Health Care.Email: Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr.
Patrick M. Shegon (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, March 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University at Montgomery (B.S., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Omicron Delta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Recipient Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Products Liability.Email: Patrick M. Shegon
Benjamin C. Wilson (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, October 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Jasons; Anderson Society. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Litigation; Employment Law; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Benjamin C. Wilson
L. Peyton Chapman, III (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1992); University of Alabama (J.D., 1996). National Merit Scholar. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Dental Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability Defense; Hospital Peer Review; Hospital Premises Liability; Hospital Risk Management; Medical Staff Credentialing; Medical Disciplinary Proceedings; Hospital Liability Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Mass Torts; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: L. Peyton Chapman, III
William Inge Eskridge (Shareholder) born Nashville, Tennessee, December 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1991; J.D., 1995). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Title; Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate.Email: William Inge Eskridge
Alan Thomas Hargrove, Jr. (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1994); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team; Finalist, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition. Member: Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Medical Device Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Labor and Employment; Legal Malpractice.Email: Alan Thomas Hargrove, Jr.
R. Austin Huffaker, Jr. (Shareholder) born Montgomery, Alabama, March 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., Chemical Engineering, 1996); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 1999). Hugo Black Scholar. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. John H. Campbell Moot Court Board. Senior Editor, Alabama Law Review. Member: Montgomery County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Environmental Litigation.Email: R. Austin Huffaker, Jr.
Richard L. McBride, Jr. (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, December 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D.; M.B.A., 1999); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Recipient: American College of Tax Counsel Scholarship; Fred G. Bostick Endowed Fellowship; University of Alabama MBA Assistantship. Student Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Partnership Law; Estate Planning.Email: Richard L. McBride, Jr.
ASSOCIATESR. Mac Freeman, Jr. (Associate) born Opelika, Alabama, September 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Member: Alabama State Bar; Montgomery County and American Bar Associations; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Automobile Insurance Defense; Professional Liability.Email: R. Mac Freeman, Jr.
James R. Dickens, Jr. (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 2000); University of Alabama (J.D., 2003). Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Contracts.Email: James R. Dickens, Jr.
Richard Brett Garrett (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, January 24, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 2000); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2004). Chief Justice, Cumberland Honor Court, 2002-2004; Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board, 2003-2004. Member: Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.Email: Richard Brett Garrett
Bethany L. Bolger (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Boston College (J.D., 2005). Member: Montgomery County, Federal and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Media Law Resource Center. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment.
T. Grant Sexton, Jr. (Associate) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Oklahoma; 2006, District of Columbia and Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2001); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Barristers. Recipient, McAfee & Taft Award. Outstanding Trial Court Advocate. Competitor, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Trial Advocacy Competition. President, Student Bar Association. Member: Montgomery County, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: T. Grant Sexton, Jr.
Stephen Dees (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2005; J.D., 2007). Member: Montgomery Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Insurance Defense; Health Care.Email: Stephen Dees
J. Evans Bailey (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Montgomery County and Federal Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability.Email: J. Evans Bailey
OF COUNSELJesse M. Williams, III (Of Counsel) born Montgomery, Alabama, February 6, 1940; admitted to bar, 1964, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1962; LL.B., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Alabama State Bar. [Active Duty Captain, United States Army Infantry, 1965-1967; Eight years Alabama National Guard]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Mortgages; Real Estate Development; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Finance.Email: Jesse M. Williams, III
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