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t’s inevitable—at some point in your life, you’re going to need a lawyer, and you won’t always be able to forecast when that need will arise. Whether you’re getting married or divorced, patenting your invention, starting a business or selling one, litigating a contract, or buying a home—there is a talented and competent attorney listed in Best Lawyers who would be available to help. Perhaps you or a family member is involved in an accident or accused of a crime. These are all serious matters for which you need first-rate legal representation. Alabama’s Best Lawyers helps take the mystery out of locating a platinum standard advocate to protect you, your family, your business and all other assets. The exceptional attorneys listed in this guide are listed in The Best Lawyers in America. These attorneys were nominated by and voted in by their peers. Lawyers cannot buy their way into this guide. Attorneys must earn a spot in Best Lawyers through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. To remain in the guide, they must be at the top of their game, year after year. Best Lawyers, the leading referral guide in the legal profession, is for the first time self-publishing this invaluable resource for readers, whatever your legal needs may be. We hope this publication is easier to use and more valuable than ever. Lawyers in this guide are arranged by their legal specialty—from Administrative/Regulatory Law to Workers’ Compensation Law—which makes it easy to find the professional advice you need. Keep this comprehensive guide available for those times when you need a first-rate advocate to assist you. The lawyers listed in Alabama’s Best Lawyers are eager to help. n
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in Administrative / Regulatory Law Azar & Azar George B. Azar Balch & Bingham S. Eason Balch, Jr., Peter D. LeJeune Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Montgomery, AL Wendell Cauley 334.956.7700 | page 2 Burr & Forman Ronald W. Farley Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill David Martin Wilkerson & Bryan Mark D. Wilkerson Wilmer & Lee P. Michael Cole
Admiralty & Maritime Law Armbrecht Jackson M. Kathleen Miller Brady Radcliff & Brown Douglas L. Brown, Donald C. Radcliff Burr & Forman John P. Kavanagh, Jr., Marion A. Quina, Jr. Diamond Fuquay Ross M. Diamond III Hand Arendall J. Hodge Alves III, Joe E. Basenberg, Blane H. Crutchfield, Alexander F. Lankford III, A. Clay Rankin III, Norman M. Stockman, G. Hamp Uzzelle III Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL Alan C. Christian, David C. Hannan, Thomas S. Rue 251.432.7682 | page 6 McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge Brian P. McCarthy Phelps Dunbar Allen E. Graham
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Alternative Dispute Resolution A Arbitration; M Mediation Adams Umbach Davidson & White Phillip E. Adams, Jr. (A, M) Austill Lewis & Pipkin Michael B. Maddox (A, M) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Edward P. Meyerson (A) Balch & Bingham Michael L. Edwards (A, M) Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL E. Mabry Rogers (A, M) 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL H. Harold Stephens (A, M) 256.517.5100 | page 2 Burke, Harvey & Frankowski J. Allen Schreiber (A, M) Burr & Forman Victor L. Hayslip (A, M) Capell & Howard William D. Coleman (A, M), Frank H. McFadden (A, M) Christian & Small Richard F. Ogle (M), Kenneth O. Simon (A, M), Clarence M. Small, Jr. (A, M) Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Lee H. Copeland (M) Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton James R. Pratt III (A, M) Najjar Denaburg Charles L. Denaburg (A, M) Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett James W. Garrett, Jr. (M), Robert C. Ward, Jr. (M) Sirote & Permutt George M. Van Tassel, Jr. (M) Thad Long Thad G. Long (A, M) Upchurch Watson White & Max Birmingham, AL Arthur J. Hanes, Jr. (A, M), Rodney A. Max (M), Michael B. Walls (M) 888.435.9033 | page 8 Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt William A. Ratliff (M) Watterson & Singer Fern H. Singer (A, M) White Arnold & Dowd J. Mark White (M)
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Michael S. Denniston, James W. Gewin*, Joseph B. Mays, Jr.* 205.521.8000 | page 2 Burr & Forman Gary M. London Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr.* 205.716.5200 | page 5 Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Richard H. Gill* David A. Bagwell David A. Bagwell** Haskell Slaughter J. Vernon Patrick, Jr.* Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse Warren C. Herlong, Jr.* Maynard Cooper & Gale George G. Lynn* McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge Archibald T. Reeves IV* Thad G. Long Thad G. Long*
Appellate Practice Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Susan S. Wagner Balch & Bingham Ed R. Haden, David R. Boyd, W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Marc James Ayers, Matthew H. Lembke, Kevin C. Newsom 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Scott Burnett Smith 256.517.5100 | page 2 Burr & Forman Forrest S. Latta Carr Allison Joseph H. Driver Christian & Small Deborah Alley Smith Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Robert D. Segall Cunningham Bounds George M. Dent III, David G. Wirtes, Jr. Frazer, Greene, Upchurch & Baker Mary Margaret Bailey Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton Bruce McKee Lightfoot, Franklin & White William H. Brooks Maynard Cooper & Gale Maibeth J. Porter McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge Thomas M. O’Hara Melton, Espy & Williams Oakley W. Melton, Jr. Phelps Dunbar William E. Shreve, Jr. Pipes Hudson & Watts William W. Watts III Rosen Harwood R. Bernard Harwood Taylor & Taylor Rhonda Pitts Chambers
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R Financial Service Regulation; * Litigation Adams and Reese Robert D. Eckinger (*), Charles C. Pinckney (R), Henry E. Simpson (*, R), W. David Johnson Armbrecht Jackson Edward A. Dean (*), Thomas P. Oldweiler (*, R), E. B. Peebles III Badham & Buck Walker Percy Badham III (*) Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith Bruce F. Rogers (*) Balch & Bingham Thomas G. Amason III, H. Hampton Boles, R. Alan Deer (R), Michael L. Edwards (*), Debra Taylor Lewis, Richard L. Pearson, John D. Pickering, Jesse S. Vogtle, Jr. (*), W. Clark Watson (R), T. Craig Williams, William S. Wright, Stephen A. Yoder (R), Lee H. Zell (*), W. Joseph McCorkle, Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Kay K. Bains, Paul Compton (R), L. Susan Doss, J. David Dresher (R), Robert R. Maddox (*, R), Charles Moore, Michael R. Pennington (*), Laurence D. Vinson, Jr. (R), Paul S. Ware, Kenneth T. Wyatt 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL G. Bartley Loftin III (*) 256.517.5100 | page 2 * Litigation Only Burr & Forman ** Litigation & Practice area Damon P. Denney, David A. Elliott Adams and Reese (*), Gail Livingston Mills, Dwight L. Robert D. Eckinger* Mixson, Jr., Robert H. Rutherford (*), Joseph G. Stewart, Eric J. Dyas Badham & Buck Walker Percy Badham III* Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Balch & Bingham Birmingham, AL Michael L. Edwards, Phillip A. Nichols, Carolyn L. Duncan (R), Crawford S. Will Hill Tankersley, Jr. McGivaren, Jr. (*) 205.716.5200 | page 5
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Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Mobile, AL Sandy G. Robinson (*), Donald J. Stewart (*) 251.415.7300 | page 5 Capell & Howard James N. Walter, Jr. (*) Christian & Small James C. Huckaby, Jr. (*), Richard E. Smith (*), Daniel D. Sparks (*) Cunningham Bounds Stephen C. Olen (*) Gibbons Graham Ray D. Gibbons Hand Arendall Stephen G. Crawford, George M. Walker (*) Haskell Slaughter Gwen L. Windle Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse James B. Newman (*) Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose Haskins W. Jones Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL Alan C. Christian (*), William H. Hardie, Jr. (*) 251.432.7682 | page 6 Jones Walker Emily Sides Bonds (*), Katharine F. Musso, Michael D. Waters, Palmer C. Hamilton, George A. LeMaistre, Jr., Ronald A. Snider, Richard A. Wright (*) Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne John M. Heacock, Jr. (*) Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Andrew P. Campbell (*) Lightfoot, Franklin & White Sara Anne Ford (*), Samuel H. Franklin (*) Marks & Weinberg Barry S. Marks (R) Maynard Cooper & Gale Julia Gruenewald Bernstein, John N. Bolus (*), Mark L. Drew (R), John P. Dulin, Jr., James L. Goyer III (*), Heyward C. Hosch III, J. Kris Lowry, Jennifer R. McCain (R), Randall H. Morrow, Stephen W. Stallcup, Thomas W. Thagard III (*), Lois S. Woodward (R), James F. Watkins (R) McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge Russel Myles (*) Pipes Hudson & Watts Wesley Pipes IV Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell John B. Tally, Jr. (*) Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett Dennis R. Bailey (*) Sirote & Permutt Steven A. Brickman, Jerry E. Held, Maurice L. Shevin (R), James E. Vann Starnes Davis Florie John P. Scott, Jr. (*) Vickers, Riis, Murray and Curran Ronald P. Davis, J. Marshall Gardner (*), J. W. Goodloe, Jr. (*), J. Manson Murray Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt Michael J. Brandt Waller Larry B. Childs (*) Yarbro Law Offices R. Michael Yarbro
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area Adams and Reese Richard P. Carmody**, Robert D. Eckinger* Anderson Weidner David B. Anderson André M. Toffel André M. Toffel** Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz William Patton Hahn*, Timothy M. Lupinacci**, Eric L. Pruitt Balch & Bingham Eric T. Ray**, Jeremy L. Retherford, Jesse S. Vogtle, Jr.**, W. Clark Watson** Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Jay R. Bender**, Patrick Darby**, N. Christian Glenos**, Glenn E. Glover 205.521.8000 | page 2 Burr & Forman Michael L. Hall**, William S. Hereford, Joe A. Joseph, Derek F. Meek** Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Mobile, AL Donald J. Stewart** 251.415.7300 | page 5 Christian & Small Daniel D. Sparks** Cunningham Bounds Stephen C. Olen* Engel, Hairston & Johanson Charles R. Johanson III Hand Arendall Henry A. Callaway III* Haskell Slaughter Robert H. Adams, Thomas E. Reynolds*
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Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse Jeffery J. Hartley** Irvin Grodsky Irvin Grodsky Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose Clark R. Hammond** Jones Walker C. Ellis Brazeal III** Law Offices of Ted Stuckenschneider J. Theodore Stuckenschneider** Law Offices of W. Dennis Schilling Dennis Schilling Maynard Cooper & Gale Jayna Partain Lamar**, Robert W. Tapscott, Jr.**, Kevin C. Gray** Najjar Denaburg Charles L. Denaburg Pritchard, McCall & Jones James G. Henderson Silver, Voit & Thompson Lawrence B. Voit** Sirote & Permutt George M. Neal, Jr.**, Stephen B. Porterfield, Donald M. Wright** Starnes Davis Florie John P. Scott, Jr.* Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt Jay H. Clark
Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Mobile, AL Sandy G. Robinson, Benjamen T. Rowe 251.415.7300 | page 5 Campbell Law Raymond L. Bronner, Thomas F. Campbell Campbell, Duke & Campbell Robert C. Campbell III Capell & Howard William D. Coleman, Robert F. Northcutt, James N. Walter, Jr., Robert T. Meadows III Chason & Chason Allan R. Chason Armbrecht Jackson Christian & Small Gregory P. Bru, Duane A. Graham, E. James B. Carlson, James C. Huckaby, B. Peebles III Jr., Richard F. Ogle, Kenneth O. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell Simon, Deborah Alley Smith, Richard & Berkowitz E. Smith, Daniel D. Sparks, Sharon Jonathan R. Geisen, B. G. Minisman, D. Stuart Jr., Gary S. Schiff Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Lee H. Copeland, Richard H. Gill, Birmingham, AL John A. Henig, Jr., David Martin, James W. Childs, Jr., Denson N. Robert D. Segall Franklin III Cunningham Bounds 205.521.8000 | page 2 Robert T. Cunningham, Jr., George Christian & Small W. Finkbohner III, Steven L. Nicholas, Steven A. Benefield Stephen C. Olen Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman David A. Bagwell & Rouse David A. Bagwell Robert H. Rouse Donald R. Jones, Jr. Donald R. Jones, Jr. Armbrecht Jackson Donald, Randall & Donald Edward A. Dean, Broox G. Holmes, M. William J. Donald III Kathleen Miller Southern Poverty Law Center Dow T. Huskey Morris S. Dees, Jr. Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith Dow T. Huskey Bruce F. Rogers Fawal & Spina Balch & Bingham Joseph A. Fawal R. Bruce Barze, Jr., Michael L. Friedman, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling Edwards, Charles B. Paterson, Alan T. Charles E. Sharp, Sr. Rogers, David R. Boyd Frohsin & Barger Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak Armbrecht Jackson Henry I. Frohsin Tabor R. Novak, Jr. Duane A. Graham Guin, Stokes & Evans Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell David R. Donaldson Birmingham, AL & Berkowitz James W. Gewin, David G. Hymer, Hand Arendall Gary S. Schiff Joseph B. Mays, Jr., Hobart A. Roger L. Bates, Caine O’Rear III, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings McWhorter, Jr., John H. Morrow, George M. Walker Birmingham, AL Michael R. Pennington Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton Denson N. Franklin III 205.521.8000 | page 2 D. Leon Ashford, Scott A. Powell, 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings James R. Pratt III Gilpin Givhan Montgomery, AL Haskell Slaughter Robert M. Ritchey Philip H. Butler, Charles A. Stewart III G. Douglas Jones, Frank M. Young III 334.956.7700 | page 2 Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman Burns, Cunningham & Mackey & Rouse Peter F. Burns, Peter S. Mackey Joseph P. H. Babington, Russell C. Adams and Reese Burr & Forman Buffkin, John N. Leach, Jr., James B. Stephen A. Rowe, Henry E. Simpson W. Michael Atchison, John C. Morrow, Newman, A. Edwin Stuardi III Edward Isaacs Bowron Armbrecht Jackson Huskey Law Firm Edward A. Dean, Broox G. Holmes, M. Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas Dow T. Huskey, Jr. Kathleen Miller, E. B. Peebles III & O’Neal Jackson, Fikes, Hood & Brakefield Birmingham, AL Badham & Buck Edward R. Jackson Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. Walker Percy Badham III James L. North & Associates 205.716.5200 | page 5 Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith James L. North Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas Frank M. Bainbridge, Bruce F. Rogers Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose & O’Neal Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell J. William Rose, Jr. Mobile, AL & Berkowitz Sandy G. Robinson, Benjamen Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon Patricia Clotfelter, Floyd D. Gaines, T. Rowe and Harris William G. Somerville III 251.415.7300 | page 5 Mobile, AL Balch & Bingham William H. Hardie, Jr., Thomas S. Rue Capell & Howard S. Allen Baker, Jr., R. Bruce Barze, Jr., 251.432.7682 | page 6 William D. Coleman James A. Bradford, Gregory C. Cook, Jones Walker Chason & Chason Michael L. Edwards, Allen M. Estes, Emily Sides Bonds, Vernon L. Allan R. Chason Michael D. Freeman, Teresa G. Minor, Wells II, Ben H. Harris III, George A. Charles B. Paterson, Alan T. Rogers, Christian & Small LeMaistre, Jr. Lisa J. Sharp, Jesse S. Vogtle, Jr., W. Richard F. Ogle Kilborn, Roebuck & McDonald Clark Watson, Lee H. Zell, David R. Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Vincent Fonde Kilborn III, Morris Boyd, James A. Byram, Jr., W. Joseph Lee H. Copeland, Richard H. Gill, L. Roebuck McCorkle, Jr., Dorman Walker Robert D. Segall Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak Cunningham Bounds J. R. Brooks, John M. Heacock, Jr., W. Tabor R. Novak, Jr. Robert T. Cunningham, Jr., Steven L. Stanley Rodgers Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis Nicholas, Stephen C. Olen Lawrence B. Clark & Miles David A. Bagwell Lawrence B. Clark David B. Byrne III David A. Bagwell Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Donald, Randall & Donald Andrew P. Campbell Birmingham, AL William J. Donald III W. Harold Albritton IV, Dylan C. Lightfoot, Franklin & White Friedman, Leak, Dazzio, Zulanas & Black, Paul P. Bolus, Philip J. Carroll Sara Anne Ford, Lee M. Hollis, John Bowling III, Stewart M. Cox, James W. Gewin, M. Johnson, M. Christian King, Mac Charles E. Sharp, Sr. John E. Goodman, F. M. Haston M. Moorer III, David G. Hymer, Matthew H. Hand Arendall Lembke, Joseph B. Mays, Jr., Michael Maynard Cooper & Gale Caine O’Rear III Lee E. Bains, Jr., John N. Bolus, D. McKibben, Hobart A. McWhorter, Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton James R. Bussian, Luther M. Dorr, Jr., John H. Morrow, Michael R. D. Leon Ashford, Scott A. Powell Jr., John Earnhardt, Peter S. Fruin, Pennington, Anne Marie Seibel, Jeffrey M. Grantham, Stephen C. Haskell Slaughter Jason A. Walters Jackson, Mitesh B. Shah, Robert W. G. Douglas Jones 205.521.8000 | page 2 Tapscott, Jr., Thomas W. Thagard III, Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman Bradley Arant Boult Cummings William B. Wahlheim, Jr. & Rouse Huntsville, AL McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge John N. Leach, Jr. G. Bartley Loftin III, Kimberly B. Walter T. Gilmer, Jr., Brian P. Martin, H. Harold Stephens Jackson, Fikes, Hood & Brakefield McCarthy, Russel Myles, Archibald T. 256.517.5100 | page 2 Edward R. Jackson Reeves IV, Forrest C. Wilson III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Jones Walker McFadden, Lyon & Rouse Montgomery, AL Vernon L. Wells II Thomas H. Benton, Jr. Philip H. Butler, Charles A. Stewart III Lightfoot, Franklin & White Melton, Espy & Williams 334.956.7700 | page 2 Samuel H. Franklin, John M. Johnson, Joseph C. Espy III, Oakley W. Burns, Cunningham & Mackey M. Christian King Melton, Jr. Peter F. Burns, William M. Maynard Cooper & Gale Morris, Haynes, Hornsby, Wheeles Cunningham, Jr., Peter S. Mackey Lee E. Bains, Jr., A. Inge Selden III & Knowles Burr & Forman Melton, Espy & Williams Larry W. Morris W. Michael Atchison, S. Greg Burge, Joseph C. Espy III, Oakley W. Phelps Dunbar D. Christopher Carson, C. Paul Melton, Jr. Walter M. Cook, Jr., Cooper C. Cavender, David A. Elliott, Gerald P. Phelps Dunbar Thurber Gillespy, Edward L. Hardin, Jr., Joseph Cooper C. Thurber W. Letzer, John C. Morrow, Dent Pipes Hudson & Watts Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett M. Morton, Robert H. Rutherford, Victor T. Hudson, Wesley Pipes IV Dennis R. Bailey Edward Isaacs Bowron, Betsy P. Pittman, Dutton & Hellums Collins Starnes Davis Florie Thomas E. Dutton William Anthony Davis III Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas Pritchard, McCall & Jones & O’Neal White Arnold & Dowd James G. Henderson Birmingham, AL J. Mark White Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr., R. Carlton Redden, Mills, Clark & Shaw William H. Mills Smyly 205.716.5200 | page 5 Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell John B. Tally, Jr. Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett Dennis R. Bailey
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL T. Gregory Peterson 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Hall B. Bryant III, Scott E. Ludwig, Kimberly B. Martin 256.517.5100 | page 2
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Samford & Denson William F. Horsley Scott Dukes & Geisler John W. Scott Sirote & Permutt Robert R. Baugh, J. Mason Davis, Jr., George M. Neal, Jr., Stephen B. Porterfield, Julian D. Butler Starnes Davis Florie Walter William Bates, William Anthony Davis III, Michael A. Florie, Philip G. Piggott, John P. Scott, Jr., Randal H. Sellers, M. Warren Butler Stastny Law Firm Steven M. Stastny Stone, Granade & Crosby Shawn T. Alves Thad G. Long Thad G. Long The Kullman Firm Mobile, AL Cecily L. Kaffer 251.432.1811 | page 11 The Law Firm of Yearout & Traylor J. Gusty Yearout Thompson, Garrett & Hines Edward T. Hines Waller Larry B. Childs White Arnold & Dowd Augusta S. Dowd, Gregory H. Hawley, J. Mark White Wilmer & Lee Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr.
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Maynard Cooper & Gale J. Kris Lowry
Communications Law Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett Dennis R. Bailey
Construction Law *Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Patricia Clotfelter, Edward P. Meyerson**, Donald J. Nettles** Balch & Bingham Charles A. Burkhart Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL James F. Archibald III*, Axel Bolvig III**, David W. Owen, J. David Pugh**, E. Mabry Rogers**, Walter J. Sears III 205.521.8000 | page 2 Brady Radcliff & Brown Clifford C. Brady Burns, Cunningham & Mackey Peter F. Burns*, Peter S. Mackey*
Burr & Forman William S. Fishburne III**, Edward Isaacs Bowron*, C. William Daniels, Jr.* Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL R. Carlton Smyly** 205.716.5200 | page 5 Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Mobile, AL Benjamen T. Rowe* 251.415.7300 | page 5 Capell & Howard William D. Coleman**, J. Lister Hubbard**, R. Brooke Lawson III**, Frank H. McFadden* Christian & Small Richard E. Smith* Cunningham Bounds Steven L. Nicholas* Hand Arendall W. Alexander Moseley**, Caine O’Rear III* Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse Joseph P. H. Babington*, John N. Leach, Jr.*, James B. Newman*, A. Edwin Stuardi III* Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose Clark R. Hammond** Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL I. David Cherniak** 251.432.7682 | page 6 Jones Walker Vernon L. Wells II* Kee Law Firm James A. Kee, Jr., Angela C. Shields Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Andrew P. Campbell* Lightfoot, Franklin & White E. Glenn Waldrop, Jr.** McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge Archibald T. Reeves IV* Pipes Hudson & Watts Victor T. Hudson* Redden, Mills, Clark & Shaw William H. Mills* Sirote & Permutt George M. Neal, Jr.* Starnes Davis Florie Luther Graves Stiff III* The Gardner Firm George Copeland, Jr.* Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt Larry S. Logsdon, Cecil H. Macoy, Jr.**, Oscar Price Waller Larry B. Childs* Wright, Green James P. Green*
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law C Corporate Compliance Law; G Corporate Governance Law Armbrecht Jackson E. B. Peebles III (C) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz B. G. Minisman, Jr. (G) Balch & Bingham Timothy J. Tracy (C, G) Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Denson N. Franklin III (C, G), John K. Molen (C, G), Paul S. Ware (G) 205.521.8000 | page 2 Burr & Forman Eric J. Dyas (C, G) Hand Arendall Gregory R. Jones (G) Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose William W. Horton (C, G) Jones Walker Palmer C. Hamilton (C) Maynard Cooper & Gale Gregory S. Curran (C, G), Mark L. Drew (C, G), W. Clark Goodwin (C, G), Christopher B. Harmon (G)
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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz B. G. Minisman, Jr. Balch & Bingham Suzanne Ashe, Michael L. Edwards*, Richard L. Pearson, Lee H. Zell* Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL James W. Childs, Jr., Paul Compton, L. Susan Doss, John Beau Grenier, John K. Molen, Michael R. Pennington*, Tracy M. Thompson, Paul S. Ware 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Hall B. Bryant III , G. Bartley Loftin III* 256.517.5100 | page 2 Burr & Forman W. Michael Atchison*, Jack P. Stephenson, Jr. Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL Carolyn L. Duncan, Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr.* 205.716.5200 | page 5 Capell & Howard James N. Walter, Jr.* Christian & Small Thomas L. Krebs*, Sharon D. Stuart* Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Richard H. Gill** Guin, Stokes & Evans David Guin* Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton John W. Haley* Haskell Slaughter David R. Baker, Robert E. Lee Garner, J. Michael Rediker* James L. North & Associates James L. North Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose William W. Horton Jones Walker Katharine F. Musso Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Andrew P. Campbell* Lightfoot, Franklin & White Sara Anne Ford*, Samuel H. Franklin*, M. Christian King*, Mac M. Moorer* Maynard Cooper & Gale John N. Bolus*, Gregory S. Curran, Luther M. Dorr, Jr.*, Christopher B. Harmon, Daniel H. Markstein III, Bradley B. Rounsaville*, J. Michael Savage, A. Inge Selden III* Sirote & Permutt John H. Cooper Starnes Davis Florie Michael A. Florie* Thomas G. Mancuso Thomas G. Mancuso
Securities Regulation * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area Adams and Reese M. Ann Huckstep, Charles C. Pinckney, Victor H. Lott, Jr. Balch & Bingham Lee H. Zell* Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL John Beau Grenier, John K. Molen 205.521.8000 | page 2 Burr & Forman Jack P. Stephenson, Jr. Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL Carolyn L. Duncan 205.716.5200 | page 5 Christian & Small Thomas L. Krebs Haskell Slaughter Robert E. Lee Garner Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose William W. Horton Maynard Cooper & Gale Gregory S. Curran, Christopher B. Harmon, J. Michael Savage, A. Inge Selden III Sirote & Permutt John H. Cooper
Securitization and Structured Finance Law Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL L. Susan Doss 205.521.8000 | page 2
Tax Law
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Thomas Neely Carruthers, Bruce P. Ely**, Stuart J. Frentz, Christopher R. Grissom**, K. Wood Herren, William L. Hinds, Jr., Harold B. Kushner, Bradley W. Lard, Alex B. Leath, Joseph B. Mays, Jr.*, Robert C. Walthall 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Scott E. Ludwig** 256.517.5100 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Montgomery, AL Wendell Cauley, W. Stanley Gregory 334.956.7700 | page 2 Burr & Forman Louis H. Anders**, Warren C. Matthews Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL F. Gerald Burnett, Roy J. Crawford, C. Fred Daniels** 205.716.5200 | page 5 Capell & Howard Henry H. Hutchinson**, D. Kyle Johnson, James M. Scott, Debra Deames Spain, M. Courtney Williams** Christian & Small Steven A. Benefield Coale, Dukes, Kirkpatrick & Crowley Gilbert F. Dukes III Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Alan E. Rothfeder Dominick Feld Hyde William J. Bryant**, Kathrine O. Wilburn, Brian T. Williams** Galloway, Wettermark, Everest, Rutens & Gaillard Robert M. Galloway Gilpin Givhan Robert E. L. Gilpin** Hand Arendall Gregory L. Leatherbury, Jr., G. Porter Brock, Jr. Harris, Caddell & Shanks Dow M. Perry, Jr. Hartley & Hartley Gerald W. Hartley** Haskell Slaughter Ross N. Cohen Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse Robert H. Rouse Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose Russell L. Irby III, J. William Rose, Jr. Johnston, Hinesley, Flowers, Clenney & Turner G. David Johnston Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL E. Watson Smith, R. Gregory Watts 251.432.7682 | page 6 Jones Walker John W. Gant, Jr. Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne John R. Wynn Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Sidney T. Philips Liles & Rushin Curtis O. Liles III Maynard Cooper & Gale Thomas H. Brinkley, Daniel H. Markstein III**, Jim G. McLaughlin, Hardwick C. Walthall Natter & Fulmer Timothy M. Fulmer Phelps Dunbar Thomas F. Garth Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett J. Theodore Jackson, Jr.**, Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr., Christopher S. Simmons**, Helen Crump Wells Sasser, Sefton, Brown, Tipton & Davis Jeff Kohn Sirote & Permutt Harold I. Apolinsky, John H. Cooper, Donald E. Johnson, Ronald A. Levitt**, Howard W. Neiswender, Joseph T. Ritchey, Bradley J. Sklar, David M. Wooldridge** Thomas G. Mancuso Thomas G. Mancuso Vickers, Riis, Murray and Curran Zebulon M. P. Inge, Jr. Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt J. Birch Bowdre, Glenn E. Estess, Jr.
Timber Law Adams and Reese Victor H. Lott, Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Kay K. Bains 205.521.8000 | page 2 Hand Arendall Neil C. Johnston
* Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area Adams and Reese John F. Lyle III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Robert T. Gardner, Thomas J. Mahoney, Jr., William R. Sylvester Balch & Bingham Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell Bingham D. Edwards, Jr.**, Timothy J. Baker, & Berkowitz Segers, William B. Sellers David B. Hall Burr & Forman John C. Morrow, Michael W. Ray, Turner B. Williams Christian & Small Edgar M. Elliott IV Clark, Hair & Smith John W. Clark, Jr.
Transportation Law
Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton D. Leon Ashford Marsh, Rickard & Bryan Michael K. Beard
Trusts and Estates * Litigation Only ** Litigation & Practice area Armbrecht Jackson Edward A. Dean*, Duane A. Graham** Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Robert T. Gardner, Anne W. Mitchell Balch & Bingham Riley W. Roby Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Scott E. Adams, William L. Hinds, Jr., Bradley W. Lard, Ralph H. Yeilding 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Scott E. Ludwig** 256.517.5100 | page 2 Burr & Forman Bruce A. Rawls** Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL Anna F. Buckner, C. Fred Daniels**, Leonard Wertheimer III** 205.716.5200 | page 5 Capell & Howard D. Kyle Johnson, Debra Deames Spain** Christian & Small Steven A. Benefield Coale, Dukes, Kirkpatrick & Crowley Harwell E. Coale, Jr.**, John J. Crowley, Jr., Gilbert F. Dukes III Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill Richard H. Gill*, Alan E. Rothfeder Dominick Feld Hyde Louis B. Feld, Gregory D. Hyde**, Douglas L. McWhorter, Dale B. Stone**, Kathrine O. Wilburn**, Brian T. Williams** Duke Law Firm J. Richard Duke Fawal & Spina Joseph A. Fawal** Frank H. Kruse Law Frank H. Kruse Hand Arendall Gregory L. Leatherbury, Jr., G. Porter Brock, Jr., Lyman F. Holland, Jr. Hartley & Hartley Gerald W. Hartley** Haskell Slaughter Ross N. Cohen Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse Robert H. Rouse Hughes & Scalise Nancy C. Hughes Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose J. William Rose, Jr. Johnston Druhan J. Michael Druhan, Jr. Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL R. Gregory Watts 251.432.7682 | page 6 Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell Andrew P. Campbell*, Suzanne D. Paulson**, Jackson M. Payne Maynard Cooper & Gale Luther M. Dorr, Jr.*, Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart**, Daniel H. Markstein III**, Kirby Sevier, M. Allison Taylor Phelps Dunbar Thomas F. Garth** Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett J. Theodore Jackson, Jr., Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr., Christopher S. Simmons, Helen Crump Wells Sirote & Permutt Harold I. Apolinsky, Katherine N. Barr, Elizabeth H. Hutchins, Leigh Kaylor, Melinda M. Mathews, J. Sanford Mullins III, Howard W. Neiswender, Craig M. Stephens, Peter M. Wright*, Greg Carwie*, Shirley M. Justice The Coomes Law Firm James J. Coomes Vickers, Riis, Murray and Curran Zebulon M. P. Inge, Jr. Vivian Gaines Johnston III Vivian Gaines Johnston III Wilmer & Lee S. Dagnal Rowe
Venture Capital Law Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Thomas O. Kolb, B. G. Minisman, Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL James W. Childs, Jr. 205.521.8000 | page 2 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Huntsville, AL Hall B. Bryant III 256.517.5100 | page 2 Burr & Forman Gene T. Price Maynard Cooper & Gale Gregory S. Curran, Mark L. Drew, W. Clark Goodwin, Christopher B. Harmon
Water Law Balch & Bingham James H. Hancock, Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Birmingham, AL Matthew H. Lembke 205.521.8000 | page 2 Hand Arendall Neil C. Johnston Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne William W. Sanderson, Jr. Lightfoot, Franklin & White William S. Cox III
Workers’ Compensation Law C Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants; E Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Armbrecht Jackson Scott G. Brown (E), Richard W. Franklin (E) Asmus & Gaddy Grover E. Asmus II (E), Phillip Vincent Gaddy (E) Austill Lewis & Pipkin William E. Pipkin, Jr. (E) Balch & Bingham William P. Cobb II (E) Bell Law Firm Raymond L. Bell, Jr. (E) Brady Radcliff & Brown Douglas L. Brown (E) Burr & Forman John J. Coleman III (E) Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Birmingham, AL Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. (E) 205.716.5200 | page 5 Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal Mobile, AL R. Boyd Miller (E), Sandy G. Robinson (E), Ian D. Rosenthal (E) 251.415.7300 | page 5 Carr Allison Charles F. Carr (E), Donald B. Kirkpatrick II (E), Thomas L. Oliver II (E) Constangy, Brooks & Smith James N. Nolan (E) Engel, Hairston & Johanson William B. Hairston III (C, E) Frank Leon Francis E. Leon, Jr. (C) Gaines, Gaines & Rasco Charles P. Gaines (E) Hornsby, Watson, Hornsby & Blackwell Ralph W. Hornsby, Sr. (C) Huey Law Firm Michael G. Huey (C, E) Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart John S. Civils, Jr. (E), Charles H. Clark, Jr. (E) Jay A. York Jay A. York (C) John D. Gibbons & Associates John Duroc Gibbons (C, E) Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon and Harris Mobile, AL Celia J. Collins (E), Ben H. Harris, Jr. (E), Lawrence J. Seiter (E), Tracy P. Turner (E) 251.432.7682 | page 6 Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne D. Edward Starnes III (E) Legg & Meador James P. Meador, Jr. (C) Lewis, Smyth, Winter & Ford Steven W. Ford (C) Littler Mendelson Jay D. St. Clair (E) Maynard Cooper & Gale Stephen E. Brown (E) Miller Christie & Kinney Stephen D. Christie (E) Patricia G. Fraley Patricia G. Fraley (C) Rhea Boyd & Rhea Donald R. Rhea (C) Richard E. Browning Richard E. Browning (C) RichardsonClement Neil Richard Clement (E) Scott, Sullivan, Streetman & Fox Anthony N. Fox (E) Siniard, Timberlake & League Thomas H. Siniard (C, E) Smith, Spires & Peddy Thomas S. Spires (C) Starnes Davis Florie William Anthony Davis III (E), Jeannie Bugg Walston (E) The Coggin Firm Gina D. Coggin (C) Vernis & Bowling John F. Janecky (E) Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin Linda W. Pope (E) Webb & Eley, Attorneys at Law Michael M. Eley (E) Whitaker, Mudd, Luke & Wells John F. Whitaker (E) Wilmer & Lee Frederick L. Fohrell (E) Wolfe, Jones, Conchin, Wolfe, Hancock & Daniel R. Wayne Wolfe (C)
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Left to right: Elizabeth Darby Rehm , Paul D. Myrick , Matthew C. Myrick, Cecily L. Kaffer
F
ounded in New Orleans in 1946, The Kullman Firm is one of the oldest and most experienced law firms in the country dedicated exclusively to the representation of employers in all areas of labor and employment law and litigation. The Kullman Firm now maintains offices in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jackson and Columbus, Mississippi and Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama. Under the guidance of senior attorney Elmer E. White III, the Birmingham office was established over twenty years ago to serve clients throughout central and northern Alabama, as well as national clients throughout the United States. The Mobile office serves clients throughout Alabama, as well as on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle. A number of the Firm’s attorneys in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Columbus and Mobile have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of labor and employment law, including Mobile attorneys Paul D. Myrick, Cecily L. Kaffer and Elizabeth Darby Rehm. The Kullman Firm’s labor and employment law expertise includes: employer counseling and training; assisting employers in the
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development and implementation of employment policies and procedures; assisting U.S. Government contractors in the preparation of AAPs and compliance with OFCCP regulations; assisting employers with the labor and employment law considerations related to the implementation of major employment decisions, such as large scale reductions in force, plant shut-downs, acquisitions and mergers; and representing employers in lawsuits, administrative proceedings and arbitrations under virtually all state and federal employment laws. From its inception over sixty-five years ago, The Kullman Firm has provided legal advice and legal representation for employers under federal labor laws related to union avoidance; NLRB-conducted union elections; collective bargaining negotiations, collective bargaining agreement administration and the administration of disputes under these agreements; developing strike contingency plans; and representing employers in strikerelated litigation in state and federal court. The Kullman Firm’s clients range from small privately-held companies to Fortune 500 corporations in a wide variety of industries.
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www.kullmanlaw.com
Mobile Office:
1100 Riverview Plaza 63 South Royal Street Mobile, AL 36602 PHONE 251.432.1811
Birmingham Office:
Suite 340 | 600 University Place Birmingham, AL 35209 PHONE 205.871.5858
New Orleans Office: 1600 Energy Centre 1100 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70163 PHONE 504.524.4162
Columbus Office:
Suite 704 | Court Square Towers 200 6th Street North Columbus, MS 39701 PHONE 662.244.8824
Jackson Office:
Suite 120 | 1640 Lelia Drive Jackson, MS 39216 PHONE 601.366.2990
Baton Rouge Office:
4605 Blue Bonnet Blvd. Suite A | Baton Rouge, LA 70809 PHONE 225.906.4250
“No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.”
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Our consumer law division encompasses such areas as personal injury, car accidents and negligence, bankruptcy and consumer protection, estate planning and elder law, family, juvenile, and domestic law, real estate and probate administration, criminal defense, and worker's compensation. Since our inception, we have been committed to providing legal representation of the highest quality. The degree of professionalism and personal support we show our clients has resulted in the creation of lasting associations with local businesses and members of our community. With three locations in Central Alabama, we are able to serve a broad population. Each of our offices is conveniently located and designed to be a pleasant and comfortable space for our clients.
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. All Rights Reserved, 2013