Attorneys in the News Tanya Shunnara has been named this year’s Outstanding Professional Advisor by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Alabama Chapter. Ms. Shun- Shunnara nara was honored at the organization’s 2021 National Philanthropy Day awards program on Nov. 12. Heninger Garrison Davis LLC partner Amanda Williamson has been appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee supervising the In re Paraquat Products Williamson Liability Litigation by Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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White Arnold & Dowd is pleased to announce that attorneys Emily McClendon and Jackson Neal have joined the firm. Ms. McClendon will be practicing Divorce and Family Law, and Mr. Neal will be primarily practicing Civil & Complex Litigation and Insurance Defense. Dummier Young is pleased to announce that Timothy “Jamie” Greene has
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joined the firm as an associate. Balch & Bingham LLP welcomes Lauren Thornton Jameson as she returns to the firm’s Birmingham office Greene in the Litigation, Real Estate and Commercial Lending practices groups. Dentons Sirote announces that Sarah S. Johnston has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Jameson Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice group. The law firm of Smith, Spires, Peddy, Hamilton & Coleman P.C. is pleased to announce that A l e xa n d e r V. Johnston Makarenko has joined the firm as an associate. Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC partner Lana A. Olson has assumed the role of presi- Makarenko dent-elect of DRI, the leading organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel. Balch & Bingham LLP recently hosted its 10th annual Susan B. Livingston Olson
Boot Camp for Success to equip incoming law students with the necessary tools to succeed in law school and throughout their professional careers. To date, more than 500 students are boot camp alumni. Simpson, McMahan, Glick & Burford PLLC recently announced that Daniel S. Weber has been made partner at the firm. Ross Benson, an Weber associate with McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, has earned the widely recognized Certified AntiMoney Laundering Specialist certification from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laun- Benson dering Specialists. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has awarded its 2022 Diversity Scholarship to Southern University Thornton law student DeMario Thornton. Connor W. Herfurth has joined Christian & Small LLP as an associate with a focus on Insurance, Professional Liability, Herfurth Retail and Hospitality, and Transportation litigation.
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