2012 Top Lawyers

SPECIAL REPORT

dossier Birmingham Law 2012

Stars of the Bar Young attorneys on the rise

THE GOLD STANDARD

Martindale Hubbell’s AV Rated® Lawyers Complete List More than 1,200 of the top attorneys in Birmingham

Pictured: Young attorney on the rise, Jeremy Love.

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Left to Right: Elizabeth Shaw, Paul Shaw, Candace Peeples, Michael Anderson.

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Shaw, Anderson & Peeples, L.L.C. focuses on family law and personal injury areas of civil litigation. Besides divorce, child custody, complex property settlements and modification of divorce decrees, the Firm offers, grandparents’ rights, adoption and plaintiff ’s personal injury work.

Paul Shaw Paul has once again been elected as one of the top five divorce attorneys in Birmingham by Birmingham magazine.

“When going through a divorce, your relationship with your attorney has to be special, because it’s such a personal, critical time, and it impacts your well-being and that of your children,” Paul Shaw articulates.

Paul, an AV- RatedTM attorney, is well-acquainted with the trauma that families can go through. He co-authored a popular book on the subject, Saving Your Assets When You Can’t Save Your Marriage. Paul recognizes that the emotional and financial aspects of divorce and child custody are intertwined.

Paul is a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Alabama School of Law. He is a member of both the Alabama and Mississippi State Bars. Paul has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Business Alabama Magazine and “Top 40 Under 40”.by Birmingham Business Journal.

Michael Anderson Michael A. Anderson concentrates in the broad area of Matrimonial law. Mr. Anderson has handled complex divorce matters involving contested child custody cases, out-of-state visitation issues, Grandparent visitation/custody, mediation, business valuation and division, and pre-nuptial agreements. Mr. Anderson’s philosophy revolves around case preparation. Whether it be preparing the case and client for mediation, for deposition or trial, the ultimate success will reflect that preparation.

A legal instructor on a rotating basis, in Domestic Relations and Legal Ethics at The Birmingham School of Law, Mr. Anderson was honored with the Most Outstanding Professor Award in 2006. He also serves as a Hearing Officer for the Jefferson County Personnel Board.

A native of Birmingham, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Alabama and his law degree from The Birmingham School of Law in 1996.

Candace Peeples With a focused and boutique style of practice in Matrimonial & Family Law., Candi has been honored to be selected by Birmingham Magazine (March 2009 through 2012) as one of the city’s “Top Attorneys” in Family Law. She is the immediate past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. Candi believes that every case has the potential to settle out of court and strives to exhaust all possible avenues of settlement while fully understanding that a trial on the merits of the case may sometimes be the only option. She is a certified domestic and appellate mediator who facilitates private party mediations as well as attorneys lead sessions.

As one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”, Candi is an active member of the Birmingham Community.

Graduating from the University of Georgia, she earned her law degree cum laude from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Elizabeth Shaw Elizabeth is a trial attorney with over 20 years of litigation experience. She specializes in Plaintiff ’s Personal Injury Litigation.

She has been selected by Birmingham Magazine as one of the city’s “Top Attorneys” in Plaintiff ’s Personal Injury Law (2011). Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama School of Law. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in the Federal Court System for the State of Alabama.

Elizabeth provides specialized and personal attention to every client. She limits her practice to personal injury and wrongful death cases. Elizabeth’s practice covers all car/trucking accidents (18-wheeler wrecks), wrongful death, catastrophic injury (such as injury to the brain, amputations, burns, and paralysis), construction-site accidents, nursing home abuse, accidents in the work place, and injury or death due to a defective product.

Elizabeth is married to Paul Shaw and has two children. She is a contributor to and member of multiple charitable organizations in the Birmingham area.

Whatever direction taken by our constantly changing culture will define the law’s responsibility to families, businesses and individuals. Progressive firms will position themselves at the forefront of new developments to best serve their clients.

The attorneys of Shaw, Anderson & Peeples, L.L.C. accept that challenge.

Shaw, Anderson & Peeples, L.L.C. 2924 Crescent Avenue Birmingham, Alabama 35209 205/871-9550; Info@shawanderson.com shawanderson.com

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.

Young Attorneys on the Rise

Every profession has to renew itself with great new talent. That was the premise behind our search for young attorneys on the rise in the Birmingham region. We took a look not only at legal prowess and educational background, but also at community involvement. The profiles that follow show off some of Birmingham’s top young legal talent at the top of their game.

Rodney F. Barganier Petway, Tucker & Barganier, LLC Rodney Barganier (R. F. Barganier, LLC) is a partner with the law firm of Petway, Tucker & Barganier, LLC, Birmingham, where he specializes in the areas of products liability, work place injuries, road/highway design matters, injuries to children involving recreational/playground equipment and other cases involving personal injury and wrongful death. Barganier is licensed to practice in all the Courts of Alabama, and has represented clients in California, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania.

During his first year of practice, Barganier represented a family from his hometown of Fulton, Alabama in a wrongful death matter involving their mother, which resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement. More recently, Barganier was able to negotiate a substantial settlement for a young man who suffered an amputation due to the negligence of a delivery company’s driver.

Barganier obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (History) from Birmingham- Southern College, and his law degree from Miles College School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to being a graduate of Miles College School of Law, Barganier is a professor with the law school.

“The most exciting aspect is probably the chance represent individuals in a courtroom.

There, the individual is on a level playing field. As a former athlete, we rely upon rules and officials. In the courtroom, the rules are procedural law, substantive law and evidence.

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The Judge is the official. If both parties know the rules, an attorney can adequately represent their client within our legal system,” Barganier is a member of the Alabama State Bar; Magic City Bar Association; National Bar Association; Alabama Lawyers Association;and Alabama Association of Justice.

“Currently, I am the President of the Magic City Bar Association, an association which represents the interest of Black Attorneys and Judges in the Birmingham-Bessemer area. In addition, I am the Board President of The Dannon Project, headed by my good friend Executive Director Kerri Leslie Pruitt. The Dannon Project assists nonviolent offenders with getting back into society with educational and job skills, job placement and a home. The Project gives a second chance to those who have been incarcerated and/or imprisoned.

I am also a board member of the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Association,” he says.

Barganier resides in Pleasant Grove. He is married to LaShaunda Myricks Barganier. They have two daughters, Tyra age fourteen (15) and Taylar age seven (8).

Baird Beers Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker Baird Beers is an associate with the law firm of Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker.

He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South in 2004 and his juris doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law in 2008. In law school, Baird was a

member of the National Trial Team and an Associate Director of the Cumberland Trial Advocacy Board. While in law school, Baird received the American Association for Justice’s Protect the Public Award for his achievements on Cumberland’s National Trial Team.

Haskell Slaughter provides a wide range of legal services to meet the needs of public companies, private businesses, state and local governments, and individuals.

Haskell Slaughter is a full-service firm with offices in Birmingham, Montgomery, Atlanta, New York, and Washington, DC. As a litigation associate, Baird’s areas of focus are insurance defense, commercial litigation, Federal False Claims Act litigation, as well as white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations.

Baird serves on the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.

Baird also serves on the Junior Board for Lakeshore Foundation, which provides fund raising and programmatic support to the Foundation with the goal of enabling people with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions to lead healthy, active, and independent lifestyles. Furthermore, Baird coaches youth boys’ basketball through the Mountain Brook Athletics League.

The most exciting aspect of Baird’s career is preparing for and going to trial on behalf of the client. The majority of civil litigation these days is determined by motion practice or through alternative dispute resolution avenues, so Baird

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prefers being in the courtroom to successfully resolve his client’s legal issues. His wife,Mary Colleen Beers, is a lawyer at Jones Walker here in Birmingham. The two have been married since August 2008.

Mary Colleen B. Beers Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P. Mary Colleen B. Beers is an associate with the Birmingham office of the law firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre L.L.P., a regional law firm serving local, regional, national, and international business interests in a wide range of markets and industries, with a focus on highly regulated industries. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia in 2003 and her juris doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2008.

While in law school, Beers was a member of the National Trial Advocacy Team, served as an editor of the Alabama Law and Psychology Review, and was an extern for Judge Scott Donaldson. As a litigation associate, Beers focuses her practice on financial services and oil and gas law. She also has experience in the areas of bankruptcy, products liability, construction, professional liability, and insurance defense.

Beers is actively involved in volunteering in the community and raising money to donate to charitable organizations.

She serves on the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association. Beers also serves on the Junior Board for Lakeshore Foundation, which provides fund raising and programmatic support to the Foundation with the goal of enabling people with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions to lead healthy, active, and independent lifestyles.

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businesses with each new case. Working closely with clients to discover the driving forces and needs of their industries in order to solve complex litigation issues is something that challenges Beers every day to develop her analytical and oral advocacy skills with the ultimate goal of providing favorable results to each client.

Beers is married to fellow attorney Baird Beers.

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as many citizens in the Birmingham area. The Monday Morning Quarterback Club supports children’s charities throughout the State of Alabama,” Bromberg says.

Kitty Brown White Arnold & Dowd, P.C.

Originally from Russellville, Alabama, Ms. Brown joined White Arnold & Dowd P.C. as Clayton Bromberg Jr. an associate in 2006. She practices primarily in Starnes Davis Florie, LLP civil and complex litigation in both state and C. Clayton Bromberg Jr. joined Starnes federal courts. She also represents defendants Davis Florie, LLP as an associate in September in environmental tort actions and class actions.

2007. His practice is devoted to civil litigation Brown graduated from the University of Alawith a focus on professional liability, business bama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama litigation, and sports law. Bromberg serves where she served on the Alabama Law Review as a member of the firm’s recruiting commit- as a Senior Editor and on the Labor and Emtee. Bromberg graduated from The University ployment Moot Court Team. She also received of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with distinc- a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, tion in 2004 and from The University of Ala- in History with a Spanish minor from Samford University. bama School of Law in 2007.

“Being a litigator, I find the development “I get to work on complex, high-profile cases alongside partners who are outstand- and execution of strategies for legal warfare ing mentors and fellow associates who are exhilarating. Advancing our client’s cause, some of my closest friends,” says Bromberg. whether it be that of a physician facing charges Bromberg currently serves on the Birmingham of health care fraud, a business defending itself Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Execu- against mass tort claims, or an individual who tive Committee and the Lakeshore Foundation has experienced a great personal loss, is fulfillJunior Board. He also is an active member of ing. I enjoy being a part of a dynamic, passionthe Monday Morning Quarterback Club, the ate and dedicated team of attorneys and staff Birmingham Tip Off Club, and The Cathedral that works together to ensure the best possible Church of the Advent, where he serves as an resolution for each of our clients,” Brown says. usher.

“Without a doubt, the most important Clayton is a 2010 graduate of the Birming- work I do in our community is through the ham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum YWCA’s Junior Board. Our annual Mother’s and served as Co-Chairman of the Birming- Day Flower Sale, which I have the privilege of ham Chapter of the University of North Caro- co-chairing this year, is the primary fund raiser lina Alumni Association from 2008 to 2011. for the only accredited childcare for homeless “I am actively involved with the Lakeshore children in Alabama, KIDS Korner. KIDS Foundation Junior Board and Monday Morn- Korner is a bright spot in our state, which was ing Quarterback Club. Both organizations com- recently rated as the worst place in the country bine my passions for athletics and charitable for a homeless child to live. It is essential to work. Lakeshore Foundation serves physically breaking the cycle of poverty that women have disabled athletes from all over the world as well a safe place for their children during the day

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while they work to get their lives back on track.

The Junior Board is also involved with classroom birthday celebrations and “Reading Buddies,” among other projects with the children of KIDS Korner. Seeing the look in a child’s eyes when they are given the first birthday party they have ever had or when they discover the magic of reading is a true gift. The YWCA is a special place, and I am privileged to be a part of their organization,” Brown says. “Service is about more than a line on a resume, filling up a calendar, or even feeling good about yourself.

Service is about making your life count: for your faith, your family, and your community.”

Jason Bushby Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP Jason Bushby practices in the firm’s insurance and financial services group. His practice concentrates on representing financial institutions, mortgage companies, and insurance companies in civil litigation matters throughout the country. Jason has represented companies involved in a wide array of state, federal, and statutory law claims. His representation includes general defense of various claims against financial institutions, mortgage companies, and insurance companies.

Some of these claims involve enforcement of arbitration, foreclosure proceedings, appraisal fraud, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA).

A 2006 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, Bushby also holds a BBA from the University of Mississippi.

David Carn Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. David Carn practices law with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C. He fo-

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cuses his practice on commercial real estate and finance, where he represents shopping center developers and real estate investment groups.

Carn has also developed a niche beer practice.

Since 2008 Carn has worked as legal counsel for various beer companies and breweries in Alabama, as well as advocacy groups such as Free the Hops and the newly formed Alabama Brewers Guild.

Carn was one of the lawyers assisting with the recent brewing legislation, the Brewery Modernization Act, and he is currently working on new legislation that was introduced in February.

Also a recording musician, Carn spends much of his time advising musicians, producers, small record labels, and various other players in the music industry, all the while keeping at least one music project of his own going. His latest project is a one-man instrumental project called OON, which features over 30 guitar pedals and acoustic drums, all played in real time to projected film. You can see him performing around town occasionally at locations such as Bottletree Café.

Carn also shares his musical talents with the charitable community. Carn regularly performs at various charitable events around Birmingham, including special events for the Shelby Humane Society, the Arthritis Foundation›s Mudbug›s & Music, as well as public service events for the Young Lawyers of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Young Professionals of Birmingham.

“The most exciting aspect of my career is forging new paths,» Carn says. “The economic downturn allowed for some creative thinking by our clients, and for us as attorneys, which has been very exciting. I am also extremely excited for craft beer in Alabama. When I started working in the beer community, there were only two active breweries in Alabama. Now there are six, soon to be seven, with more in the works. It›s a very exciting time for beer in Alabama.»

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Jennifer Clark Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP Jennifer Clark represents numerous types of healthcare providers, including hospitals, dialysis providers, home health agencies, ambulatory surgery centers, physicians, and many others. Clark represents clients in both the regulatory aspects and in the litigation of healthcare-related issues. Her practice includes assisting clients with the extensive regulations that apply to healthcare providers, including state certificate of need laws, Medicare and Medicaid certification issues, licensure laws, and reimbursement questions.

In the past, Clark was an adjunct faculty member at Samford University, where she taught a class in trial advocacy.

Clark is an active member of the Birmingham Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, and American Health Lawyers Association, along with numerous other organizations. Clark is a graduate of both the Alabama State Bar’s and Birmingham Bar’s Leadership Forums. She holds both a bachelor’s degree and a JD from the University of Alabama.

Will Davis Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP After graduating from the University of Virginia, Davis moved to New York City where he worked in finance. He then moved to Tuscaloosa and earned his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law. Davis joined the law firm of Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP as an associate in 2008. His practice is devoted to civil litigation with a focus on defending healthcare providers throughout Alabama.

However, as his practice has grown, his broad client base has provided him the opportunity to represent companies ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local banks, accounting firms, and construction companies.

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their experiences and what they do for a living.

Then, at the end of the day, I enjoy knowing that my client and I have worked hard to resolve their legal concerns,” he says.

Outside the office, Will serves as the Public Service representative for the Young Lawyers’ Section of the Birmingham Bar Association; Will is also a member of the Monday Morning Quarterback Club (Crippled Children’s Foundation) and coaches a youth basketball team at The Exceptional Foundation.

Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Gentle Turner & Sexton Diandra “Fu” Debrosse is a partner at the firm of Gentle Turner & Sexton. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, on December 22, 1978, Debrosse graduated summa cum laude from the City College of the City University of New York in 2001, where she was an Isaacs Fellow, with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in Jewish Studies. In 2004, she received her Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a recipient of a Leadership Grant. Debrosse then worked as a Senior Consultant, addressing pharmaceutical and governmental program compliance issues.

As a partner Debrosse focuses upon the following areas of law: Mass Tort/Class Action Settlement Administration, Mass Tort/ Class Action Litigation, Catastrophic Personal Injury, and Complex Commercial Litigation.

She is and has been class counsel in multiple class actions, currently represents individuals in catastrophic personal injury and product liability actions, and participates in the administration of many mass torts and class actions, periodically responsible for the design of extraordinary payment grids and the development of remediation programs, among other matters. Debrosse is partially responsible for the administration of the medical clinic which resulted from the Tolbert v. Monsanto mass tort action, in which she utilizes her busi112

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ness and health administration knowledge.

“The most exciting aspect of my career is the multi-faceted nature of my work. As Plaintiff’s class counsel or as counsel to traumatically injured Plaintiffs, we seek justice on behalf of those who cannot do so themselves, and when we serve as Special Master or Claims Administrator, we help build amazing remedies as neutrals that may include medical clinics or large reaching remediation initiatives. There is constant challenge, reward and service to our fellow citizens,” Debrosse says.

She is the former President of the Magic City Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Future of the Profession Committee of the Alabama State Bar, and former Co-Chair of the Crisis Relief Committee of the Birmingham Bar. She is a graduate of the Birmingham Bar Leadership Forum, and was a member of the Birmingham Bar Leadership Forum Task Force in 2010. She is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and the Junior Board of the Minority Research Debrosse is a Bikram Yoga practitioner, and is fluent in French and Haitian Creole, and functional in Spanish. She is the proud mother of three year old Zoë.

Michael J. Douglas Friedman, Leak, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling, P.C. A partner at Friedman, Leak, Michael J. Douglas maintains a general litigation practice.

Maintains a general litigation practice with an emphasis on intellectual property, entertainment and media matters. He has experience negotiating agreements related to film, television, radio, music publishing, recording, distribution and emerging media. Litigated and tried cases in Federal and Sate courts regarding copyright infringement, trade secrets, breach of contracts and publicity/privacy rights matters. behalf of musicians and musical groups.

He currently serves as a Division Chair

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(Music) of the Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. Douglas is an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama Law School teaching Media and Entertainment Law. Douglas has a B.A. from Auburn University and graduated from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. “Having an opportunity to represent clients in diverse mediums of the entertainment industry, I recently started teaching the “Media and Entertainment Law” class at the Alabama School of Law. My practice over the past 11 years has provided interesting stories to share with the students so they can relate the material to real world situations. I also still really enjoy getting in the courtroom,” Douglas says.

Bing Edward Balch & Bingham LLP Bing Edwards, a partner in the Business Section of Balch & Bingham LLP, says that the most exciting aspect of his career is developing simple solutions to complicated problems. In his thirteen years at Balch, he has assisted businesses of various sizes with tax, corporate, and legislative issues. Today, he spends most of his time advising the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, the Birmingham Business Alliance, and Alabama Power Company.

Born in Decatur, Alabama, Edwards is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the law schools at the University of Alabama and New York University. Edwards is the head of the tax practice at Balch & Bingham, and he previously served on the Executive Committee which governs the firm.

Bing is involved in many professional and community activities. Edwards has been secretary of the Birmingham Business Alliance and of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition since the founding of each. He is secretary of the City Action Partnership and the Alabama Cursillo Secretariat. Edwards just finished a term as president of the Alabama State Bar Tax Section. He is also

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a board member for the Desert Island Supply Company and the Red Mountain Theater Company, and he is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham and St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands.

Edwards is a graduate of Leadership Birmingham and Leadership UAB. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2009.

These days, Edwards is an avid runner and is most looking forward to hiking in the Grand Canyon in the fall.

Heather Fann Boyd, Fernambucq, Vincent and Dunn, P.C. Heather Fann is an associate in the firm and a native of Piedmont, Alabama. She graduated cum laude from The University of Alabama School of Law in 2006.

Fann was selected by her peers as a Rising Star for Superlawyers 2011 and 2012 and among the Top Attorneys for Family Law for Birmingham magazine’s 2011 edition. The Birmingham Bar Association named her Volunteer Attorney of the Year for 2011 and selected her for its 2011 Future Leaders Forum.

Fann has been active in the Family Section of the Alabama State Bar Association since she was in law school. She is Director of the Section’s annual Continuing Legal Education Seminar (“Divorce on the Beach”) for 2012, and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Section and chairs several committees including Alternative Families and the “Kids and the Law” Publication Task Force. She has contributed to the publication of Rick Fernambucq’s Family Law in Alabama: Practice and Procedure (Fourth Edition), published by Lexis-Nexis, and also to West’s Alabama Family Law, and she publishes and speaks on various family law issues including relocation and grandparent visitation.

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Birmingham Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Pro Bono Divorce Clinic. She also serves as a cooperating attorney for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. Heather’s practice is devoted entirely to family law, including divorce and post-divorce issues such as custody, child support, alimony, and relocation; adoption; prenuptial/postnuptial and cohabitation agreements and estate planning; and family court issues such as paternity and abuse and neglect cases. Heather seeks to settle matters wherever possible but stands ready to litigate where necessary. She practices primarily in Jefferson, Shelby, and St. Clair counties.

In addition to her legal work, Fann is active in the community, serving as the 2012 Vice Chair of the Executive Board of Birmingham AIDS Outreach as well as judging both graduate and undergraduate mock trial competitions.

While in law school, Fann served as VicePresident of the Public Interest Institute Student Board and competed nationally with the trial advocacy team for two years. Heather co-founded and served as Vice-President of OutLaw, the University of Alabama School of Law’s first gay/straight alliance, and was recognized for those efforts through two consecutive awards from the ACLU of Alabama.

Prior to law school, Fann worked for Hoover City Schools, at both Hoover and Spain Park High Schools, teaching ninth grade English and coaching the debate team. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and again in 2000 with a Master’s in Secondary Education.

Vincent J. V.J. Graffeo Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC V. J. Graffeo is a partner of the firm practicing in the area of complex civil litigation. His experience includes working with the firm’s commercial and securities litigation teams, as well as representing plaintiffs and defendants

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in a variety of civil actions. In addition, he has represented clients in trade secret and non-competition litigation in state and federal courts and is experienced in electronic data discovery issues. Graffeo has successfully handled multiple trials, arbitrations and appeals.

“As a litigation attorney, there is nothing more exciting than conducting cross examination of an adverse witness during a jury trial.

It provides you an opportunity to share the strengths of your client›s case while exposing the weaknesses of your opponent,” Graffeo says.

A lifelong resident of Birmingham, Graffeo’s heavy involvement with multiple charitable and civic organizations demonstrate a sincere passion for his community. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, the Birmingham Inn of Court and the Blackburn Institute. He was a founding member of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham and served as its 2009-2010 President. He is the 2011-2012 President of the Birmingham Museum of Art Junior Patrons and has served on the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and the Junior Board for Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School. V. J. serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama School of Law Farrah Law Society.

He was recognized by The Birmingham Business Journal as a Top 40 Under 40 in 2012, is a member of the 2011-2012 City of Birmingham YP United Leadership Initiative Class and a graduate of the 2011 Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum Class 7. V. J. was a member of the Leadership UAB Class of 2009, was honored in 2009 with the NAACP Rising Icon and Leader in Civic Engagement Award and the Birmingham Business Alliance Young Professional Over Achiever Award.

Graffeo graduated from The University of Alabama with a degree in Political Science and minors in General Business and Classics, having received a full Presidential Scholarship.

At Alabama, he served as SGA Executive Vice

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•Multidistrict Litigation •Class Actions •Products Liability •Commercial Litigation •Pharmaceutical Drug Litigation

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•Shareholder Disputes •Mass Torts Seated L to R : Ernest Cory, Leila Watson Standing L to R: Annesley DeGaris. Jason Shamblin, Doug Dellaccio, Rick DiGiorgio

Helping people for more than 30 years EXPERIENCE. INTEGRITY. RESULTS. Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is a nationally recognized law firm specializing in complex litigation. For the past thirty years, the firm has represented clients injured by defective medical devices, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs and defective consumer products. Cory Watson attorneys have been appointed to serve as Lead Counsel, Class Counsel and to numerous other leadership roles in high profile mass torts litigation and class actions. In 2007, the firm passed the $1 Billion milestone in recoveries for clients and remains committed to advocating for those injured by the wrongful conduct of others.

Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris is AV-Rated™ by Martindale-Hubbell® and our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers®, Benchmark Litigation®, Top 100 Alabama Trial Lawyers and Top Birmingham Attorneys.

COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE The firm is committed to giving back to the community; we partner with local non-profit organizations that expand educational opportunities, improve our communities, and help people live healthier, safer and happier lives.

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President, was a member of JASONS, Capstone Men & Women and Omicron Delta Kappa.

He also worked as an intern for Senator Richard Shelby during college. Graffeo graduated from The University of Alabama School of Law where he was the Research Editor of the Law & Psychology Review, a member of the John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, and was Student Bar Association Vice President. He is also a proud Eagle Scout with palms.

Jonathan L. Kudulis Trimmier Law Firm Jonathan L. Kudulis’s practice primarily involves litigation matters, with a focus on financial institution regulatory compliance, particularly with respect to credit unions.

He earned his J.D. at the University of Alabama School of Law in 2006. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Florida State Bar, Louisiana State Bar and Mississippi State Bar. Kudulis lectures on a variety of subjects, including institutional risk compliance.

Kudulis most enjoys the opportunity to interact with clients on a daily basis. He believes the practice of law is nothing more than a specialized service industry, and each day to should be devoted to improving upon those services.

Kudulis is a board member of YP Birmingham, an organization founded to encourage young members of Birmingham’s workforce to participate in and contribute to their communities. His past associational involvements include Camp Smile-A-Mile and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, among others.

Kudulis grew up in Mobile, Alabama. He is married to Kathryn Lampkin Kudulis, and the two live in Forest Park.

Jeremy Love The Love Law Firm From a young age, Jeremy Love has been passionate about helping those in need. Dur116

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ing his legal career, he has volunteered at Legal Services Alabama, the World Jurist Association, the Latin American Association and the International Institute of Rhode Island. Love began working in private practice after law school in Atlanta, but left Troutman Sanders LLP to return to his native Birmingham and become the Legal Services Director at the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA). Love formed the legal program at HICA and assisted lowincome members of the immigrant community by conducting consultations, filing immigration applications and conducting legal clinics around the state. A large portion of his clients at HICA were domestic violence and human trafficking victims.

“The most exciting part of my career is assisting people from diverse backgrounds realize their dreams. It›s amazing to hear some of my clients› stories and see their faces light up when an immigration application is approved,” Love says.

After working at HICA for over two years, Love returned to private practice in 2012 and formed The Love Law Firm, where he focuses his practice around immigration. Love received his law degree from Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI, a degree in Spanish from the University of Tennessee and is a member of both the Alabama and Georgia state bars. Love also serves on the board of directors at the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program. Love and his wife, Marissa, live in Vestavia with their dog, Daisy.

“I enjoy working with organizations such as the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice and Volunteer Lawyers Programs in conducting legal clinics for low income Alabama residents across the state. Being an animal lover, I have also been involved with initiatives at the Birmingham Zoo and the World Wildlife Fund.”

Jonathan W. Macklem Christian & Small Jonathan W. Macklem is an associate in

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the law firm of Christian & Small. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial and business litigation including franchise and antitrust matters, labor & employment, and insurance defense. He has tried eight cases to verdict.

“Although I have only been practicing for six years, I have had the opportunity to try a number of cases to verdict. Trial can serve as a thrilling culmination of over a year’s worth of work in helping a client navigate through a difficult situation,” Macklem says.

Macklem is a 2005 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law; he also received an undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama.

His community work includes a two-time stint as board member of Rotaract, a place on the executive committee of Birmingham Young Lawyers and the Jefferson County Republican Party. He is a member of the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association.

“For the past four years, I have been involved in the Rotaract Club of Birmingham, and I have had the privilege or serving on the board of directors for two of those years, including serving as the director of membership recruitment. I have also served on the board for the Greater Birmingham Young Republicans where we have engaged young professionals to get them involved in the political process.”

Jason Meyerpeter Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Jason Meyerpeter is an associate in the Birmingham office of Baker Donelson. He is a member of the Real Estate Group. Meyerpeter graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law. While in law school, he served as Managing Editor of the Alabama Law Review. Prior to attending law school, Meyerpeter worked in lease and property management for a national

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Lloyd Gathings founded Gathings Law more than 20 years ago on the basic concept that every person, regardless of social or economic status, is entitled to receive the best representation in court and a level playing field when they enter the litigation arena. This remains our guiding principle today, and we believe this principle, together with the outstanding results we have achieved for our clients, is the foundation for our continued growth and success over the years.

Other lawyers, both in Alabama and across the country, have recognized the expertise of Gathings Law and have associated Gathings Law to serve as lead counsel in thousands of cases.

Gathings Law has obtained many recoveries for its clients in excess of a million dollars, as well as recoveries in the multimillions. Indeed, while we welcome direct calls from new clients, most of our work is due to other lawyers associating us

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Areas of legal representation: Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Fraud, Divorce and Consumer Law. Congratulations to Lloyd Gathings and Honora Gathings who have received Martindale-Hubbell AV速 Preeminent Rating.

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real estate developer. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law and the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Meyerpeter serves on the executive committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.

Andrew Nix Maynard Cooper & Gale, P.C. Andrew Nix’s practice is focused in the areas of corporate and securities law. He has significant experience representing both private and publicly held companies in mergers and acquisitions, as well as advising businesses in connection with a broad range of general corporate matters, including corporate structure, formation and reorganization, and public securities offerings.

“As a corporate lawyer, my practice on a daily basis involves helping individuals and businesses accomplish tasks to achieve their overall goals, whether that be selling a company that they have built from the ground up, buying a company to contribute to the strategic growth of their own business, preparing a disclosure document that is necessary to seek and secure additional funding from investors or entering into a contract that will play some essential role in the day-to-day operations of their business.

I love building relationships and working with people, and it is very rewarding to build a relationship with a client and then contribute to the success of what the client is trying to accomplish, ” Nix says.

Nix also represents clients in private securities offerings and advises financial services institutions, including banks and bank holding companies, regarding various corporate and securities law issues. Further, Andrew represents sports and entertainment clients in a wide variety of transactions, including licensing arrangements and endorsement deals.

Nix graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2003); he holds a B.S. from Auburn University.

Community is important to Nix. “I am on the Junior Board of both Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, a faith-based learning institute that serves inner-city children in the Birmingham area, and The Exceptional Foundation, a nonprofit that serves mentally and physically challenged individuals of all ages in the Birmingham area. I believe strongly in the missions of both of these community programs and the individuals who lead them. Both organizations 118

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Rhett Owens Burr & Forman LLP Rhett Owens is a member of the firm’s General Commercial Litigation practice group and is licensed to practice in Alabama state court and all three federal district courts in Alabama. While his practice focuses primarily on the representation of corporate clients in various litigation matters, Owens also represents governmental clients in cases involving alleged constitutional violations by governmental employees and recently obtained a directed verdict for a municipal defendant in a case involving the alleged use of excessive force by a municipal correctional officer. In addition, Owens is a member of the firm’s ESI Discovery and Data Management Group and has experience handling requests for the production of electronic evidence, including defining, locating, and producing discoverable electronic information, retaining third-party ESI vendors, and administering the production of electronic documents.

“I love to observe the development of evidence over the course of a lawsuit. The process of taking that evidence and forming it into winning arguments is the part of my job that I love the most. And I love to wear a suit and tie every day, especially in summer,” Owens says.

Owens, in addition to serving on the firm’s Associate and Recruiting committees, also currently serves as an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association and as a member of the board of the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program. He also is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyer’s Association and the Defense Research Institute.

“I serve on the Executive Board of the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program. Its easy to forget that the legal system seems totally inaccessible to people that don’t participate in it every day. To use whatever skills we have to make that system more accessible, especially for people without the means to pay for our services, is an important role that young lawyers should play in the Birmingham community.”

D.G. Pantazis, Jr. Wiggins, Childs, Quinn, and Pantazis, LLC An associate at Wiggins, Childs, Quinn, and Pantazis, LLC, D.G. Pantazis, Jr. was born

and raised in Birmingham. He attended Indian Springs High School, Emory University, where he received his B.A., and the University of Alabama, where he earned his J.D. “The most exciting aspect of my career is helping my clients achieve their goals and obtain justice,” Pantazis says.

Pantazis’ practice consists of civil litigation, including: civil rights, environmental, business, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and complex litigation. He was a member of the American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and the Alabama Association for Justice. Pantazis is a member of the Birmingham Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Executive Committee, President of Young Professionals (YP) Birmingham, and a member of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Junior Executive Board.

“YP helps young professionals network while patronizing Birmingham businesses and spreading awareness for local charities. The Birmingham ACS Junior Board raises more funds than any other ACS Junior Board in the country for cancer research and awareness,” he says.

Candace B. Peeples Shaw-Anderson, LLC Candace B. Peeples (Candi) is a member of the Birmingham law firm of Shaw~Anderson LLC. She concentrates her practice exclusively in areas of Family Law including prenuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, adoption, mediation, and other related areas. She earned her B.A. degree at the University of Georgia and her J.D. degree cum laude at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University. Candi is a former Chair of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar, and also serves on the governing Counsel for the American Bar Association Family Law Section. She has also served as the co-reporter for the state of Alabama in the Family Law Quarterly Journal’s “Law-in-theFifty-States”, where she reports current family law related case developments. Candi is a certified domestic and appellate mediator.

“I view the most “exciting aspect” of my career as how what I do on a daily basis has the potential to change the life of a family. I take this very seriously and want to do everything in my power to ensure this change is in the best possible way. Divorce is a time of uncertainty, anxiety and emotional turmoil. It can be impossible for many clients to imagine a life “after

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L to R: Kay L. Cason, Charles W. Gorham and Kelly R. Knight

Credibility, Experience, and Integrity The attorneys at Gorham & Cason have combined over 60 years of experience in practicing law. The firm’s areas of expertise include: Domestic Relations (Divorce, Family Law, and Child Custody), Probate Law & Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Surety Defense, Civil Litigation, Social Security-Disability and Real Estate. We have a team of experts available to advise our clients in all their legal affairs.

Charles W. Gorham graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and has been practicing law for over 40 years exclusively practicing in the Domestic Relations field for the last 25 years. He represents clients in divorce actions, custody, child support and post-judgment matters. He served 26 years in the Army Reserve retiring as a Colonel in the JAGC. He served on the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association and was President of the Alabama Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The Birmingham Legal Secretaries Association voted him “Lawyer of the Year” in 1995. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, American Bar Association and the Birmingham Bar Association.

Kay L. Cason is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, Municipal Judges Association and

National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives. Ms. Cason is respected for her legal abilities in probate and administration of estates, surety litigation, social security, as well as general civil litigation. She was appointed General County Administrator of Jefferson County, a position which she held during 2005 and 2006.

Kelly R. Knight joined the firm as an associate in 2010 and brings experience and expertise in matters of divorce, post-divorce, child custody, child support, family law, real estate and personal injury. She is a member of the Alabama State Bar, American Bar Association and Birmingham Bar Association.

Mrs. Knight graduated with honors from Birmingham School of Law, has practiced law for nine years, and has been working in the legal profession for a total of 30 years.

At Gorham & Cason, we put our mission statement into practice, representing our clients with credibility, integrity and experience.

Gorham & Cason, LLC 505 20th Street North, Suite 1650 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 (205)-251-9166 www.gorham-cason.com

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divorce” which is why I try to focus on each family’s divorce situation to clearly educate them on their options, and help assist them to make wise, level-headed decisions today that lead to a better tomorrow for them and their children. It’s common knowledge that settling a divorce outside of court is swifter, less costly and significantly less stressful than heading to trial.. My mission is to help my clients achieve the best possible result while at the same time carefully guiding them through the divorce process in the simplest, most cost effective way, all the while preserving the dignity and respect that each family member needs for their future.

Ashley Reitz Peinhardt Hare Wynn Newell and Newton, LLP Ashley Ritz Peinhardt attended the University of Florida and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in business administration. At the University of Florida, she pursued a broad range of campus activities. Peinhardt was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, was a hearing officer for the Student Government Honor Court and was selected for membership in numerous honoraries – including Phi Sigma Theta, Pre-Legal Honor Society and Golden Key. In the fall of 2007, Peinhardt entered Cumberland School of Law. While a law student, she was active in the trial advocacy program.

She was a member of the National Trial Team, bringing home the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s National Trial Competition regional trophy two years in a row. Peinhardt also received the James H. Roberts “Best Advocate” Award. In addition to competing on Cumberland’s National Trial Team, Ashley served as an Honor Court Justice, was a member of the Moot Court Board and a member of the Trial Advocacy Executive Board as the Director of the James O. Haley Federal Trial Competitions.

In the spring of 2010, she was a recipient of the American Board of Trial Advocates Scholarship and became a member of the Order of the Barristers. Peinhardt clerked with Hare, Wynn Newell and Newton, LLP and the Jefferson County District Attorneys office during law school.

Peinhardt is an attorney at Hare Wynn, where her practice is focused in the areas of breach of contract, labor, and class actions.

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This year, Peinhardt was elected to the Birmingham Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Executive Board. She is also on the Birmingham Bar’s Mentoring Committee. She is a member of the Rotaract Club of Birmingham and is on the Fund raising Committee. Peinhardt coaches Hoover High School’s Trial Team and judges trial competitions in her free time.

Kimberly M. Perkins K. Perkins Law Firm, LLC Kimberly M. Perkins graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2003 with a B.S. in Psychology. She received her J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2007, where she was recognized for her participation in mediation and negotiation competitions. During her time at Cumberland, Perkins also served as a legal assistant at Donald V. Watkins, P.C. before joining them in 2007 as General Counsel. In addition to continuing to serve as general counsel, Perkins started her own practice in 2008, K. Perkins Law Firm, LLC. Perkins has experience with business formation, contract development and enforcement, and operational structuring. She has helped to launch several small businesses in the Birmingham-Metro area and assisted existing small businesses navigate through critical legal and operational challenges.

Perkins is an active volunteer with the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyer Program which helps to provide free legal services to individuals who cannot otherwise afford legal representation.

J Houston Smith III Alabama Power Company J. Houston Smith III is the director of corporate communications at Alabama Power. He previously was a lawyer at Balch and Bingham, specialized in litigation and governmental affairs, before joining Alabama Power earlier this year.

“Although I am grateful for my time at Balch & Bingham, where I was exposed to great lawyers, people and training, it is exciting to join a company that means so much to our community,” says Smith. “In addition to providing affordable, reliable electricity, Alabama Power supports so many other things that make

our communities stronger.”

As an attorney, Smith was active in professional groups like the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar. He serves as president of that group this year. Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers’ 2011 Rising Stars, Smith has been involved in the Birmingham Bar Association, Pathways, Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program, Leadership UAB and the Alabama State Bar. “Being a part of the community has always been important to me. As a native of Birmingham, I take pride in the city and the people who live here. My current involvement with these organizations gives me a real opportunity to serve different parts of the local community.

Alabama Power is involved in so many great projects, that I imagine I will have more opportunities in the future,” Smith says.

A 2005 cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, Smith earned an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from UAB. He and his wife, Stephanie, have four young children, Isabel, Jude, Davis and Patterson.

Jay Wright Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP Wright joined Bradley Arant in the fall of 2010 and is an associate in the Birmingham office. He practices in the firm’s Financial Services, Environmental Litigation and General Litigation practice groups. While attending the University of Alabama School of Law, Jay served as an Articles Editor of the Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court Board.

He was also a Hugo Black Scholar.

Wright’s practice focuses on financial services and asbestos litigation. Jay is actively involved in lawsuits and disputes across the country, including Alabama, Texas, Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Additionally, he advises financial services clients as they develop a standardized, single affidavit of indebtedness for all judicial foreclosure states, taking into account all recently passed laws and judicial administrative orders. Jay is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, and serves on the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.

He is admitted to practice before all State and U.S. District Courts in Alabama.

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Experience = Results FIRM EXPERIENCE: The lawyers at Hollis, Wright & Couch bring great litigation experience to serve our client base. Focused on representing individuals and business clients all over the country, the lawyers of Hollis, Wright & Couch are strongly committed to providing legal services in the following fields: Catastrophic Personal Injury Truck & Auto Accidents Auto Defects & Designs County & City Government Claims Financial Fraud

Wrongful Death Alcohol Related Injuries Defective Products Commercial Business Disputes Bad Faith Insurance

In the last ten years, the firm has represented over 25,000 clients in individual cases and multi-party claims. The firm takes on single-party cases and also represents small businesses and claims involving thousands of clients at one time (called mass tort actions). We believe in representing each client with compassion and attention, which is consistent with the firm’s motto: Work hard every day to ‘level the playing field’ for personal injury victims, consumers, and businesses with a level of quality and service more commonly associated with the corporate community.

Construction & Work Accidents Environmental Dumping Drug & Pharmacy Claims Medical Negligence Mass Tort & Class Actions

FIRM RESULTS: The lawyers that make up the firm are responsible for, or have participated in, cases rendering verdicts, awards, or settlements throughout their professional careers in an amount totaling over $290 million, which includes over $174 million in the last nine years. Although such previous recoveries are not indicative of future results, the lawyers at Hollis, Wright & Couch are proud of their history of verdicts, awards, and settlements. Experience does equal results!

Hollis, Wright & Couch, P.C. 505 North 20th Street, Suite 1500 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 324-3600 or toll free (877) 324-3636 Watch us on Sunday Nights

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Generations of lawyers have relied on Martindale-Hubbell® as the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. With a history spanning 140 years, the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Network is powered by a database of over one million lawyers and law firms in over 160 countries. Thousands of people use the network every day to find local attorneys, confirm their credentials and select firms that provide services for their personal and professional legal needs.

To create this list of Top Lawyers in the Birmingham area, LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® tapped its comprehensive database of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ to identify lawyers who have been rated by their peers to be AV® Preeminent™ — the highest Peer Review Rating available.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and members of the judiciary who receive invitations from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, via an online survey or by mail, to provide reviews of lawyers of whom they have professional knowledge. Peer Review Rated lawyers are not required to have a paid listing on Lawyers. comSM or martindale.com®. To learn more about MartindaleHubbell Peer Review Ratings, please go to www.martindale. com/ratings.

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Scott A. Abney Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Valerie L. Acoff Acoff Law Firm, LLC Brett Adair Adair Law Firm, L.L.C. Amy Davis Adams Balch & Bingham LLP John P. Adams Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Scott E. Adams Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Robert H. Adams Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Janell M. Ahnert Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. William H. Albritton IV Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Craig A. Alexander Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Professional Association Frank G. Alfano Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Edward S. Allen Balch & Bingham LLP Andrew C. Allen White Arnold & Dowd P.C. Leslie M. Allen-Coyne Balch & Bingham LLP L. Murray Alley Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Russell Q. Allison Carr Allison Lindsey J. Allison Allison, May & Kimbrough, LLC M. Clay Alspaugh Smith & Alspaugh, P.C. W. Barry Alvis W. Barry Alvis and Associates, L.L.C. Kenneth R. Alvis Alvis & Willingham LaBella S. Alvis Christian & Small LLP Louis H. Anders Burr & Forman LLP David B. Anderson Anderson Weidner, LLC D. Keith Andress Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Thomas A. Ansley Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Harold I. Apolinsky Sirote & Permutt, P.C. James F. Archibald III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP David R. Arendall Sr.

Arendall Law Firm, Inc. Allan L. Armstrong Armstrong Law Center, LLC Stephen R. Arnold White Arnold & Dowd P.C. C. Jeffery Ash Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP D. Leon Ashford Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Edward J. Ashton Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. W. Michael Atchison Burr & Forman LLP Melanie Merkle Atha Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP William A. Austill Austill Lewis & Pipkin P.C. Nolan Edward Awbrey Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Walker P. Badham III Badham & Buck, LLC Frank M. Bainbridge Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP Kay K. Bains Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Lee E. Bains Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. S. Allen Baker Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP Beverly P. Baker Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. David R. Baker Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC S. Eason Balch Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP S. Eason Balch Balch & Bingham LLP C. Steven Ball Carr Allison Bryan O. Balogh Burr & Forman LLP William C. Barclift Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Leslie R. Barineau Katherine Barr Sirote & Permutt, P.C. James C. Barton Jr. Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP R. Bruce Barze Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP George C. Batcheler Roger L. Bates Hand Arendall LLC Walter William Bates

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Shown in the photo are the Jones Walker attorneys in Birmingham who are AV Peer-Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell.

The attorneys at Jones Walker represent a full rage of practices and are among the most highly rated and recognized attorneys in Birmingham. Jones Walker is one of the largest law firms in the southeastern United States, serving clients with a full range of local, regional, national, and international business interests.

We have approximately 375 attorneys in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and our diverse practice groups and geographic reach allow us to serve the needs of a broad spectrum of international and domestic businesses.

Our clients expect first-class legal services, and we strive to provide clients with this level of service. We represent major multinational, public, and private companies, including Fortune 500® companies; money center banks and worldwide insurers; and family-owned and emerging businesses doing business in the United States and abroad. We build strong, service-oriented relationships with our clients, based on our dedication to understanding their businesses and their competitive and legal challenges. In doing so, we foster an effective environment designed for efficient problem-solving and value-added counseling. One consistent comment we receive from our clients is

that we strengthen their team because we provide timely, useful, and pragmatic advice at a fair value.

In addition, many of our attorneys and practices are listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011

by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC), Alabama Super Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, and Louisiana Super Lawyers, and more than 140 are AV peer review-rated by MartindaleHubbell. Corporate Counsel magazine has named the firm a “Go-To Law Firm® of the World’s Leading Companies” and a “Go-To Law Firm® of Leading Financial Services Companies,” selections based on national surveys of the General Counsel, for the past five years.

Jones Walker

Alan M. Warfield One Federal Place 1819 5th Ave N • Suite 1100 Birmingham AL 35203 205.244.5262 awarfield@joneswalker.com • www.joneswalker.com

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Najjar Denaburg, PC is located on Morris Avenue in a renovated 1800’s warehouse with practice areas including: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Matrimonial and Family Law; Real Estate; Corporate and Business Law; Insolvency and Restructuring; Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate. Shareholders Charles Denaburg, Steve Wright, Robin Burrell, Richard Theibert, Marty Franklin and Karen Knowlton are rated AV (the highest rating) by Martindale Hubbell as is Steven Corenblum who is of counsel. Charles Denaburg, Steve Wright and Robin Burrell are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and have been for many years. Charles Denaburg is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Steve Wright is a fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, USA Chapter, and Robin Burrell and Steve Wright are Fellows in the American

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Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The firm’s bankruptcy department includes attorneys certified in Creditor’s Rights Law, Business Bankruptcy Law, and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. The firm’s philosophy is to forge client relationships that will last a lifetime by putting the client first and by offering beneficial solutions to the legal problems presented by their client.

Najjar Denaburg, P.C. 2125 Morris Avenue Birmingham, Alabama 35203 205-250-8400 • www.najjar.com

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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Notable Jury Verdicts and Accomplishments

$23 million class action fraud settlement $7 million medical malpractice award (Jefferson County, Alabama) $6 million FELA award on behalf of injured railroad worker (Clarke County, Alabama) $3.5 million wrongful death award (Dallas County, Alabama) $3.5 million fraud award (Jefferson County, Alabama) $3 million vehicle accident award (Madison County, Alabama) $2 million product liability award (DeKalb County, Alabama) $1.6 million product liability award (Mobile County, Alabama) $1.6 million insurance fraud award (Chambers County, Alabama) $1.45 million insurance bad faith award (Perry County, Alabama) Left to right: J. Chris Cochran, W. Lee Pittman, C. Carter Clay Not Pictured: Tom Dutton, Chris T. Hellums, Leigh King Forstman, Michael C. Bradley, Booth Samuels, Lucas W. Griffin, Jonathan S. Mann, James H. Davis (of counsel)

Pittman, Dutton & Hellums is a civil litigation law firm with a long history of successfully serving its clients. For over 25 years, the attorneys at Pittman, Dutton & Hellums have been fighting for individuals involved in a wide variety of accidents at both the state and federal levels. Pittman, Dutton & Hellums handles cases ranging from vehicular accidents and insurance fraud to medical malpractice and complex product liability. Several years ago, the firm extended its traditional practice to include pharmaceutical litigation, defective medical products and litigation outside the State of Alabama. The attorneys have achieved national prominence in the field of mass torts by standing up against pharmaceutical giants and the manufacturers of medical devices and equipment.

Pittman, Dutton & Hellums is currently handling mass torts involving Avandia (diabetes medication), Hormone Replacement Therapy products (HRT), Hydroxycut (dietary supplements), Transvaginal Mesh products (TVM), Fosamax (medication for osteoporosis and osteopenia) and metal on metal hip implants manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson.

In addition to leading in the area of mass torts, Pittman, Dutton & Hellums has honed its reputation as successful courtroom advocates while vigorously litigating single event cases.

Although centrally located in Birmingham, the attorneys have

$1.4 million vehicle accident award (Leon County, Florida)

handled cases in every county in Alabama and in each of its federal districts. While the attorneys successfully settle numerous cases every year, they strongly believe that oftentimes the best results can be achieved by a willingness to take a case to trial. According to the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter, the attorneys at Pittman, Dutton & Hellums have consistently tried more cases to verdict than any other plaintiff ’s law firm in the State since 2002, and was the “most prolific” plaintiff ’s trial law firm in 2010.

Pittman, Dutton & Hellums also believes in giving back to the community. Each year, the attorneys donate both time and money to local charities, churches and arts organizations. The attorneys at Pittman, Dutton & Hellums provide scholarships to various educational institutions and donate resources to various organizations throughout the state. The law firm is not only committed to serving their clients, they are committed to making Birmingham a better place.

Pittman, Dutton & Hellums 2001 Park Place North, 1100 Park Place Tower Birmingham, Alabama 35203. www.pittmandutton.com.

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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Left to Right: Laura E. Montgomery, Judith S. Crittenden, Frances R. Nolan, Leigh R. Byers

The Crittenden Firm provides exceptional legal services in all aspects of family law. Since the firm’s founding in 1984, the attorneys have established a reputation for handling some of the most complex and contentious disputes with the utmost discretion. Our areas of expertise include: jurisdictional divorce issues, marital property characterization, asset valuation and division, spousal and child support, child custody, paternity matters, and prenuptial, postnuptial, and marital settlement agreements.

Our clients are diverse, and come to us through the personal referrals of professionals, friends, associates and family members we have helped. We represent individuals with enormously successful careers, as well as spouses who bear the primary responsibility for rearing children and supporting their spouse’s professional endeavors. We work closely with clients on sensitive and difficult personal matters, and understand the challenges associated with restructuring family and finances.

An important obligation in continuing our expertise and professional excellence requires staying abreast of changes and develop-

ments in the area of family law. Judy Crittenden is a co-author of the comprehensive treatise, Alabama Family Law, an undertaking that requires extensive research and an inclusive understanding of the family law subject areas and their interrelation.

As leaders in legal innovation we offer alternatives to the conventional process for resolving family disputes, such as Collaborative Divorce and Mediation. A hallmark of our practice is complete assurance of privacy, and we strive to provide the highest level of experience, proficiency and commitment in the field of family law in Alabama.

The Crittenden Firm, P.C. 813 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 210 Post Office Box 531207 (35253) Birmingham, Alabama 35209 (205) 874-8680 • (205) 874-8685 fax www.TheCrittendenFirm.com

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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PICTURED LEFT TO RIGHT: POOJA CHAWLA, ESQ. • BENJAMIN COOPER, ESQ. • JORDAN BEARD, ESQ. • LAWANDA D. ROSS, ESQ. • ALEX JOHNSON

At the heart of any legal matter, a trustworthy and exceptional relationship must develop in order to provide a substantial clientcentered legal experience. Developing and maintaining strong relationships is a critical factor forming the foundation of your legal experience with The Law Offices of Benjamin H. Cooper.

Benjamin Cooper brings over 15 years of experience working in executive leadership positions and fortune 500 companies.

The dedicated staff of attorney’s includes Benjamin Cooper, Pooja Chawla, Jordan T. Beard and Mary McGowan and LaWanda D. Ross.

“Our firm focuses on assisting those individuals who have encountered adverse employment experiences.” We provide legal services to those with legal issues involving a host of discriminatory issues to include race, age, gender, religion and harassment. Moreover, we litigate matters involving wage and hour pay issues, Family Medical Leave, wrongful termination, disability, union disputes and unemployment compensation denials and appeals. “Our firm strives for results driven representation. Many employment issues are very complicated and we examine every aspect of the concern our client’s may express to ensure we guide and counsel them appropriately

throughout complicated employment matters.”

“Our success is based solely on the simple fact that when selecting legal representation and working through distressful experiences, character does absolutely count.”

The Law Offices of Benjamin H. Cooper is a firm committed to result driven legal representation, practicing within the entire State of Alabama and the Southeastern United States.

Our attorneys are admitted to practice in the State of Alabama, and The U. S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts. Without a doubt, The Law Offices of Benjamin H. Cooper, P.C. demonstrates both the legal skill and professional character to ethically serve you while diligently working to develop strong and exceptional client – centered relationships.

The Law Offices of

Benjamin H. Cooper, PC 2301 Arlington Avenue South, Suite 300 Birmingham, Alabama 35205

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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Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Gary Lane Howard Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP James C. Huckaby Jr. Christian & Small LLP M. Ann Huckstep Adams and Reese LLP C. Dennis Hughes Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Nancy C. Hughes Hughes & Scalise, PC James F. Hughey Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP James F. Hughey III Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Elizabeth Hutchins Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Gregory D. Hyde Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. David Glen Hymer Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP J. Fredrick Ingram Burr & Forman LLP Jeffrey L. Ingram Galese & Ingram, P.C. Russell L. Irby III Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Glenn E. Ireland Carr Allison H. C. “Trey” Ireland III Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA Chervis Isom Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Harriet Thomas Ivy Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Stephen C. Jackson Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Micheal S. Jackson Beers, Anderson, Jackson, Patty & Fawal, P.C. Sarah Bruce Jackson K. Stephen Jackson Jackson & Tucker, P.C. Keith Jackson Riley & Jackson, P.C. Richard S. Jaffe Jaffe & Drennan PC Frank S. James III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Charles R. Johanson III Engel, Hairston and Johanson, P.C. Andrew B. Johnson Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP W. Benjamin Johnson Burr & Forman LLP 132

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Joseph H. Johnson Jr. Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. Carl E. Johnson Jr. Bishop, Colvin, Johnson & Kent, LLC John M. Johnson Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. John W. Johnson II Christian & Small LLP Gilbert E. Johnston Jr. Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP J. Brooke Johnston Jr. D. Paul Jones Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP G. Douglas Jones Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Robert A. Jones Jr. Jones & Davis William D. Jones III Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Haskins W. Jones Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Alexander Jones Jr. Pritchard, McCall & Jones, L.L.C. Albert L. Jordan Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Anthony A.Joseph Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Joe A. Joseph Burr & Forman LLP Jasper P. Juliano Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. Maria Blanco Katz Maria Blanco Katz, P.C. Douglas B.Kauffman Balch & Bingham LLP Leigh A. Kaylor Sirote & Permutt, P.C. James A. Kee Jr. Kee & Selby, LLP Richard C. Keller Burr & Forman LLP Victor Kelley Victor Kelley, LLC Michael G. Kendrick Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Thomas A. Kendrick Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner James L. Kessler II Holt & Cooper LLC Denise W. Killebrew Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Cavender C. Kimble Balch & Bingham LLP M. Christian King

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. William H. King III Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Lawrence T. King King Simmons, P.C. Roy F. King King, Drummond & Dabbs, P.C. J. Fred Kingren Hand Arendall LLC Jeffrey C. Kirby Kirby Johnson, P.C. Donald B. Kirkpatrick II Carr Allison William C. Knight Jr. Burr & Forman LLP Karen G. Knowlton Najjar Denaburg, P.C. Sammye Oden Kok Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Thomas O. Kolb Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Robert R. Kracke Kracke & Thompson, L.L.P. Thomas L. Krebs Harold B. Kushner Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Peyton Lacy Jr. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Jayna Partain Lamar Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Cynthia G. Lamar Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Archie C. Lamb Jr. The Lamb Firm, L.L.C. John M. Laney Jr. Laney & Foster, P.C. Randolph H. Lanier Balch & Bingham LLP Frank E. Lankford Jr. Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Jerome K. Lanning Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Bradley W. Lard Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP David A. Larsen Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Lyle DavidLarson Balch & Bingham LLP Sarah Yates Larson Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Patrick M. Lavette Davenport, Lavette & Cleckler, P.C. William M. Lawrence Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Mark M. Lawson

Burr & Forman LLP Joe L. Leak Friedman, Leak, Dazzio, Zulanas & Bowling, P.C. Stephen P. Leara Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Alex B. Leath III Balch & Bingham LLP Robert Wyeth Lee Marcus W. Lee Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. David A. Lee Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. Alan D. Leeth Burr & Forman LLP Richard I. Lehr Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. Eddie Leitman Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Matthew H. Lembke Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Paul S. Leonard Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Joseph W. Letzer Burr & Forman LLP Ronald A. Levitt Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Debra Taylor Lewis Balch & Bingham LLP Arlan D. Lewis Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Jon E. Lewis Lewis Feldman & Lehane, LLC Richard W. Lewis Austill Lewis & Pipkin P.C. Warren B. Lightfoot Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Warren B. Lightfoot Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Paul A. Liles Liles Law Firm, LLC Curtis O. Liles III Liles & Rushin, LLC William D.Lineberry Balch & Bingham LLP Albert D. Lipscomb Lipscomb and Lipscomb H. Powell Lipscomb III Susan B. Livingston Balch & Bingham LLP William B. Lloyd Jr. Lloyd & Hogan James S. Lloyd Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. Thomas C. Logan Carr Allison J. Patrick Logan Gary M. London Burr & Forman LLP Thad Gladden Long

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dossier For as long as Hube Dodd can remember, there has been one thing that has defined him as a person. “Standing up for folks…fighting on behalf of people and causes I believe in.”

He channeled his desire to combat injustice into a successful law practice. He left his position as managing partner at his previous firm to found The Dodd Law Firm in 2010. Dodd specializes in civil, criminal and administrative litigation. Oftentimes his clients come to him in their darkest hour, in need of not just guidance but support as they navigate through tough times.

“They need someone to stand up for them”, Dodd says. “They each have a unique story, but don’t know how to tell it within the context of the legal system.” That’s where The Dodd Law Firm shines.

“I partner with very talented attorneys across the state to ensure that every client gets exactly the expertise they need and the attention they deserve.

My clients come to me seeking expertise, compassion and justice. My love of practicing law comes from delivering results.”

His passion for practicing law has served his clients well. He was named managing partner of a firm after less than eight years of practice. He received his AV rating after less than 10 years of practicing law. Superlawyers named him a Rising Star for the last 2 years. He has already represented former Birmingham mayor Bernard Kincaid, Eric Rudolph and several international pharmacies.

He has tried federal white-collar cases involving millions of dollars, and represented lawyers, pharmacists and nurses in administrative hearings before their respective state boards. He teaches continuing education CLE courses to other attorneys on DUI law and has co-authored a practice manual on the subject. Whatever his clients’ needs, Hube Dodd stands ready to serve them.

The Dodd Law Firm

2323 Second Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 205.327.8388 Fax 205.278.9288 www.hdoddlaw.com • info@hdodlaw.com 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.

Local Lawyers Find the right lawyer, locally, at BirminghamLawyers.com.

by Mason Hart

LocalLaywers.com launched its first city And the local lawyers benefit from the opmetro website, BirminghamLawyers.com in portunity to be found in various search reDecember 2011. And the website quickly sults, which lead to the website, where they became a trusted, legal resource for individu- otherwise might not be. “Having a website als, businesses, corporations and govern- is no longer enough for lawyers to get their ments searching for Birmingham metro lawyers.

LocalLawyers.com, LLC is a Birmingham–based company that partners with local and statewide associations, in order to provide their association members with special packages and emblems of distinction on their lawyer profiles. Local Lawyers’ Birmingham metro Association Partner is The Birmingham Bar Association. Prior to its launch Local Lawyers launched AlabamaLawyers.org late fall 2011.

For this website and Local Lawyers’ metro city partner sites, Local Lawyers also partnered with The Alabama State Bar to Richard Phillips and provide all of its members with Jan Walsh of Locala free online listing, along with Lawyers.com flank Bill the opportunity to purchase adKoepsel of Associated ditional web-based marketing Benefits Group, and Bo Landrum, executive services, all as a member benefit. director of Birmingham Many law firms upgrade their Bar Association. listings to multi–page profiles to fit their lawyers’ unique Internet marketing needs.

“According to Pew Research, the major- message across and define themselves on the ity of Americans use the Internet to seek pro- Internet. While content is king, context is fessional advisors—such as lawyers—online,” everything. And the context of having many Jan Walsh, president and founder of Local- lawyer and law firm profiles within a third Lawyers.com, LLC, explains. Legal consum- party, trusted local resource is a formula for ers in search of a Birmingham area lawyer Google love.” find BirminghamLawyers.com a “one stop Upon launch, BirminghamLawyers.com shop” for easily comparing local lawyers. quickly rose atop the first page of Google 134

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and other search engines for the keywords, “Birmingham Lawyers” and other commonly searched legal terms. Searches come from both Alabama and across the United States, from individuals, businesses, corporations, schools, governments, oil companies, insurance companies, health systems, and more, all searching for a lawyer in the Birmingham, Alabama area.

“Even Lexis Nexis uses the website,” Walsh says. And all of the websites display and function the same on tablets and other mobile devices, as they do on desktops and laptops.

Walsh has years of experience in niche, local Internet marketing. She founded other local verticals: restaurants, weddings and medical, based on this same, award-winning model. Her original restaurants vertical, which began with BirminghamRestaurants.com was the first to be replicated in another city market with MontgomeryRestaurants. com. The lawyers’ vertical has also been replicated in Montgomery with MontgomeryLawyers.com and in Huntsville with HuntsvilleLawyers.com.

The Montgomery County Bar Association and the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association have partnered with LocalLawyers.com as local association partners in those geographic areas, offering special benefits to their members. MobileLawyers.com will be the next Local Lawyers website, with a Spring 2012 launch and association partner announcement planned.

“Taking a successful website and replicating it geographically, scaling it across various markets—while employing data analytics to create immediate business value—is not a one-woman show,” Walsh says. “It is a combination of the right people and the most innovative of technologies.” LocalLawyers.com’s Director of Content and Design, Richard Phillips has been instrumental in the success of Local Lawyers and Walsh’s other businesses. Walsh first met Phillips— and quickly recognized his creative talent and work ethic—as her 6th Grade English and writing student in 1993, at Oneonta City Schools. Years later, after graduating

from Auburn University with a degree in graphic design, Phillips’ creative contributions, tireless energy and longtime loyalty became paramount in the development of Walsh’s companies.

In addition to Phillips, other key members of Local Lawyers include editor, Caitlin Cornelison and Walsh’s son, Ross McCay— who works in many aspects of the business.

Associated Benefits Group’s Bill Koepsel, in North Alabama, and Tommy Bone, in South Alabama manage law firm membership sign ups and subscriptions. Yet without the technology, they all realize there would be no web products.

Designed for replication and scalability, Local Lawyers is built on the id360™ platform. This technology was developed by Teksouth Inc.’s commercial operations. Capabilities include socially equipped websites, which are designed to rapidly replicate into local and niche markets, infinitely scale without redesign or rework, and easily exploit the data-rich back-end environment with robust data management and analytics. Walsh and her tech partner, Teksouth’s CEO, Steve Wilsher plan to further employ this tech platform for Local Lawyers’ future websites in other Southeastern states.

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Top Rated Lawyers 2012 Don B. Long Jr. Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP George C. Longshore W. L. Longshore Jr. Longshore, Buck & Longshore, P.C. William L. Longshore III Longshore, Buck & Longshore, P.C. Jerry O. Lorant Lorant & Associates E. Clayton Lowe Jr. Lowe & Grammas, LLP J. Kris Lowry Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. John George Lowther John George Lowther, P.C. Michael L. Lucas Burr & Forman LLP Roger L. Lucas Colin H. Luke David S. Luker David S. Luker & Associates, P.C. Kallie Lunsford Riley & Jackson, P.C. Michael R. Lunsford Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA Timothy M. Lupinacci Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC John F. Lyle III Adams and Reese LLP George G. Lynn Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Champ Lyons III Champ Lyons III, P.C. T. Randall Lyons Webster, Henry, Lyons, White, Bradwell & Black, P.C. Robert P. MacKenzie III Starnes Davis Florie LLP Cecil H. Macoy Jr. Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Robert R. Maddox Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Michael B. Maddox Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Thomas J. Mahoney Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Reid S. Manley Burr & Forman LLP Duncan Y. Manley Christian & Small LLP Ted L. Mann Mann Potter, PC Barry S. Marks Marks & Weinberg, P.C. Daniel H. Markstein III Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. David H. Marsh 136

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Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C. Eugene D. Martenson Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Virginia Lanair Martin Guy V. Martin Jr. Martin, Rawson & Woosley, P.C. Courtney H. Mason Jr. Mason & Associates Melinda McMathews Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Erskine R. Mathis Erskine Mathis and Associates Deborah A. Mattison Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC Rodney A. Max Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group David S. Maxey Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Wm. Randall May Allison, May & Kimbrough, LLC T. Kelly May Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Bradley C. Mayhew Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Joseph B. Mays Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP F. Timothy McAbee David L. McAlister Carr Allison Susan Gilman McAlister Walter F. McArdle Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Kelley Laura McCallum Phillip W. McCallum McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C. Charles A. McCallum III McCallum Hoaglund Cook & Irby, LLP Shirley Irene McCarty J. Rushton McClees Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Samuel R. McCord Dan H. McCrary Balch & Bingham LLP Justin T. McDonald Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Clarence L. McDorman Jr. David W. McDowell Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Laurence J. McDuff Adams and Reese LLP J. Terry McElheny Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Frank Hampton McFadden Jr. Scott McGarrah Allen, Kopet & Associates, PLLC

Crawford S. McGivaren Jr. Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Gregory Jack McKay Burke Harvey & Frankowski, LLC Bruce J. McKee Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Don McKenna Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Michael L. McKerley The McKerley Law Firm Michael D. McKibben Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Steven G. McKinney Balch & Bingham LLP John P. McKleroy Jr. Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Stewart D. McKnight III Baxley, Dillard, Dauphin, McKnight & James Jim G. McLaughlin Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. E. Ann McMahan Simpson, McMahan, Glick & Burford, PLLC Steven T. McMeekin Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. J. Murphy McMillan Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC George D. McMillan Jr. Frank D. McPhillips Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Carey Bennett McRae Hobart A. McWhorter Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Douglas L. McWhorter Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Tyrone C. Means Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C. Derek F. Meek Burr & Forman LLP Joel A. Mendler Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Robert Gordon Methvin Jr. McCallum, Methvin & Terrell, P.C. Edward P. Meyerson Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Bert J. Miano Miano Law PC David J. Middlebrooks Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. Howard M. Miles Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC Tony G. Miller Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

Carole G. Miller Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Paul A. Miller T. Kurt Miller Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Gail L. Mills Burr & Forman LLP William T. Mills II Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA William H. Mills Redden, Mills & Clark, LLP B. G. Minisman Jr. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Matthew C. Minner Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Teresa G. Minor Balch & Bingham LLP Chris Mitchell Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Anne W. Mitchell Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Dwight L. Mixson Burr & Forman LLP J. Steven Mobley John K. Molen Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Richard H.Monk III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Stephen R. Monk Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Walter H. Monroe III Monroe, Trippe & Brown, L.L.P. E. Britton Monroe Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. Neal D. Moore III Ferguson, Frost & Dodson, LLP Patricia N. Moore Mac M. Moorer Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Robert E. Moorer J. Perry Morgan Black and Morgan Ben Morris Starnes Davis Florie LLP Brenton Kirk Morris Benton & Centeno, L.L.P. John H. Morrow Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Randall H.Morrow Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. John C. Morrow Burr & Forman LLP William H.Morrow Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Wayne Morse Jr.

Justice is real It is a living, organic legal guarantee available to all. The pursuit of justice is the passion of each attorney at Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis. It gives hope to our clients. Real hope that is alive and well in our firm. This hope has been the driving force behind our services and will remain our mission.

We congratulate our 2012 AV Rated Attorneys, who are recognized by Martindale Hubbell as the “Gold Standard” in attorney rankings.

Robert F. Childs, Jr. Samuel Fisher Jon C. Goldfarb Deborah A. Mattison Dennis G. Pantazis C. Michael Quinn Terrill W. Sanders Robert L. Wiggins, Jr.

The Kress Building 301 19th Street North Birmingham, AL 35203 Phone: (205) 314-0500 Fax: (205) 254-1500 www.wcqp.com

Wiggins Childs Quinn & Pantazis is also proud to congratulate

D.G. Pantazis, Jr.

who is recognized this year as a “RISING STAR”.

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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Top Rated Lawyers Baker Donelson is proud to congratulate our associates

David A. Carn and

Jason M. Meyerpeter for being named among the Rising Stars of the Birmingham Bar E x pa n d y o u r E x p E c tat i o n s

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w w w. b a k e rd o n e l s o n . c o m The Rules of Professional Conduct of the various states where our offices are located require the following language: THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. Tim Lupinacci is managing shareholder of the Alabama offices of Baker Donelson, and is located at 1400 Wells Fargo Tower, 420 20th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203. Phone 205.328.0480. 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. FREE BACKGROUND INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. © 2012 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Celebrate our

Legal Rising Stars

at the Bromberg’s Watch Event at Tom Williams Porsche Thursday, March 29 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Main auction item is a Porsche Sport Driving School One-Day Precision Driving Course Silent Auction benefits Mitchell’s Place, a nonprofit treatment center for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Dent M. Morton Burr & Forman LLP Anne R. Moses Moses & Moses, P.C. Charles H. Moses III Moses & Moses, P.C. William Dudley Motlow Jr. Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA William A. Mudd Whitaker, Mudd, Simms, Luke & Wells, LLC J. Sanford Mullins III Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Michael D. Mulvaney Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. J. Reese Murray Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP William F. Murray Jr. Burr & Forman LLP J. Reese Murray III Katharine Musso Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. William R. Myers The Myers Firm, L.L.C. Drayton Nabers Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. John H. Nathan Nathan & Nathan, P.C. Donna Nathan Nathan & Nathan, P.C. John T. Natter Natter & Fulmer, P.C. Dick D. Nave Dick D. Nave, Attorney at Law George M. Neal Jr. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Howard W. Neiswender Balch & Bingham LLP Carol Sue Nelson Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Roderick K. Nelson Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Bert S. Nettles Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Donald J. Nettles Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Graydon L. Newman Jr. Leo & O’Neal Sybil Vogtle Newton Starnes Davis Florie LLP George E. Newton II Starnes Davis Florie LLP Alex W. Newton Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Phillip Anthony Nichols Balch & Bingham LLP Randall W. Nichols Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C.

Andrew J. Noble III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP James N. Nolan Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP Rodney E. Nolen Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Bernard D. Nomberg The Nomberg Law Firm James L. North James L. North & Associates James L. O’Kelley Madison W. O’Kelley Jr. Pritchard, McCall & Jones, L.L.C. Lynne Stephens O’Neal Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Horace V. O’Neal Jr. Leo & O’Neal M. Beth O’Neill Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Michael B. Odom Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC James J. Odom Jr. Richard F. Ogle Christian & Small LLP David E. Oglesby Bouloukos & Oglesby Brennan C. Ohme Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Thomas L. Oliver II Carr Allison Samuel W. Oliver Jr. Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer Balch & Bingham LLP David F. Ovson David F. Ovson, LLC J. Bentley Owens III Starnes Davis Florie LLP David R. Pace Smith & Pace, P.C. R. Shan Paden Lewis W. Page Jr. Page Law Firm, LLC Dorothy Daigle Pak Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Timothy A. Palmer Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Robert L. Palmer H. Gary Pannell Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. Dennis G. Pantazis Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC Lorrie Maples Parker The Parker Law Firm, LLC Alton B. Parker Jr. Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. Jeffrey W. Parmer W. Harold Parrish Jr.

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L to R: Ken Riley, Kirby Farris and Redding Pitt Not pictured: Brett Turnbull, Adam Clayton and Tom Goree

Lawyers Serving People Established in 1996 as a trial litigation firm, Farris, Riley & Pitt, LLP has maintained its dedication to serving each and every client it represents. The attorneys at Farris, Riley & Pitt share a common belief that the law is designed to serve and protect the rights of everyone.

The attorneys at Farris, Riley & Pitt represent clients involved in a wide range of personal injury matters, insurance claims and wage and hour violations.

In addition to representing injured clients, Farris, Riley & Pitt

sponsors a weekly call-in show, Fox 6 WBRC LawCall, which airs Sunday nights at 10:30 p.m. LawCall features guest attorneys from across Alabama and allows area viewers the chance to ask a wide range of legal questions live.

Farris, Riley & Pitt, L.L.P. Located in the Historic Massey Building 2025 Third Avenue North Suite 400 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 (205) 324-1212 www.frplegal.com

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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Top Rated Lawyers

A DUI Defense Law Firm

Mark B. Polson: Experience of over 35 years successfully defending Citizens accused of DUI in Alabama courtrooms.

Prestigious AV RatingTM from Martindale-Hubbell.

Member of National College for DUI Defense Whitney B. Polson: Successful in defending drivers accused of DUI in courts from the Gulf Coast to the Tennessee Line.

Focus on courts in the Over the Mountain Area.

Member of National College for DUI Defense.

Our Office, where solutions begin:

Polson & Polson

2824 Central Avenue, Suite 150, Birmingham, AL 35209 (205) 871-8838 • www.birmingham-dui.com Complimentary Consultations Provided to Formulate Unique Case Plans 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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Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Robert E. Parsons Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. Lenora W. Pate Sirote & Permutt, P.C. R. Gordon Pate Pate & Cochrun, L.L.P. J. Vernon Patrick Jr. Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Virginia C. Patterson Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP William F. Patty Beers, Anderson, Jackson, Patty & Fawal, P.C. Suzanne D. Paulson Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Jackson M. Payne Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Linda J. Peacock Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Richard L. Pearson Balch & Bingham LLP Adam K. Peck Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. A. Joe “Jody” Peddy Smith, Spires & Peddy, P.C. Candace Brannen Peeples Shaw-Anderson, L.L.C. J. Carin Pendergraft Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Michael R. Pennington Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP James C. Pennington Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. C. Jackson Perkins Giles G. Perkins Adams and Reese Ezra B. “Tim” Perry Jr. Ezra B. Perry, Jr., LLC M. Glenn Perry Jr. Laura Petro P. Mark Petro Petro Law Firm, PC D. Bruce Petway Petway, Tucker & Barganier, L.L.C. James P. Pewitt Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Sidney T. Philips Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Philip G. Piggott Starnes Davis Florie LLP Charles C. Pinckney

Adams and Reese LLP Jim Pino Jim Pino & Associates, P.C. W. Lee Pittman Pittman, Dutton & Hellums, P.C. Stephen L. Poer Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Mark B. Polson Polson & Polson, Inc. Denise J. Pomeroy Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. James M. Pool Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Max C. Pope Lee M. Pope Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Linda Winkler Pope Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. Maibeth J. Porter Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. James W. Porter II Porter, Porter & Hassinger, P.C. Stephen B. Porterfield Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Jack B. Porterfield Jr. Porterfield, Harper, Mills & Motlow, PA Chad J. Post Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC John Robert Potter Mann Potter, PC Andrew J. Potts Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC J. Fred Powell Burr & Forman LLP Charles A. Powell IV Littler Mendelson P.C. Scott A. Powell Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Harlan I. Prater IV Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Marcia Weems Pratt Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. James R. Pratt III Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP J. Hobson Presley Jr. Presley Burton & Collier, LLC Gene T. Price Burr & Forman LLP Terry Price Ford & Harrison LLP Walter J. Price III Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Oscar M. Price III Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC William S. Pritchard III

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H. Lanier Brown

David L. Brown

Thomas E. Bazemore

Stanley A. Cash

John S. Civils

Charles H. Clark

Philip R. Collins

Unique Name...

C. Jeffery Ash

unparalleled results Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP is one of the largest law firms in Alabama dedicated to the defense of civil litigation. Our attorneys serve as lead counsel in litigation throughout the nation and have tried land-mark cases. The firm also defends civil and personal injury claims on behalf of its clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to family owned local businesses. Given consistently high ratings by their peers, many of our AV Rated attorneys pictured here are also listed in “Best Lawyers in America�, Alabama Super Lawyers, and Best of the Bar. In civil defense law, Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart is the name to remember.

D. Alan Thomas

Joseph R. Duncan

M. Keith Gann

Huie Fernambucq would like to congratulate our Rising Star, William A. Davis IV

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J. Allen Sydnor

William G. Gantt

Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP 2801 Highway 280 South, Suite 200 Birmingham, AL 35223 205-251-1193 www.hfsllp.com

J. Patrick Strubel

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Trust, Respect and Results.

The foundation of our society is built on trust. We trust other drivers to follow the rules of the road. We trust manufacturers to follow established safety standards.

We trust financial advisors and consultants to honestly lead us and protect our financial interests. We trust insurance companies to pay our claims after we have faithfully paid our premiums. And when that trust is violated, we expect the wrongdoer to make good. If we can’t reach a resolution on our own, it sometimes helps to consult a lawyer.

But not just any lawyer. You want a lawyer that you respect and that you can trust – someone with extensive experience handling the kind of case you are facing. You’ll find that kind of lawyer at Taylor & Taylor, where we’ve represented plaintiffs in wrongful death, car and trucking accident, personal injury, product liability, bad faith and fraud cases for more than 40 years.

Taylor & Taylor 2130 Highland Avenue Birmingham, Alabama 35205 205-558-2800 taylorlawyers.com

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Pritchard, McCall & Jones, L.L.C. Rebecca Wright Pritchett Pritchett Environmental & Property Law, LLC Caryl P. Privett David W. Proctor Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Eric L. Pruitt Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC J. David Pugh Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Bennett L. Pugh Carr Allison Maxwell H. Pulliam Christian & Small LLP Randall D. Quarles Quarles Law Firm LLC Frances King Quick Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. C. Michael Quinn Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC Barry Ragsdale Sirote & Permutt, P.C. M. Clay Ragsdale Ragsdale LLC A. Allen Ramsey A. Allen Ramsey, P.C. John N. Randolph William A. Ratliff Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Bruce A. Rawls Burr & Forman LLP Michael W. Ray Burr & Forman LLP E. Alston Ray Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP J. Michael Rediker Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Wesley C. Redmond Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Joseph L. Reese Jr. Starnes Davis Florie LLP C. Lee Reeves Sirote & Permutt, P.C. James C. Reilly Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Sandra B. Reiss John D. Saxon, P.C. Thomas E. Reynolds Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Lynn Reynolds Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Dudley C. Reynolds Morris Wade Richardson RichardsonClement PC

Margaret M. Richardson Jeffrey C. Rickard Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C. Michael E. Riddle Robert R. Riley Jr. Riley & Jackson, P.C. Kenneth E. Riley Farris, Riley & Pitt, L.L.P. Joseph T. Ritchey Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Albert E. Ritchey Ritchey & Ritchey, PA Ferris S. Ritchey III Dempsey, Steed, Stewart, Ritchey & Gache, LLP Gregory S. Ritchey Ritchey & Ritchey, PA John C. Robbins John Robbins, Esquire Scott M. Roberts Roberts & Associates, P.C. Charles L. Robinson Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP J. Andrew Robison Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Alan T. Rogers Balch & Bingham LLP E. Mabry Rogers Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Bruce F. Rogers Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP Isaac Roitman Austill Lewis & Pipkin P.C. J. William Rose Jr. Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP Robert M. Rosenberg Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Karen M. Ross Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. James E. Rotch Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP N. Andrew Rotenstreich Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC David E. Roth Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Stephen A.Rowe Adams and Reese LLP Robert B. Rubin Burr & Forman LLP Samuel A. Rumore Jr. Miglionico & Rumore Robert H. Rutherford Burr & Forman LLP Scott M. Salter Starnes Davis Florie LLP Frank M. Salter S. Shay Samples

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Top Rated Lawyers 201 Jessica Kirk Drennan, family and matrimonial attorney since 1996 and founder of Kirk. Drennan, P.C. attributes her great success to diligent preparation, creative solutions and passionate advocacy. Her firm focuses on divorce, alimony, child support, asset preservation, asset division, custody, visitation, dependency, paternity, adoption and pre and post-nuptial agreements.

With considerable experience in complex litigation, Jessica takes on cases involving high asset marital estates and custody in controversy. She serves as Secretary of the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and is active in the American and Alabama Bar Associations.

Kirk.Drennan, P.C. 500 Office Park, Suite 100 205-803-3500 www.kirkdrennanlaw.com

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Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP James L. Sanders II Estes, Sanders & Williams, LLC Terrill W. Sanders Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, LLC James Theodore Sasser William H. Satterfield Balch & Bingham LLP J. Michael Savage Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. John D. Saxon John D. Saxon, P.C. Gary S. Schiff Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC W. Dennis Schilling Joseph Allen Schreiber David A. Schwartz Zarzaur & Schwartz, P.C. J. Trent Scofield Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Romaine S. Scott III Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC John P. Scott Jr. Starnes Davis Florie LLP William A. Scott Jr. Scott, Sullivan, Streetman & Fox, P.C. John W. Scott Scott Dukes & Geisler, P.C. Walter F. Scott III Galloway & Scott, LLC Stephen L. Scott The Kullman Firm A Professional Law Corporation Walter J. Sears III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Jack W. Selden Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP A. Inge Selden III Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Thomas Lawson Selden Starnes Davis Florie LLP Edward M. Selfe Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Randal H. Sellers Starnes Davis Florie LLP Kirby Sevier Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. J. Banks Sewell III Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. W. Hill Sewell Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. Robert R. Sexton Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Dawn Helms Sharff Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Jackson R. Sharman III Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Lisa Johnson Sharp Balch & Bingham LLP Charles E. Sharp Sr. Sadler Sullivan A Professional Corporation James R. Shaw Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Paul Bernard Shaw Jr. Shaw-Anderson, L.L.C. Stephen W. Shaw Redden, Mills & Clark, LLP John W. Sheffield Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP David D. Shelby Shelby Roden L.L.C. Judy Bateman Shepura Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Maurice L. Shevin Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Robert L. Shields III Tanner & Guin, LLC William A. Short Jr. Law Offices of William A. (Pete) Short, Jr. Terry A. Sides Hale Sides LLC F. Don Siegal Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Bradley G. Siegal Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Adam J. Sigman Susan J. Silvernail Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C. Kenneth O. Simon Christian & Small LLP D. J. Simonetti Burr & Forman LLP Henry E. Simpson Adams and Reese LLP J. Scott Sims Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Andrew J. Sinor Jr. Hand Arendall LLC William H. Sisson Carr Allison Gwen D. Skinner Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Thomas J. Skinner IV Bradley J. Sklar Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Clifton E. Slaten Slaten Law, P.C. William M. Slaughter Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Clarence M. Small Jr. Christian & Small LLP Felton W. Smith Balch & Bingham LLP Rusha C. Smith

12 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP David M. Smith Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Alfred F. Smith Jr. Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP William W. Smith Smith & Alspaugh, P.C. Richard E. Smith Christian & Small LLP Deborah Alley Smith Christian & Small LLP Carol Ann Smith Smith & Pace, P.C. J. Timothy Smith Law Offices of Tim Smith John W. Smith T Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP R. Carlton Smyly Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP John A. Smyth III Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. William G. Somerville III Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC John Q. Somerville Somerville, LLC Paul L. Sotherland Daniel D. Sparks Christian & Small LLP J. Callen Sparrow Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC E. Berton Spence Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Professional Association Clifford M. Spencer Jr. Thomas J. Spina Fawal & Spina Thomas S. Spires Smith, Spires & Peddy, P.C. Robert K. Spotswood Spotswood Sansom & Sansbury LLC Joseph W. Spransy Law Office of Joseph W. Spransy Benjamin B. Spratling III Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Stephen F. Springfield Hartman & Springfield R. Gordon Sproule Jr. Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP David W. Spurlock Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. Jay D. St. Clair Littler Mendelson P.C. L. Vastine Stabler, Jr. Stephen W. Stallcup Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. M. Jefferson Starling III Balch & Bingham LLP

F. Wade Steed Dempsey, Steed, Stewart, Ritchey & Gache, LLP John S. Steiner Steiner Law, LLC Craig Martin Stephens Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Jack P. Stephenson Jr. Burr & Forman LLP Joseph G. Stewart Burr & Forman LLP Carol H. Stewart Burr & Forman LLP Donald W. Stewart Donald W. Stewart, P.C. Thomas L. Stewart Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Charles D. Stewart Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. William B. Stewart Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Luther Graves Stiff III Starnes Davis Florie LLP Stephen W. Still Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Nicole Gordon Still Edward Still Connie Ray Stockham Stockham, Carroll & Smith, P.C. Tammy McClendon Stokes Donaldson & Guin, LLC Dale B. Stone Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C. Garrick L. Stotser Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C. Michael Straus Straus & Boies, LLP J. Patrick Strubel Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP Sharon Donaldson Stuart Christian & Small LLP Ted Stuckenschneider Ted Stuckenschneider, P.C. James R. Sturdivant Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Phillip G. Stutts Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell, P.C. Eugene P. Stutts Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. William J. Sullivan Jr. G. Thomas Sullivan Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Sidney C. Summey White Arnold & Dowd P.C. Donald B. Sweeney Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Clayton T. Sweeney J. Allen Sydnor Jr. Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP

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Top Rated Lawyers 2012 Marda W. Sydnor Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C. William R. Sylvester Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC R. Henry Taliaferro John B. Tally Jr. Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Professional Association Will Hill Tankersley Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP Robert W. Tapscott Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Spencer M. Taylor Balch & Bingham LLP M. Allison Taylor Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Jarred O. Taylor II Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. George M. Taylor III Burr & Forman LLP Bert P. Taylor Taylor Ritter, P.C. Ted Taylor Taylor & Taylor Leah Oldacre Taylor Taylor & Taylor Tedford Taylor Taylor & Taylor Peter J. Tepley

Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Jon B. Terry Bains & Terry Thomas W. Thagard III Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Richard W. Theibert Najjar Denaburg, P.C. Kenneth L. Thomas Thomas, Means, Gillis & Seay, P.C. D. Alan Thomas Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP James J. Thompson Jr. Hare, Wynn, Newell and Newton, LLP Jack R. Thompson Jr. Kracke & Thompson, L.L.P. Charles M. Thompson Charles M. Thompson PC Michael L. Thompson Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. Wendy N. Thornton Wendy N. Thornton, LLC Dana L. Thrasher Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP William Lee Thuston Burr & Forman LLP

A. Grey Till Jr. Leonard Charles Tillman Balch & Bingham LLP Mark E. Tindal Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. James M. Tingle Hand Arendall LLC Steven D. Tipler Tipler Law Offices Andre M. Toffel Andre M. Toffel, P.C. Frank H. Tomlinson Timothy J.Tracy Balch & Bingham LLP Sid J. Trant Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP William P. Traylor III Yearout & Traylor, P.C. Jackie H. Trimm Starnes Davis Florie LLP C. Stephen Trimmier Trimmier Law Firm Allen R. Trippeer Jr. Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC J. Alan Truitt Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Michael L. Tucker Steve A. Tucker

What we know: We know that being among the ten firms in the U.S. with the most first-tier rankings overall for two consecutive years is worthy of celebration.

We know that we got there in part because of the 153 attorneys we have listed in The Best Lawyers in America®.

We know it also helped that 63% of our partners were among them.

We know that, national rankings notwithstanding, we must earn the respect of our clients every day.

We know that, while we celebrate today, tomorrow is another opportunity to prove ourselves worthy of this recognition.

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Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Joseph “Josh” L. Tucker Jackson & Tucker, P.C. William C. Tucker Jr. Petway, Tucker & Barganier, L.L.C. D. Brett Turnbull Farris, Riley & Pitt, L.L.P. Kile T. Turner Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner Arnold W. Umbach III Starnes Davis Florie LLP Bobby C. Underwood Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP George M. Van Tassel Jr. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Robert S. Vance Jr. James E. Vann Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Stuart F. Vargo Burr & Forman LLP Traci Owen Vella Traci Owen Vella, LLC G. Jeffrey Vernis Vernis & Bowling of Birmingham, LLC Lanny S. Vines

Where Medicine and Law Converge:

Practicing as both a surgeon and an attorney presents unique challenges in an ever increasing complex medical-legal landscape. Whether its taking on a healthcare insurance company who has refused to pay for a cancer treatment, dealing with multiple injuries from a terrible trucking accident, representing a physician whose privileges were revoked without merit, representing patients who received medical care that fell below the national standard of care, protecting the right of patients that have been injured by pharmacological products or medical devices, or insuring that the highest standards are maintained in the care of our increasing elderly population, Dr. Francois Blaudeau with the Riley & Jackson Law Firm is an advocate for the citizens of our community. A nationally recognized expert in law and medicine Dr. Blaudeau brings a direct focus on issues that effect his clients while maintaining the highest standard of integrity.

François M. Blaudeau MD JD FACHE FCLM Esquire

Riley & Jackson, PC

1744 Oxmoor Road • Birmingham AL 35209 (205) 879-5000 Fax (205) 879-5901 francois@rileyjacksonlaw.com

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A Powerful Voice for Alabama’s Environment For 25 years, SELC has used the power of the law to defend the environment of the Southeast. Now with an office in Birmingham, we are doing more work than ever to protect the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the landscapes and communities you love.

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Top Rated Lawyers 201 Alumnus of Cumberland Law School in Birmingham Professor of law for the Birmingham Law School Past President of the Greater Birmingham Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Member of the National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Lifetime Member of the Alabama Criminal Lawyers Association Past Board Member of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

It’s like bringing a machine gun to a knife fight.

24 years of courtroom experience and an exceptional knowledge of the law resulting in hundreds of acquittals….

Birmingham attorney John C. Robbins has successfully defended individual, institutional, and corporate clients. A member of the Alabama and Georgia State Bars, Mr. Robbins has handled numerous high-profile cases and is a trusted, recognized name in criminal defense. He is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th, 6th, and 11th Circuits.

Mr. Robbins has consistently received the prestigious AV© rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Robbins has been named as a Best Lawyers in America© and also as one of the Top Lawyers in Birmingham, in the state, and dubbed an Alabama Super Lawyer.

John C. Robbins Attorney at Law

Criminal Defense 205.320.5270 2031 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203 info@robbinslawfirm.com • www.robbinslawfirm.com 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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Lanny Vines & Associates, LLC Laurence D Vinson Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Jesse Stringer Vogtle Jr. Balch & Bingham LLP Albert L. Vreeland II Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. Mark T. Waggoner Hand Arendall LLC Susan S. Wagner Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Charles S. Wagner Brian A. Wahl Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP William B. Wahlheim Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Lonnie D. Wainwright Jr. Wainwright, Pope & McMeekin, P.C. E. Glenn Waldrop Jr. Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C. Thomas E. Walker Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP R. Dale Wallace Jr. Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC Jonathan H. Waller Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC Michael B. Walls Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group James F. Walsh Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Professional Association Jeannie Bugg Walston Starnes Davis Florie LLP David Banks Walston Christian & Small LLP Robert C. Walthall Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP R. Thomas Warburton Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP William J. Ward Balch & Bingham LLP James S. Ward Ward and Wilson, LLC Paul S. Ware Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP R. Bradford Wash Laura P. Washburn Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Michael D. Waters Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P.

Sheldon L.Watkins W. Clark Watson Balch & Bingham LLP John D. Watson III Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Leila Hirayama Watson Cory, Watson, Crowder & DeGaris, P.C. Susan J. Watterson Susan J. Watterson Attorney at Law John G. Watts Watts Law Group P.C. William L. Waudby Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Robert M. Weaver Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davies & Rouco LLP Dennis R. Weaver Weaver Tidmore, LLC John C. Webb V Lloyd, Gray & Whitehead, P.C. Katharine Weber Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Ken Weinberg Marks & Weinberg, P.C. H. Thomas Wells Jr. Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. Vernon L. Wells II Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre L.L.P. Judson Wells Sr. Carr Allison Jeffrey H. Wertheim Halcomb & Wertheim, P.C. Leonard Wertheimer III Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Herbert H. West Jr. Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP Kimberly R. West Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC James H. Wettermark Wettermark Holland & Keith, LLC Joe R. Whatley Jr. Whatley Drake & Kallas, LLC Allan R. Wheeler Burr & Forman LLP Meade Whitaker Jr. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP John Francis Whitaker Whitaker, Mudd, Simms, Luke & Wells, LLC James H. White IV Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Elmer E. White III The Kullman Firm A Professional Law Corporation

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With over 12 years practicing law, Burt Newsome is recognized as an expert in assisting banks in reducing charge-offs, repossessing collateral, obtaining payoffs on non-accrual and poorly rated credits, and getting recoveries on charge-off loans. His current clients include among others: Merchants and Farmers Bank, Aliant Bank, Renasant Bank, Mortgage Corporation of the South, Kirkland Financial, Bryant Bank and IBERIABANK. “That fact that I worked in the banking industry causes me to stand out in my field,” Newsome says. “I know the background of a bank. I know the issues and the challenges they are grappling with to be profitable.” A typical case might involve a bank’s client, a small corporation that can’t make loan payments. Newsome’s firm helps the bank determine businesses viability, obtains additional collateral for the debt and re-structures the loan. The business survives and the bank is paid back. It works for everyone.

Newsome’s practice has grown with the proliferation of smaller community banks. “Often, the smaller banks don’t have departments for our areas of concentration. So, they come to us knowing we have that unique perspective.” Newsome’s firm also offers clients a staff of knowledgeable, down to earth professionals. “We don’t act like they are lucky to have us. We treat them like we truly appreciate their business. And, we do.” In addition, Newsome Law represents banks in claims against title insurance companies.

Newsome Law, LLC 194 Narrows Drive, Suite 103 Birmingham, Alabama 35242 205.747.1970 www.newsomelawllc.com

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RESOLUTION: 1. Determination; steadfastness of purpose; 2. A verdict or formal decision by a legal authority; 3. The answering of a question; the solving of a problem; the settlement of a dispute.

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The General Ethical Standards rating denotes adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities. Those lawyers who meet the "Very High" criteria of General Ethical Standards can proceed to the next step in the ratings process - Legal Ability.

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Earn your LL.M. While You Work

LL.M. The University of Alabama School of Law Graduate Department offers the LL.M. in Taxation and the LL.M. Concentration in Business Transactions online for outstanding candidates who cannot attend classes on campus.

LL.M. in Taxation

LL.M. in Taxation (online) The Graduate Tax program provides an educational opportunity to obtain an advanced degree in tax law that is both broad-based but also in-depth.

Students can choose electives allowing for concentrations in either Estate Planning or Business Tax.

Online Technology The Tax and Business LL.M. Programs are offered through interactive internet technologies. Through the use of innovative technology, your class is delivered to your desk- work or home, your choice.

LL.M. Concentration in Business Transactions (online) The Graduate Business Concentration trains lawyers to serve the needs of clients throughout the life cycle of a business venture. The program offers technical training and skills-based instruction all through live, interactive online technologies.

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• Real-time learning • Fully interactive video and audio • See and speak with the instructor • Chat with your classmates • View and even share the whiteboard

Faculty Students learn from distinguished professors and experienced attorneys nationwide who offer the perfect mix of theory and practice.

For more information visit http://www.alabamallm.com/bmetro or email us at llmadmissions@law.ua.edu.

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