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Tommy James is a seasoned personal injury attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, dedicated to assisting individuals who have been wrongfully injured. Graduating from The Montgomery Academy in 1988 and later earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University in 1993, Attorney James continued his education at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review. With a career spanning several prestigious law firms, he eventually established his own practice, Tommy James Law, focusing on advocating for victims of institutional abuse, neglect, and assault, including those injured in motor vehicle accidents.. Tommy is actively involved in various legal organizations, such as the Alabama State Bar and the Alabama Association of Justice, and serves on the advisory board of the Alabama Family Trust and the state Board of Directors of VOCAL, an advocacy group for crime victims. He is recognized for his successful litigation of personal injury cases across Alabama and is a sought-after expert in the field, often appearing on local newscasts and legal TV shows. With a commitment to seeking justice for his clients, Tommy James leverages his extensive experience to build strong cases and secure favorable outcomes for those who have suffered wrongful injuries."""

There are many things about my work that I enjoy but the part that is most satisfying is taking a bad situation and turning it into a good situation.. I often have clients that come in very upset over a situation.  Maybe they are facing foreclosure.  Or dealing with an abusive debt collector.  Or their credit reports are so incorrect that they are losing their security clearance or they are losing a mortgage over it.  Other times clients are dealing with the constant pain of injuries from a car wreck.. They are frustrated and upset to have to deal with this problem.  They don't have accurate information on their rights and options.  This is exactly where the insurance companies, debt collectors, and mortgage companies want you to be.. Unsure of your rights and unsure of what action to take.  You see they assume that you:

Sam Maples is a seasoned trial attorney in many areas of civil litigation. He practices primarily personal injury law, workers’ compensation, and general civil litigation. Sam has tried over 100 jury trials and over 200 bench across several Alabama counties. Sam has also successfully litigated cases in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.. In the past, Sam has served as a municipal attorney and a Contracts professor at the Birmingham School of Law. He is a member of the Alabama Association for Justice. Sam is also active in both the Bessemer and Birmingham Bar Associations.. Sam grew up in Bessemer, Alabama where both sets of his grandparents settled, after emigrating from Sicily in the early 1900s. His grandparents became an established Bessemer family known for hard work, business entrepreneurship, and community leadership.. Sam is married to Rita Strauss Maples, and has one daughter, Margo. Sam is a long-time member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. He is also a member of the Italian American Heritage Society. Sam is an avid golfer, an Alabama football fan, and enjoys spending as much time as possible with family and friends when he is not engaged in his law practice.

Our law firm is comprised of an accomplished pair of Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorneys who have advanced the rights of thousands of individuals in complex litigation matters on a local, regional, and national level since 1989. We are fueled by the belief that everyone is entitled to quality representation and the right to pursue legal remedies, despite the size and financial strength of adversaries. We are licensed to practice law in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, New York, Texas and the District of Columbia (D.C.), and specialize in cases involving pharmaceutical drug injuries, medical device injuries, catastrophic physical injuries, motor vehicle accidents, brain injuries, and cases of wrongful death.

Michael Todd Wheeles is a partner at Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law. Mr. Wheeles served as an Alabama State Trooper, where he became proficient in investigating traffic accidents. Then, in 1996, Mr. Wheeles joined the Alabama Bureau of Investigations, where he served as a hostage negotiator, a polygraph examiner, and a case agent in the major crimes division. He was appointed to act as legal counsel to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners by Governor Bob Riley. Mr. Wheeles has been recognized by many prestigious legal organizations for his client-centered approach to cases and multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements including a $239 million in a firearm defect class action settlement, a confidential 7 million dollar settlement in Fulton County, a $1.25 million verdict in an unintentional gun discharge case, and a $4.5 million verdict from a Legionnaires disease case.

Marion Walker was born in Tuscaloosa, AL and has practiced law in Birmingham for 40 years. Her practice has been varied but she has handled primarily employment discrimination litigation, contracts and business disputes for employers for the last 17 years. She has handled more than 86 cases to verdict and appeared before courts in multiple jurisdictions as well as arbitral forums, the EEOC and the DOL. Clients with from 200 to 65,000 employees have relied upon Marion for counsel in employment matters, including whistleblower defense. For more than 20 years, Marion has been involved in providing mediation services for varied types of cases. In addition to employment matters,  Marion has handled litigation involving personal injury, including products liability (drug & appliance), vehicular accidents, Qui Tam claims, tax, real estate, construction, business dissolutions, stock holder derivative suits and securities.. Among professional organizations, Marion belongs to the International Association of Defense Counsel, Litigation Counsel of America where she is a Fellow, Defense Research Institute, American Bar Association, Alabama and Georgia Bar Associations and the Birmingham Bar. She is licensed to practice law in AL and GA and in federal courts in those states and in Southern Mississippi, Northern & Middle Florida and Alaska. She is a member in good standing of the Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal.  In law school Marion served on the Cumberland Law Review for 3 years, was Comments editor for one and served as an Associate Justice of the Moot Court for 3 years.. In the last  6 years, Marion has written articles and presented seminars on trade secrets, the OFCCP, Davis-Bacon and Service Acts,  E-discovery preservation and production duties, social media in the workplace, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower provisions. and the interaction of the FMLA, ADA and Work Comp statutes.. While generally working on hourly rates for legal services, Marion will consider contingency fee agreements in business cases where appropriate.

Joey focuses on guiding individuals and companies in establishing businesses within the United States and abroad, drawing upon a rich international background and corporate ingenuity. His previous roles as General Counsel and Director of Operations in the oil and gas industry bolster his comprehensive understanding of various business landscapes. His extensive travels across the Middle East and Africa have provided him with insights into the intricacies of these regions, assisting clients in countries such as Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco.A seasoned immigration attorney, Joey excels in assisting multinational corporations through the entire immigration process. He addresses issues like immigration-related discrimination and facilitates the negotiation processes that involve foreign workers in corporate mergers and acquisitions. His work includes developing thorough visa and residency programs for businesses and acquiring critical employment-based visas such as H-1B, L-1, and EB-5, among others.With a litigation background, Joey provides counsel on complex disputes covering multiple jurisdictions and legal systems. His experience spans the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and he adeptly serves domestic and foreign clients, including top-tier corporations. Fluent in English, French, and Arabic, Joey has contributed to academia as an Adjunct Faculty and currently holds the title of Honorary Consul of Lebanon in Birmingham, Alabama.

Highly regarded Birmingham personal injury attorney originally from Florida. I was able to obtain my first million dollar jury verdict only 2 years out of law school and shortly after founding Wettermark & Keith LLC

Getting great results for injured people is my passion and mission in life.  No case is too large or small.  Every client is very important to me.  I will zealously represent you with all my energy to see your case through to a successful conclusion, no matter how long it takes or how far we have to go.  I'm licensed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and the District of Columbia.  In addition, I have represented clients in Connecticut, Kansas, Illinois and Arizona.. In my practice as a lawyer since 1994, I have only represented injured people. I don't defend insurance companies and I never have.   I am very passionate about my work for my clients.  Before I started my legal career, I was privileged to serve on active duty as an officer in the United States Army. I was a field artillery officer in the Big Red One (1st Infantry Division).  Later, during law school and beyond, I served in the Army National Guard. After I took the bar exam, I became an Army lawyer (a JAGC officer) in the Alabama National Guard.. On a personal note, just a little about me: I am the proud father of four children, three daughters and a son.  I've been married to a wonderful lady for more than 34 years and we have three awesome grandchildren and another on the way! When I'm not working for my clients, I enjoy travel, reading and I sometimes play bass guitar in my church praise band.   I love following my favorite sports teams.  So far, I've traveled to all 50 states, 19 countries and 27 different Major League Baseball stadiums.. My firm's website is http://www.AlabamaPersonalInjuryLawyers.com.. Call me today for a free consultation at.. No representation is made that the qualify of legal sevices to be performed is greater than the legal services provided by other attorneys.

Frank Buck has been successfully representing people in Alabama for over 50 years. Frank came to Alabama to attend Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He met his wife, Marti, while in law school. She was a student at Samford. Frank and Marti have been married for thirty seven years and have three daughters, Rachel, Ashley and Kerri.  Rachel followed in her father’s footsteps and became a lawyer. Ashley is currently in law school and Kerri is a nurse practitioner.. Frank clerked for the late Judge Ingram Beasley while in law school. Frank graduated from Cumberland School of Law with his Juris Doctorate degree in 1975. Fresh out of law school, Frank decided to open his own practice and become a criminal defense lawyer. After a few years of criminal work, Frank’s passion for sports led him to become a sports agent. Finally, Frank decided to begin his career handling personal injury cases and found his niche. He loves helping injured people and has a deep passion for his work. He has handled over 11,000 car wreck and other personal injury cases to resolution.

For Jon Conlin, practicing personal injury law is more than filing lawsuits and going to court, it’s an act of chivalry. Emboldened by the idea that plaintiff’s attorneys can take on the biggest, most prepared defendants on behalf of injury victims, he pursued a career in law that’s spanned more than 15 years. In fact, he started working at Cory Watson Attorneys as a law clerk while studying at The University of Alabama School of Law, and he’s been at the firm since.. A Birmingham native with deep Alabama roots, Jon attended Indian Springs High School before earning his bachelor’s degree from Samford University. And while some believe you can either go big or go home, Jon chose to pursue multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements from the place he’s always called home.. A nationally-recognized litigator, Jon will tell you that his true pride comes from the positive effects his work is able to create for the clients he represents. When asked what he likes best about helping people through the law, he says, “Maybe it’s the Don Quixote in me, but sometimes the world needs more people who are willing to tilt at windmills.”

Experienced litigator.

David Proctor is the managing partner of Hall Booth Smith's Birmingham office. Mr. Proctor has over 30 years of trial experience, including defending physicians in medical malpractice actions, breach of warranty and fraud defense on behalf of automobile manufacturers, complex products liability cases, defending management in employment discrimination cases and EEOC matters, and consumer finance arbitration work in the financial services industry. He has tried dozens of jury trials to verdict in various state and federal courts in Alabama. David is also a civil mediator registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution

Brian Spellen is the founder of Spellen Law and a seasoned Birmingham workers’ compensation and personal injury attorney. Attorney Spellen opened his own practice motivated by a genuine desire to serve his community and protect Jefferson County residents from being taken advantage of. Since opening Spellen Law, he has represented countless people to help them receive the compensation they deserve for their injuries and related losses. He also practices consumer protection law, and actively works to protect consumers from abusive debt collectors.

As a college trumpet player, Jonathan never had trouble picking which band he would play in, he simply joined them all. He could be found among the marching band, wind ensemble, chamber orchestra, and jazz band, usually as the leader or principal trumpet in each. He has put the same philosophy into practice as a lawyer.. Jonathan spends most of his time representing a diverse set of clients, including manufacturers and distributors of machinery, appliances, consumer electronics, and medical devices, as well as retailers, mortgage servicers, telecommunications providers, and energy companies.  In the financial services industry, Jonathan has also represented clients in a variety of rarely-seen proceedings initiated by the judiciary, attorneys general, or other government bodies.

"Good lawyers provide answers; great lawyers provide solutions.". Sean C. Pierce is a problem solver. He is a member of Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C. and practices across Alabama and the Southeast from its Birmingham office. Sean is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell and has over 23 years of experience handling management (labor and employment, D&O, corporate and commercial litigation), technology (intellectual property, cyber security and data privacy and protection), and professional liability (including E&O and malpractice) claims and cases, with an emphasis on restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, complex litigation and class actions, RICO and whistleblower claims, and other bet-the-company and save-your-career litigation.. Sean is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Alabama and the 11th and Federal U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. His experience includes defending his clients in state and federal court, before municipal, state and federal administrative boards, and in arbitration. He serves as outside General Counsel for several clients, and as both a mediator and an arbitrator.. Perennially ranked among the Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Reports, Super Lawyers and by The Best Lawyers in America, Sean represents management and employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters, and is particularly experienced in restrictive covenant (non-competes, non-solicitations, confidentiality and trade secrets) litigation, and litigation through trial and appeal of matters arising under state and federal laws and regulations. He has represented employers and the wrongly accused in the #MeToo Movement.. Sean’s practice also focuses on the counsel and defense of professional liability claims against attorneys, accountants, financial advisers and institutions (including under FINRA), engineers, architects and other design professionals (including intellectual property disputes), insurance and real estate agents and brokers, officers and directors, and health care providers, from physicians to hospitals.. Sean has also developed expertise in diversity and inclusion, ethics, compliance and internal investigations for both medical and non-medical institutions and companies. He is also experienced in shareholder, trust and estate litigation, product liability and mass, environmental and toxic tort litigation.