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I am married and have three children.  I grew up in Prattville, Alabama playing all sports, fishing and skiing on the Alabama River.  When I am not at the office I enjoy spending time with my family on Lake Martin or watching and coaching one of our kids in sports. I am active in our church and have served on the board of an adoption and foster care agency for more than ten years.

I am from a Michigan family with six children. I attended undergrad at Northwood University where I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration and where I graduated MAGNA Cum Laude. I also attended law school in Lansing Michigan graduating 29/198. I worked throughout my school years.. Starting my second semester of law school, I petitioned the Michigan Supreme Court to work as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney while still attending law school. I remainder at this job throughout my law school tenure. I also worked at the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Counsel. I wrote trial handbook for Michigan Prosecutors. This trial manual had up to date case law and rules regarding All aspects of criminal law such as search & Seizure, traffic stops, constitutional laws like 6th Amendment right to counsel, 5th Amendment-right to stay silent, 4th Amendment against illegal searc and seizure etc.. I worked as a prosecutor for six years attaining level of Senior Prosecuting Attorney, and tried o ER 120 Jury trials. (Juvenile, misdemeanor, felonies, Family Court, and paternity cases. After leaving prosecution, I took a job as an Insurance Defense firm Where I represented insurance companies when claimants disputed coverage denials for cases from auto deaths to destroyed houses, to negligence and fraud.. I remained here for three years until moving to Alabama to start a new Company.. I became VP Operations and General Coubsel for a company;3PEC. I remained there until 2013 when the company was sold. I then took a job as Corporate Counsel at a Staffing and technical recruiting company with over 30,000 employees.

I am from a family of entrepreneurs. Building a business is in my blood. After graduating with a double majors in Economics and Politics from Washington and Lee University. I went on to receive my law degree from Cumberland School of Law. I am also one of the few attorneys in Birmingham with an M.B.A., which I received from the Brock School of Business at Samford University where I focused on entrepreneurship.. My enthusiasm for entrepreneurship motivated me to open The Watson Firm. I firmly believe that entrepreneurs will be the ones to take this country to new heights in the next decades. So I decided to prove my commitment to entrepreneurship, and I started my own business.. In my practice, I focus on counseling entrepreneurs on their businesses, getting their business started, helping them solve their problems, monetizing their tangible and intangible assets, and fighting for them inside and outside of the courtroom.

I am an attorney with the firm of Jaffe, Hanle, Whisonant, & Knight, P.C. After growing up in Selma, Alabama, I attended the University of Alabama where I received a B.S. in Political Science, graduating magna cum laude in 2009.. I have recently received my J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2012.Prior to joining the firm of Jaffe & Drennan, P.C., I interned for the Honorable Robert “Bob” Armstrong, District Judge for the 4th Circuit of Alabama. Additionally, I worked as a law clerk for Jaffe & Drennan P.C. prior to becoming an attorney.

I am an attorney practicing in Clark Hill, PLC's healthcare practice group in its Birmingham, Michigan office. I graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007 and from Michigan State University College of Law in 2010. While in law school, I served as a Board Member of the Moot Court Trial Advocacy Board.  I also served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and worked as an intern for the Washtenaw County Public Defender's office.. I practice in all areas of health care law, assisting clients with transactional and corporate matters; representing providers and suppliers in health care litigation matters; providing counsel regarding compliance and reimbursement matters; and representing providers and suppliers in third party payor audit appeals.. I am a member of the State Bar of Michigan, American Bar Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association.  I also serves as a Director of the Oakland County Bar Association's New Lawyers Committee and am an Associate with the Oakland County chapter of the American Inns of Court.

I am an appellate attorney, trial lawyer, law practice management consultant, freelance writer, husband, and father. My law practice website is located at , where I provide information about issues related to Alabama law. For several years I was the Law Practice Management Guide for (), which is owned by the New York Times Company. I also write for a variety of other websites and publications, and I have published articles in publications produced by the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association. However, most of my time is devoted to the practice of appellate law in Alabama.

I am a trial lawyer who values client-centered representation as well as superior legal knowledge and competence. My clients put their trust in me to pay attention to their concerns and desired outcomes and to provide them with knowledgeable and practical legal guidance. I stand up for people and families who have suffered abuse, prejudice, or harm. I take pride in my strong work ethic and perseverance. I am a persistent fighter in the battle against injustice. I am a persistent individual who always prioritizes my clients. I am devoted to defending the rights of my clients and their families in the areas of civil rights and civil litigation.. My perspective and enthusiasm for resolving your civil rights matter comes from my firsthand experience with discrimination. I also spent the first 20 years of my career working for major insurance companies, the last of which I was in management. As a result, my experience working for insurance companies in various capacities has given me a significant advantage in evaluating your injury case. I have now chosen to fight for and represent all citizens, seeking a just remedy for persons like yourself who need legal representation.

I am a trial lawyer who primarily practices law in Alabama by helping to right wrongs. I graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 1999. I am licensed in Alabama, Nevada, and Maryland as an attorney.. I represent individuals and small businesses in Alabama trying to help them through their legal situations.. I have been selected as an Alabama Super Lawyer (2013, 2014) and Rising Star (2012). In 2014, I was invited to join ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates).

I am a specialist in the field of Drunk Driving Defense and Driver License Restoration.  I am the Editor and contributing author of the book "Michigan Drunk Driving Defense and Practice".  My chapters include a chapter on Defenses and a chapter on License Restoration.  I am also a contributing author three other books with chapters that include; "Traffic" in the "Basic Practice Manual"; "Driver License Sanctions" in the "Collateral Consequences" book ; and the commentary for the “Traffic” section of the “Michigan Criminal Jury Instructions”.

I am a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and have over 25 years of intellectual property law experience across numerous industries and technologies, spanning a wide range of intellectual property practice areas including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, acquisitions, franchising and litigation. My experience also includes the roles of inventor, entrepreneur, and business owner.. My legal practice currently focuses on patent and trademark matters. I enjoy working with all types of clients, from individual inventors and entrepreneurs having a single product or service, to small and large businesses having a variety of products and services. I work with my clients to identify important aspects of their businesses and innovations, and provide guidance on the applicable intellectual property protections available and best use of their resources to optimize their protections and achieve their business goals.

I am a practicing attorney in Birmingham, Alabama.  I exclusively represent individauls who have been injured in accidents.  The focus of my practice is in the areas of automobile accidents, product liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices and medical malpractice.. I graduated from Cumberland school of Law in 1999 and have been practicing in Birmingham since graduation.  To view my complete profile, please click on the following link:

I am a personal injury attorney who enjoys representing people that have been injured in almost any type of incident.  Before I represented injured persons, I previously represented the people/companies doing the injuring.  In other words, I was hired by insurance companies to defend their insureds in personal injury cases.  Thus, I have the distinct advantage and somewhat unique perspective of having previously been a defense lawyer.  I am able to use that experience and perspective to help the people I reprsent now.. Although I handle more car/truck/motorcycle wrecks than anything else, I particularly like to represent injured cyclists given that I am an avid cyclist myself.  In addition, I have handled several other type of cases including dog-bite cases, mis-filled prescription cases, slip/trip and fall cases, as well as some product and employment liability cases.. In addition to cycling, I enjoy going on hiking trips with my wife.   Another activity that I enjoy is playing table tennis and I am activily involved in a table tennis league.  Swimming, working - out and reading kind of round out my hobbies.. My 3 children are now all in college so planning trips to see them is fun.  I've thought about getting a dog to have around the house, but not yet ready to make that committment.

I am a partner with Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart in Birmingham, Alabama.  With a practice focused on product liability, personal injury defense, insurance defense and towing and recovery liability, I routinely represent, among others, automotive companies, heavy equipment manufacturers, product manufacturers, trucking companies, and towing and recovery companies nationally, regionally and locally. I am an Eagle Scout who remains active with the Boy Scouts of America.  My wife, Jenny, and I currently reside in Birmingham, Alabama with our two sons, Isaac and Taylor.  We are members of Asbury United Methodist Church where I am a member of the Church Council.

Honza Prchal is an associate of the firm whose areas of emphasis include mass torts, especially pharmaceutical and medical device work, and also general litigation. He has spent at least half his time on mass torts even before he started working with W. Lewis Garrison, Jr. in 1997, and he continues to enjoy helping clients navigate and understand an esoteric and confusing area of law where it is far too easy and far too common for clients to feel like numbers, rather than individuals with claims. Since Honza had to go through immigration himself and help his wife through US Immigration, he is highly motivated to try and help clients get on with their lives with less of the unique dread a large impersonal bureaucracy like an MDL proceeding with Plaintiffs’ Management Committees can engender. Honza is a member of the American Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, the Birmingham Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, a life member of the Antient and Honourable Edmund Burke Society at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Federalist Society, where he was twice an officer at the University of Virginia School of Law and was an officer in the Birmingham Lawyers' chapter for several years. He was a founding member and officer of the International Civitan Club of Metro Birmingham Chapter of Civitan International and also a member of the ACTION Civitan chapter. He was captain of the Moot Court Team and was Dicta Editor at the Virginia Law Weekly. He served as English language press secretary for Vaclav Klaus, Finance Ministry, Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, 1991. He has been active in choral music since grammar school , has represented the firm at Croonin' for Critters and in trivia competition and used to be a competitive fencer in all three weapons, but especially epee.  Honza volunteers at All Saints Episcopal Church, his daughter’s school and at a number of Bar Association and alumni events, but his legal pro bono work is mostly with the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program “Attorney for the Day” program where he can be found just about every month trying to help pro se claimants through the vagaries of the court system in Downtown Birmingham. Past volunteer work that he found interesting was interviewing veterans for the library of Congress. Since some of his own family was liberated by American troops in World War II and he saw the effects of their post-war departure on his family’s own country and on that of his friends,’  he found this particularly rewarding. He also did some pro bono work for the Birmingham Fencing Club.

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

Having practiced law since 1989,Cynthia Umstead serves clients primarily in the five county are that includes Jefferson and Shelby Counties, I handle many drug and capital murder cases. I feel that I was meant to help people in this way. In a capital case , you're dealing with the human element not just that an act occurred, but why it happened. In a case where a client is guilty, the jury wants to know how this came about.. Cynthia Umstead a graduate of Birmingham School of Law, admits the stress of a criminal trial can be overwhelming at times . There is a lot of pressure, bit the key is caring about your client and having empathy for them. You also have to be willing to invest hundreds of hours in preparation. It is time consuming, but when you see someone get that second chance, it's priceless. This truly is my passion.

Hannah H. Stokes was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2016. She grew up in Rainbow City near Gadsden, Alabama. Hannah attended both undergraduate and law school at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication before going on to earn her Juris Doctor. While in law school, Hannah served as President of the Women’s Section, received the Dean’s Community Service and Pro Bono Award, and was a certified legal intern in the Elder Law Clinic formed to serve the elderly community in West Alabama. Hannah’s experience throughout law school included interning for the Honorable L. Scott Coogler and the Honorable James C. Guin, III.. In 2013, Hannah was named the Justice Janie L. Shores Scholarship recipient by the Alabama Law Foundation in honor of the first female justice named to the Supreme Court of Alabama. Hannah originally joined the firm as a law clerk following her second year of law school. In her spare time, she enjoys being with her husband, family, and friends.

Gregory S. Ritchey’s practice focuses on insurance defense, products liability defense, personal injury, manufactured housing defense, fire-related property and injury defense, appellate practice, commercial litigation, construction defense, mediation, commercial transportation, warranty defense, employment issues, creditor’s rights, bankruptcy and arbitration issues. Greg has given seminars on several issues pertaining to his practice areas. He received his B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1985, his J.D. from the University of Alabama in 1988 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1988. Greg is also member of the Birmingham Bar Association where he has served as its Secretary/Treasurer (2018), multiple times on its Executive Committee as well as being past-president of the Young Lawyers’ Section (1998).Lorman Distinguished Faculty Member. Greg is an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® attorney, the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, which is based on surveys of attorneys and the judiciary and is an outstanding achievement demonstrating that a lawyer has earned the highest rating available for their legal ability and professional ethics. Greg is regularly listed in B-Metro magazine as one of Birmingham’s “Top Lawyers” and was named as one of Birmingham’s “Top Lawyers” in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions and was named a “Top Rated Lawyer” in Construction Law by American Lawyer Media in 2012. American Lawyer Media publishes national and regional magazines, as well as newspapers. This recognition was published in the November issue of The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel magazines.

Gregory A. Cade is an attorney specializing in Environmental and Occupational Law who has successfully represented thousands of clients throughout the Southeastern region of the U.S. over the course of his career. He is also the chairman of Environmental Litigation Group, P.C. which he joined in 1993 as an investigator and litigation paralegal. Gregory A. Cade has been recognized as a specialist in Environmental Trial Attorneys by the AATA and has also been deemed one of Birmingham’s Top 40 Under 40, a prestigious award offered to successful young professionals for their remarkable achievements.. His primary area of practice is asbestos mesothelioma, having assisted numerous Americans who have been affected by pleural mesothelioma or other asbestos-related conditions following prolonged occupational or environmental exposure during his vast legal experience of over 25 years. The attorney has efficiently aided clients who have been intentionally or negligently exposed to these carcinogenic minerals in the process of filing a lawsuit against asbestos manufacturers or companies, thus obtaining the financial compensation they were eligible for. Gregory A. Cade’s personal vision can be summed up as “Know your case”, which has also been the leading principle throughout his professional practice. He approaches each asbestos litigation case from both a personal, humane point of view and a legal perspective in order to ensure the most positive outcome for his clients.. Gregory A. Cade received his Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Science and Mathematics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health in 1991 and completed a master’s program in Occupational Health, Safety, and Industrial Hygiene at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1996. Subsequently, the attorney obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Miles School of Law in 2001. Over the course of his legal practice, Gregory A. Cade was the recipient of an impressive number of awards, including Alabama’s 2011 and 2012 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell’s AV Preeminent Rating for Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, and Birmingham Magazine’s Top Attorneys in 2011. He is also a member of several groups and associations such as the National Registry of Environmental Professionals, the American Bar Association, as well as the Magic City Bar Association.. Gregory A. Cade has also been an environmental consultant and OSHA compliance expert for a brief period of time, his work focusing on groundwater contamination and worker exposure to hazardous substances in various industries such as petroleum processing and steel manufacturing. The attorney has worked closely with epidemiologists, toxicologists, and other scientists at the UCLA School of Public Health as well, which undoubtedly represented a great opportunity during which he substantially expanded his knowledge on the detrimental health effects of occupational and environmental exposure to toxic agents. Additionally, Gregory A. Cade is a Registered Environmental Manager of the National Association of Environmental Professionals.. The fundamental professional motivation of Gregory A. Cade is represented by his avid interest in the legal system, as well as by his passion for science, particularly chemistry and biology. Desiring to pursue a career that would cater to both of his passions, he decided to become an environmental attorney, a profession that Gregory A. Cade considers to be very rewarding. Although asbestos cases are often extremely difficult and challenging to resolve, the attorney is permanently bound to provide his clients with support and quality legal representation. Thus, toxic exposure victims can successfully obtain the compensation they are entitled to from companies that turn a blind eye to chemical use and exposure or completely neglect the issue.

Greg Brockwell is a business trial lawyer based in Birmingham, Alabama.  His practice focuses on representing local individuals and businesses in disputes with their business partners, banks, insurance companies, competitors, landlords/tenants, employers/employees, and the like.  General practice areas include Business Torts and Corporate Litigation, Contract Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trust and Estate Litigation, Insurance/Bad Faith Litigation, and Shareholder Disputes.  He is a Board Member of the Alabama State Bar’s “Business Torts and Antitrust Section.”  He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association for Justice and is the founding chairperson of its "Business Torts" caucus.. Greg is "AV Preeminent" rated by Martindale-Hubbell and, for the past several years, has been selected for Alabama Super Lawyers (Rising Stars and Business Litigation).  He has also been named to Mid-South Super Lawyers (Business Litigation), Best Lawyers in America (Construction Litigation), a "Top Attorney" by B-Metro Magazine, and a "Rising Star" lawyer by the Birmingham Business Journal.

Greg Biddle has practiced law for over 34 years. Mr. Biddle concentrates his practice in the areas of Bankruptcy and Debtors Court for individuals. He practices almost exclusively in the Birmingham area including Jefferson, Shelby, and Blount counties.. Mr. Biddle served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard Stair, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Judge in Knoxville, Tennessee. He also served as an intern to the Honorable George S. Wright, United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.. Mr. Biddle graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1989 earning a Juris Doctorate degree. While in law school, he served as Managing Editor of the Law and Psychology Review and received the Dean's Award. In addition, he was inducted into ODK and the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.. He received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from the University of Alabama majoring in finance. He was recognized as an Outstanding Senior in Finance and was inducted into the Financial Management Honor Society and Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honorary. He was also inducted into Anderson Society and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.. Mr. Biddle is a member of the Alabama Bar Association. He is also a member of the Birmingham Bar Association where he has served on the Executive Board of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, the Board of Directors of the Solo/Small Firm Section, and the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers' Section.

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.

George L. Beck, Jr. joins Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law after servingas the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Before entering federal service Mr. Beck enjoyed a successful civil and criminal law practice. His 37 million dollar judgment in favor of an insurance company set a jury verdict record in Montgomery County. Equally as impressive was his 25 million dollar Federal tort claim award for children injured by medical negligence. An earlier million dollar verdict had launched Alabama’s modern-day class action law suits on behalf of consumers. Mr. Beck currently defends public officials and business owners accused of white collar offenses. He has defended officials from all levels of government, from County Commissioner to the office of Governor. George represents a variety of individuals accused of both violent and non-violent crimes.

George Harris provides counsel to business and government clients before legislative and executive bodies at the local, state, and federal government levels. George has been a practicing attorney since 1989, and maintains his licenses in Alabama, Texas, and the District of Columbia. George has extensive experience in lobbying Congress in areas such as community and economic development, foreign direct investment and international trade issues, public appropriations, tax, and finance, energy, government and defense contracting and procurement, government oversight, transportation, business regulation, environmental matters, tax incentives, and small business issues.

G. Rick DiGiorgio learned the art of problem-solving and the importance of caring for others from being the eldest of eight children. He was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama while his father attended The University of Alabama.. After his dad graduated, the family moved around for a while, but eventually settled in Birmingham where both of his parents come from large families. Their family of eight added to an already massive extended family, boasting hundreds of cousins in the Birmingham area. It was natural that Rick would work, live, and serve in his home state of Alabama after law school.. Rick’s connection to family and a focus on his spiritual life have always inspired him in his role as a lawyer. Although he graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1981, with an immediate successful run in criminal defense, his deep-rooted desire to help people led him to form his own personal injury law firm in 1992 with his younger brother, Christopher.. Then in 2001, he joined the team at Cory Watson Attorneys. While grand verdicts and positive results are always preferred outcomes, he is most proud that his clients know he truly cares for them.. When Rick is not busy helping people through the law, he spends time with his wife, his two adult children, and his grandchild. Also, in keeping with the heart of Rick’s favorite quote, “Seek first the kingdom of God,” (Matthew 6:33), Rick spends much of his free time studying the bible and discussing the spiritual side of life. His gift to look beneath the surface of a person’s physical needs, allowing him to help clients on a deeper, more meaningful level.