Top best Civil Lawyers Near me in ZIP 35203

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:

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The rules of the Alabama State Bar require the following on attorney advertising: "No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the legal services performed by other lawyers."

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.

My practice is focused on consumer law yet our firm maintains a broad range of services as listed below. I primarily represent consumers in collection actions, wrongful foreclosures and bankruptcy related matters.

Martha Reeves Cook was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Selma, Alabama, where both her parents were born and raised. Martha began her career with the law as the Director of Human Resources with a large firm in downtown Birmingham. She then attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, the same law school her great grandfather graduated from 100 years earlier. She earned her Juris Doctorate in 1996 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in the same year.. Martha practiced business and consumer law, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, for 20 years, before opening Martha Reeves Cook, LLC in 2016. The firm has a large focus on mediation, but Martha continues to represent small business and non-profit clients.

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.

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

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.

100% of my practice is devoted to representing people applying for social security disability benefits.   I've appeared as an advocate in over 400 disability hearings in 12 different states.  There is no cost for my firm's services until we win your case.. Contact me today for a free consultation.. * 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.