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Whit Drake was born and raised in Vinemont Alabama, coming from a long line of lawyers. He has practiced personal injury law exclusively for his entire career. Recently selected as a Top Birmingham Personal Injury Attorney by the Birmingham Magazine, as well as being named as a "Superlawyer" by FindLaw, he handles accident and injury claims throughout Alabama, with a focus on tractor trailer accidents, car wrecks, wrongful death and construction accident injuries.. "No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the legal services performed by other lawyers."

When approaching cases, my priority is to collaborate with clients to achieve efficient and effective results by way of tenacious advocacy. I strive to align my tactics and objectives with my client's goals in handling cases. I enjoy the various aspects of litigation, ranging from strategy and planning that go into research and brief writing, to the in-person chess matches that take place during depositions and trial. It is important to me to keep my clients and myself informed of trends and developments in Alabama law so we can most effectively evaluate and prosecute cases to the best possible result.

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."""

Tom F. Young, Jr. is the son of a District Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit for more than 35 years and the first female Mayor of Alexander City. Following graduation from the University, Tom worked on the staff of Chief Justice C.C. “Bo” Tolbert and with the Administrative Office of Courts during tenure of Chief Justice Howell Heflin. He has additional experience working with a plaintiff’s personal injury firm and from serving as a city prosecutor, Special Referee in Family Court, Special District Court Judge, Municipal Court Judge, and a special Probate Judge for Tallapoosa County. At Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law, he focuses his practice on personal injury, product liability, and criminal and domestic relations matters through mediation, arbitration, and his private judge services.

Thomas focuses his practice on Social Security Disability, Auto Accidents, Trucking Accidents, and Personal Injury Law. Fighting to get you the compensation you deserve.

Preston Miller grew up in Cullman, Alabama. He now lives in Birmingham with his wife. As a Beeson Scholar, Preston graduated from Samford University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a concentration in Film. He graduated from Cumberland School of Law in 2014 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2014.. Preston has long held an interest in fighting for the rights of hard-working Alabamians. Before attending Cumberland, Preston served for over a year as a Regional Coordinator with Impact Alabama through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. He assisted with vision screenings for children in Pre-K programs and helped with tax preparation for families across Alabama. Following his work with Impact Alabama, he worked in the public policy arena, seeking to expand opportunities for Alabamians across the economic spectrum.. Preston was a Presidential Scholar at Cumberland School of Law . He was also member of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, America’s oldest law review dedicated solely to trial advocacy. His writing focused specifically on work-related disputes and workers’ rights. He is a member of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section. Preston also volunteers as a mentor to students from Birmingham City Schools through the Southtown Leadership program. He and his wife live in Birmingham.

Opened in 2002, Heather Leonard PC is a full service law practice concentrating on litigation and mediation of all employment law matters.. Consistently recognized as one of the top employment lawyers in Alabama, Heather Leonard has been handling employment law matters for both individuals and businesses since 1998.  She has been ranked as one of the Top 25 female attorneys as well as one of the the Top 50 overall attorneys in Alabama by Thompson Reuters' Superlawyers publication.  Her firm has also been ranked as a Tier One provider of employment law services by U.S. News and World Report's "Best Law Firms.". Confining her practice to employment law issues, Ms. Leonard has the unique expertise and knowledge to successfully navigate the complicated disputes that arise between employers and employees in all facets of the employment relationship.  Ranging from internal investigations for a business or filing an EEOC charge on behalf of an employee - all the way to complex multi-plaintiff multi-state litigation, we have handled it.

Nelson represents clients in automobile and trucking accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance disputes. I offer free case consultations/evaluations. My direct line is.. Nelson is from Arab, Alabama. He graduated with special honors in his major at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama in 2015 where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice. In 2019 he finished in the top third of his class at Samford University, Cumberland School of Law. While at Cumberland, he served as the President of the Federalist Society, a Senior Member of the Trial Board, competed on the Mediation Team, and made Dean’s List every semester. Nelson was admitted to practice in Georgia in 2019 and Alabama in 2020.. As an Alabama native, when Nelson in not cheering for the Crimson Tide, he spends his free time with his wife and friends going hiking, fishing, or camping.

My first attorney position was with the Social Security Administration in the administrative law division.  It was called the Office of Hearings and Appeals at the time.  I received extensive legal training on the Social Security Act and the Cofd of Federal Regulations.  I received medical training to learn medical terminology, as well as about injuries and disease processes that can interfere with a person's ability to hold a job.. After leaving the Social Security Administration, I began representing claimants in the private sector. Since 1982, I have represented thousands of clients in disability appeals.. In addition to Social Security cases, I also acquired expertise in the area of Alabama Workers' Compensation claims.  I understand workers' comp offset and other issues related to windfall offset and benefit computation.. I consider myself to be an expert in the field of how injury. illness, age and work history impact the ability to earn a living and perform gainful work.

Mike was raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He moved to Alabama in 1993 to attend Auburn University. After graduating from Auburn in 1997 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, he moved to Birmingham and attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Mike received his Juris Doctorate from Cumberland in 2000 and has lived in the Birmingham area ever since.. Although raised in South Florida, Mike has a large family from Central and North Alabama. Michael’s paternal family are long time residents of Madison and Limestone County, while his maternal family can be found in Shelby and Talladega County. Michael spent his summers between his grandparent’s farm in Huntsville and the Coosa River in Talladega.. Mike practices civil litigation in all counties across the State of Alabama. He focuses on the areas of auto accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death, slip and falls, on the job injuries, worker’s compensation, dog bites, premises liability, construction injuries, nursing home abuse, insurance law, and any other personal injuries.. He is admitted to practice before all Alabama Courts and all United States District Courts of Alabama, 11th Circuit. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Birmingham Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Birmingham Bar Membership Committee and the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar.

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.

Matthew G. Garmon is a partner at the Birmingham office of Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law. Since joining the firm, Mr. Garmon has represented those who have suffered catastrophic injuries or families who have lost loved ones wrongful death in complex cases against insurance companies, corporations, manufacturers, trucking companies, and other defendants whose negligent or reckless decisions have caused harm. Mr. Garmon has recovered over $20,700,000 for the people he has represented at Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law. Mr. Garmon is admitted to practice in both Alabama and Florida, but regularly handles civil wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases throughout the United States.

Larry was recently recognized by Super Lawyers ® as one of the Top 50 lawyers in the entire state - for the third consecutive year. According to Super Lawyers’ website, "Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis." Less than 5% of Alabama’s 16,000+ lawyers were selected. This humbling recognition followed shortly after having been selected on the vote of other lawyers as a "Top Lawyer" in 2012 as published by Birmingham magazine. In fact, 2013 marks the sixth consecutive year that Larry has been chosen for the distinction of being a Super Lawyer (r).. Larry King was born in Leesburg, Florida, on July 27, 1962. He was admitted to the Alabama and Georgia Bars (1988), and to the Florida Bar (1989). He is admitted to all state and federal trial courts in Alabama; all state trial and appellate courts in Georgia and to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; all state trial and appellate courts in Florida and to the U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; and to the United States Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit. He graduated from Florida State University (B.A., English-Business Administration, 1984), after being admitted on a National Merit Scholarship, and from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (J.D. 1988).. In law school, he was a member of the Order of Barristers, an articles editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, a member of the moot court board, and a member of the trial board. After graduating, he served as a law clerk to Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice C.C. Torbert, Jr., and to Chief Justice E.C. Hornsby. After practicing in Orlando, Florida, for a brief time thereafter, where he represented major manufacturers and insurance companies, Mr. King returned to Birmingham, practicing briefly on behalf of manufacturers and insurance companies, but representing people from the plaintiff's side since 1993.. A lifelong Methodist, Larry and his family are members at Asbury United Methodist Church. His service there has included the introduction of God's Garage Sale, an annual event where donated items all are given away for free – the same cost as God's grace. A few years ago, he and his wife gave up his retirement fund and established the Hands of Christ Fund at Asbury, a ministry that provides financial assistance to those in need, helping them to break free from poverty by furthering educational or employment goals; several participants in that program have been able to graduate from college with aid from the Fund. His wife and two children were baptized at Asbury, and his two other children were confirmed there. Larry credits Asbury pastor, Rev. Mark Lacey, with being the most positively influential person on his adult life. Presently serving as Asbury's Missions Committee chairperson, Larry continues growing his faith under the incredible and dynamic wisdom of Rev. Kip Laxson.. Professionally, Larry is proudest of his service on behalf of the injured people of the state. Having secured over $5,000,000 in verdicts on behalf of workers fired for having exercised their rights to workers' compensation benefits – including record jury verdicts in at least 4 Alabama counties, and having published several articles in leading legal publications in that area of the law, he has been one of Alabama's leaders in protecting the rights of those hurt during the course of their work. Two of his scholarly articles, Fired in Retaliation for Claiming Workers' Compensation Benefits in Alabama, 24American Journal of Trial Advocacy 539 (2001) and What Triggers the Application of Alabama Code §?, 33 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 1 379 (2010) (with Christina Van Der Hulst), were cited as authoritative in the Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions (3d ed. 2012), on the topic of retaliatory discharge. He has likewise championed the rights of those injured outside the workplace, as well, landing millions of dollars in jury verdicts for accident victims, helping insure that they are adequately and properly compensated for the losses that accompany devastating injuries.. Larry also gives professional time for causes he believes in. For years, he has given countless hours at no charge by speaking to high schools and church youth groups on the variety of consequences that drunk drivers will face, both criminally and civilly. This work has been in conjunction with his founding of Lawyers Against Drunk Driving; that organization is on the web . He also piloted the beginning of the Asbury Lawyers' Forum, a group of lawyers that periodically meets as a group to offer free legal advice to the public at Asbury United Methodist Church.. In March 2010, Larry was recognized in b metro, The Magazine of Birmingham Living for having "reached the highest levels of ethical standards and professional excellence" in its article, "The City's Top Legal Minds." Those accolades dovetail exactly with his peer reviewed rating, which notched perfect scores in both legal ability and adherence to professional standards. Larry was selected to the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association for Justice for the 2010-2011 term.

Kimberly Perkins is an attorney in Birmingham, Alabama. She is admitted to practice law before all state courts in Alabama, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. She is also licensed to practice law in the District to Columbia (Washington, D.C.).

Kelly R. Knight has more than 20 years of experience in the legal profession. She has been actively practicing law since 2001 and has extensive experience and understanding in matters of family law, divorce, criminal defense and personal injury. Kelly is an active member of the Birmingham community.

Kathryn Gentle was born and raised in Mountain Brook, Alabama. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree at the University of Alabama, Kathryn went on to complete her legal studies at the University of Alabama School of Law.. After law school, Kathryn became licensed to practice law in Georgia, where she resided for several years. Thereafter, Kathryn lived in Detroit, Michigan and Bend, Oregon. After going through her own divorce, Kathryn moved back to her hometown in Alabama. She dedicated her practice to tax resolution and was determined to gain the understanding and experience necessary to become a skilled family law attorney. Having gone through her own divorce, Kathryn understands the emotional and financial issues families experience when dealing with these types of issues. That experience was paramount in establishing the way that she handles divorce and family law cases by understanding that each client and family is different, and their needs should always be considered when determining the best course of action for their case.. For 19 years, Kathryn has been devoted to helping clients navigate emotional and stressful situations perpetuated by tax liability, divorce, and family law issues. Kathryn has customized her practice not only to resolving debts with the I.R.S. and state taxing authorities, but also to assisting individuals with issues pertaining to divorce, separation, custody, visitation, relocation, support, asset protection and division, domestic violence, modifications, enforcement, grandparents rights, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and appeals. Her tax experience and knowledge has become a key skill in resolving complex cases regarding division of assets with high martial estates and locating hidden assets.. In May of 2019, Kathryn became of Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, an elite group of highly skilled negotiators and litigators who represent individuals in all facets of family law. Kathryn has had intensive training in the art of Family Law Advocacy Skills at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Boulder, Colorado, has been recognized by Birmingham Magazine and B-Metro Magazine as a “Top Attorney” for the past 6 years, is licensed to practice law in Alabama and Georgia, and is also licensed to practice before the United States Tax Court.. In her free time, Kathryn enjoys being outdoors, Alabama football, and spending time with her son Smith, her stepson Nathan, and her husband Scot.

Joshua Paul Jones is an experienced criminal defense and family law attorney with over 9 years of experience. As a former prosecutor, Mr. Jones has the ability to handle a variety of criminal and family law cases. Please call the Joshua Paul Jones, Attorney at Law, LLC law firm to speak with him about your case.

It's hard to believe, but I've been practicing law in Central Alabama for 25+ years. That translates to a lot of Family, Domestic Relations, Criminal and Civil Court appearances, which, in turn, translate to a lot of successes and satisfied clients!

I am passionate about helping individuals and small businesses in need of assistance.  I would love to work with you to assist you in your legal needs.

I am licensed in Alabama (1994), Mississippi (2014) and Tennessee (2017). I am Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, which is the highest possible rating for ethical standards and professional ability. I am an accredited general civil mediator. I am a certified guardian ad litem in Alabama Family courts. I re-opened my solo practice in 2019 and I work from my home office in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. I primarily practice in north Alabama. I am admitted to all state courts in AL, MS and TN. I am admitted to practice in all federal district courts in AL and MS as well as the Eleventh Circuit Court Of Appeals.

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 an Alabama native and big Braves fan!. After growing up in the Montgomery, AL area, I had the opportunity to live in Mexico for 2 years. While I was there, I learned about the culture, the people and also how to speak Spanish. This experience was influential in me pursuing immigration law. Since graduating from the University of Alabama with my Juris Doctorate in 2010, I have almost exclusively worked in immigration law. By keeping my focus on immigration law, I am able to fine tune my skills for my clients. I have been able to help clients all over the world with their immigration needs.

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

Greg's family has been a part of Alabama since the 1820's.  He grew up playing baseball and working on the family farm.  Bailing hay in the hot Alabama summers inspired Greg to keep studying.  He attended the University of Alabama and finished with a degree from the College of Commerce in International Finance and a minor in Spanish.  He then attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and received a Masters in Public Policy.  He worked in the Latin America and the Caribbean region for seven years for a Fortune 500 company.  Greg has visited four of the seven continents of the world, and speaks Spanish with a Southern accent.  After meeting his wife, who is a lawyer, and losing all arguments, he attended the University of Alabama law school.  Greg lives and attends Church in Birmingham with his wife and daughter, who is in middle school.  Greg enjoys tasty food, especially if homemade.

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.