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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.

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.

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.

Attorney Jeremy Knowles is a partner at Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law. Since 1997, Mr. Knowles has practiced almost exclusively in the areas of automobile negligence, tractor trailer litigation, product liability, and motor vehicle crashworthiness. He has worked on some of the largest product liability cases in the country and is routinely consulted by national news organizations for his skill and experience with automobile product liability issues. The total of the verdicts and settlements which Mr. Knowles has attained exceeds $100,000,, including a 2005 verdict that was listed in the National Law Journal as one of the top 25 verdicts in 2005. Mr. Knowles is a member of the American and Alabama Associations for Justice, serving on the Board of Governors and in the Emerging Leaders section of the latter. He has also served as an adjunct Professor of Law with a concentration in Constitutional Law at Faulkner University.

Experienced Class Action attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.

Experienced Class Action attorney serving clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas.