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The Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie has been serving clients since 2004 with integrity, intelligence and diligence.. In 2015 Huntsville Attorney Mitchell J. Howie was selected as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent of attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. One of the best family lawyers in Huntsville, Mitchell J. Howie was also recognized as one of the Top 10 under 40 of Alabama Family Lawyers by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.. In 2014 Attorney Mitchell J. Howie was recognized as one of the Top 100 lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers. He was also recognized as one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers and as one of the TOP TEN Criminal Defense attorneys in Alabama under 40 by the Prestigious National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys.. The owner of the Law Office, Attorney Mitchell J. Howie, truly believes in service to this country. Major Mitchell J. Howie completed his service on Active Duty in the United States Air Force as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He entered the Air Force through the Direct Appointment Program on May 27th, 2005 and began his active duty service on July 3rd, 2005. His official date of separation from active duty was September 28th, 2009.. Prior to entrance onto active duty, Mr. Howie worked as Chief of Staff to a representative at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. As an attorney in private practice he excelled at serving clients throughout Austin, Houston and Galveston, Texas with effective and efficient legal representation in various civil and criminal matters, to include: personal injury law, premises liability litigation, criminal defense, driving under the influence (DUI) litigation, debt collection, construction law, business law, contract law and family law.. As a government attorney, Major Howie's military career took him all over the United States. He first served the country as a military attorney at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona for two years. His last station was Pope Air Force Base in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Major Howie deployed to Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) for legal support of domestic operations related to the "global war on terrorism.". While on active duty, Major Howie answered the country's call to serve in a multitude of arenas. He managed and oversaw a program in Tucson, Arizona which provided excellent legal assistance to deploying airmen on civil law matters including wills, powers of attorneys, general legal guidance on domestic relations, family law, personal injury law, bankruptcy, consumer affairs, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).. Major Howie worked tirelessly as a contracts attorney reviewing government contracts valued at over 25 million dollars.. Major Howie expertly prosecuted criminals and worked diligently as a trial attorney in litigating the government's case to secure convictions and justice in 17 courts martial. His recent litigation included a trial that led to the only life sentence ever adjudged at Pope Air Force Base. Major Howie acted as the government's representative and gifted advocate in countless administrative proceedings and ensured justice for the government and all parties involved.. Mr. Howie also served as Special Assistant to the United States Attorney within the Department of Justice. In this position as the sole federal prosecutor, he personally prosecuted over 300 federal cases ranging from a wide array of criminal offenses to include: minor traffic offenses; larceny offenses, theft offenses; drug offenses; domestic violence offenses; Driving Under Influence litigation (DUI), Driving While Impaired litigation; Child Neglect litigation and Child Abuse litigation.. Mr. Howie is a member of the Texas Bar since 2004 and the Alabama Bar since 2010. Mr. Howie is also a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association and the National Criminal Defense Lawyers' Association. The Law Office of Mitchell J. Howie is currently accepting clients as an Alabama attorney.. Mr. Howie has continued his service to the country in the reserves.  Major Howie was chosen to be an instructor on a distinguished team of Reservists to teach other JAGs military trial advocacy and continues teaching others while running his law practice.

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Over the past several years, Mr. Artrip has represented plaintiffs from all over the United States in a variety of consumer class actions against companies that have deceived and/or discriminated against their customers.. Mr. Artrip has been involved in more than 50 complex class action and multi-district litigation cases, including serving as lead counsel in the In Re Alabama CT Scan Litigation, CV-2010-900111, Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama and In re: Vitamin Products Antitrust Litigation; MDL 1285, United States District Court for the District of Columbia.. Mr. Artrip and his firm are currently involved in 16 class actions, including certified classes involving employment practices and a variety of data breaches.. Recent settlements include those on behalf of consumers in the the AT&T Data Throttling case, in the Northern District of California, and on behalf of minors at a dance studio. The firm is also involved with class actions against Uber, Nintendo, Apple, Equifax, and General Motors.. His firm also has named Plaintiffs in consolidated complaints in pending case In Re: Equifax, Inc. Data Breach Litigation and In re: Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep “EcoDiesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation.. His firm has been involved in other class actions involving complex litigation:. Adulterated products and mislabeling, Rogers, et al. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.False advertising, Lynn, et al v. Hyundai Motor America;Civil rights violation based on race based premium. Moore, et al. v. Liberty National Life Insurance CompanyProduct liability cases, In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation and In Re: Boston Scientific Pelvic Sling LitigationExperienced Personal Injury AttorneyHe also represents the survivors and victims of accidents in a wide range of personal injury claims including car and truck accidents, workplace accidents, accidents resulting from defective construction, and medical-related cases including nursing home abuse and neglect.. Mr. Artrip also provides representation in civil litigation involving business and commercial fraud.. Mr. Artrip has been a guest lecturer at legal education seminars and is a member of the Executive Board of the Alabama Association for Justice. He is also a member of the Huntsville and Alabama Bar Associations, and the American Association for Justice.. He has worked on personal injury cases in counties throughout Alabama and Tennessee and class actions in California, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Alabama, North Carolina and Mississippi.. Mr. Artrip volunteers in community service projects dedicated to aiding underprivileged and injured persons including the AAC – The Davis Clinic and the American Lung Association.

Ms. Smith’s practice is centered on the representation of businesses and municipalities in a wide range of litigation matters, including employment discrimination and retaliation, contract disputes, automobile accidents, and police civil-liability lawsuits.. She has significant experience representing governmental officials and entities in tort litigation brought under Alabama and federal law, including claims brought under 42 U.S.C. 1983, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She represents clients involved in lawsuits filed in both federal and state courts, and has significant appellate experience before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Alabama Supreme Court.. The following language is required pursuant to rule 7.2(e) of the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct: no representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Mr. Royer’s practice is primarily focused on litigation. He practices primarily in the areas of local governmental liability, civil rights and constitutional litigation, employment, commercial disputes and professional malpractice, both at the trial level and on appeal. He frequently serves as a court-appointed mediator in civil litigation for federal and state courts. He also regularly represents clients in general civil and insurance defense litigation.. Mr. Royer typically defends municipalities, county governments, and other governmental entities when they are sued for negligence, civil rights violations, and other matters.

I help employers with issues in the workplace.  My areas of focus include employment contracts, defense of discrimination claims, and drafting employee handbooks.  I also represent employers confronted with wage and hour issues.

I am the author of the LEA award winning book, The Truth About Personal Injury in Alabama: Secrets Insurance Companies Don't Want You To Know. This book explains the injury claim process from the time of injury through the time the claim is resolved. I have been practicing law in Alabama since 1989 specializing in accident and injury cases, including car, truck, and motocycle wrecks, on the job injuries, worker's compensation, nursing home negiligence, and slip/ trip and fall injuries. Email me at for a free copy of my book!

As a Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), and AV Peer Review Rated Attorney with over fifteen years of experience, I focus my practice in the areas of commercial, construction, and employment law; police and public employee, and county and municipal, litigation; and commercial, construction, and government contracting, representing public and private and domestic and international businesses and local government entities. Client engagements range from contract negotiation and support, to human resources advice and training, to dispute resolution before a variety of local, state, and federal administrative boards, such as the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals; arbitration panels, such as the American Arbitration Association – Commercial, Construction, and Labor and Employment Divisions; and state and federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. I also serve as an appointed Hearing Officer (or arbitrator) with National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM), an administrator of arbitrations and mediations throughout the U.S., and with respect to disputes arising before NAM in areas of commercial, construction, and employment law. I am a member of several business and industry groups, including the Alabama Contractors’ Association (ACA); Alabama Road Builders' Association (ARBA), Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Institute for Supply Management (ISM), National Contract Management Association (NCMA), and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and am frequently invited by both clients and industry to write and lecture throughout the U.S. and abroad, particularly in areas of contract negotiation, human resources, risk identification and avoidance, and dispute resolution. Additionally, I hold the designation of Certified Instructor on “Legal Issues” for the Alabama Peace Officers Standards & Training Commission (APOSTC).

Amy K. Tanner concentrates her law practice in the area of consumer bankruptcy law in the Huntsville and Decatur offices of the firm and is a shareholder in several of the Bond and Botes, P.C. offices located throughout the southeast. Amy was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Auburn University at Montgomery in 1994. Amy then went on to attend Jones School of Law while working full time and she was awarded her Juris Doctorate degree in December 1998. On April 30, 1999, she was admitted to the Alabama State Bar and has practiced with the Bond and Botes firm since 1999. She is currently admitted to practice in both the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.. Amy has been a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) since 2004. In 2012, Amy was selected by the NACBA executive board to serve as the Alabama State Chair for all consumer bankruptcy attorneys in Alabama. As the Alabama Chair for NACBA, Mrs. Tanner serves as a liaison between NACBA and attorneys, bankruptcy judges and other court officials, as well as serving as a primary contact for local media regarding consumer bankruptcy issues.. Amy has been a featured speaker at the People’s Law School in Huntsville, Alabama for the past several years. This local program is recorded and airs on local access television channels throughout the State. In addition, Amy has been a speaker at several seminars sponsored by the local bar association.

ALLISON B. CHANDLER practices in the area of municipal defense, with an emphasis on the defense of police civil liability cases in both federal and state courts. Ms. Chandler received her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she served as an associate editor for the Mississippi Law Journal and as an executive board member of the Moot Court Board. Ms. Chandler also holds a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in English from Mississippi State University. Ms. Chandler is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association.

After graduating from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 1992, I began practicing law in Huntsville with the law firm of Wilmer & Shepard, P.A.. In February 1995 I left the firm and began my own office. Since then I have represented clients in a variety of legal matters, ranging from complex litigation involving several parties to business transactions and personal legal matters. By my estimates I have successfully tried over 100 cases in federal and state court.. In 2010, after completing a comprehensive written examination, being reviewed by other attorneys and judges before whom I have tried cases, and providing proof of my trial experience, I obtained the designation of a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocay. I am one of only 3 attorneys in Huntsville / Madison County who maintains this certification. I also am AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. During my legal career I have repesented clients in well over 100 mediations. I am listed on the roster of mediator with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.. Specialties: Litigation in state and federal court; labor and employment law; insurance law; business litigation; contracts law; construction law; litigation, appeals, mediation, and arbitration.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Employment attorney serving clients in Huntsville and surrounding areas.