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With distinctions such as being listed in Best Lawyers in America® since 1999 and an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, Steve Olen is a force to be reckoned with. He is a dedicated personal injury attorney at Cunningham Bounds, LLC who has committed his career to helping injury victims obtain the justice they deserve. He primarily deals with oil and gas, business, and complex litigation. Attorney Olen attended Princeton University for his undergraduate degree and graduated summa cum laude from Cumberland School of Law. Since then, he has recovered multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Call today to learn how he can help you.

With almost 30 years experience, I offer clients full service criminal defense and juvenile defense representation..  My licensure includes Alabama, Nebraska and California.

Toby Brown is a tenacious litigator who has obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients over the course of his career.  Unwavering in his commitment, Toby has earned national recognition as a top trial attorney and is known for his work in representing clients during some of the most traumatic and transformational times in their lives.  For over twenty two years, he has successfully handled a wide variety of cases including medical malpractice, consumer products defects, road design defects, industrial accidents, trucking and automobile accidents, admiralty and maritime law, environmental pollution and fraud just to name a few.  His diverse courtroom experience includes serving as lead and co-lead counsel on: a $108 million verdict against a chemical plant for illegally disposing of hazardous waste; a $40 million verdict against a major automobile manufacturer for the death of a 16-year-old girl for failure to recall a defective seatbelt buckle; and a $140 million verdict against a hospital and its outsourced medical transcription company for a woman’s death caused by a transcription error that led to a fatal medication dosage.

The Law Offices of Judson L. Yates is a full service general litigation and transactional firm which prides itself on the commitment and dedication to our clients. Our goal — in every case and for every client — is to focus on problem solving, without over-lawyering. We believe that our ability to resolve sophisticated and challenging cases is reflected in our loyal clients and our growing list of victories. We welcome the opportunity to serve you. From complex International and domestic general litigation to contract drafting, contact us online or call for a free consultation.. Tell me more about Attorney Judson L. Yates…. Judson L. Yates is a 2008 graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta. He attended the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia and graduated with his Juris Doctor. In 2017, Attorney Yates was admitted to the practice of law in Alabama. In 2018, he was admitted to the bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. He is listed on the Alabama Court Mediation Roster as well as the Appellate Court Mediation Roster. He also serves on numerous nonprofit boards and organizations.. Attorney Yates founded his law firm in 2017. He specializes in complex commercials transactions and related litigation. Yates’ extensive travels abroad and multilingual skills in English, Portuguese, and Spanish have assisted his practice in many areas of international law. He has studied in Brazil and Mexico and also had the privilege of studying law at Cambridge University in the U.K.. In addition to serving as a general counsel to some of Mobile’s largest private corporations, Attorney Yates also performs crisis management services for clients facing urgent man-made emergencies.. Attorney Judson Yates continues the proud family tradition of service to the residents of Alabama. He is the fourth child of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan L Yates (the longtime pastor of El Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in downtown Mobile) and Doris Leslie Yates (an educator in the Mobile County School System).. The Yates/Leslie family network in Mobile has expanded Attorney Yates’s effective reach in the legal community and has empowered his ability to achieve tangible results for his clients.

Since 1991, I have assisted thousands of clients throughout South Alabama with their Social Security disability and SSI claims. During this time I have built one of the most successful Social Security disability practices in our area by providing personilized service.  I am proud of my reputation as a lawyer who works hard for his clients and does so with integrety.  Ask around and I believe you will find this to be the case as most of my clients come from word of mouth, either prior clients or other lawyers.  Unlike a growing trend of Social Security representatives, I always meet with each client personally in the beginning of their case to determine the right path for them.  I then personally sit down with each client to prepare for their hearing so that they understand the process and to relieve the understandable anxiety this process creates.. Though based in Moble, I have offices in Foley, Monroeville and Evergreen to help clients throughout South Alabama  If you are in need of assistance with your Social Security disabillity or SSI claim give me a call at  toll free .  More information can also be found at .   There is never a fee until we win your case.

Ms. Tufts practices in the areas of products liability, industrial accidents, automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability, medical malpractice and fraud. She has tried numerous cases in Alabama that resulted in successful plaintiff’s verdicts. A native of Alabama and a Truman Scholarship recipient, Ms. Tufts graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2004. She earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 2008 from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif and graduated in the top 5% of her class.. Ms. Tufts is committed to giving back to the communities in which she works and lives. She received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program (“SAVLP”), which recognized her both for providing pro bono legal representation to members of the community and for helping to raise money for the SAVLP. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, Inc. In addition, Ms. Tufts is a graduate of the 2010 Alabama Leadership Initiative ("ALI"), a program through which emerging leaders from across the state explore various issues associated with education, economic development and government. During law school, Ms. Tufts volunteered nearly 200 hours at the Neighborhood Legal Services Program in Washington, D.C., an organization that represents those who cannot afford legal counsel. Before going to law school, she served as Executive Director of Impact: An Alabama Student Service Initiative, a statewide nonprofit organization that manages college preparatory, healthcare, and financial literacy programs designed to enable student volunteers to be part of structural and systemic change in Alabama.

More than 30 years ago, he began his law career serving with the Florida Attorney General in Tallahassee, Fla. In 1989, he returned to his hometown of Mobile, Ala. to begin practicing law with an insurance defense firm. Since 1995, Desi’s practice has focused exclusively on the representation of injured victims. During his career, he has tried more than 100 civil bench and jury trials.. A graduate of McGill-Toolen High School, Desi attended Washington and Lee University prior to The University of Alabama. He has served on the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School Advisory Board and the St. Mary School Advisory Board.. Desi was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association for Justice and currently is on the Executive Committee of the Mobile Bar Association. He is the current chairman of the Mobile Bar Association Civil Practice Committee for State and County courts. Desi is a frequent lecturer at CLE seminars and has written on numerous litigation-related topics.. Desi is rated AV Preeminent® by his peers on Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating standard. He has also been selected to the 2019 - 2020, 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list, an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys.. Desi has many successful verdicts and settlements including a $12.3 million settlement for a maritime injury case, a $12 million bench verdict for an industrial accident, and a $3.4 million award for a man blinded in a crane accident.

Lacey Smith joined Tobias & Comer Law in October 2022 after spending the first part of her career at one of Mobile’s preeminent insurance defense firms, where she was a partner and successfully represented large corporate clients in high-stakes lawsuits throughout the state and the country. Lacey is a Mobile native with more than 15 years of complex civil litigation experience, primarily in the areas of products liability, employment law, medical/professional liability, and toxic torts. She is also well-versed in handling cases on appeal, and has presented oral arguments before the Alabama Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Lacey is eager to use the knowledge and skills gained from her years of defending corporate clients to advocate for injury victims and their families, with equally positive results. Her keen insight into how defense lawyers and insurers evaluate cases, and their litigation strategies, will be an asset to the clients of Tobias & Comer Law.. After graduating from UMS-Wright, Lacey attended Birmingham-Southern College and then earned her Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Lacey is licensed to practice law in both Alabama and Mississippi. Among other professional accolades, Lacey was consecutively selected to the Mid-South Rising Stars Super Lawyers (aviation/aerospace law) from 2013-2022 and has also been recognized in Mobile Bay Monthly’s “Top 40 Under Forty.”. At Tobias & Comer Law, LLC, Lacey has achieved substantial results for her clients, recently serving as co-lead counsel in a personal injury case resulting in a jury verdict of $7 million, and obtaining a car accident verdict of $175,000.

L. Daniel Mims is the founder of The Mims Firm, PC. Mr. Mims was born in Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Mims advises and represents a broad range of clients with multiple legal issues. His clients include businesses, corporations, and individuals.. Mr. Mims earned his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law, where he served on the Trial Advocacy Board and won the James O. Haley Federal Court Competition. He received his undergraduate degree from Troy State University, where he served as Clerk for the Student Government Association. At Troy, he studied American History, Political Science, and Business Administration.. Currently, Mr. Mims is the Municipal Court Judge in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. He is also the Prosecutor for the City of Citronelle, Alabama, Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Satsuma, Alabama, and City Attorney for the City of Creola, Alabama. He serves as Director of the Parkway Senior Citizens Foundation.

Jason McCormick plays a lead role in achieving exceptional results on behalf of clients at Tobias, McCormick & Comer. As a licensed attorney for the last two decades, he has dedicated his career to serving the Mobile, Ala. community.. Jason has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his clients, acting as lead and co-counsel representing plaintiffs in numerous cases over the last 20 years. His practice areas primarily focus on trucking accidents, workplace accidents, burn injuries, automobile accidents, product defects, and insurance fraud/bad faith.. Born in Montgomery, Ala., Jason was raised in Long Beach, Miss. He completed his undergraduate degree at Millsaps College where he received several honors and was a 4-year letterman on the football team. After college, he worked as an environmental consultant at a civil engineering firm, conducting hazardous materials site assessments and wetlands evaluations on numerous projects.. In 1999, he received his Juris Doctorate cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law. During law school, he was the Executive Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal, was on the Staff of the Journal of National Security Law, and served as a Research Associate for the Sea Grant Consortium; he was also published in various journals.. Jason has given several Continuing Legal Education seminars in his areas of practice and has published several acclaimed articles within the legal industry. Additionally, he is AV rated, the highest rating of legal skills and ethics. He is also listed among the Alabama Super Lawyers and was recognized as one of the Top Attorneys in Alabama by the publication Business Alabama.

I  grew up with a father in the Air Force and has lived all over the United States. At 30 years old, she decided to attend law school. I attended law school full time and worked night jobs, all while being a mother to a young daughter and a wife. I graduated from The Birmingham School of Law in 1998 and has been with The Mims Firm since 2001. My  areas of practice are numerous, including domestic relations, adoptions, wills and estates, and bankruptcies.  When I am not  in the office, you can find me kayaking, cross-training, or running. I have even participated in several Spartan Races and mud runs.

I have been in practice for 17 years representing consumers in chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcies. I have been a partner in two separate large volume firms. I have decided to open my own firm focused on one on one client representation. I want my clients to feel that they are a person and not a case number. I am not a cookie cutter one size fits all bankruptcy firm. My focus is on the individual. I will work directly with my clients to help solve their unique problems and to give them the financial freedom they deserve.

I grew up on Sand Mountain, in North Alabama.  After college, I attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where I graduated cum laude in 1989.  Since then, I have practiced 100% plaintiff work, and have represented literally thousands of individuals over the Southeastern United States.. I am licensed to practice law in both Alabama and Mississippi, and primarly specialize in representing individuals who are injured or families who have lost a loved one in motor vehicle accidents, trucking accidents, nursing home and hospital abuse cases, product liabilty cases, on-the-job accidents, and slip and fall cases.  Over the years I have tried over 90 jury cases to verdicts, and am proud to say that I have only lost 5 cases over the past 28 years.  Because insurance companies and their attorneys know that we are successful at trial, most of my cases are settled prior to trial for maximum compensation.. I am Board Crtified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, which is held by less that 5% of all lawyers in Alabama.  A video of the importance of this board certification can be found at .  I have also been selected by fellow lawyers and judges as a Super Lawyer in the State of Alabama, a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and member of both the Alabama and Mississippi Bar Association.. I have been practicing in a small law firm for almost fifteen years.  We only handle a small number of select cases, which allows my firm to provide individual attention to each client.  I provide each client with my cell number, which allows my clients to call me when they need to talk, not just during office hours.  If you are interested in speaking witih me, simply call my office at, and I will be happy to talk with you.

Dedicated to her clients and committed to excellence, Allison Smalley is an Alabama attorney at Cunningham Bounds, LLC. She focuses primarily with oil and gas litigation, having extensive experience with the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damage Claims process. She obtained her undergraduate degree in French and Sociology from Tulane University. She went on to attend Louisiana State University, where she earned her Juris Doctor cum laude. While in law school, Attorney Smalley was given the Tullis-Herget Academic Scholarship. She dedicates her time and energy helping her clients. When you place your trust in her, you can rest assured you have an attorney on your side who truly cares.

Criminal defense attorney serving the Baldwin County and Mobile, AL areas.

Brian has been described by his peers as an “exceptionally talented top-tier lawyer,” who is “tenacious,” “hard-working,” and “conscientious.” Brian cares deeply for his clients, and he is devoted to helping them through some of the most difficult times imaginable — the loss of a loved one or coping with the new realities that accompany life-altering personal injuries.. Brian has handled a wide range of cases including business fraud, personal injuries, wrongful death, industrial accidents, defective products, trucking accidents, and other cases involving serious wrongdoing. Brian has, however, developed a particular expertise representing clients who suffered injury due to medical negligence from a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider. Brian has handled all types of medical cases involving injuries and deaths caused by negligent care in areas such as hospital administration, surgical errors, medication errors, anesthesia errors, missed or delayed diagnosis, pathology errors, radiology errors, lab errors, nursing errors, emergency room injuries, pharmacy errors, and defective medical products.. Most recently, Brian obtained a record setting $35 million dollar verdict in a medical negligence case against Springhill Medical Center for causing the death of a patient by administering him a massive overdose of IV pain medication and failing to appropriately monitor him. The verdict is the largest medical malpractice verdict in Mobile County, Alabama history.

Attorney Jenna Jayjohn York is dedicated to using her valuable educational experiences and legal understanding to fight for the rights of the wrongfully injured. She held an impressive record throughout her educational career, ultimately earning her spot in the top 8% of her graduating class from Cumberland School of Law. Additionally, Attorney Jayjohn won the 2017 National Civil Trial Competition, the 2018 National Trial Competition Regional Tournament, and served as the Vice President of the Student Bar Association during her time in law school.Her dedication to legal excellence began very early on in her career, leading to the coveted position as a Judge Abraham Caruthers Teaching Fellow, a prestigious, cogetted position granted to only a few dozen students. After earning her legal license, Attorney Jayjohn turned her focus to her clients. She is committed holding negligent and careless individuals and corporations responsible for their careless actions, which is why she focuses her practice primarily on automobile and truck accidents, premises liability, products liability, industrial accidents, medical malpractice, and fraud.Attorney Jayjohn uses her legal experience and her ferocious drive to advocate on behalf of their clients, however complex or difficult their case may seem. Learn more about Attorney Jenna Jayjohn York by visiting .

Areas of practice include:. ·         complex litigation. ·         environmental torts. ·         class actions. ·         personal injury. ·         products liability. ·         insurance fraud. ·         bad faith. ·         intellectual property. ·         admiralty and maritime law. Have represented plaintiffs in numerous cases resulting in record breaking verdicts in Alabama and nationwide. Led the firm's pro bono representation of the University of Alabama in its fight against the NCAA sanctioning of the Crimson Tide football team and was lead trial counsel in the State of Alabama's $11.9 billion verdict against ExxonMobil for underpayment of royalties. In October 2007, was lead counsel for Dirt, Inc. in an environmental contamination trial resulting in a $108 million jury verdict against Halliburton, Inc.  In October 2008, was co-lead counsel, with partner Skip Finkbohner, in an intellectual property trial representing inventor Dr. Peter Mannsfeld against German chemical company Ineos Phenol GmbH & Co. KG which resulted in a jury verdict of $192 million.. In 2010, was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) in the Multi-District Litigation arising out of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting environmental disaster. After that appointment, served as a leader of the trial team preparing for the February 2012 trial. On the eve of that trial, a historic multi-billion dollar settlement of many claims was reached with BP. Beginning in February 2013, the remaining claims against BP, and the claims against Transocean and Halliburton, were tried during a two-month trial in the Federal District Court in New Orleans. The Judge has not yet ruled. Continue active involvement in preparing for the trial of test cases in coming months.

A passionate advocate and compassionate counselor, Blake Vrieze has always felt a strong desire to serve as a protector and be a voice for those in need. This led him to pursue a career where he could not only stand next to his clients in court, but also stand up for them and their interests.. Blake began his education at the University of South Alabama, graduating with a degree in English Literature and Letters before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. After passing the Alabama Bar Exam, Blake returned to his home county to work as a state prosecutor with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, representing the State of Alabama in both civil and criminal cases.. During his time with the District Attorney’s Office, Blake cut his teeth as an advocate for the people of Mobile County handling felony and misdemeanor cases, conducting thousands of hearings, and trying hundreds of bench trials as well as numerous jury trials.. After leaving public service in August of 2020, Blake accepted a position with a law firm in Mobile, Alabama, focusing on Family Law and Criminal Defense, and used his trial experience and knowledge of the court system to zealously represent the interests of his clients.. In 2023, Blake decided to open his practice to provide high quality legal representation, not limited to those at the top of the income bracket, but to provide the same quality of representation to the middle and working class.

A Mobile-area native, Bryan Comer and his family have close ties to the local community. In his role as a Partner at Tobias & Comer Law, LLC, he helps lead the firm’s practice with nearly two decades of litigation experience focused on wrongful death, trucking accidents, products liability, class actions, medical negligence, and personal injury.. Bryan earned his Juris Doctor from The University of Alabama School of Law. While in Tuscaloosa as an undergrad, Bryan was a member of JASONS and Phi Beta Kappa, graduating magna cum laude. In law school, he was awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and served as an Associate Justice on the Honor Court.. Rated AV Preeminent® by his peers on Martindale-Hubbell, Bryan has been recognized as earning the highest rating of legal skills and ethics. Bryan was also selected to the Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars list for the years 2014 through 2020 and Super Lawyers for the years 2021 and 2022 by Thompson Reuters, an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys.. A licensed attorney in Alabama and Florida, Bryan is admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in Alabama as well as the Northern District of Florida. Bryan is currently a member of the Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners, is a past President of The Mobile Bar Foundation, is a member of the Mobile Bar Association Executive Committee, a member of the Paul W. Brock Chapter of the American Inns of Court, and is on the Board of Directors for the Drug Education Council.. At Tobias & Comer Law, LLC, Bryan has achieved substantial results for his clients and has extensive trial experience, recently serving as co-lead counsel in a personal injury case resulting in a jury verdict of $7 million, a complex products liability case resulting in a $3.4 million verdict, and a termite case settlement totaling $1.5 million. Bryan has served as lead counsel in a trucking case that settled for $867,500, served as co-counsel on a case for a local business owner that resulted in $108 million jury verdict, co-counsel for the Bondholder Plaintiffs in the HealthSouth Securities Fraud Litigation, co-lead counsel for a trucking case that resulted in $1.2 million verdict, co-lead counsel for a local business that resulted in a jury verdict in excess of $800,000, co-lead counsel against a drunk driver that resulted in a $450,000 jury verdict, as well as lead counsel in multiple personal injury cases and trials.

A member of the firm, Cunningham Bounds, LLC in Mobile, Alabama, working behind the scenes overseeing legal research, motion practice, and appeals.. Received a B.A. degree from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee in 1981. While at Sewanee, was a member of the Academic Order of Gownsmen. Then earned a J.D. degree from The Cumberland School of Law of Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1985. During law school, was Articles Editor of the Adelphia Law Journal and an Associate Editor of The American Journal of Trial Advocacy.. Frequently invited to present at Continuing Legal Education seminars. Have spoken on topics such as Defeating Unlawful Discrimination in Jury Selection, Appellate Practice, Perfecting the Appeal, HIPAA and Ex parte Contacts, Recent Updates on the Law, Electronic Discovery, Arbitration, and Immunity.

A lifelong resident of Mobile, practicing with the law firm of Cunningham Bounds, LLC since being admitted to the Alabama Bar. Represents the families of men and women who have been seriously injured or killed.. Has successfully represented victims of the following: