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·       First and second chair jury trial experience in numerous cases.. ·       Excellent case management skills, handling over a thousand cases annually.. ·       Excellent research and writing skills concerning a wide variety of complex legal issues.. ·       Proficient in jury trials, voir dire, grand jury, plea negotiations, bench trials, trial preparation, discovery analysis/review, intensive research, motion hearings and interviews of victims/witnesses/law enforcement officers since May 2009.. ·       Experienced in a variety of cases, including murders, personal crimes, sex crimes, drug crimes, property crimes, and all misdemeanors offenses.. ·       Successfully stay abreast of current legislation and advise other attorneys as to changes in the law.. ·       Effectively educate and train incoming attorneys and interns with respect to the practice of law.

When you need an attorney you want to speak to an attorney. Not a secretary, not a para-legal, runner or investigator. You want to speak to a experienced serious attorney who will give you the time and attention to discuss your case. When you call me you get me personally. Azar attorneys have been known throughout the Tri-County area for more the 60 years. Get a lawyer with the name you can trust, Azar. If you have been injured in an accident call me now

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I grew up in Columbia, Alabama, a small town in southeast Alabama always wanting to be an attorney when I grew up.  I went to a junior college in Dothan, Alabama and transferred to Auburn University at Montgomery my Junior year of college.  I had never lived in a "big" city but had fun in sorority life at college (Alpha Gamma Delta) and graduated in June 1993 with a B.S. in Justice & Public Safety.  I then had to find a job in my field which proved very difficult with no experience.  I found a receptionist job with Bond & Botes in August 1993.  I took the job to get a "foot in the door" and later moved up to a paralegal position.  The partners at Bond & Botes came to me and offered me the opportunity to attend law school at night at Jones School of Law in Montgomery.  So I worked full time and attended school.  I graduated in 1999 and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2000.  I now am the managing partner at Bond, Botes, Shinn & Donaldson and love the opportunity of helping every day folks get out financial trouble.. EducationThomas Goode Jones School of Law, Montgomery, Alabama, 1999Juris Doctor• Best Paper Award: Trial Advocacy, Summer Semester 1998• Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity. Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama , 1993Bachelor of Science in Justice and Public Safety• Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity. Bar AdmissionsAlabama State Bar May 2000United States District Court of the Middle District of Alabama May 2000United States District Court of the Southern District of Alabama June 2000United States Tax Court April 2014. Memberships & AffiliationsMember of the Montgomery County Bar. (2000 to present)Alabama State Bar Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force. (2008)Past Member of the Attorney Advisory Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Alabama. (2012 to 2013)Alabama State Bar Pledge of Professionalism.Member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. (2000 to present)Attended the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference at the invitation of Judge Dwight H. Williams in May, 2013.Guest attorney for the Beasley Allen Report numerous times to discuss Bankruptcy. (2012, 2013, 2014)Trainer for Bankruptcy Basics: The Nuts & Bolts for Legal Services of Alabama. (2012 and 2018)Continuing Legal Education speaker on bankruptcy for the Montgomery Area Legal Professionals (MALS). (2013)WSFA Business Break guest on topic of Bankruptcy. (2011, 2013)Member of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Section of the Alabama Bar. (2000 to present). PublicationsAssisted writing article for Alabama State Bar Responds to Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis By Thomas J. Methvin (November 2008). Legal Seminars & PresentationsPanel speaker on topic of “Proof of Claims filed by Debt Purchasers”, CLE Alabama , November 2016. Local Charity ParticipationFirst Baptist Church, Active member of Sunday school, Pre-School teacherJoy to Life, helped organize firm team to participate in 5K (2011); Volunteer (2014).Montgomery Half Marathon participant (2011).Morningview Baptist Church, finance committee, active member of Sunday school, Acteens teacher, Junior High Sunday School teacher, deacon search committee, served in various positions for community outreach for Fall Festival held at Garrett Coliseum (2000 to 2005).Brantwood Children’s Home, organized church teens to volunteer time at Christmas. (2003)Hillview Terrace Nursing Home, led church teens in singing Christmas carols for residents (2003)Saint James School, Silver Sponsor of Sunset on the Quad (2015; 2016; 2017); Parents Admissions Network (PAN) member (2014 to present); Hosted Coffee at home for potential STJ families as a member of PAN (October 2014); Member of Parent Team for Annual Fund (2014); Co-Chairman of Fall Festival Bake Sale (2014, 2015); Chairman of wrist ticket sales for Fall Festival 2013; Sponsorship for Fall Festival Games (2013; 2014) Season Ticket Holder for Saint James Athletics; Room Mom (Current and various years past), Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) volunteer, Concessions worker, Trek for the Track participate.Alabama Distinguished Young Women Host Family (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, member. (2012 to present)2013 and 2014 Montgomery Advertiser Reader’s Choice Award, firm recognized as one of the top three best law firms in Montgomery.. Favorite Local RestaurantMy favorite place to eat in Montgomery is Charles Anthony’s The Pub. I love the atmosphere and the great food. I also love Little Donkey—the chicken is delicious! My favorite place to eat in Auburn is Acre. It’s truly a must stop to eat fresh local farm to table.. What I like best about my jobThe best part about my job is that I get to help people and see first-hand how they can relief from the financial pressures. There is nothing better than seeing someone realize that there is truly a way out of financial problems! I get to show them they aren’t alone with the curveballs we can all get by one change in circumstances, whether it’s a job loss, sickness or just plain mistakes! It happens but there is relief.

We are small, but effective law firm with over 15 years of experience. We have represented all sorts of cases in both the state of Alabama and on the Federal level.

WE are a family firm that assist you with all your family's needs. We can help you with custody, divorce, child support, and prenuptials. WE can help your children with juvenile and criminal issues. WE can even help you with your post death needs.. Be smart! You dont work all your life for nothing! Come see us as our motto is. JUSTICE WITHOUT JUDGMENT

Virtually 100% of Mrs. Cole’s practice involves workers’ compensation matters.  She represents insurance companies, Funds, corporations, and other businesses, both large and small, throughout Alabama in a variety of workers’ compensation related legal matters including consultations on preventative measures to alleviate on the job injuries and to counsel businesses on handling work-related claims prior to litigation. She has worked in both private practice and as in-house counsel dealing with litigation and regulatory compliance matters for companies that underwrite workers’ compensation and employers’ liability coverage. She is a frequent lecturer on varied workers’ compensation matters including specific legal issues as well as ethics, ethical billing practices, and cost saving measures for adjusters and employers. She also participates on the county and state level in matters involving law student and attorney ethics issues.

Ty Taylor is an Alabama-based attorney serving clients throughout Central Alabama and experienced in many areas of criminal and civil law. As a Montgomery native and graduate of Troy University and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (Faulkner University), Ty’s Alabama roots go deep and so does his understanding of the state’s judicial system.. In law school, Ty completed an internship with the Supreme Court of Alabama, where he began his career as a staff attorney upon law school graduation. From there, Ty went on to become a Deputy District Attorney for the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted thousands of criminal cases and regularly secured favorable jury verdicts. This experience, and more, has allowed him to confidently represent his clients in private practice.. Ty’s commitment to service and the community can be seen not only through his legal work, but also in his service as a volunteer and professional firefighter and EMT over the past 7 years, alongside his legal career. Ty has always made serving his community a priority, something he bases on his strong, Christian upbringing. In everything he does, Ty strives to make service the pinnacle of how he lives and works.. Ty takes pride in each and every client he represents and looks forward to the opportunity to do the same for you. If you have a legal question, or are in need of representation, please give our office a call to setup an initial, free consultation.

Throughout his career, Matt has represented plaintiffs and defendants in the Alabama state and federal courts in a wide range of cases, including business torts, trade secrets, fraud, will and trust disputes, contract disputes, bad-faith insurance claims, construction litigation and voter fraud. He has also handled numerous personal injury and wrongful death claims, including food poisoning, car accidents, rollovers and motorcycle accidents resulting in traumatic brain injuries, in addition to handling appeals in state and federal courts across the United States. His clients have received settlements totaling more than $46 million.. Notable Cases. As a member of Beasley Allen’s Mass Torts Section, Matt is currently involved in defective medical device litigation. He is lead attorney on cases involving Zimmer Biomet’s Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder System, which is under a Class 1 Recall for excessive fractures of one of its components and may require additional surgeries to revise. He is also assisting on cases involving Inferior Vena Cava Filters, which are implanted to stop blood clots but can migrate or fracture and lead to embolism, organ damage or death; 3M Bair Huggers, which are warming blankets that can cause infection; Viagra and Cialis, which can increase the risk of melanoma; and Biomet’s and Wright’s metal-on-metal hip implants, which can loosen, fracture or dislocate and require additional surgeries.. In addition to handling appeals, Matt also has litigated hundreds cases involving in litiare Baycol, Vioxx, Zyprexa, Crestor, and well-known antibiotics that caused patients to develop Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Additionally, he was involved in litigation surrounding the highly publicized New England Compounding Center (NECC) fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012, as well as litigation involving Granuflo and Lipitor.. Matt was instrumental in the firm’s litigation related to post-operative pain pumps used in routine shoulder surgeries. These pain pumps caused a devastating condition known as chondrolysis, where the cartilage in a patient’s shoulder joint was destroyed, ultimately requiring prosthetic joint replacement in young adults and teenagers. Among his clients were highly accomplished musicians, former college athletes, NFL prospects, NHL prospects and Olympic hopefuls. In January 2013, Matt served as co-lead trial counsel in the first bellwether trial in the coordinated California state-court litigation in Orange County, California.. Though Matt is involved in all aspects of the litigation process, he particularly enjoys taking depositions of physicians and other experts across many scientific disciplines. Over the years, Matt has developed a keen interest in orthopedic injuries.. Ratings and Awards. From 2013 to the present, Matt has been rated AV Preeminent, the highest peer rating awarded for ethics and professional ability.  Matt was nominated and selected by his peers in 2016 to be among the Top 1% of America's Most Honored Professionals®.. Professional Affiliations. Matt is a member of the American Association for Justice, Alabama Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Montgomery County Association for Justice and the Montgomery County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Alabama, the United States District Court for Colorado and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits.. Education. After earning his undergraduate degree from Auburn University Montgomery, Matt graduated from of Western Michigan University’s Thomas M. Cooley Law School, completing his coursework in only two years.. Community Involvement. Matt is an avid outdoorsman, barbecue chef and Auburn Tigers football fan. He is married to the former Katherine Tanner Rees of Montgomery, Alabama. They have two daughters, Anna and Isabella, and attend ChristChurch XP. Matt also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Southeastern Diabetes Education Services/Camp Seale Harris, a non-profit camp for children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes and their families.

Though Sasser & O’Rear is a relatively young law firm, the combined 25 years experience of these attorneys makes them prominent advocates in the area of family law and justice as they strive to right some of the wrongs in this world.

The Founder of Blanchard Law Offices, William R. Blanchard, has been in private practice since 1978. Mr. Blanchard practices in all levels of state and federal court in Alabama and concentrates his practice in the areas of criminal defense, appeals and post-conviction relief, family law and divorce. While the firm is located in Montgomery, Alabama, clients come from several counties, including Montgomery, Elmore, Autauga, Butler, Chilton and Bullock, and virtually all over the state.

Ted became a principal at Beasley Allen in 2002. Since that time, he has been a leader at Beasley Allen with verdicts and settlements totaling more than $325 million, including a $72.6 million compensatory verdict in a hormone replacement therapy trial. This verdict was selected by the National Law Journal as No. 30 on its list of Top 100 Verdicts of 2011. Ted received the 2009 award for Beasley Allen Mass Torts Lawyer of the year, and the 2012 award for Beasley Allen Litigator of the Year. He is listed in the 2014 Alabama Super Lawyers Magazine and included on the 2014 Super Lawyers list.. Ted is a frequent speaker on mass tort issues. He has been a guest speaker at National Lawyer Conventions held in Montgomery, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Miami, Key West, Aspen, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Puerto Rico, and recently spoke on the topic of preemption at an American Bar Association Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Continuing Education event. Ted received the Alabama State Bar Continuing Legal Education Award in recognition of efforts to continue and enhance professional competence. He has been recognized as an "advocate" by the National College of Advocacy. Ted has spoken at the Mississippi Judicial College on the subject of Electronic Discovery. He has spoken regarding Hormone Therapy (Prempro) litigation in a conference sponsored by the American Association for Justice. Ted has been interviewed by Legal Talk Network regarding the latest in the Vioxx (2006) and Hormone Therapy (2012) litigations. He is mentioned in the 2007 through 2010 editions of The Legal 500 - A book carrying independent editorial commentary on the leading law firms in the United States.. Ted was the principal Beasley Allen attorney who handled the Lotronex, Meridia, Guidant Ancure Stent, Sulzer, Smith & Nephew Knee Replacement litigations, and Hormone Therapy (Prempro) litigations. He was selected to serve on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Prempro Multi District Litigation. Ted is currently leading the charge in cases where talcum powder caused ovarian cancer.. Ted is married and has two children. He and his family are actively involved in the Music and Youth Ministries and has served on the Board of Trustees and as a lay helper in Haiti during the months following the 2010 earthquake. Ted is an avid triathlete, having competed in numerous endurance events including Ironman Florida, Escape from Alcatraz, Ironman Augusta 70.3 (where he has twice qualified for the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships). Ted enjoys following his children in their athletic pursuits including dance, swimming, running and triathlon.

Since joining Beasley Allen Law Firm’s Toxic Torts Section in 2008, Chris has devoted his practice to providing legal advice to help protect the rights of those injured by exposure to toxic substances wrongfully placed in the environment by corporate giants and other polluters. Chris represents individuals, classes and groups in individual lawsuits, as well as in complex, multi-party litigation in state and federal courts and Multi-District Litigation (MDL) throughout the United States.. Notable Cases. Currently, Chris is the lead attorney in a class action pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida involving unfair and deceptive trade practices by the manufacturers and retailers of “flushable wipes.” In this case, the class includes Florida residents who purchased certain moist personal wipes that were falsely marketed to be safe for flushing.. In addition to his work on “flushable wipes” litigation, Chris represents individuals, property owners and business owners across the Gulf Coast to recover damages they suffered as a result of the 2010 BP / Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Chris was heavily involved in the Deepwater Horizon MDL and class action litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. As a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee’s Science Team, which is made up of top environmental attorneys from around the nation, Chris and his colleagues worked to amass the scientific evidence necessary to define the types and extent of harm the oil spill inflicted on the pristine Gulf Coast environment and the catastrophic, far-reaching economic toll of that damage.. Chris is also the lead attorney in our cases involving leaking underground storage tanks (USTs). In these cases, Chris represents people whose health or property is injured by toxic petroleum contaminants, including benzene (known to cause cancer in humans), toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene and MTBE, that leak from USTs, usually from a convenience store or other gasoline sales or storage facility. Chris’s UST clients include people who live or own property near leaking USTs, residents who obtain drinking water from wells near a leaking UST and nearby businesses affected by a UST leak. During the past few years, Chris has successfully recovered damages for numerous clients harmed by leaking USTs.. Awards and Ratings. Chris, a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated attorney, was named to the Super Lawyers' Alabama Rising Stars list in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2011, and again in 2015, he was selected as Lawyer of the Year for Beasley Allen’s Toxic Torts Section.. Publicity. He has spoken at several seminars and CLE events on various topics, including: class action and complex litigation, environmental litigation and the British Petroleum (BP) / Deepwater Horizon oil spill and settlement program.. Background. Prior to joining Beasley Allen, Chris served as assistant district attorney for Alabama’s Second Judicial Circuit, where he gained extensive trial experience in both jury and bench trials. He also served as attorney for the Butler County Department of Human Resources, where with that department he fought to protect abused and neglected children.. Chris graduated from the University of Alabama in 1992 with a B.S. in commerce and business administration. While at Alabama, he served as President of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. After 10 years managing a family owned sales business, Chris attended Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he served as executive editor of the Jones Law Review, completed an externship as a judicial clerk at the Alabama Supreme Court, received recognition for Best Scholastic Achievement in 11 classes and received the Ronald A. Canty Memorial Scholarship - awarded by Beasley Allen. In 2005, Chris graduated magna cum laude, number one in his class and was awarded the James J. Carter Scholarship Award.

Since joining Beasley Allen in November 2010 as an attorney in the Consumer Fraud Section, Ali has focused her practice primarily on complex litigation on a national level. Most recently, she has been involved in litigation in multiple states that seeks to recover money on behalf of the states that paid for pharmaceutical products and devices as a result of fraudulent and deceptive acts against the states. Additionally, Ali is involved in class action litigation involving consumer fraud in the health care and cosmetics industries.. Notable Cases. Ali began her career at Beasley Allen working on the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) and McKesson litigations, which sought to recover millions of dollars lost by state Medicaid agencies as a result of fraudulent price reporting by the nation's largest drug manufacturers. Since the beginning of the AWP and McKesson litigations, Beasley Allen has recovered more than a billion dollars for the states it represents and has made a tremendous positive impact on state agencies throughout the country.. Awards and Ratings. Ali received an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. She was selected as the Beasley Allen Lawyer of the Year for the Fraud Section in 2014 and 2015 and was named to the 2016 Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" list.. Professional Associations. Ali is currently serving as president for the Montgomery County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, and is on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Association for Justice and the Montgomery County Bar Association Women's Section. Additionally, she is a member of the Alabama Association for Justice, ALAJ Emerging Leaders, American Association for Justice, the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program and is on the Hugh Maddox American Inn of Court.. Background. Prior to becoming an attorney at Beasley Allen, Ali worked as a law clerk in the firm's Consumer Fraud Section for more than two years, assisting attorneys in complex consumer and securities fraud litigation. Ali was named Principal in January 2016.. Ali received her B.S. in business administration from Auburn University in 2007, and her Juris Doctor degree from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2010. While in law school, Ali was a senior editor of the Faulkner Law Review, an appointed member of the Faulkner Law Board of Advocates, a Knabe Scholar for all three years, and graduated on the Dean's List. Ali was also a member of her law school's trial team. In 2009, Ali was recognized as one of the nation's finest oral advocates, receiving the award for Best Opening Statement in a national trial tournament. Additionally, Ali's team finished as national finalists in the 2009 Lone Star Classic National Trial Tournament.. Ali is originally from Kennesaw, Georgia, where she worked for several Atlanta attorneys before moving to Montgomery, Alabama, to start her law school career. She is married to Raymond James Hawthorne, Jr. Ray is an attorney in private practice in Montgomery. They have a son named Jack Hawthorne, and they are members of First United Methodist Church, located in downtown Montgomery.

Since 1998, Tom has been the managing attorney of the Beasley Allen Law Firm. When he became managing attorney, he organized the firm into sections based on case type. This is very common in law firms today but was unusual at that time. It has allowed our lawyers to concentrate in certain areas and to be on the cutting edge in their legal fields. He led Beasley Allen to become a national powerhouse in providing legal advice and representation to victims of wrong doing.. Background. Tom was born in Eufaula, Alabama, in 1963. Tom graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in corporate finance. He then earned his law degree in 1988 from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama. He began his legal career at Beasley Allen that same year. Tom’s family has served as lawyers, judges and other elected officials in Alabama for over 200 years. He always knew he wanted to be an attorney.. Notable Cases. Tom was the lead lawyer in a landmark predatory lending case involving a door-to-door sales and finance scam. The verdict of $581 million is the largest predatory lending verdict in American history. Consumer advocates hailed this verdict because as a result of this litigation, the defendant finance company shut down its business in the state of Alabama.. He was also co-counsel in other consumer fraud cases resulting in verdicts of $50 million, $45 million, $34.5 million, $25.4 million and $15 million. Tom has tried a total of 13 cases that have resulted in verdicts in excess of $1 million.. Awards and Ratings. Tom is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated attorney. Since 2006, hehas been selected yearly for inclusion on the Best Lawyers in America list, and he has been selected to Alabama Super Lawyers from 2008 to 2014. He was also named the Best Lawyers 2014 Montgomery Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year. Tom also is included on the Chambers USA Leading Lawyers list for 2010.. In 2011, the Birmingham Business Journal named him a “Leading Lawyer of Alabama.” In 2011 and again in 2016, he was selected by The Trial Lawyer magazine as a member of The RoundTable: America’s 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers. This selection places him among the top 100 civil plaintiff attorneys in the United States. Tom also was named to The American Lawyer “Top Lawyers” list.. Professional Associations. Tom has been an active member of the Alabama State Bar Association, serving on the Board of Bar Commissioners for nine years and the Executive Council for two years. He became president of the Alabama State Bar in July 2009, where he served through July 2010. While bar president, Tom focused on Access to Justice and increasing pro bono services to those in need.. Tom is a fellow in the Alabama Law Foundation, which promotes access to justice for the poor. He is a former member of the Finance Committee for the Access to Justice Commission, which was founded by the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court to find new ways to provide access to justice for the poor in Alabama. In 2014, Tom was presented with the Harold Albritton Pro Bono Leadership Award, which honors individuals who through their leadership and commitment have enhanced the human dignity of others by improving pro bono services to our state’s poor and disadvantaged.. In 2009, Tom was selected as a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation. Also in 2009, the Montgomery County Bar Association (MCBA) established the Thomas J. Methvin Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award.. Tom is a former President of the MCBA (1996); a former member of the Board of the Montgomery County Bar Foundation, which oversees the Montgomery County Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program; and a former President of the Montgomery County Association for Justice (1996). He is currently a mentor for young lawyers in the Montgomery County Bar Mentor Program, a member of the Alabama Association for Justice, a member of the Cumberland Law School Advisory Board and president of the Montgomery Cumberland Law School Club.. Publicity. Tom is a national spokesman for the rights of consumers and the law that applies to their rights. He has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “The O’Reilly Factor,” and on all the major networks to discuss these issues. He also has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week Magazine and Fortune Magazine.. Community Involvement. Tom is a member of the Alabama Alumni Association, the Montgomery-Lowndes County Chapter of the Alabama Alumni Association and the Capital City Crimson Tide club. Tom is also president of the local chapter of the Commerce Executives Society, which promotes the interest of the University of Alabama Business School.. Tom is past president of the Board of Directors for Brantwood Children’s Home, a home for abused and neglected children, and still active in support of the organization and the children it serves. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Children’s Hope ministry in Haiti, which operates a children’s home, a medical clinic and other missionary outreach in that country.. He serves on the Cystic Fibrosis Advisory Panel, which helps fight this terrible disease. In 2009, he received the Sheena Diane Ayers Humanitarian Award for his longtime service and support for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2014, Tom was selected as the March of Dimes Citizen of the Year. He also is a member of the River Region United Way Tocqueville Society and is a former member of the United Way Campaign Cabinet.. Tom currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of Leadership Alabama Class XVIII.

Seeking justice one client at a time.  Your problem is our problem.

Scott T. McArdle is a 1996 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law and was honored to be selected to serve Justice H. Mark Kennedy of the Supreme Court of Alabama.   Upon entering private practice, Mr. McArdle has practiced exclusively in the areas of Personal Injury to Children and Adults; Wrongful Death; Complex Litigation; Insurance Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability and Medical Malpractice.  After serving with distinction for the largest plaintiff’s firm in Alabama where he regularly represented over 500 clients, Mr. McArdle focused on his goal to have a personal relationship with each client.   That goal, which he now shares with his law partner, Misha Whitman, lead Mr. McArdle to form McArdle & Whitman, P.C.. Mr. McArdle is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts of Alabama and Mississippi and is a noted advocate by the National College of Advocacy.  Mr. McArdle was a part of the litigation team that produced the largest verdict in Alabama history, $395 million.  Mr. McArdle takes great pride in a number of verdicts and settlements for injured children or children whose parents were killed by others negligence that, to date, are estimated to exceed $20,000,000. Through his memberships in the American Association for Justice, Alabama and Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Mr. McArdle is regularly called on by fellow lawyers to advise them on trial techniques and strategies.. Mr. McArdle is married to the former Kelly Lynn O’Gwynn of Enterprise, Alabama.  The McArdle family consists of Scott, Kelly, their 10 year old son, John Thomas, 7 year old  daughter, Mimi and Weimeranner Sage.. Since its opening in 2006, McArdle & Whitman, P.C. has been dedicated to handling complex damage cases, including catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Ryan joined the Toxic Torts Section of Beasley Allen in October 2011. Since then, his practice has concentrated primarily on the BP Oil Spill litigation, where he represents businesses, commercial fishermen, and individuals who suffered injuries resulting from exposure to oil and dispersants.. Notable Cases. Ryan was also part of the section’s team that represented trucking businesses in the Hot Fuel multi-district litigation against oil companies which eventually resulted in over $20 million in settlements.. In addition, he investigates cases where individuals have suffered severe lung injuries either while on the job or in other capacities. These injuries are wide-ranging and can affect anyone, as the lungs are the only internal organ constantly exposed to the outside environment.. Professional Associations. Ryan is a member of the Montgomery County Association for Justice, Montgomery County Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar Young Lawyer's Section and the Alabama Association for Justice.. Background. Ryan is originally from Birmingham, Alabama. He received his undergraduate degree from Birmingham-Southern College in 2008, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with a major in political science and minor in Spanish. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2011.. During law school, he worked in the Civil Law Clinic representing individuals in various civil litigation matters. He has also served as a judicial intern for Jefferson County Civil Circuit Judge Michael Graffeo and as a law clerk for the firm Baxley, Dillard, McKnight, James & McElroy in Birmingham.

Rick’s practice focuses on helping clients and their families when their lives have been irrevocably harmed by defective products and corporate wrongdoing. Whether it’s a dangerous tire, reckless trucking company or neglectful nursing home, Rick is a consumer safety advocate, fighting daily to ensure unsafe conduct and manufacturing practices are changed. During the 25 years he’s practiced law, Rick’s relentless efforts have forced the automobile & tire industries to issue product warnings & recalls, saving countless lives. By battling in the courtroom to provide medical care & compensation for injured clients, Rick has successfully garnered over $100 million dollars in settlements and verdicts.. Rick earned a national reputation as the “Tire Lawyer” for his experience in litigating more than 40 cases against every major tire manufacturer. Cases involving defective tires are challenging. They require a detailed knowledge of not just how tires are engineered, but also the tire makers’ practices & how they defend their unsafe products.. In addition to speaking regularly, Rick’s been interviewed by NBC, CBS, CNN & ABC news about tire safety. He’s also been featured in numerous periodicals, including Lawyers USA, Bloomberg News, the Akron News Journal and Strategic Safety.. Rick is admitted to the State Bar in Alabama & Mississippi and has been admitted on a case by case basis to 14 other state and federal courts. Wherever your case may be, Rick can help you! He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent-Rated attorney.. Rick is an honors graduate of Huntingdon College where he played baseball and also served as the as the Student Government President. He then went on to Cumberland School of Law of Samford University and graduated cum laude in 1991. At Cumberland, Rick served on the Editorial Board of the Cumberland Law Review & is a member of Curia Honoris.. Immediately following law school, Rick worked for a prominent Mobile defense firm, and it was here, he had his “Jerry MacGuire” moment & realized he didn’t want to defend companies who had no desire to fix their defective products. Rick’s early experience as a defense attorney gives him insight into how the “other side” thinks & is part of the reason he’s litigated cases so successfully. Previous to starting his own firm, Rick spent more than twenty years with a large Montgomery, AL plaintiff’s litigation firm. Initially, Rick handled consumer and insurance fraud cases, several of which resulted in seven-figure settlements and verdicts.. Rick’s desire to help the “little guy” steered his focus towards products liability & personal injury cases. In addition to the numerous cases Rick has handled against tire manufacturers, he has also represented clients with their cases against automobile manufacturers concerning defective seat belts, seats and seat backs, fuel systems, airbags, structural integrity and other vehicle components. He has also represented clients who were harmed by defects in motorcycles, saws, tractors, presses textiles and ATVs and large industrial machines. He also handles trucking and other catastrophic personal injury cases.. Over his career, he has litigated more than 40 product and personal injury cases resulting in seven-figure settlements and verdicts.. Rick is the past Chair for the Products Liability Section of the American Association for Justice and serves on the Executive Committee for the “Association”. In addition to conducting seminars relative to tires, Rick is a regular speaker at various national and state seminars concerning product liability issues and updates. He is the author of various papers and articles relative to Product Liability issues, including “The Hidden Dangers of Cargo Vans, The Overlooked Hazard,” “What you don’t know may kill you – Dangers of Aged Tires,” and “Unreasonable or Reckless: Tire Retailers’ Failure to Follow Aging Guidelines Can Cause Severe Injury or Death.”

Rhon is arguably the top environmental attorney for plaintiffs in the entire country. Verdicts and settlements that he has participated in while at Beasley Allen Law Firm are estimated at $30 billion. He has handled environmental or toxic exposure cases in 14 different states to date. Since early 2010, Rhon has devoted his law practice to victims of the devastating BP Oil Spill.. Notable Cases. He currently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) for the BP Deepwater Horizon MDL, as well as class counsel in the economic and property class settlement against BP. He has served several roles on the PSC, including the negotiation of the method by which all business claims have been paid in the class settlement. That settlement has paid out more than $6 billion in claims to date and has been estimated to eventually pay out approximately $12 billion.. Rhon was also heavily involved in the $18.5 billion agreement to settle federal, state and local government claims against BP, which will result in more than $2 billion for Alabama. He represented Gov. Robert Bentley in the economic losses suffered by the state of Alabama from the oil spill, and has worked cooperatively with Attorney General Luther Strange, who represented the state of Alabama. This work resulted in Rhon being appointed a deputy attorney general for the state of Alabama in that case.. His environmental experience is much more than BP litigation, as historic and groundbreaking as that has been. Representative work includes:. Awards. Holding an AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell, Rhon has been named to the 2013-2014 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers, and consistently selected to Alabama Super Lawyers since 2008. He has regularly been selected for inclusion on both the Best Lawyers in America lists and received Beasley Allen's 2016 Litigator of the Year Award. In a recent Alabama listing of “Super Lawyers” for environmental practice, he was the only lawyer listed that exclusively represents plaintiffs.. Professional Associations. Rhon currently serves as president of the Montgomery County Bar Association. In 2007, Rhon received a Certificate of Recognition from the Alabama State Bar in tribute to his nomination for the 2007 Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Award. He remains active in the American Association for Justice, where he has co-chaired two different litigation groups.. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law and has taught Torts at Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. At UA, he will teach “Advanced Torts: Complex Environmental Litigation – A Case Study of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” with Cooper Shattuck through April 2017 and taught the same course in Spring 2016.. Background. Obtaining his B.A. from Auburn University and his J.D. from the University of Alabama, Rhon served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Robert Varner and later began trial practice in Birmingham, Alabama, with the law firm of Starnes & Atchison. Rhon joined Beasley Allen in 1994 and now manages the firm’s environmental cases.. Community Involvement. He is also an Advisory Board Member of the Family Sunshine Center, whose mission is to prevent domestic abuse. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Janice Capilouto Center for the Deaf, which fills needs for the hearing impaired. He continues to actively support both as well as multiple ministry organizations in Montgomery and beyond.. He is a deacon at First Baptist Church of Montgomery, where he teaches Sunday school and facilitates a men’s bible study.

Represent governmental entities and businesses in federal and state courts and in front of various administrative bodies.  Practice focuses on general and complex civil litigation as well as administrative law matters. Admitted to the Alabama Bar, and admitted to practice before United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama.

Raley L. Wiggins is a shareholder with Red Oak Legal, P.C., a law firm with offices in Tuscaloosa and Montgomery, Alabama.  His practice is focused primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, and Civil Litigation.. Before becoming an attorney, Raley graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor’s degree in music. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law.. While in law school, Raley served as a Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review and also spent two semesters with the Elder Law Clinic. He published his first work in the area of wills and estate planning, Adeemed if You Do, Adeemed if You Don’t: The Testator’s Intent to Passively Revoke a Specific Devise, 61 Ala. L. Rev. 1163 (2010).. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, and Middle Districts of Alabama.  He is a current member and past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Alabama State Bar Association, and speaks regularly to legal and community groups regarding elder law, estate planning, and probate issues.. Raley is originally from Tuscaloosa, and currently lives in Montgomery with his wife, Sally, and their two daughters.

Quin formed her own firm in March 2014. Her law practice involves a variety of general business and litigation-related matters, including estate planning, probate litigation, general business advice, property litigation, and insurance disputes. Quin is licensed to practice law in Alabama, New York, and Tennessee and regularly practices in Nashville and Pleasant View, Tennessee and Montgomery, Alabama.. Prior to forming her own firm, Quin practiced law for several years at the Montgomery, Alabama office of one of the Southeast's largest regional law firms.. Quin received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Alabama, where she learned to love football. After graduating from law school, Quin served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Gregory F. Van Tatenhove.. Quin grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended Battle Ground Academy.  She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, two small kids, and two active, but aging, dogs.

Put Your Trust in 40 Years of Experience. Richard D. Shinbaum graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1974, after obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Alabama in 1971. Subsequently, he went on to receive his Masters in Law from New York University in 1975. Following graduation from law school, Richard practiced in the areas of criminal and civil litigation and was appointed to the Alabama Advisory Council of U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

Prior to founding the firm that would become the Serious Injury Law Group in 2013, Chuck James reflected on everything he knew to that point about personal injury plaintiff’s law. After a short time as a criminal prosecutor, he joined the national law firm of legendary attorney Johnnie Cochran and concentrated his work on representing injured people.. Although he gained valuable experience in that job, James knew that he wanted to create a law firm with a different kind of focus. “I’d been around plaintiff’s lawyers my entire career,” he recalls. “I saw what worked, and saw things that didn’t necessarily not work, but things that I would improve on. One of those would be accessibility and attentiveness to the client.”. In creating The Law Offices of Charles James, II, he committed himself to providing clients superior service and responsiveness. The next year, he joined forces with attorney Gerald Brooks, who shared his vision in the law firm they would name the Serious Injury Law Group.. Although James has been handling only personal injury cases for most of his career, that’s not what he set out to do. A native of Mobile, James was initially attracted to the law to become a sports agent. But after receiving his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2002, he landed a job in the Mobile County District Attorney’s office, where he stayed until the following year when he had a chance to join the Cochran firm.. Working with Cochran and Jock Smith, another legal giant, James was instrumental in cases that resulted in high-dollar verdicts for clients, including one for $1.26 billion. He has achieved numerous six- and seven-figure verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.. While monetary victories are satisfying, James finds that other rewards are even more fulfilling. “It’s very gratifying to me to be able to give voice to the voiceless and hope to the hopeless,” he says. “Big insurance companies don’t necessarily care about what happens to average everyday people, and I try to make sure that someone stands up for these people and that these companies are held accountable.”. “Dedication to my client is what’s important to me. My cases are usually my client and me going up against a big insurance company and their team of lawyers and paralegals. But I don’t care how many lawyers I’m going up against. They’re not going to fight for their client’s interests like I am for mine. I will, with every fiber of my being, go in every time and give it my all.”. James’ professional commitment is not restricted to his practice alone. He has long been very active in sharing his experience with other lawyers in Continuing Legal Education programs. He has spoken on many issues, including rules of evidence, trial strategy, and ethics.. He is a past president of the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association and the Capital City Lawyers Association and has served on the Character and Fitness Committee and the Diversity Committee of the Alabama State Bar Association.. He is active in the Resurrection Catholic Church in Birmingham and the Knights of Peter Claver auxiliary group there. He also serves on the board of the Music Education on Wheels (MEOW) program that aids autistic children, and he serves on the board of the Brantwood Children’s Home.. He enjoys music, grilling, and deep-sea fishing. He and his wife, Lloria Munnerlyn James, the chief deputy district attorney in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, both enjoy travel.

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