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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.

We represent men (and women, by referral) in all family rights matters.  These include things like divorce, child custody, and child support.  We try to be straight forward with our clients, and will do everything we can to ensure you keep what you have- a solid relationship with your child and everything you've worked so hard for.  We are not the lawyers who won't shoot straight with you and won't return a phone call.  At Delk & Tomlinson, you will get personal, friendly service with a straight forward attitude.. Give me a call today at.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Put 45 years of law and law enforcement experience to work for you!. Mr. Mahaney is a retired Alabama state trooper, a graduate of the FBI National Academy, and served over 22 years with the Alabama Department of Public Safety prior to retirement in 2000. After retiring from state service, Mr. Mahaney served over five years as a civilian police advisor for the U.S. State Department in Kosovo, Jordan, and Iraq. Mr. Mahaney served 18 months in Iraq as the executive officer for the U.S. police advisory mission (2005 - 2006).. After completion of the Iraq tour of duty, Mr. Mahaney established his law practice in Montgomery, Alabama in July 2006, concentrating in the areas of DUI defense, driver license law, drug crimes and offenses, and general criminal practice. As of 2025, Mr. Mahaney had successfully defended well over two thousand five hundred clients charged with DUI, serious traffic offenses, traffic homicide and traffic assault offenses, drug crimes, and other felony or misdemeanors. He has also represented many clients needing legal assistance in the area of driver license suspension or revocation cases and petition for driver license reinstatement.. Mr. Mahaney has been licensed to practice law for over 36 years and has been a member of the Alabama state bar since May 1989. He is licensed to practice in both state and federal court. Mr. Mahaney is also a retired commissioned officer, having served 28 years military service with the U.S. Army. During his 28 years of military service, he served as an infantry officer, military police officer, and as a military intelligence officer. He was airborne and ranger qualified and served in light infantry and Army special operations units, including Special Forces.. Mr. Mahaney previously served as an assistant attorney general for the Department of Public Safety, as a municipal court prosecutor for the City of Montgomery, and since 2006, as an attorney in private practice.. Mr. Mahaney is the primary author of the treatise Alabama DUI Defense: The Law and Practice, 5th Edition published by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company. He is a frequent lecturer and trainer in the area of DUI law and criminal procedure. In 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 and again 2021, Mr. Mahaney was selected by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association to recieve the 'President's Award' for outstanding contributions to the ACDLA and superior advocacy in criminal defense. Mr. Mahaney is a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association (DUIDLA) and also a member of the prestigious National College for DUI Defense and currently serves as the state delegate for the NCDD.

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.

Off the Mark is a division of The Murray Law Group, LLC.  It was created to ensure that entrepreneurs and businesses have access to legal advice and counsel during the many phases of their business to help them make strategic  choices that will increase both their brand recognition and financial value.

Nika Gholston is the founder and principal attorney at Nika Gholston Law, a boutique IP and Family Law firm located in Montgomery, AL.  Nika prides herself on being direct, honest, and realistic with clients so they can have the best possible chance of success. She takes the time to get to know her clients and their needs.  Nika attended Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, graduating with her J.D. in 2005. She is also a former mediator with the United States Department of Justice, Community Relations Service. Nika chose to become an attorney because it is dynamic and constantly challenges her negotiating and litigating skills. To schedule a consultation, call Nika Gholston Law LLC at today!

Ms. Martin has spent her entire legal career specializing in family law working with families and children.  Ms. Martin is a family attorney that listens to your needs and will help you every step of the way.

Mr. Love has significant experience in all facets of civil and commercial litigation, with his primary focus on defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice matters.  J C has assisted clients on complex legal matters ranging from premises liability, products liability, corporate law, and estate and probate matters, as well as, matters of municipal finance and real estate.. Mr. Love graduated cum laude from Morehouse College where he served as student government president, student trustee, and a charter member of the college’s Omicron Delta Kappa circle.  J C received his law degree from Boston College Law School where he participated in the law school’s civil litigation clinic and served as a research assistant.. Prior to joining Rushton Stakely, J C practiced Georgia and served on boards overseeing vehicles for hire, procurement, and the issuing of alcohol licenses for the City of Atlanta.  He also served as a board member to Invest Atlanta, Atlanta’s official economic development agency, and its Finance Committee and supported incentives to lure Porsche to locate its North American headquarters in Atlanta and voted in favor of using the city’s hotel/motel tax to finance the new football stadium.

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Melissa L. Isaak focuses her practice on domestic relations for men. Prior to becoming an attorney, Ms. Isaak served in the United States Army as an active duty soldier for four years. While on active duty, Ms. Isaak attended college as a full-time student and obtained her bachelor's degree and a masters degree in psychology. After an honorable discharge from the military, Ms. Isaak worked as a child and adolescent therapist in both a residential hospital and in a private practice setting. She also worked as an adjunct professor of psychology at Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama where she taught courses in general psychology, human growth and development and statistics. Ms. Isaak also obtained a second masters degree in criminal justice and became a published author while conducting research for the United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL). She then obtained her law degree from Barry University School of Law where she served as Senior Editor of the Barry Law Review. Ms. Isaak received a direct commission as a JAG officer in the Alabama National Guard and is a member of the Family Law Committee of the Alabama Law Institute.  The Isaak Law Firm in a firm like no other; the firm offers housing for men and each client is offered a life coach to help them through their legal proceedings.

Makesha "Kesha" Nowell was born in Georgia and lived in many different places throughout her childhood as the daughter of a member of the United States Air Force.  Now she lives and practices law in Montgomery, Alabama.. Kesha received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Troy State University in Dothan, and her J.D., from Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at Faulkner University, Montgomery, Alabama, in 2008. She was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2008.. As a member of the Alabama State Bar, Kesha is admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle Districts of Alabama. She has practiced in the State of Alabama since her admission in 2008.. From 2008 to 2012, she was a staff attorney for Legal Services where she practiced the areas of Housing Law, Consumer Protection, and Bankruptcy.  Ms. Nowell joined Stewart, Littell Courson, & Tompkins in 2012, and her primary area of practice is Consumer Bankruptcy and Social Security.. For a free consultation with Kesha Nowell, call toll-free , or email her directly, at

Leslie began working at Beasley Allen Law Firm in May 2012 as a law clerk in our Consumer Fraud Section. She is currently an attorney in the same section, working on class actions, antitrust issues and whistleblower claims, and had previously worked in our Toxic Torts Section, handling cases related to the BP Oil Spill litigation.. Professional Associations. Leslie is a member of the Alabama State Bar; Alabama State Bar Young Lawyers Section, where she is on the Executive Committee; Hugh Maddox Chapter of American Inns of Court; Alabama Association for Justice, where she is part of the Emerging Leaders and co-chairs the Entertainment Committee; American Association for Justice; Montgomery County Bar Association; and the Montgomery Volunteer Lawyers Program. Most recently, Leslie became a fellow of the Pound Institute, a national legal “think tank” dedicated to ensuring access to justice for ordinary citizens.. In addition, she is a member of The National Advocates - Top 40 Under 40 and received the American Association for Justice's 2015-2016 New Lawyer's Division of Excellence Award. She is also a member of the Montgomery Lion’s Club, Faulkner Leadership Circle and the Auburn Alumni Association.. Education. Leslie attended Auburn University, graduating cum laude with her B.A. in 2009. She earned her J.D., graduating magna cum laude, from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in 2013. During law school, she was a Knabe Scholar, won four Best Paper awards and was named 2013 Advocate of the Year. She was also a Champion at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition Regionals, second place Best Advocate at the August A. Rendigs Competition and won Best Brief at the Mercer Legal Ethics Competition. She was a Student Bar Association senator for two years, a member of the Board of Advocates Executive Council and a Jones School of Law Student Ambassador.. During law school, Leslie clerked with Justice Greg Shaw of the Supreme Court of Alabama and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. She also worked with Circuit Judge Christopher Hughes for the 37th Judicial District of Alabama and as a research assistant at Jones School of Law.. Background. Raised in Scottsboro, Alabama, Leslie now lives in Montgomery, Alabama, with her two dogs, Toby and Tucker. She is a member of Church of the Highlands.

Larry is a principal and trial attorney in Beasley Allen Law Firm’s Fraud Section, where he has devoted his career to seeking justice on behalf of those who have been negligently or intentionally harmed. His clients include individuals and small businesses.. Notable Cases. Currently, Larry’s practice is focused on whistleblower litigation, retaliation, wage & hour litigation, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, business fraud and class actions. A particularly important area of the firm's Fraud Section work is whistleblower litigation. Under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, the whistleblower is entitled to receive up to 30 percent of any money the government recovers. This is both an incentive and a reward for the tremendous sacrifices – both personal and professional – whistleblowers often make by reporting the truth.. In addition, Larry helped to secure a $30 million settlement agreement in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle whistleblower allegations that private contractor U.S. Investigations Services, Inc. (USIS), formerly the Federal Government’s largest provider of security background checks, violated the False Claims Act (FCA). Larry represented former USIS employee Blake Percival, who filed a whistleblower complaint in 2011 alleging USIS violated the FCA in performing a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to perform background investigations of federal employees and those applying for federal service. USIS acknowledged that it was hired by the U.S. Government to conduct background checks for Edward Snowden, who leaked NSA surveillance documents to the public. USIS also performed the security background check for Aaron Alexis, a technology contractor who shot 12 people to death at the Washington Navy Yard in 2013. The Snowden and Alexis cases drew the USIS’s work, or lack thereof, into the spotlight and underscored Percival’s allegations.. Larry was lead attorney on the trial team that obtained a $1.7 million verdict for a small business client involving business fraud in Perry County, Alabama, and has been involved in other notable cases that settled for substantial amounts. These include: a contractual dispute and business fraud case involving a consulting firm and Toyota; a whistleblower case involving a former defense contractor employee who informed the U.S. Government that it was being defrauded; and a case on behalf of police officers to recover unpaid overtime compensation.. He joined Beasley Allen in 2000 and prior to working in the Fraud Section, he worked in the firm’s Business Litigation Section and later the Environmental & Toxic Torts Section. While working in Environmental & Toxic Torts, Larry was a part of the legal team that obtained a settlement of the largest toxic exposure claims in U.S. history. That case involved PCB contamination in Anniston, Alabama, by Solutia, Monsanto and Pharmacia. The federal court settlement exceeded $700 million for more than 18,000 clients.. Awards and Ratings. A Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated lawyer, Larry was selected as Beasley Allen’s 2012 Lawyer of the Year for the Fraud Section.. Professional Associations. Larry serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery County Bar Association and has served as president of both the Alabama Lawyers Association and the Capital City Bar Association. He is also the former chairman of the Adams-Shores Caucus of the Alabama Association for Justice and is a member of the Federal Bar Association.. Publicity. Larry has been a lecturer on whistleblower litigation, employment law and trial strategies for various legal organizations, including CLE Alabama, the Alabama Lawyers Association and the Alabama Association for Justice. Larry is also frequently a guest on WSFA-TV’s “The Beasley Allen Report” program and on the WVAS 90.7 FM radio show “The Law & You,” where he has spoken extensively on whistleblower litigation and employment law issues such as sexual harassment, wage & hour litigation, discrimination, and retaliation.. Background. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Larry graduated from the University of Alabama in 1995, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. While attending college, Larry was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and was a member of the University of Alabama Residential Life Judicial Council.. A recipient of the Trial Advocacy and Law School Foundation Scholarship, Larry is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law and is licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida and the District of Columbia. Larry served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James P. Smith of the 23rd Judicial Circuit in Madison County, Alabama, and he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Sue Bell Cobb on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals prior to entering private practice at Beasley Allen.. Community Involvement. Larry serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery YMCA-Bell Road Branch and regularly serves as a volunteer head coach for youth football and youth basketball with the YMCA. Larry also volunteers his time to speak to high school and grade school students about the law, the importance of getting a good post-secondary education, and the importance of the judicial branch of government.. He is married to Danielle Golston, and they have a daughter and a son. The Golston family attends Northview Christian Church-Safe Harbor in Montgomery, Alabama.