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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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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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.

Jennifer joined Beasley Allen Law Firm in 2013. She practices in the firm’s Mass Torts Section, primarily on product liability actions involving transvaginal mesh.. Notable Cases. Jennifer’s main focus, transvaginal mesh, is used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. The mesh is implanted through the vagina and is used to shore up pelvic organs that have become displaced due to age, childbirth, hysterectomy or obesity. According to the FDA, reported complications from of the transvaginal placement of the mesh include erosion of the mesh into the vaginal tissue, organ perforation, pain, infection, painful intercourse, and urinary and fecal incontinence.. Professional Associations. Jennifer is currently active in the American Association for Justice. She also volunteers for the Alabama State Bar as well as the Montgomery County Volunteer Lawyers Program. Jennifer became a member of the Alabama State Bar in 2012.. Background. Jennifer earned her undergraduate degree in biology, with a double minor in physics and chemistry, from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. She went on to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in biomedical science with a focus on molecular oncology. In graduate school, Jennifer won graduate research awards for oral presentation of research, first in neuroscience and later in molecular oncology. Her work earned her travel fellowships, and she was invited to present her research at international conferences in Paris and Mexico City. Subsequently, Jennifer spent two years in Boston with a consulting company specializing in mergers and acquisitions.. Jennifer earned her J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2009, and is a member of the Washington State Bar. While in law school, she interned at the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office in the property, major crimes and domestic violence divisions and gained courtroom experience including serving as lead counsel on a multiple-felony trial. Jennifer then moved to northern Alabama and associated with a law firm, working in the areas of criminal and family law.. She is a college-level educator, and has taught courses as an adjunct in biology, chemistry, medical terminology and anatomy

James joined Beasley Allen Law Firm in April 2011 and works in the Mass Torts Section. He works on behalf of patients negatively affected by medical devices and medications.. Notable Cases. James currently handles transvaginal mesh litigation. The mesh is used to repair conditions such as pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). It is implanted through the vagina and is used to shore up pelvic organs that have become displaced due to age, childbirth, hysterectomy or obesity. Reported complications from of the transvaginal placement of the mesh include erosion of the mesh into the vaginal tissue, organ perforation, pain, infection, painful intercourse and urinary and fecal incontinence. Women may require multiple surgeries to remove the mesh, and sometimes it cannot be completely removed, leaving women in pain.. He also works on behalf of patients who have taken Risperdal. Risperdal, known generically as risperidone, is approved to treat adults and children 5 years of age and older with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability with autism. The drug is sometimes prescribed by doctors for off-label uses such as attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD) and other behavior problems. Risperdal has also been associated with gynecomastia, a condition in which boys grow breast tissue. It is an uncomfortable and embarrassing condition for boys, causing symptoms such as breast tenderness and nipple discharge. It also puts boys at risk for breast cancer and reproductive problems. Treatment is invasive, involving medications such as the breast cancer drug tamoxifen, or surgeries such as liposuction and mastectomies.. In addition, he has also worked with attorneys and staff in representing clients in Hormone Replacement Therapy cases throughout the country.. Professional Associations. James is licensed to practice in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi, as well as before all federal courts in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia. In addition, he is licensed to practice in the Northern District of Florida, The United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is currently a member of the American Bar Association, and the Alabama Association for Justice, the Mobile County Bar Association and the Baldwin County Bar Association.. He also has served as an instructor in deposition and trial training programs for younger lawyers.. Background. James was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1961. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1979. He attended the University of Alabama from 1979 through 1980 and transferred to East Tennessee State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree (political science) in 1985. James attended law school at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was on the Cumberland Law Review and graduated with honors in 1989. He was admitted to the Georgia and Alabama State Bars in 1989. He was admitted to the Florida and Mississippi State Bars in 1997.. Upon graduation from law school, James moved to the Mobile/Baldwin County area where he began his legal career as a law clerk for The Honorable T. Virgil Pittman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama. In 1991, James entered private practice with a civil defense firm in Mobile. He continued his practice as a civil defense lawyer from 1991 until 2011.. Publicity. While in private practice, James was a speaker at numerous legal seminars, including industry seminars, and authored numerous legal articles involving a variety of issues related to his practice and service to clients.. Community Involvement. In 1991, James married the former Martha Grimes of Marion Junction, Alabama. They have two children, Brooks and Ginny.

I was raised in Marion, Alabama, and began my education at Judson College. After earning a Bachelor’s degree, I attended Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law and Brock School of Business to earn a joint JD/MBA. I am a licensed Title Insurance agent. I have worked with several attorneys with various backgrounds, and have gained knowledge and understanding for unique domestic, real estate, and estate planning issues. I am married to a U.S. Army officer and we have three daughters. When I'm not working at the firm, I enjoy volunteering around my community and spending time with family and friends.

I grew up in the Montgomery and Elmore Counties and have continued to make the River Region my home where I raise my children. I attended the University of West Alabama for my undergraduate education and then to Jones School of Law at Faulkner University for my law degree. I have three wonderful children who love to play, relax on the lake and occasionally like hanging out with Dad still (teenagers- ha, ha!). I enjoy running, being on the lake with my kiddos, and watching college football with family and friends.. I have practiced here in Montgomery and the central part of Alabama for 15 years. I have also handled cases through out Alabama from Huntsville to Mobile and a lot of places in between. I regularly practice in the state and federal courts as well as through the appellate courts. My practice allows me to help persons from many different walks of life that did not plan to need to hire a lawyer but find themselves suffering from either personal injuries from an accident or a work related injury. I also help persons that are charged with crimes when they have made bad decisions or found out that what they were doing may have violated the law. I am honored to be able to help people in difficult times when they are overwhelmed with a legal matter.. Please contact me if I can be of assistance to you.. Thanks,Matt

I am an attorney who handles Workers' Compensation, Social Security, Personal Injury, and Family Law cases.. ABELL & BRAGG, LLC. Consultations are free. Let's discuss your situtation.

Grant joined the Beasley Allen Law Firm in November 2010 as an attorney in the Toxic Torts Section. Since joining Beasley Allen, his practice has concentrated primarily on the BP Oil Spill litigation.. Education. Grant received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2010. During law school, he worked as a legal intern with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), where he assisted HUD employees with grievance filings, disciplinary proceedings and midterm bargaining negotiations. He also worked as a summer associate for the law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP, where he focused on securities litigation and international discovery issues.. Grant received a B.A. in political science from the University of Tennessee in 2007. He finished in three years, graduating summa cum laude, and was a member of the University Honors program. He wrote his senior thesis on the Second Amendment, focusing on the historical setting in which it was enacted and the individual nature of the rights it bestows. The summer before graduating he interned for the law firm Maloney & David PLC, an experience that served as the impetus for him to attend law school.

Frank has practiced in the area of pharmaceutical product liability with Beasley Allen Law Firm since 2001. He brings 17 years of litigation experience to the Mass Torts Section. His most recent work at Beasley Allen is on behalf of individuals who have died or suffered cardiac events after receiving dialysis treatment involving drug Granuflo, manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care.. Frank has also worked on behalf of clients who suffered severe injury to their shoulder joint as a result of the use of a pain pump after shoulder surgery. These cases were fought in courts across the country. All of those cases were resolved by 2012 after a trial in January 2009 resulted in a $5.4-million-dollar verdict for plaintiffs and another trial resulted in a defense verdict.. Also in 2012, Frank tried three of the firm's hormone replacement therapy (HRT) breast cancer cases. The first was in Omaha, Nebraska, and others followed. After a four-week trial, the jury for a case in Salt Lake City, Utah, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $5.1 million. The entire award was for compensatory damages.. Frank also enrolled all of the firm's 10,000 Propulsid claimants in the MDL settlement program. He represented a group of claimants who suffered various injuries from a rheumatoid arthritis medication, and it was resolved after extensive negotiation.. Beginning in 2005, Frank served as the vice chairman of the sales and marketing committee for the Vioxx MDL in New Orleans. Frank participated in several of the firm's Vioxx trials. He led a team of lawyers who prepared video deposition cuts for several Vioxx trials as well as other aspects of a Vioxx MDL trial package. Much of the evidence presented at the MDL trials were through video depositions.. Frank was also appointed to the PSC for the Bextra/Celebrex MDL in San Francisco in 2007. In preparation for the first trial in the MDL, Frank was asked to lead another team of lawyers to prepare the video deposition cuts, which required many hours negotiating with defense counsel and providing a transcript to the MDL court for ruling on objections far in advance of the trial. He resolved the firm’s Bextra and Celebrex claims in 2009.. Frank and his staff also worked diligently in past years to provide compensation for the firm's Zyprexa clients. The clients’ claims were evaluated according to objective standards to determine whether they qualified for payment and how much they would be allotted. Initial compensation payments began in late 2008, and final payments to all clients were made in early 2011.. In addition, he was responsible for preparing the firm's first Rezulin case for trial, helping generate the first group settlement of Rezulin cases in the country. Additional group settlements of the firm’s Rezulin cases occurred in the fall of 2002 and the spring of 2003, culminating in all the firm's Rezulin cases being resolved in 2004. The amounts of the Rezulin settlements are all confidential.. Frank was also part of the Mass Tort section's Baycol team beginning in 2001. Frank was responsible for taking several key depositions in this national litigation. He worked on the settlement of most of the firm's Baycol cases, resulting in settlements in excess of $70 million.. Frank has also handled several cases that were not mass torts. He filed a lawsuit alleging Neurontin caused the client to commit suicide, which was resolved successfully. He continues to investigate claims involving drugs that cause Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, having resolved claims for two clients who were blinded by it. In late 2008, he worked to resolve a claim for a child who required a liver transplant after ingestion of an antibiotic, and in 2009, he resolved a family’s claim after their child died from liver failure from ingestion of an antibiotic. He has been instrumental in resolving other pharmaceutical litigation on a confidential basis.. Awards. Best Lawyers® recently announced that Frank Woodson was selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer-review. The methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues and is the oldest peer-reviewed publication in the profession. He has been included on the list since 2016.. Publicity. Frank frequently spoke about the Baycol litigation, including at the 2002 ATLA Convention in Atlanta, the Baycol "Hot Doc's" Seminar in Phoenix and on the first live Internet seminar broadcast for plaintiff attorneys held in Newark, New Jersey. His other seminars include a "Mass Torts Made Perfect" seminar in New York City on Vioxx; an ATLA teleseminar entitled, "Pain Killers and the FDA;" another Vioxx seminar in Jackson, Mississippi; seminars in Alabama on preemption and ethics; and an AAJ seminar in Las Vegas regarding pain pump litigation.. Frank is the author of "Pharmaceutical Drug Litigation - An Overview," "The Bayer Criminal Convictions" and "Forget Tort reform; We Want Immunity." Legal 500 hailed his trial work in its 2008 edition, stating, “Frank Woodson is an important member of the team (Mass Torts), and has been influential in Zyprexa and Vioxx litigation,” after previously praising Frank by stating, “Frank Woodson, considered by many to be [Beasley Allen Mass Torts Section Head Andy] Birchfield's ‘right hand man,’ maintains a multi-faceted practice that sees him active in a variety of cases, including Vioxx litigation, and has recently been at the forefront of the firm's Zyprexa caseload. In addition, he has emerged as the firm's go-to attorney for claims related to Stevens-Johnson syndrome.”

Frank grew up in Union Springs, Alabama. He attended Birmingham Southern College where he graduated magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1978. He clerked for Federal District Judge Robert Varner. In 1979, Frank joined Jere Beasley and was a founding partner in the firm now known as Beasley Allen, where he practiced for 19 years.. Frank’s practice includes a wide range of cases from commercial litigation to consumer class actions to product liability. Several significant decisions in product liability law have resulted from his appellate work. Of note, at the age of thirty-two, Frank argued and obtained a unanimous decision for his client before the Supreme Court of the United States.. Frank has handled more than 20 litigation matters on behalf of judges and lawyers including two former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a district attorney, three of the State’s most prominent law firms, and individual judges and attorneys in litigation and disciplinary proceedings.. He prosecuted and defended major litigation matters in fields of federal securities law, product liability, intellectual property, class actions, trucking litigation, and road construction litigation.. After a two-year retirement, he opened his own firm in 2000 where his practice focused on severe injury and wrongful death actions primarily in the field of product liability. In 2016, Frank joined the law firm of Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, P.A. as a partner.. Frank is married to the former Melissa Day of Opp, Alabama. Frank and Melissa enjoy international travel and spending time with their pugs – Thurston, Lewis, and Howard – as well as Alfred the cat.

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Dee joined Beasley Allen Law Firm in 1991 and has not only been a pioneer of consumer fraud and commercial litigation nationwide, he has demonstrated great leadership resulting in the firm's numerous record-setting verdicts for clients in many areas of law. In addition to representing clients in litigation, Dee manages the entire Consumer Fraud / Commercial Litigation Section of the firm and is involved in every case being litigated in it.. Awards and Ratings. A Martindale Hubbel AV rated attorney, Dee has been named in the “Who’s Who” of lawyers by the Heritage Registry; named to the 2013-2015 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers; selected as “Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers in America; selected by Alabama Best Lawyers 2015; selected to Alabama Super Lawyers for consecutive years; and was featured on the cover of and in a feature in Super Lawyers magazine in 2013, [pdf]. He was honored by the lawyers in this firm as “Litigator of the Year” in 2008. Dee also was selected as a "2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation" by Martindale Hubbell and American Lawyer Media, featured in The American Lawyer, and Corporate Counsel magazine. Dee and the firm were named "Boss of the Year" by the Montgomery Association of Legal Secretaries.. Dee, along with Beasley Allen principal & founder Jere L. Beasley, was recognized by Business Alabama magazine on its 2012 list of the 10 largest Alabama jury awards in the past five years, for their work on the AWP/Medicaid Fraud litigation. The litigation also was spotlighted by the National Law Journal as part of its 2014 Plaintiffs' Hot List, in particular the Mississippi Average Wholesale Pricing ruling against Watson Pharmaceuticals. The case was one of about 360 the firm has pursued nationwide involving allegations that drug companies manipulated prices and overcharged Medicaid programs. The firm has recovered more than $1.3 billion for eight states' attorneys general in the fraudulent pharmaceutical pricing scheme.. Professional Associations. Dee is presently a sustaining member and Executive Committee member for the Alabama Association for Justice and past president of the Montgomery Trial Lawyers Association. He is also an active member of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.. Dee has been appointed by the dean of Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law to serve on the Advisory Board of the law school since 2006 and is a past president.. Publicity. Dee is a regular guest speaker at national, regional and state seminars, and he has authored numerous publications on consumer fraud and commercial litigation. He has been featured on The Today Show, NPR, CNN, USA Today, CBS, Fox News and other national news broadcasts and publications.. Background. When Dee graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he served as a corporate internal auditor for Amsouth Banc Corporation (now "Regions Bank") from 1985-1986. Dee then entered Cumberland School of Law where he was chosen to study "Comparative International Law" at the University Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany in 1988.. Upon graduation from law school, Dee served as a law clerk to the Honorable John M. Patterson, Judge of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals from 1989-1990. Dee was then asked to serve as a staff attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court under Justice Henry Steagall from 1990-1991.. Community Involvement. Dee is from Homewood, Alabama, where he met his wife, the former Sandra Turnblad, while attending Homewood High School. The two later married after they both graduated from college. Sandra and Dee have four children, two girls and two boys. They are active members of The Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Montgomery. The Roman Catholic Church has honored Dee and Sandra by inducting them into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The order is responsible for promoting Christianity within the Middle East and protecting the holy shrines in that region of the world. Dee was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel of that charitable organization.. He is also a volunteer for the Montgomery County YMCA, and he has coached several sports teams. He has regularly raised funds for the Boy Scouts of America, Father Walter Memorial Child Care Center, Montgomery Catholic Schools, Catholic Social Services and several other charitable organizations.. Dee credits his success to his faith: “My daily goal is to serve the Lord by giving generous love to my family and hard work to our clients, in that order. Life is a constant balancing act, but if we know the priorities of the Lord first, then our families and our work third, we can achieve anything in life we seek.”