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G. Stephen (Steve) Wiggins began his law practice in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, upon admission to the Alabama State Bar in 1977.. In 2013, Mr. Wiggins and his son Raley Wiggins founded Red Oak Legal, PC.  They practice primarily in the areas of estate planning, elder law, probate, and civil litigation.. Mr. Wiggins was born in Andalusia, Alabama and is married to the former Ann Ayer of Huntsville, Alabama.  They have two children and four grandchildren.  They are active members of Christ Episcopal Church in Tuscaloosa, where Ann served as Christian Education Director for many years and Steve has served on the Vestry.

Employment, social secuirty, probate, divorce, and property are some of the fields Jason has practiced in across three states.  Jason likes to solve problems be what Justice Brandeis called an "All-Round Laywer."  He is first a multidisciplinary civil litigator and appellate attorney.  Jason helps individuals with employment, social security, wills, family law disputes, and issues of consumer law.  He helps businesses with formation, contracts, litigation, and employment issues.. Jason has the good fortune to work with excellent lawyers at the Browne House Law Group, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  The Browne House serves West Alabama in a wide range of trial courts, and Jason accepts appeals to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and Supreme Court from all corners of the state.. "No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal servies performed by other lawyers."

David has over 25 years of experience serving individuals with employee benefit cases. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients across the South, including claims for long-term disability, short- term disability, pension, 401K, severance, retirement benefits, life insurance, health insurance, and COBRA. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell in the area of Employee Benefits. He is also listed in Super Lawyers as a top-rated attorney for Employee Benefits. Because of his extensive experience and tremendous success in handling ERISA cases, he has become a sought-after speaker on the topic. He regularly presents lectures on ERISA to lawyers, has hosted an ERISA seminar for experienced ERISA litigators, made appearances on television to discuss ERISA and employee benefits issues and published numerous articles on ERISA and employee benefits.

Cooper Shattuck created Cooper Shattuck, LLC, in January 2017, after over 27 years in virtually every facet of the practice of law. Cooper now utilizies his diverse practice experience to serve his clients as a strategist, advocate, and problem-solver in the areas of alternative dispute resolution, higher educaiton, government relations and ethics, environmental law, litigation, and corporate counsel.. Prior to creating Cooper Shattuck, LLC, Cooper served as General Counsel for The University of Alabama System, where he coordinated, managed, and administered legal strategies and services for the entire University of Alabama System including three campuses, its health system (including a hospital and insurer), and over 50 affiliated entities, with an operating budget of $5.5 billion, over 38,000 employees, and a $1.2 billion pooled investment endowment.. Cooper also served as Chief Legal Advisor to the Governor of the state of Alabama where he worked with and in all areas of state government. Working extensively on the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill, he led the state’s efforts to assess damages done both economically and environmentally. Cooper continued to serve as Special Counsel to the Governor for all spill-related matters when he became General Counsel of The University of Alabama System. As Special Counsel, he led the Governor’s team in settlement negotiations resulting in a $1 billion economic settlement for the state and over $1 billion dollars in Natural Resource Damage Assessment funds, Clean Water Act (RESTORE) funds, and criminal fines and penalties.. Prior to serving the state of Alabama for the Office of the Governor and Alabama’s largest higher education enterprise, Cooper spent 20 years in private practice in Tuscaloosa, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, which included work not only throughout the state, but later throughout the nation and in Puerto Rico. His firm grew to be the largest in West Alabama with Cooper as one of its managing shareholders.. Cooper has served his community as a member of many local non-profit boards, including FOCUS on Senior Citizens and the Black Warrior Council of Boy Scouts of America.  He is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics for CLE credits and on leadership and strengths, and currently serves as Leadership Tuscaloosa Chair.. Disclaimers:. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Contested and uncontested divorces, offering "Legal Representation With Heart." I truly care about others, and will listen with compassion to your circumstances, and give you the attention you need to the best of my ability.. I have a deep compassion and understanding for those suffering from PTSD And trauma, and how it effects relationships. This is a result of my years working in Asylum/Refugee Law, including training on trauma through our organization, AILA.  Everyone will be treated with respect and compassion, regardless of "what side of the fence" you are on.. I will help you with your parenting time, parenting plans, and special concerns you may have for your family--whether it be concerns as to education (I understand home schooling) or allegations of physical or mental child abuse.. My philosophy is not to escalate the issues to increase attorney fees. I like to help my clients take the shortest path to get to their destination.  I understand how complicated and expensive it can get with Guardian ad Litem, therapeutic mediators, psyscologists, and multiple other professionals that can make your divorce and/or child custoday case nothing but a big headache.  Sometimes this is necessary, but in other instances the better route is to try to have a professional relationship with the other attorney, which is possible while still never losing sight of the fact that my client's interests, if reasonable,  outweigh relationships with other attorneys.. Every case I look at is screened for the potential for alimony (or palimony), even with current trends to do away with alimony or change the way it looks.. I am very understanding and realize we are not all rich, so I rely on the "Honor System" to set up a payment plan.. I am always open to alternative methods of contact with clients. I willingly communicate with Primate Messaging on Facebook, or even with text messages via cell phone, so that I can always be available to help you, especially when situations get stressful turning it into an emergency.. I also have experience with children in Juvenile Court, seeking dependency for Special Immigrant Juvenile Practice. I can take these cases from beginning to end, helping a child achieve legal permanent residency, which is often a more viable alternative than trying to get this status through adoption.

Chip has a family business background, having managed his family's hardwood veneer business and timber investments in South Alabama for over ten years before returning to law school.  A graduate of both the University of Alabama and New York University School of Law, he has specialized in the areas of estate planning, tax law, probate & estate administration, choice of business entity, IRS dispute resolution, business succession planning, business sales and disputes, elder law, and wills for over 20 years.

Anne’s practice is focused on helping families and advocating for children. Her practice includes bankruptcy, divorce, adoption, custody modification, child support modification, and drafting wills and other probate documents.. Anne is also a registered mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution for civil and domestic relations mediation.. Anne graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2000, and was admitted to the Alabama State Bar that year. She is a 1996 honors graduate of the University of Alabama Honors College with a degree in Speech Communication and Rhetoric.. Anne and her husband Dan have three children. She is an active member of Tuscaloosa First United Methodist Church, President of The Arts Council of West Alabama, and former President of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association.

A Tuscaloosa native, Cynthia attended Tuscaloosa City Schools and graduated from Central High School. She attended Vanderbilt University and The University of Alabama, receiving her undergraduate degree from Alabama. Cynthia then went on to attend and graduate from The University of Alabama School of Law.. Cynthia worked for three years in private practice after graduating from law school before returning to The University of Alabama School of Law as the Director of Development. Cynthia then went on to serve as the Assistant Dean for Advancement at the law school, and later the Assistant Dean for Career Services. She returned to private practice in 2006 as an Attorney at Rosen Harwood. She started her current practice, Cynthia Lee Almond LLC, in 2008.. Cynthia currently serves on the Tuscaloosa City Council as the Councilwoman for District 3, a position that she has held for 10 years. She is the Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Vice Chairperson of the Public Safety Committee, and a member of the Litigation and Insurance Committee.. In addition to her role as Councilwoman, Cynthia is very active in the Tuscaloosa community. She serves on several local boards, including the West Alabama Regional Commission, First National Bank of Central Alabama, the Capstone Health Services Foundation, and the Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports Commission. She is a graduate of Leadership Alabama - Class XVIII, past Chairwoman of the Cultural Community and Livability Committee - Chamber of Commerce, and a past board member of Ol'Colony Golf Association and Big Brother/Big Sisters.. Cynthia is married to Brad Almond, and they have two children. Cynthia and her family are active members of the First United Methodist Church where Cynthia has previously served as Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, Administrative Board, and the Youth/Parent Team.

"FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE COURTROOM"