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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.

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.”

Ben represents plaintiffs who have suffered at the hands of doctors and others acting negligently or intentionally.. Before law school, Ben worked as an operating room anesthesia technician, where he became familiar with hospital procedure and patient care by working closely with a team of eleven anesthesiologists. He continued to gain practical experience during law school by completing an externship with the Honorable Michael F. Devine on the Fairfax County Circuit Court, competing on the George Mason trial advocacy team, and in his third year serving as the law school’s Trial Advocacy Association’s president. And as a member of the Supreme Court Clinic, Ben helped author two amicus briefs for cases before the United States Supreme Court. He also gained briefing and trial experience in local state courts, where as a student he argued motions and conducted witness examinations. Not only did Ben graduate magna cum laude from Antonin Scalia Law School, but the law school also recognized his achievements with the Trial Lawyers Association Trial Advocacy Award.. Ben stays active in his community. In 2018 he led the George Mason High School mock trial team to a state-wide fifth-place finish and first among public schools in its first year. In addition, Ben’s peers recently elected him to represent them on the Board of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Fairfax Bar Association.. Originally from North Carolina, Ben earned his undergraduate degree in international studies from the University of a North Carolina at Chapel Hill and played trumpet in the marching and jazz bands. Long-acquainted with Carolina basketball, Ben avidly follows the Tar Heels. Ben first put his degree to work in a small village in Yunnan, China, where he taught English to middle school students. Before joining the firm, Ben clerked for the Honorable Louise M. DiMatteo of the Arlington County Circuit Court.

James D. Bornhoft is an experienced trial attorney who has conducted over 70 jury trials in his career and has spent over 10,000 hours inside the courtroom. Prior to founding Bornhoft Law, he worked as a Deputy District Attorney, rising quickly through the ranks to become the sole Human Trafficking Prosecutor and a member of the Special Victims Unit in the largest judicial district in the State of Colorado at that time.. While at the District Attorney's Office, James handled serious felony prosecutions such as murder, pimping, pimping of a child, human trafficking, sexual assault, child abuse, and crimes falling under the Colorado Organized Crime Act. He worked extensively with various organizations such as the Innocence Lost Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Homeland Security Investigations, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Drug Enforcement Agency, High-Risk Multi-Disciplinary Team, and the U.S. Attorney's Office. James also gave community presentations on the topic of Human Trafficking and taught at the Detectives Academy on Human Trafficking.. James has extensive experience prosecuting misdemeanor crimes such as DUI, drugs, and domestic violence. While in County Court in Colorado, he was selected to be the lead attorney managing 12 different attorneys in six separate courtrooms with a caseload of over 3,500 cases. During this time, James was tasked with training new and inexperienced attorneys weekly on all areas of trial practice such as trial advocacy, discovery, jury selection, motions practice, objections, opening statements, closing arguments, direct examinations, cross-examinations, and evidence.. James settled in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where his family has roots spanning back 3 generations, and worked for a large personal injury firm and a boutique litigation firm in Arkansas before founding Bornhoft Law. He has handled hundreds of personal injury and automobile accident cases, negotiating numerous policy limit settlements and reductions of medical bills and liens to his clients' benefit. James has also gained significant experience litigating various Family Law Cases, such as divorce, child custody, child support, adoptions, guardianships, petitions to relocate out of state, and protection orders. In addition, he has significant experience in estate planning, writing wills, establishing trusts, litigating will and trust disputes, and probating estates of all sizes.. James is licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas, the U.S. District Court of Eastern Arkansas, the U.S. District Court of Western Arkansas, and the State of Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in May 2016, where he was hand-selected to be a member of the DU Law National Trial Team from 2013 to 2016, a top 10 trial advocacy program in the nation. James also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Financial Management and Investments from the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business.. James founded Bornhoft Law with the mantra of “When it Matters Most.” He believes in handling every client with a client-centered, compassionate, efficient, transparent, honest, ethical, and communicative approach. When it comes to handling cases, James believes in a meticulous, tenacious, zealous approach to advocating for his clients. He knows that when clients have been seriously injured, dealing with family issues such as divorce or child custody, planning to secure their family's future, or have been charged with a crime – that's when it matters most. If you would like to schedule a free consultation with James D. Bornhoft, please fill out the form on this page or call our number.