Alabama Lawyers Ernest Bates to Ethan Wilkinson

Firm: Scott Dukes & Geisler, PC

211 22nd St N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203 Zip code: 35203

Practice Areas: Employment, Business, General Practice, Ethics, Civil Rights, Wrongful Termination, Environmental, Litigation, Lawsuits & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

63 South Royal Street , Mobile , Alabama 36602 Zip code: 36602

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Smith, Spires, Peddy, Hamilton & Coleman P.C.

3500 Colonnade Pkwy Ste 350 , Birmingham , Alabama 35243 Zip code: 35243

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Firm: Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles, PC

218 Commerce Street , Montgomery , Alabama 36104 Zip code: 36104

Practice Areas: Litigation

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.”

Firm: Cory Watson Attorneys

2131 Magnolia Avenue South , Birmingham , Alabama 35205 Zip code: 35205

Practice Areas: Class Action

Ernest “Ernie” Cory has practiced law for more than 35 years with a focus on dangerous drugs, defective medical devices, products liability, mass torts and class actions. He has represented clients across the U.S. and in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Ernie is nationally recognized for his ability to level the playing field against corporate America, and is frequently appointed as lead counsel and to other leadership positions in high-profile complex litigation, mass torts, and class actions.. A founding principal of Cory Watson, Ernie’s legal roots are local; he tried his first jury trial just 11 months after becoming an attorney in Gadsden, Alabama and over his career has helped thousands of people across the state. Ernie realized early that it was essential to establish client trust, and that successful results require hard work. Every client mattered. This commitment to service and unwavering integrity provided the foundation for the firm he founded more than two decades ago, and those values serve as guiding principles for Cory Watson Attorneys today.. He’s proud to have helped assemble a legal team that has served more than 150,000 families and recovered more than $2.7 billion in settlements and verdicts. According to Ernie, “We know corporations and insurance firms are going to hire the best lawyers they can afford. I have made it my goal for 35 years to be the best, to hire the best, and to never back down from a fight. Our clients deserve nothing less.”. Ernie grew up in Birmingham, Alabama where he graduated from Vestavia Hills High School. He went on to study at the University of Alabama, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Ernie feels it is important to give back to the community and profession that have provided him with so many opportunities, and he serves in a number of philanthropic and leadership positions within the bar and legal profession.. Ernie is an avid Alabama football fan and on Saturdays in the fall, he can generally be found in Tuscaloosa at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Ernie is an active member of Church of the Highlands where he and his wife, Vivian, lead a weekly small group. They enjoy supporting local causes serving children and supporting education. Ernie spends his free time with his family, in his gardens and traveling.

Firm: Warhurst Law

305 North Jackson St. , Mobile , Alabama 36601 Zip code: 36601

Practice Areas: Insurance

Gene Warhurst is an Alabama attorney who started his career in 1988 working in the insurance business as a property and auto claims adjuster for The Hartford Insurance Group. He learned the art of handling claims in the insurance industry from the investigation, evaluation, and negotiation of thousands of claims. Gene’s in-depth knowledge and acquisition of 8 postgraduate national insurance designations, including the gold-standard known as the CPCU, allowed him to advance to Senior Property, Car Accident, and Personal Injury Claims Manager. After leaving the insurance industry, Gene attended law school and, upon receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1995, he has become a champion for insureds who have had their claims denied, delayed, or underpaid by the insurance companies with whom he is so intimately familiar.. Today, Gene represents clients against insurance companies for home insurance claims, property insurance claims, fire insurance claims, automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, wrongful death, and all areas of personal injury. If you need to find an Alabama lawyer regarding an injury claim, an insurance claim, a property claim, a car crash claim, or if you are looking for a public adjuster or just need free legal advice for your potential claim, there is no cost for an initial consultation with Gene. Gene is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, all Alabama State Courts, the Southern District of Alabama, the Middle District of Alabama, the Northern District of Alabama, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Gene is a member of the Mobile County Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Association for Justice, and the American Association for Justice. Gene is also a member of the Million dollar Advocates.. Prior to entering into the insurance industry, Gene was a commissioned officer of the United States Army. Gene and his wife, Tenley, reside in Fairhope, Alabama. She is a former graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Gene also enjoys raising his three daughters, Kristin, Katie, and Cecelia.

Firm: Farmer Price Hornsby & Weatherford, LLP

100 Adris Place , Dothan , Alabama 36303

Practice Areas: Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Personal Injury, Toxic Substances, Class Action, Class Action, Class Action

Firm: Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law

3500 Blue Lake Drive , Birmingham , Alabama 35243 Zip code: 35243

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death

Attorney Clay Hornsby has been practicing with Morris Haynes Attorneys at Law for 22 years. He returned to the firm in 2020 after serving as Deputy Director of the Alabama Law Institute where he identified areas of Alabama law that were archaic, contradictory, and/or confusing. He worked with selected attorneys, professors, and judges to update, simplify, modernize, and amend these areas by amending statutes and proposing laws to the Alabama Legislature for passage. Clay also served as a coach for the University of Alabama’s Trial Advocacy Competition team which competed around the country in mock trials. These experiences have provided him with a broad knowledge of the law as well as the practical trial experience to better help evaluate and represent clients more effectively in court.

Po Box 179 , Butler , Alabama 36904

Firm: Ernest N. Blasingame, Jr.

97   218 W Street  35630 , Florence , Alabama 35630

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

1819 5th Ave N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203 Zip code: 35203

Practice Areas: Civil , Construction , Contracts, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources

2321 Hebb Rd , Wilsonville , Alabama 35186

Firm: Gray Langford Sapp Mcgowan Gray & Nathanson

Po Box 830239 , Tuskegee , Alabama 36083 Zip code: 36083

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, General Practice

Firm: Trussell Funderburg Rea & Bell, PC

1916 1st Ave N , Pell City , Alabama 35125 Zip code: 35125

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Drug Crimes, DUI/DWI, Parole and Probation, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense

Firm: Erskine Mathis & Associates

2107 5th Ave N Ste 201 , Birmingham , Alabama 35203 Zip code: 35203

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Hill Hill Carter Franco Cole & Black PC

Po Box 116 , Montgomery , Alabama 36101

Po Box 569 , Guin , Alabama 35563 Zip code: 35563

Practice Areas: Real Estate

2320 Highland Ave S Ste 175 , Birmingham , Alabama 35205

Firm: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

1819 5th Ave N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203 Zip code: 35203

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2605 River Trace Ct , Vestavia , Alabama 35243