Alabama Lawyers Sterl Watson to Steven F.

Firm: Hornsby Watson & Hornsby

1110 Gleneagles Dr SW , Huntsville , Alabama 35801

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Contracts, Insurance , Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

An Intoduction to S.A. "Bud" Watson by Ralph Hornsby, Jr.. Bud attended undergraduate school at Harding University in Arkansas and the University of Louisiana, Monroe. He graduated from the University of Alabama, School of Law in 1966. He clerked for a Circuit Judge. After his clerkship he became an Assistant District Attorney and, less than one year later, at the age of twenty-six, he was promoted to Chief Assistant District Attorney. Because of success in that role he was elected without opposition as a District Judge at age 29. Two years later at age 31, he was promoted to Circuit Judge. Judge Watson served until retirement in good standing at age 45. He has served by special appointment as Judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. He also served as a Special Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and authored the Court’s opinion. Bud is a graduate of the National Judicial College and was later a Faculty Adviser there.. Following retirement from the bench, Bud again distinguished himself as a trial attorney. Because Bud has participated in over 650 jury trials as a judge, prosecutor, and civil trial attorney, he has been able to give me insights into trial strategies I could never have obtained elsewhere. He is called on regularly by lawyers all across the nation for consultation on trial strategies. Since 1997, Bud has been on the Trial Advocacy Training Faculty at Louisiana State University Law School where he teaches courtroom skills to senior law students. Bud makes it his business to stay abreast of the latest research on the decision-making process of jurors and evidence presentation.. Bud is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Bud is a member of the Alabama State Bar Association; the Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association; the Alabama Association for Justice; the Federal Bar Association; the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the American Judges Association. He has been selected as an “Alabama Super Lawyer,” and is listed as one of Alabama’s Top attorneys by Business Alabama. He has, for over twenty years, been given Martindale Hubbell’s highest peer rating – A. V. Bud remains a senior status Circuit Judge and periodically hears cases in Alabama courts.. Bud has been married to Wanda for 43 years. They have two children and four grandchildren.. I am proud to be a member of this outstanding law firm and of my years of association with my partner and friend, Bud Watson.

Firm: The Law Offices of Stevan Goozee, P.C

1023 Edenton St , Birmingham , Alabama 35242

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation

Firm: Najjar Denaburg, PC

2125 Morris Ave , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Mediation

Private , Hoover , Alabama 35244

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Jones Walker LLP

One Federal Place, Suite 1100 , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Aviation

1901 6th Ave N Ste 1500 , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: General Practice, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources, Environmental and Natural Resources

Firm: Bachus, Brom & Taylor, LLC

300 Vestavia Pkwy Ste 3700 , Vestavia , Alabama 35216

Practice Areas: Appellate , Arbitration & Mediation, Business & Commercial, Business Formation, Civil , Construction , Contracts, Corporate , Probate , Property , Trusts, Wills, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business, Business

Firm: Lewis Brackin Flowers & Johnson

265 West Main Street , Dothan , Alabama 36301

Practice Areas: Elder Law

Firm: Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt, LLC

800 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 400 , Birmingham , Alabama 35209

Practice Areas: Business

Steven Benefield has handled a wide variety of matters in almost 40 years of practice. His practice focuses on strategic planning and litigation of tax, estate, trust, and business matters for individuals and businesses, fiduciaries and beneficiaries. His practice includes business, partnership and corporate transactions, entity selection, formation, dissolution, and operational issues, mergers and acquisitions for buyers and sellers, exit strategy planning for business owners, trust and estate planning for individuals, retirement and welfare benefit plan drafting, operation, and ERISA compliance.. Mr. Benefield has tried over 40 cases to a conclusion in state and federal courts and argued multiple appeals in the Alabama Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Litigated matters have included severe personal injury and death cases involving burns and other trauma resulting from automobile accidents, product defects, and premises liability, a broad range of business and commercial actions involving fraud, antitrust, securities violations, ERISA, fiduciary liability, contracts, interference with business and contractual relations, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, general commercial contract matters under the UCC and common law, construction litigation, Miller Act claims (state and federal), professional liability claims against lawyers, engineers and veterinarians, RICO, injunctions and other equitable remedies, actions to determine individual capacity in property transfers and donative intent, will contests, conservatorships, guardianships, and contested settlement of estates and trusts, insurance coverage issues, interpleader actions, as well as income, gift and estate tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and Alabama Department of Revenue from audit through appeal and in the U.S. Tax Court.. Mr. Benefield is a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, where he is a member of the Fiduciary Litigation, Professional Responsibility, and Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committees and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since in the fields of tax law (2006 -2022), business organizations (2010 -2022), and trusts and estates (2013 -2022). Best Lawyers named him “Birmingham Lawyer of the Year” in 2014 for Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). Mr. Benefield received the AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell. Birmingham Magazine named him as a 2019 Top Attorney in the fields of ERISA, trusts and estates. He has been certified as a Merger & Acquisition Advisor by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors.. Mr. Benefield is registered as a general and appellate mediator in state and federal courts, is active with the Boy Scouts of America, having received the Silver Beaver award, District Award of Merit, Eagle Scout, and Vigil Honor, Order of the Arrow. Mr. Benefield has been an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Birmingham for almost 40 years and believes that God loves us unconditionally, that God commands us to love one another the same way, and that love requires actions more than mere words.. Some of Mr. Benefield’s publications include “Getting to 8x and Beyond – How are High Multiple Transactions Created in Good Markets and Bad?”; “No Plan for the Succession of Your Business? Plan for the Business to Fail,” in Family and Business Succession Planning Strategies: Leading Lawyers on Navigating Key Tax Issues, Dealing with Family Concerns, and Avoiding Potential Pitfalls for Closely Held Businesses, 51. Mr. Benefield has been both the speaker and author of extensive materials for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars too numerous to list on business formation, business exit strategy planning, estate planning and administration, ethics, professional liability, and related matters.. Mr. Benefield currently chairs the Alabama Law Institute Committee on Guardianship Reform. He is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the American Bar Association, and several sections in both organizations.

Firm: The Nomberg Law Firm

3940 Montclair Road , Birmingham , Alabama 35213

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Collections, Corporate , Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt

Firm: Nix, Holtsford, Gilliland, Higgins & Hitson, P.C.

4001 Carmichael Road   300 , Montgomery , Alabama 36106

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor ,Transportation

Firm: Capell & Howard, PC

1490 Northbank Parkway, Suite 226 , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35406

Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Mediation, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Estate Planning, Estate Planning

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.

Firm: Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal LLP

2001 Park Place North , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Watson, Degraffenried & Tyra, LLP

1651 McFarland Boulevard North , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35406

Practice Areas: Business Organizations

Firm: Najjar Denaburg, P.C.

2125 Morris Avenue , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Corporate Law, Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

3 Riverchase Office Plz Ste 212 , Hoover , Alabama 35244

Firm: Brunson & Walker, Attorneys PC

301 Broad St , Gadsden , Alabama 35901

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance, Insurance

Firm: Almon Mcalister Baccus & Worsham

Po Box 911 , Sheffield , Alabama 35660

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products

Firm: Couch & Firth, LLC

1 Chase Corporate Dr Ste 400 , Hoover , Alabama 35244

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice, General Practice

Firm: Steven C. Curtis, P.C.

1318 N 3 Notch St , Troy , Alabama 36081

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,