Alabama Lawyers Wayne Duke to Wendy Tunstill

Firm: Hamer Law Group, LLC

2100 First Avenue North , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Probate

Alan is a Birmingham Probate and Litigation lawyer currently practicing law at Hamer Law Group, LLC and offering services over numerous areas of law. Primary practice areas for Alan include probate administration, estate and trust litigation, construction law, and civil litigation.. Prior to entering the legal field Alan worked for over 10 years in the construction industry. He served as Project Manager, Estimator and Vice President of a Birmingham, Alabama underground utility contractor. He uses his past experience to create a unique insight into the complicated cases that he handles.. Alan Duke completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In addition to the full-time practice of law, Alan serves as Adjunct Professor at Jefferson State where he teaches Contracting & Construction Law.

Firm: Crew Law Group, PC

2001 Park Pl Ste 550 , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: International Law

Firm: Law Offices of Wendy A. Reese, LLC

100 Chase Park S Ste 124 , Hoover , Alabama 35244

Practice Areas: Divorce, Child Custody, Family, Appeals, Adoption, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation, Divorce & Separation

Ms. Reese began her undergraduate studies at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and completed her Bachelor's of Science in Political Science at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.  Ms. Reese completed enough hours in statistics to also graduate with a minor in statistics.  While at the University of Central Florida, Ms. Reese served on the President's Leadership Council and was both the Student Government Judicial Advisor and the Attorney General.. Ms. Reese graduated in the top of her class from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 1999.  While at Cumberland, Ms. Reese served as the Senior Associate Editor of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy and had several articles published during her tenure with the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Her articles can be found at the following citations:. Reese, Wendy A., Professional Responsibility - Switching Sides: Analyzing Lux v. Commonwealth - Does the Presence of a Criminal Defendant's Former Counsel in a Prosecutor's Office Require Disqualification of the Entire Office, 21 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 431 (1997-1998).  Ms. Reese’s article, Professional Responsibility - Switching Sides: Analyzing Lux v. Commonwealth - Does the Presence of a Criminal Defendant's Former Counsel in a Prosecutor's Office Require Disqualification of the Entire Office? has been cited by the South Dakota Supreme Court.. Reese, Wendy A., Tort Law - Actual Exposure or Possible Exposure: The AIDS Phobia Debate - Are Courts Opening the Litigation Floodgates or Illustrating Judicial Proscription?, 22 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 495 (1998-1999).  Ms. Reese’s article Actual Exposure or Possible Exposure: The AIDS Phobia Debate - Are Courts Opening the Litigation Floodgates or Illustrating Judicial Proscription? has been taught at Duke University School of Law in a course entitled AIDS and the Law.  Further, Ms. Reese’s article was cited by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Shumosky v. Lutheran Welfare Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc., 784 A.2d 196 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2001), reversing and remanding the lower courts decision and holding that Shumosky could assert a “fear of AIDS” claim where she was able to establish actual exposure to HIV.  Ms. Reese’s article was also cited by the Mississippi Supreme Court in South Central Regional Medical Center v. Pickering, 749 So. 2d 95 (Miss. 1999), affirming the decision of the trial court denying South Central Regional Medical Center’s motion for summary judgment and, further, holding that where a defendant allowed or caused evidence to be destroyed, there is a rebuttable presumption in favor of the plaintiff that she had been actually exposed to the disease.. It was during her time with the American Journal of Trial Advocacy that Ms. Reese developed her love of legal writing and the intricacies associated with legal writing and correct citation.  Ms. Reese was also on the National Moot Court Team and the National Trial Team at Cumberland.. Upon graduation from Cumberland, Ms. Reese passed and was admitted to the Alabama State bar on September 30, 1999.  Ms. Reese formed the partnership Bailey, Wollitz & Reese, LLC which she remained a founding partner of until 2002 when she decided to form her own law firm.  Bailey, Wollitz & Reese, LLC handled federal civil rights cases, criminal cases, family law matters, juvenile court matters and civil and criminal appeals. In 2002, Ms. Reese formed the sole-proprietorship, Wendy Allison Reese, Attorney at Law.  From 2002-2008, Ms. Reese operated as Wendy Allison Reese, Attorney at Law focusing on family law matters, juvenile court matters, and federal and state criminal and civil appeals.  In August of 2008, Ms. Reese formed her current business entity, The Law Offices of Wendy Allison Reese, LLC (“WAR Law”).  Ms. Reese's practice areas remain family law matters including divorce, divorce modification, child custody, juvenile court matters, such as juvenile delinquency and DHR matters as well as federal and state criminal and civil appeals.. Ms. Reese has spoken before the Alabama Senate Judiciary committee several times in regard to Alabama's system of indigent defense.  In 2010, Ms. Reese was appointed to the Senate Judiciary Committee Sub-Committee on Indigent Defense by the Honorable Sue Bell Cobb, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and still serves on that committee today.  Ms. Reese is a founding member of the Jefferson County Association of Family Court Attorneys (JCAFCA) and has served that organization as Vice President.  Ms. Reese is currently on the By-Laws Revision Committee for JCAFCA.   Ms. Reese has been recently appointed to the 2014 Birmingham Bar Association Scholarship Committee which reviews law school scholarship. applications for the recommendation of two Birmingham Bar Association scholarships.  Additionally, she is a member of the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association.  Ms. Reese is also an active member in the Birmingham Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program.  Ms. Reese also volunteers her legal services through Birmingham AIDS Outreach.  In June 2014, Ms. Reese will be attending a 40 hour Divorce and Family Law Mediation Continuing Legal Education seminar in Huntsville, Alabama.. Ms. Reese is a member of the Cathedral Church of the Advent located in Birmingham, Alabama.  Ms. Reese currently serves as the Alpha Delta Pi Collegiate Province Director for the Beta I Province.  She oversees and assists three chapters of collegiate women at Troy University, Epsilon Kappa Chapter, the University of Montevallo, Zeta Delta Chapter and the University of North Alabama, Zeta Eta Chapter.  Prior to serving as Beta I Collegiate Province Director, Ms. Reese served as the Chapter Advisor for the Zeta Delta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at the University of Montevallo for three years and as the Standards Advisor for Zeta Delta for four years.  Ms. Reese believes that it is one of her callings to inspire young women to pursue higher education and become strong, ethical leaders.  Ms. Reese is also an active supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Firm: Wendy J. Lopez attorney at Law

610 Mynatt St SW , Hartselle , Alabama 35640

Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence

Firm: Zarzaur & Schwartz, PC

2209 Morris Avenue , Birmingham , Alabama 35202

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt, Bankruptcy & Debt

Firm: Wendy Hartley

5501 Highway 280, Suite 301 , Birmingham , Alabama 35242

Practice Areas: Family

I began practicing in April of 2009.  I was a paralegal for 25 years prior to entering law school.  I have been working in the legal field for 39 years.  I handle all family law issues, including divorce, child custody, Wills and adoptions.  I also handle criminal cases and automobile accidents .  Office #. Email:   .. initial consult for 1/2 hour is $50

Firm: Walderp Stewart & Kendrick

2323 Second Ave N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Wayne Morse is an A-V rated lawyer (Martindale-Hubbell''s highest rating).  His office is in Birmingham, but he represents plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts throughout the South.  He is a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, which honors experienced trial lawyers and litigators.  Within the Litigation Counsel of America, he has been tapped into two elite honoraries, the Order of Justitia and the Order of Certus, based on his winning trial and appellate records respectively.   He has been recognized as one of Birmingham's "Top Attorneys" in a vote by other attorneys.. Morse has represented a wide variety of clients, corporate, government and individual, from financial institutions to law firms, from fired government employees to persons involved in will contests, from business executives involved in employment disputes to hospitals investigating gender harassment. The cases he has handled cover a wide range of subject matters, including, but not limited to fraud, business torts, insurance coverage, bad faith denial of insurance claims, federal and state employment matters, RICO, civil rights violations, legal malpractice, personal injury and antitrust. Although Morse purposefully has not specialized or limited his practice, he has spent considerable time focusing on commercial, civil rights and employment litigation. Morse has extensive experience representing clients in numerous Title VII, age and disability discrimination, Family Medical Leave Act, and ERISA cases.  He represented the City of Tarrant, Alabama before the Supreme Court of the United States in an important civil rights case, and has also litigated in the Supreme Courts of Alabama and Tennessee and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.. Morse has devoted time to pro bono cases.  In August 2010, he filed an Amicus Curiae brief for the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in support of a petition for writ of certiorari for a death-row inmate.  The case is Cory Maples v. Richard Allen, Case No. 10-63.  He has been a faculty member of the Bibb Allen Trial Academy for the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.. Morse is married to Amy Baddour Morse.  His father was a highly decorated Marine who served the United States in two wars.. Highlights. *  Obtained dismissal of putative class action against City of Birmingham alleging civil rights violations because Municipal Court Magistrates were allegedly inadequately trained.. *  Recently obtained a verdict and judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit in favor of a forestry management company accused of negligently performing an urban forestry management plan.. *  Currently, representing Estate as litigation and trial counsel in complex commercial litigation against one of nation's largest private companies.. *  Currently representing as litigation and trial counsel public agency in FLSA lawsuits involving more than 50 plaintiffs.. *  Obtained judgment for national law firm in legal malpractice lawsuit... *  In 2010, prevailed in three appeals before the Supreme Court of Alabama.. *  Recently obtained a defense judgment for Birmingham law firm in Fair Debt Collections Practices Act lawsuit.. *  In 2010, successfully defended a Board of Education in two Title VII lawsuits.. *  In 2010, successfully defended a bank against claims of fraud in connection with loan commitments.. *  Successfully defended an Alabama Fire District in case involving catatstrophic injuries.. *  Successfully defended a private paramedic company in wrongful death case of teen's cardiac arrest.. Bar Admissions. Alabama and Tennessee; Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; United States Tax Court.. Education. Samford University, J.D., 1976 (Phi Delta Phi); Birmingham-Southern College; B.S., 1972 (Omicron Delta Kappa).. Professional Honors. Highest possible rating, AV, by Martindale-Hubbell; Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (an honor society for experienced and effective litigators and trial lawyers); Council on Litigation Management; Dean's Cabinet, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law; Named one of region's "Top Attorneys" by Birmingham magazine; Master of the Bar in Birmingham Inns of Court.. Professional Associations and Memberships. American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Rotary Club of Birmingham; Newcomen Society; Honored for fundraising and support for Multiple Sclerosis.. Publications. Death Actions for Federal Violations in Alabama, Vol. No. 1, Samford (Cumberland) Law Review; ABC's of ERISA: An Alabama Perspective, Vol. 57, No. 7, Alabama Lawyer; Oops It Happened Again: Inadvertent Disclosure Under New Federal Rule of Evidence 502(a), Pretrial Practice and Discovery Committee Newsletter, Summer 2009; regular contributor to Litigation Counsel of America's Litigation Commentary & Review on commercial law issues.

Firm: Ghee, Draper & Alexander

931 Noble Street , Anniston , Alabama 36203

Practice Areas: General Practice, Adoption, Adoption, Adoption, Adoption, Adoption, Adoption

Firm: Starnes Davis Florie, LLP

11 N Water St Ste 20290 , Mobile , Alabama 36602

Practice Areas: Litigation

5501 Highway 280 Ste 301 , Birmingham , Alabama 35242

Center for Commerce   401 Adams Avenue A , Montgomery , Alabama 36104

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Energy ,Municipal ,Probate ,Taxation - State & Federal,Telecommunications ,Trusts

Firm: St. John & St. John, L.L.C.

500 2nd Ave SW , Cullman , Alabama 35055

Practice Areas: Contracts, ,

3500 Blue Lake Drive 425 , Birmingham , Alabama 35243

Practice Areas: Civil ,Insurance

Firm: Starnes Davis Florie LLP

11 North Water Street , Mobile , Alabama 36602

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Bad Faith / Insurance Disputes, Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Long Term Care & Nursing Home Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death / Catastrophic Injury

Firm: Wendy Hartley

5501 Hwy 280 , Birmingham , Alabama 35242

Practice Areas: Lawyers,

Firm: Wayne L. Williams & Associates, LLC

2617 8th St , Tuscaloosa , Alabama 35401

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense , Family , Personal Injury, ,

Firm: Engel, Hairston and Johanson, P.C.

109 North 20th Street , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Business Law, Real Estate and Real Property Law, Banking Law, Creditors Rights

Firm: Balch & Bingham, LLP

Po Box 306 , Birmingham , Alabama 35201

Practice Areas: Immigration

Firm: Turner, Wilson & Sawyer

428 South Lawrence Street 220 , Montgomery , Alabama 36104

Practice Areas: Administrative

Firm: The Tunstill Law Firm, PC

Po Box 59663 , Birmingham , Alabama 35259

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Class Actions, Securities , , , , , ,