Litigation lawyers in Alabama Christie Dowling to Edward Merrell

Firm: Baker Donelson

420 20th Street North , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Civil , Debtor/Creditor Rights, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

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Firm: Zarzaur Law, LLC

2332 2nd Ave N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Gentle Turner Sexton Debrosse & Harbison

501 Riverchase Pkwy E , Hoover , Alabama 35244

Practice Areas: Administrative , Communications & Media , Taxation - State & Federal, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

As managing partner with the law firm of Gentle, Turner, Sexton and Harbison in Birmingham, Alabama, Edgar Gentle has served as an appointed settlement administrator and/or special master in several high-profile legal proceedings, including the multibillion-dollar MDL Blue Cross Antitrust Litigation and the multimillion-dollar Tolbert PCB Settlement with Monsanto and Solutia. Edgar Gentle also leads as treasurer of the Alabama Democratic Party and as director, board chairman, and one-third stockholder of Custom Cable Services, a Fultondale, Alabama-based company that generates annual sales of approximately $13 million.. Edgar Gentle maintains membership with the Alabama State Bar and is admitted to practice before multiple federal district and appellate courts. In addition to representing clients directly, he has written a number of published articles on subjects such as the use of cy-pres doctrine in settlements and tax reform in the State of Alabama. A writer outside of the field of law as well, he is the author of Pond Mountain Tales, book of short stories and poems.

Firm: Christian & Small LLP

505 20th St N Ste 1800 , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Duncan Y. Manley is a trial lawyer with more than 40 years of experience. He is a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee where he obtained a B.A. degree majoring in political science.. Thereafter, he was accepted to and graduated from the U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, obtaining his commission as an Ensign. While on active duty, he served on U.S. Navy ships on the West Coast of the United States. After completing his Naval service, he entered Vanderbilt University School of Law and upon graduation, began his legal career with the law firm of Rives, Peterson, Pettus & Conway. In due course, Mr. Manley was made a partner and subsequently served on the Executive Committee and was managing partner for many years. The firm, then known as Rives & Peterson, was disolved in 2001 and the firm was renamed Christian & Small LLP.. Early in his career, Mr. Manley earned an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell which is its highest rating and is based upon peer review. This rating relates to Mr. Manley's ethical standards and legal ability and is based upon demonstrated legal skills and adherence to professional standards of conduct.. Under Mr. Manley's leadership, Christian & Small became a member of The International Society of Primerus Law Firms. The firm was admitted to Primerus only after a rigorous evaluation from lawyers, judges, current and former clients and insurance carriers.. Mr. Manley has been active in this organization serving as the chairman of the Primerus Defense Institute from 2004 to 2007. He was named Chair Emeritus in 2007, a position he currently holds. In 2011, Mr. Manley was a presenter at the Primerus Defense Institute Annual Convocation. Manley spoke on Attorneys as Problem Solvers - How Companies Can Control Litigation Costs.

Firm: Hall | Tanner | Hargett | PC

201 North Water Street , Tuscumbia , Alabama 35674

Practice Areas: Litigation

Douglas Hargett is a native of Cherokee, Alabama. He practiced law in Huntsville in two of Alabama’s largest law firms, Maynard Cooper & Gale, P.C. and Balch & Bingham LLP, before returning home to join Hall | Tanner | Hargett as a partner in July, 2009. As a trial lawyer, Douglas regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation in state and federal courts and alternative dispute resolution proceedings (arbitration and mediation) throughout North Alabama.. Douglas attended law school at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) School of Law, graduating cum laude. While at Ole Miss, he served as an Associate Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal (excellence in legal writing) and on the Executive Committee of the Moot Court Board (excellence in trial advocacy). Prior to law school, Douglas attended the University of North Alabama (UNA) on baseball and leadership scholarships and graduated magna cum laude with a double-major in Political Science and Biology. Douglas was twice named the Disney Wide World of Sports National Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for all College Divisions, in addition to being named as a Rawlings All-American First Baseman and the Alabama Sportswriters’ Small College Athlete of the Year. He also received UNA’s prestigious Turris Fidelis Award for outstanding service to the University.. Douglas was selected by Super Lawyers as a 2013 Alabama Rising Star for demonstrating excellence in the practice of law, an honor limited to only 2.5 percent of attorneys within the state. He has also been rated as an AV Preeminent attorney by Martindale-Hubbell since 2011, the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethical standards. He has been recognized in Business Alabama’s publication of Top Attorneys: Alabama’s Outstanding Young Lawyers. Douglas was elected and served as President of the Colbert County Bar Association in 2012. While practicing law in Huntsville, Douglas was elected by his peers to serve as President Elect of the Huntsville Young Lawyers. In 2009, he was nominated to receive the Huntsville/Madison County Young Professional of the Year Award before returning home to the Shoals to practice law.. Douglas is married to the former Courtney Horton of Sheffield, Alabama. Outside of the office, Douglas enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, coaching his children’s youth sports teams, politics, golf and running.

Firm: Benton & Centeno, LLP

2019 3rd Ave N , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Lender , Real Estate , Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

Po Box 112 , Huntsville , Alabama 35804

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A.

505 20th St. N. , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Tobias & Comer Law

1203 Dauphin Street , Mobile , Alabama 36604

Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Automobile Accidents, Insurance , Personal Injury, Products Liability, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation

More than 30 years ago, he began his law career serving with the Florida Attorney General in Tallahassee, Fla. In 1989, he returned to his hometown of Mobile, Ala. to begin practicing law with an insurance defense firm. Since 1995, Desi’s practice has focused exclusively on the representation of injured victims. During his career, he has tried more than 100 civil bench and jury trials.. A graduate of McGill-Toolen High School, Desi attended Washington and Lee University prior to The University of Alabama. He has served on the McGill-Toolen Catholic High School Advisory Board and the St. Mary School Advisory Board.. Desi was formerly on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Association for Justice and currently is on the Executive Committee of the Mobile Bar Association. He is the current chairman of the Mobile Bar Association Civil Practice Committee for State and County courts. Desi is a frequent lecturer at CLE seminars and has written on numerous litigation-related topics.. Desi is rated AV Preeminent® by his peers on Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating standard. He has also been selected to the 2019 - 2020, 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list, an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys.. Desi has many successful verdicts and settlements including a $12.3 million settlement for a maritime injury case, a $12 million bench verdict for an industrial accident, and a $3.4 million award for a man blinded in a crane accident.

Firm: Trice Law Group, LLC

50C Greeno Rd. S, Ste C-5 , Fairhope , Alabama 36532

Practice Areas: Litigation

David is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2015. Before entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk with the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama. David’s clerkship in Bay Minette was instrumental in his development as a lawyer.. David was recently recognized in Mobile Bay’s 2023 Class of 40 Under 40. He is a member of both the Mobile and Baldwin County bar associations, American Inns of Court, and the American Health Law Association. He has served on the Mobile Bar mentoring committee since 2018. Outside of work, David and his family and are parishioners of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.

Firm: Scott, Dukes & Geisler, PC

211 22nd Street North , Birmingham , Alabama 35203

Practice Areas: Litigation, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Car Accident, Defective Products, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accident, Wrongful Death

2101 Clinton Ave W Ste 201 , Huntsville , Alabama 35805

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Ghee & Draper

1001 Noble St , Anniston , Alabama 36202

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Luther, Collier, Hodges & Cash, LLP

401 Church Street , Mobile , Alabama 36602

Practice Areas: Litigation

I am a Litigator with a Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating in Litigation, Construction Law and Insurance by other attorneys, peers and judges. According to Martindale-Hubbell, “An AV certification mark is a significant rating accomplishment attesting to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.”. For over 21 years I have specialized in civil litigation.  I litigate and try cases in court. Typically, that involves wrongful death, personal injury, contract disputes and construction defects.  I have had the privilege and opportunity to try many jury trials, to include wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. My experience includes work-place explosion, trucking accident, medical malpractice, products liability and premises liability cases. In addition, I have had extraordinary opportunities to handle complex construction litigation. Construction cases have ranged from single-family starter homes to million dollar custom homes, and from commercial to complex condominium construction.. In bodily injury and construction cases, I seek to enforce indemnity agreements and additional insured agreements.  I am used to pursuing the indemnity and additional insured angles, recovering clients’ defense and indemnity dollars.. I practice throughout Alabama and Mississippi.  See my website at .

Firm: Lanier Ford Shaver Payne, P.C.

2101 West Clinton Ave , Huntsville , Alabama 35805

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Cargile & Hodnett, llc

1200 Walnut Street , Centreville , Alabama 35042

Practice Areas: Litigation, Divorce, Bankruptcy

Craig is a Bibb County native and has spent his entire professional career in the county. After beginning his legal career in 2004, he and Spencer Hodnett opened their practice together in 2005.. Craig has a diverse practice that focuses on bankruptcy, divorce and family law, and civil litigation. He also handles a wide range of cases from criminal matters to estates and adoptions. He serves as the municipal prosecutor for the City of Centreville. Craig is the Local Bar Outreach Network County Chair for Bibb County and is an officer of the Bibb County Bar Association. Craig was recently selected to be a member of the 2014 Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, a program recognized by the American Bar Association for its "innovative, thoughtful and exceptional content, for its powerful and continuing impact on emerging leaders in the bar community and for the extraordinary example it has established that others may emulate.". Craig currently resides in Centreville with his wife, Mallory, and their three children, George, Vann and Amelia. They are active in Centreville Baptist Church, where Craig teaches Sunday School and sings in the choir. Craig is also active in little league baseball and basketball where he serves as a coach and is a board member for South Bibb Dixie Youth.

Firm: Sach Law, LLC

2081 Columbiana Road , Birmingham , Alabama 35216

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Mccollum & Wilson, PC

363 A E Glenn Ave , Auburn , Alabama 36830

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Litigation

Firm: Norman, Wood, Kendrick & Turner

Ridge Park Place, Suite 3000 , Birmingham , Alabama 35020

Practice Areas: Litigation, General Practice, Ethics, State & Local Law

A former prosecutor, public defender, Legal Services staff attorney, and guardian ad litem, Christopher has spent countless hours in the courtroom. He has experienced litigation from all angles and understands how to advocate accordingly.. Christopher has conducted research on matters including Federal Consent Decree Applicability; Creditors Rights and Responsibilities within the FDCPA, FCRA and landlord/tenant law; Garrity Use and Derivative Use Immunity within public sector employment; Nexus concerns involving 18 USC 924(g) Enhancements, and Involuntary Administration of Medications Purposed for Execution Competency.. While in school, and working, Christopher also served internships and externships for the United States Attorney’s Office, two Federal Public Defender Offices, and the former Chief Magistrate Judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. And prior to law school, Christopher served as a sworn law enforcement officer and EEO Analyst for the Jefferson County Commission.. After passing the bar exam, Christopher started his own law practice from the ground up, and within a year, Bham Magazine recognized him as one of Birmingham’s Top Lawyers. Christopher associates his successes with Providence, the Lord leading him into certain situations, and his grit and determination to make the most of those situations. Christopher best relates to our clients who put in the work to see and keep their businesses, non-profits, municipalities, etc. at the top of their game.. Christopher was recruited to NWKT to utilize his comprehensive skillset. He brings to the practice of law a rare mix of intellectual rigor and client empathy. With an interest in legal research, a skill set in advocacy, and the ability to understand the client perspective, Christopher is at his professional best diving headfirst into complex legal matters requiring both impeccable attention to detail and sincere advocacy. As a firm associate, Christopher’s practice spans the gamut of general and complex civil litigation. He also maintains a selective criminal defense practice.. Outside of work, Christopher is a simple man who enjoys spending time with his wife, two young sons, and Watson, the dog. Alongside his faith, Christopher considers his family as the most important part of his life, and all of the information above is purposed toward their best interest.

Firm: Merrell Law Firm, LLC

5113 Cyrus Circle , Hoover , Alabama 35242

Practice Areas: Litigation

Managing Attorney Edward A. Merrell:. Mr. Merrell focuses his practice areas in civil litigation trials, property insurance law and trial work in domestic relations and criminal law. He has helped resolve matters worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for firm clients.  In 2018, Mr. Merrell was named one of Birmingham Magizines Top Civil Litigators.  ABC33/40 called him a "legal expert" during an on air interview regarding DNA.  In 2016, due to the number of hours of volunteer service, the Merrell Law Firm was the Birmingham Bar Associations Small firm of the Year. Background: Mr. Merrell's work history prior to becoming an attorney includes nearly 10 years in the criminal justice system working as a police officer, detention officer, and instructor.  He has over 8 years’ experience in the insurance industry working claims.  He has almost 10 years’ experience working with youth at the YMCA.  He was a member of the Birmingham School of Law's honor society, graduating as the organization's treasurer and also served as special prosecutor on the honor court.  He served a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for over 13 years where he was a staff officer, instructor, and crew member.   Mr. Merrell spends all of his time outside of the office with his family, especially his daughter.  He is an avid Golfer and enjoys history, Gettysburg and Williamsburg especially.  Member: Bar of the State of AlabamaAmerican Bar Association