Burr & Forman LLP
About Burr & Forman LLP
Burr & Forman LLP is a leading law firm with 273 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1993. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Burr & Forman LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Financial Services Regulation Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, and Litigation - Municipal.
Burr & Forman LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Burr & Forman LLP has 295 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Agriculture Law, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Construction Law, Consumer Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Economic Development Law, Education Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance Law, Family Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Information Technology Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Land Use and Zoning Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Municipal, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Municipal Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Privacy and Data Security Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Public Finance Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law, Transportation Law, Trusts and Estates, Utilities Law, Venture Capital Law, Water Law, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Burr & Forman LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Bluffton, South Carolina
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Daniel Island, South Carolina
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Mobile, Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Orlando, Florida
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Tampa, Florida
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Wilmington, Delaware
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Recognized Lawyers at Burr & Forman LLP
Keith Andress, office managing shareholder in the Birmingham office, concentrates his practice in civil litigation, primarily in the areas of business, construction and real estate. He has extensive experience representing financial institutions, title insurers and others involved in loan security and improvements to real property. He has devoted a significant amount of his practice to defending mortgage lenders and servicers against lender liability charges, allegations of mortgage fraud, an...
Mr. Goldammer’s practice focuses primarily on the fields of business and construction litigation, representing businesses, insurance companies and individuals. His litigation practice includes contract and payment disputes, construction defect disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, construction lien claims, title and boundary disputes, corporation and LLC disputes and contractor licensing disputes. Mr. Goldammer also has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating contracts, including...
Douglas D. Selph has substantial expertise in structuring, documenting, negotiating and closing secured loan transactions for financial institutions, including complex syndicated credit facilities with multi-state and unsecured collateral. He is also experienced in representing REIT’s and other commercial borrowers in a wide range of secured and unsecured credit facilities, including working capital lines, acquisition loans and mezzanine loans. He has also been actively involved in debt...
Chris Burkhalter is a senior attorney in Bradley’s Litigation Practice Group. He primarily focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation. Chris has experience managing a litigation team, including discovery, client outreach, meeting with opposing counsel, coordinating with multiple co-counsels, and drafting and revising briefs. He also has argued motions in federal court and drafted appellate and trial court briefs, including state and federal appellate briefs, summary judgment ...
Max A. Feder is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. Max A., who practices law in Charleston, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Max A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Christopher C. Hazelip, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Christopher C., who practices law in Jacksonville, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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