Capell & Howard PC

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PRACTICE AREAS: 65
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 26
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 2
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 50

Firm Details

For more than 75 years, the attorneys of Capell & Howard, P.C. have provided clients with professional expertise coupled with an abiding commitment to client service. As a full-service provider of legal advice and representation, the firm's attorneys are recognized across a wide range of practice areas, including 29 attorneys in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, as well as five attorneys selected as "Lawyer of the Year" for Metro Montgomery in their respective practice areas.

Based in Montgomery, Alabama, and with offices in Auburn-Opelika and Tuscaloosa, the firm’s central location allows for efficient representation throughout the state. In addition to its in-state client base, the firm serves as Alabama counsel for regional, national and select international companies.

Capell & Howard, P.C. is one of the founding firms and the sole Alabama representative in SCG Legal, an international association of law firms with offices in the capital city of each state and many financial centers around the world.


PRACTICE AREAS: 65
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 26
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 2
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 50
M. Courtney Williams
Managing Director
Heather Ward
Firm Administrator
Mendie Nord
Communications Director
Patrick L. W. Sefton
Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations | Insurance Defense | Employment Law
(334) 241-8003
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Business & Corporate Law | Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations
(334) 241-8005
Ashley H. Freeman
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8038
Bruce J. Downey III
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation
(334) 241-8060
Michael P. Dalton
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Health Care | Taxation | Intellectual Property
(334) 241-8072
Bowdy J. "Bo" Brown
Real Estate Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Title Insurance
(334) 241-8019
Shapard D. Ashley
Commerical Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
(334) 241-8000
M. Courtney Williams
Corporate & Business Law | Taxation | Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Employee Benefits | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8054
Christopher W. Weller Sr.
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation | Appeals
(334) 241-8066
James N. Walter Jr.
Alternative Dispute Resolution | Litigation
(334) 241-8046
Debra D. Spain
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust | Taxation
(334) 241-8033
K. Palmer Smith
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
(334) 241-8015
W. Allen Sheehan
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Domestic Relations | Criminal Defense | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation
(334) 241-8049
Lee M. Russell Jr.
Corporate & Business Law | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8012
Robert D. Rives
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Corporate & Business Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
(334) 241-8085
Caty H. Richardson
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust | Taxation
(334) 241-8081
Carla Cole Penton
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation | Corporate & Business Law | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8013
Robert F. Northcutt
Litigation | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8083
Robert T. Meadows III
Education | Litigation | Criminal Defense | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Domestic Relations | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 501-1540
William K. Martin
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
(334) 241-8024
R. Brooke Lawson III
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Products Liability | Environmental | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8031
D. Kyle Johnson
Corporate & Business Law | Health Care | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8055
Mai Lan F. Isler
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation
(334) 241-8069
Henry H. Hutchinson
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Securities
(334) 241-8070
David B. Hughes
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Public Finance & Governmental Incentives | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8076
J. Lister Hubbard
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Administrative Law | Governmental Affairs | Environmental
(334) 241-8035
C. Richard Hill Jr.
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation
(334) 241-8043
M. Courtney Williams
Managing Director
Heather Ward
Firm Administrator
Mendie Nord
Communications Director
Patrick L. W. Sefton
Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations | Insurance Defense | Employment Law
(334) 241-8003
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Business & Corporate Law | Commercial Litigation | Nonprofit Organizations
(334) 241-8005
Ashley H. Freeman
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8038
Bruce J. Downey III
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation
(334) 241-8060
Michael P. Dalton
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Health Care | Taxation | Intellectual Property
(334) 241-8072
Bowdy J. "Bo" Brown
Real Estate Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Title Insurance
(334) 241-8019
Shapard D. Ashley
Commerical Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
(334) 241-8000
M. Courtney Williams
Corporate & Business Law | Taxation | Securities | Mergers & Acquisitions | Employee Benefits | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8054
Christopher W. Weller Sr.
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation | Appeals
(334) 241-8066
James N. Walter Jr.
Alternative Dispute Resolution | Litigation
(334) 241-8046
Debra D. Spain
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust | Taxation
(334) 241-8033
K. Palmer Smith
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
(334) 241-8015
W. Allen Sheehan
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Domestic Relations | Criminal Defense | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation
(334) 241-8049
Lee M. Russell Jr.
Corporate & Business Law | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8012
Robert D. Rives
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Corporate & Business Law | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights
(334) 241-8085
Caty H. Richardson
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust | Taxation
(334) 241-8081
Carla Cole Penton
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation | Corporate & Business Law | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8013
Robert F. Northcutt
Litigation | Products Liability | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8083
Robert T. Meadows III
Education | Litigation | Criminal Defense | Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Domestic Relations | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 501-1540
William K. Martin
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending
(334) 241-8024
R. Brooke Lawson III
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Asbestos & Toxic Torts | Products Liability | Environmental | Insurance Defense & Regulation | Employment & Labor Relations
(334) 241-8031
D. Kyle Johnson
Corporate & Business Law | Health Care | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8055
Mai Lan F. Isler
Employment & Labor Relations | Litigation
(334) 241-8069
Henry H. Hutchinson
Corporate & Business Law | Mergers & Acquisitions | Taxation | Securities
(334) 241-8070
David B. Hughes
Commercial Real Estate & Title Insurance | Mortgage & Secured Lending | Bankruptcy, Workouts & Creditors Rights | Public Finance & Governmental Incentives | Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
(334) 241-8076
J. Lister Hubbard
Construction & Procurement | Litigation | Administrative Law | Governmental Affairs | Environmental
(334) 241-8035
C. Richard Hill Jr.
Litigation | Appeals | Administrative Law | Insurance Defense & Regulation
(334) 241-8043

Lawyers

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Bowdy J. Brown
Bowdy J. Brown
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2025
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Real Estate Law
Bowdy J. Brown
Bowdy J. Brown

Bowdy J. Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law. Bowdy J., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bowdy J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bowdy J. Brown
Bowdy J. Brown
Michael P. Dalton
Michael P. Dalton
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2021
Opelika, AL
Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Tax Law
Michael P. Dalton
Michael P. Dalton

Michael P. Dalton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Tax Law. Michael P., who practices law in Opelika, Alabama, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael P. Dalton
Michael P. Dalton
Ashley H. Freeman
Ashley H. Freeman
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2024
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Litigation - Insurance
Ashley H. Freeman
Ashley H. Freeman

Ashley H. Freeman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Insurance. Ashley H., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ashley H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ashley H. Freeman
Ashley H. Freeman
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2025
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Timothy J. F. Gallagher

Timothy J. F. Gallagher is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Timothy J. F., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy J. F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Timothy J. F. Gallagher
Timothy J. F. Gallagher
C. Richard Hill
C. Richard Hill
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2024
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Insurance
C. Richard Hill
C. Richard Hill

C. Richard Hill, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. C. Richard, who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which C. Richard is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

C. Richard Hill
C. Richard Hill
J. Lister Hubbard
J. Lister Hubbard
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2005
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Specific Focus
COVID-19
J. Lister Hubbard
J. Lister Hubbard

Lister Hubbard, a native of Montgomery, was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1980. He received an A.B.J., magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia, and a J.D from the University of Alabama School of Law as a Hugo L. Black Scholar. Lister concentrates his practice in the areas of construction law, public procurement law, environmental law and commercial litigation. As legal counsel for the Alabama AGC (Associated General Contractors), he drafted and facilitated passage of comprehens...

J. Lister Hubbard
J. Lister Hubbard
David B. Hughes
David B. Hughes
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 2020
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
David B. Hughes
David B. Hughes

David B. Hughes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. David B., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David B. Hughes
David B. Hughes
Henry H. Hutchinson
Henry H. Hutchinson
Capell & Howard PC
Recognized since 1987
Montgomery, AL
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Specific Focus
Corporate
Henry H. Hutchinson
Henry H. Hutchinson

Henry H. Hutchinson is a shareholder in and the managing director of Capell & Howard, P.C. His legal practice encompasses a broad range of activities in the business law area, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. Hank advises clients regarding matters concerning organizational and operational legal issues, tax and securities laws, and certain regulatory-compliance-related matters. He has represented taxpayers in controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and the Alabama Depa...

Henry H. Hutchinson
Henry H. Hutchinson
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Awards & Focus

Best Law Firms Edition 16 National Badge
Top Listed city Awards
  • Top Listed in Montgomery in Corporate Law with 5 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Montgomery in Real Estate Law with 6 lawyers
  • Top Listed in Montgomery in Tax Law with 4 lawyers
Awards
  • 2023 Nominee for River Region Ethics in Business & Public Service Award
  • 2016 Alabama Small Business of the Year, awarded by the Business Council of Alabama and Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama
  • 2011 Business in the Arts Award, given by the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts

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