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Howard Neiswender is a shareholder in the Firm's Birmingham, Alabama office, where he leads the Dentons Sirote Family Business team. Howard is also a member of the Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice group. He provides comprehensive wealth planning for individuals and business owners. His representative work includes the use of innovation tax-planning strategies and working with business owners to coordinate their business and personal planning. In addition, Howard works in all a...

Cecil H. “Coy” Macoy, Jr. practices principally in the areas of civil litigation and construction law. He represents insurance companies, construction companies, automobile dealerships, and other corporate and individual clients in both state and federal court. Coy has been named to Best Lawyers in America. He has been assigned the highest possible Peer Review Ratings for legal ability and ethical standards in the Martindale-Hubbell ® Legal Directory. He is a member of the Ala...

Maurice L. Shevin is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office. He is a member of the Federal Regulatory and Compliance practice group and leads the Dentons Sirote Federal Regulatory and Compliance team. In his practice, Maury serves as counsel for trade associations, financial institutions, and business clients, advising them on business and industry concerns. He advises numerous local, regional, and national real estate, finance, and consumer credit clients with res...

David Stewart is the chair of the firm's Governmental Affairs Practice Group. He is also a member of the Economic Development Practice Group. While based in the firm's Birmingham office, he regularly represents clients before the executive and legislative branches in Washington, D.C. and Montgomery, Alabama. He also advises clients on federal and state campaign finance and ethics laws. Following David’s graduation from Washington and Lee, he worked in Washington, DC for Senator Jeff Ses...

Ed Sledge represents businesses, including private equity groups, product manufacturers and financial services institutions, in high-exposure civil disputes in a variety of industries. Ed’s national practice focuses on complex business and commercial litigation in courts across the country; he also routinely represents businesses in consumer finance disputes and in personal injury and wrongful death matters. With his strategic, problem-solving approach and ability to anticipate and see ...

David Hymer is an accomplished trial lawyer who has 40 years of experience trying and arbitrating high-stakes disputes for a variety of corporate and individual clients across many disciplines. That broad-based trial experience gives him a unique perspective, enabling him to team with his clients to develop strategies that will guide them through complex and challenging disputes while staying focused on achieving his clients’ objectives. David’s practice concentrates on complex bu...

DAN McCRARY is a partner at Balch & Bingham LLP, where he serves as Chair of the Energy Practice Group. Over the course of his career, he has represented energy companies in a wide variety of regulatory, transactional and litigated matters. These include numerous proceedings before the FERC involving rate filings, complaints, market-based rate authority (including triennial screens and Delivered Price Test analyses), energy auctions, affiliate transactions, transmission tariffs, fuel buyo...

Andrew Moak is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Andrew practices law in Homewood, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew Moak since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Andrew Moak is held by other lawyers.

L. Conrad Anderson IV is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. L. Conrad practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized L. Conrad Anderson IV since 2022. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which L. Conrad Anderson IV is held by other ...

Rod Kanter is a member of the firm's Public Finance Practice Group and the Emerging Growth Company Team. His primary practice includes serving as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, and counsel to issuers of letters of credit in all types of tax-exempt and taxable debt financings. His representation of clients include the State of Alabama, various health care authorities, cities and counties, colleges and universities, industrial development boards, commercial development authorities, airpor...