Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC

24 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Biography

Ms. Coolidge focuses on civil litigation, including personal injury, defense of long-term care and assisted-living facilities, and other healthcare-related, professional-liability cases, as well as general tort litigation. She also has experience representing employers in defense of workers' compensation and retaliatory discharge claims; local government and municipality law, labor and employment issues, regulatory compliance, Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs), and insurance coverage disputes.

As a registered nurse who has performed intensive patient care as well as utilization reviews, Ms. Coolidge has a unique background that assists her in representing healthcare providers in medical malpractice claims and other healthcare-related professional-liability cases.

Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC

24 Best Lawyers awards

Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC logo

Overview

  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 2016
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham, B.S., Nursing, graduated 2008

  • Alabama, 2016
  • Alabama, 2016
  • Samford University, J.D., graduated 2016
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham, B.S., Nursing, graduated 2008

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Additional Information

  • Other Experience
  • Case Manager, Utilization Review Nurse, and Appeals Coordinator, Marshall Medical Centers, Boaz, AL (2010-2016).
  • Registered Nurse, Trauma and Burn Intensive Care Unit, University of Alabama at Bir-mingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL (2008-2013).
  • Publications
  • “The Basics: Medicare’s Interests in Claims and Settlements,” Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal, Spring 2020.
  • “Medicaid Expansion: A Call for Red State Pragmatism,” student comment selected for publication on the website of the Cumberland Law Review: https://cumberlandlaw

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