Barbara J. Wells
Recognized since 2015
Montgomery, Alabama
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment





- Handles lead-counsel responsibility for large or complex cases
- Repeatedly obtains favorable rulings on key motions
- Draws upon years of experience attained at the side of local federal judges to help clients formulate strategies for successful resolution of litigation
- Uses oral advocacy to effectively obtain desired result
- Advocate and advisor to clients
- Drafts or revises personnel policies and employee handbooks
- Recommends action for employers facing trouble with employees
- Conducts fact-finding investigation
- Manages client work to attain the best result for the lowest expense
Contact & Links
- E-mail: barbara.wells@chlaw.com
- Lawyer Page: https://capellhoward.com/attorneys/barbara-j-wells/
Location
- 150 South Perry Street
P.O. Box 2069
Montgomery, AL 36102-2069
Languages
- English
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, Alabama
- Illinois, Illinois
Affiliations
- American Inns of Court, Hugh Maddox Chapter - Master Bencher
- Bear Exploration Center PTA - Member & Volunteer
- Boy Scouts of America - Cub Scout & Webelos Den Leader
- Ecunchatee District, Boy Scouts of America - Friends of Scouting Campaign Chair, 2014 & 2015
- Leadership Montgomery Legacy Program, Class XXXII - Graduate
- Montgomery Education Foundation - Board Member
- St. John's Episcopal Church - Member
- Tukabatchee Area Council, Boy Scouts of America - Executive Board Member
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Supreme Court of Alabama
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Federal Clerkships
- United States District Court
Headquarters:
Montgomery, Alabama
21 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award




Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Employment Law - Management, Montgomery (2023)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Montgomery (2021)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Montgomery (2018)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, Montgomery (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- Best Lawyers - Woman Lawyer of the Year, Montgomery (2016)
- Best Oralist Award
- Boy Scouts of America - District Award of Merit
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Publications
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