Byrd R. Latham

Samuel H. Givhan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law and Real Estate Law. Samuel H., who practices law in Huntsville, Alabama, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Samuel H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A lifelong Huntsville, Alabama resident, Mark A. Jackson has devoted his entire legal career to standing up for accident victims and their families. For decades, he has helped clients secure the compensation they deserve for injuries, damages, and losses—guiding many through the heartbreaking process of wrongful death claims for a spouse, parent, or child. After earning his law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, Mr. Jackson quickly became recognized as one ...

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

Matt enjoys a challenge. His creativity and ability to work outside conventional norms allow him to solve difficult legal and business problems and to enjoy a diverse practice. Matt has provided strategic guidance on and closed corporate and real estate transactions and successfully advocated and obtained favorable decisions before administrative tribunals, arbitrators, judges, and juries across the country involving, for example, prison conditions, the procurement of Mi-17 helicopters, cross...

Jeremy A. Smith is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Jeremy A., who practices law in Huntsville, Alabama, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeremy A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since beginning his practice over thirty-three years ago, Mac Martinson has helped business and real estate clients navigate the legal world. He was a featured speaker on real estate at the Alabama Right of Way Conference . Mac is a 1987 graduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in psychology, and a 1991 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law . While in law school, he served as an Honor Court Justice. He was on the Dean’s List at both The University of Alabama a...

Harvey Morris, born in Athens, Alabama, was the first in his family to graduate high school. He earned a football scholarship to the University of Alabama, where he played under Bear Bryant and later earned his law degree in 1966. Morris began practicing law in Huntsville shortly after graduation and went on to found what is now Morris, King & Hodge, P.C. Over his nearly 50-year career, he has focused on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance litigation, earning recognition from B...

Bill Lunsford has devoted his legal career to representing governmental officials in systemic, institutional reform litigation. He leads a team of attorneys and professional staff with a wide range of expertise in litigation pertaining to law enforcement agencies and correctional systems. This team of litigators routinely represent and advise law enforcement personnel and correctional staff, including executive-level officials, agencies, officers, medical and mental health, and probation and ...

A native of the LaGrange, Illinois , Brad graduated from Lyons Township High School and then received his Bachelors of Science degree from the University of North Alabama where he double majored in Business Management and Political Science. While there he was elected and served as president of the Student Government Association during both his junior and senior years.He thereafter attended Cumberland School of Law at Samford University where he was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree. Prior to c...

The focus of Mr. Arnston’s practice is the defense of long-term care and assisted-living facilities, hospitals, physicians, and nurses in professional liability cases. He also defends product manufacturers and trucking companies in personal injury actions, as well as various corporations in general litigation matters.