Byrd R. Latham

The focus of Mr. Wynn’s practice is business transactions and estate and business planning for individual and corporate clients. As part of his corporate practice, Mr. Wynn advises clients regarding mergers and acquisitions, sale contracts, employment agreements, covenants not to compete, nondisclosure covenants, loan agreements, security agreements, leases, securities registration statements, private placement memorandums, stock-option plans, and shareholder agreements. Mr. Wynn also a...

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 ...

Hall Bryant is a partner in the firm's Huntsville office. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, securities law, corporate finance and general corporate advice. Hall works with a variety of clients in a broad range of industries, including high technology, government contracting, biotechnology, manufacturing, retail, distribution and financial services. As a member of the firm's Emerging Business Team, Hall has worked with numerous early stage com...

Mr. Canupp is a shareholder in the firm and an adjunct professor of employment law at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Mr. Canupp’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on litigation in federal court, both at the trial and appellate levels. Among other areas of practice, Mr. Canupp frequently is engaged on issues of constitutional law; voting rights, civil rights, and police liability claims; and employment litigation. A former federal law clerk, he has...

Scott Burnett Smith is a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office. His practice covers class actions, complex litigation, and appeals. Scott has been involved in dozens of nationwide class actions in state and federal courts, and he has handled over 30 class action appeals. He is also regularly involved as the appellate lawyer embedded with a trial team in complex civil litigation. In that role, he has succeeded in having several multi-million dollar injury verdicts (including punitive d...

Justin Burney focuses his practice on the areas of mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, securities offerings, and other transactions, in addition to serving as outside corporate counsel to various clients, providing advice on corporate governance matters, compensation arrangements, regulatory issues, and contractual relationships. He has worked with clients of all sizes across a broad range of industries, including government contractors, healthcare providers, life sciences and technology ...

Mr. Knox has experience representing clients before the trial and appellate courts of Alabama, as well as before the federal courts. His appellate practice includes oral arguments before the Alabama Supreme Court and the filing of briefs before the United States Supreme Court. Although his practice is mainly devoted to professional liability litigation, he has experience in commercial and contract litigation, as well as products liability actions.

In 2001, William Heath Brooks moved to Oregon as a way of purposely removing himself from his comfort zone. He wanted to try something completely new and different. That time away helped him to focus and plan his goals, paths, and aspirations for the rest of his life. One of those paths led him to Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Since law school, Heath has spent his career representing individuals who cannot represent themselves. After over a decade as a lawyer, he continues t...

Chris Wooten is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Chris, 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 Chris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Roderic G. Steakley is a partner in Dentons Sirote’s Huntsville, Alabama office, serving as chair of the Dentons Sirote Government Contracts practice group. Rod represents clients in complex commercial litigation, general and government contracts, and business related tort cases. He handles intellectual property disputes, such as trademark and copyright infringement. He also represents businesses in corporate issues and disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty, governance, and misap...