Duane A. Graham

Bo Williams is licensed in Alabama and Florida and practices in the areas of insurance, litigation and admiralty throughout those states and the broader Southeast. He focuses his practice on complex first-party and third-party insurance coverage, litigation and counseling. Bo represents various Underwriting Syndicates at Lloyd's and domestic market insurers in first and third-party bad-faith matters and excess engagements and routinely represents their insureds in litigation throughout the So...

Teeto Graham represents parties in complex and/or commercial litigation in the Federal and State Courts throughout Mississippi and Alabama. His litigation experience includes business contract litigation, disputes involving trade secrets, non-competition/non-solicitation agreements and unfair trade practices, business torts, defense of state securities law claims, fraud, suppression and misrepresentation claims, product liability cases, warranty claims, construction disputes, construction def...

Jim has been representing businesses and individuals in disputes, litigation, trials and appeals in state and federal courts for over forty years. He handles a wide variety of civil cases ranging from matters involving claims for personal injury to those involving claims made under the False Claims Act. His expertise includes business litigation, statutory and regulatory litigation brought by individuals and the United States, extra-contractual claims brought against insurance companies and d...

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

Focusing on strategic planning, motion practice, and appeals, Dave Wirtes has worked for over three decades helping our firm and our clients be successful in litigation. Dave’s efforts in Alabama, Mississippi, and throughout the Country help protect working men and women in ways most will never know. He has won many battles against powerful defendants and in the course of doing so helped change laws to give victims justice. He has been rated by Martindale Hubbell for decades as AV® ...

Gabrielle E. Reeves is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction and Litigation - Insurance. Gabrielle E., who practices law in Daphne, Alabama, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gabrielle E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

James Rebarchak is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Finance Law. James, who practices law in Mobile, Alabama, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brie Zarzour's practice is concentrated in civil litigation, including product and professional liability, insurance coverage, trucking and construction law. She represents businesses and insurers in significant commercial and tort litigation. She also regularly works with regional and community-based financial institutions on litigation matters involving banking law. In addition, Brie works with personal representatives and trustees in the administration of estates and trusts. She has both d...

Tara W. Lockett is a shareholder in the firm’s Mobile, Alabama office. Her practice areas include the defense of workers’ compensation claims, retaliation cases, employment claims and premises liability (retail practice). She represents several insurance companies and self insureds in employment matters in Alabama. Tara earned her BA from the University of South Alabama and her JD from the University of Alabama School of Law. Tara is a speaker on workers’ compensation issues...

A fifth-generation attorney with 40 years of legal experience, Bill’s practice at Helmsing Leach is focused on civil litigation with an emphasis on appellate advocacy. He has handled numerous appeals in state and federal courts resulting in more than one hundred published decisions. Bill’s practice also includes environmental law and insurance litigation, and he has represented clients in a variety of civil disputes in product liability, construction litigation and more. In additi...