Michael A. "Mike" Vercher

Michael A. "Mike" Vercher


Christian & Small LLP

Recognized since 2016

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Land Use and Zoning Law

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Land Use and Zoning

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
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Mike Vercher is a partner and former chair of Christian & Small’s Insurance and Financial Services Practice Group. For over 20 years, he has represented insurance companies and their insureds in litigation and coverage disputes.

Mike also routinely represents businesses in complex mass tort, workplace exposure, construction, transportation, product liability, premises liability, breach of contract and fraud litigation. He has tried cases as lead counsel in seven different Alabama counties and participated in oral arguments before a full panel of the Alabama Supreme Court.

Location
  • Financial Center, Suite 1800
    505 North 20th Street
    Birmingham, AL 35203
Education
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1999
  • The University of Alabama, BA, graduated 1996
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association House of Delegates - Alabama Delegate
  • Alabama State Bar 2014 Leadership Forum - Member
  • American Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division: Senior Committee Director, 2007-2008; Cabinet Member, 2006-2008; Council Member, 2003-2008; District Representative for Alabama and Georgia, 2003-2005; Chair, Tort, Trial & Insurance Committee, 2002.
  • American Bar Association (ABA) - Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section: Council Member; Chair, Litigation and Trial Practice Committee 2020-2021;Chair, Membership Committee, 2015-2018; Vice-Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, 2015-present; Chair, Task Force on Outreach to Young Lawyers
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 2001-2007
  • Cathedral of St. Paul - Member, Parish Council, 2004 – 2015
  • Christian & Small LLP Executive Committee - Member, 2009 – 2012
  • Holy Family Cristo Rey High School - Junior Board of Directors, 2008 – 2015
  • Jason's Senior Honor Society - Member
  • The American Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Youth Basketball, Vestavia Hills, Ala. - Volunteer Coach

Christian & Small LLP
Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama

23 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Birmingham (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 in the fields of insurance litigation and mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants
  • Selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
  • Selected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Membership is by invitation only and limited to 1 percent of lawyers in each jurisdiction.
  • One of only 25 lawyers from around the country selected to participate in the ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Leadership Academy
  • Selected as a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
  • Selected for inclusion in Alabama Super Lawyers® in 2013-2015 in civil litigation defense and in 2010 and 2012 as a Rising Star in the fields of civil litigation defense, class action/mass torts and business litigation
  • Selected by B-Metro magazine as a “Star of the Bar” in its 2015 and 2016 “Top Flight Lawyers” issue (March 2015, March 2016)
  • Selected for the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” professionals (2008)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Construction Law
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Transportation Law

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