Peter F. "Pete" Burns

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...

Joey Steadman is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. Joey represents banks, financial institutions, and investors in commercial collection disputes and real estate matters in Alabama and Florida state courts. He also has defended municipal clients in civil litigation involving personal injury claims and land use disputes, as well as insurance companies in personal injury matters. Before joining Jones Walker, Joey served as a law clerk for the Honorable Charles A. Graddick, presiding j...

In 1998, Chris began his legal career defending insurance companies, hospitals, nursing homes, trucking companies and large corporations. For over sixteen years, Chris developed first-hand knowledge of how these entities operate. This left a mark on Chris. In 2014, Chris made a life-changing career decision to no longer represent insurance companies and large corporations and to focus all his time, resources and energy on solely representing people and families who have been injured, harmed, ...

John Dukes is an experienced corporate transactional and real estate attorney specializing in the acquisition and selling of businesses, real estate transactions, leases and related real property matters, representation of lenders and borrowers in connection with commercial loans and related matters, the formation and organization of limited liability companies and corporations, and corporate guidance including employment related matters, corporate compliance, insurance, commercial contracts ...

Richard Wright is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He advises financial services providers on a broad range of matters. Richard has more than 36 years of experience representing financial institutions in commercial loan transactions, commercial collection and foreclosure, bankruptcy, workouts, and loan restructurings. Richard has represented lenders, investors, and sellers in multimillion-dollar real estate transactions throughout the southeastern and Gulf Coast states. A significan...

Shirley Justice is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Mobile, Alabama office. She is a member of the Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation practice. Shirley counsels professionals, business owners and their businesses in contracts, entity structuring, individual, corporate, transactional and personal tax planning and also provides estate planning and wealth preservation advise and services for them and others, to minimize taxes and family and business disputes. She represents clients i...

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...

John C.S. Pierce is a shareholder in Dentons Sirote’s Mobile, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Litigation practice group. John represents clients in all areas of insurance, business, and product liability litigation. He counsels business owners in the areas of construction, transportation, professional liability, products liability, business disputes, insurance matters, and corporate guidance.

Thomas O. Gaillard III is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Thomas O., who practices law in Mobile, Alabama, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas O. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sarah Cross Ryan is a shareholder in the Mobile, Alabama office of Carr Allison. Her practice concentrates on a wide variety of litigation matters in which she defends companies and individuals in retail and hospitality liability, premises liability, workers’ compensation, complex litigation and general liability matters. Sarah is admitted to practice before the Alabama State Courts, the Middle and Southern District Courts of Alabama, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleve...