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Leon Ashford has been a trial lawyer for 42 years. Throughout the course of his career, Mr. Ashford has a proven record of consistently obtaining multimillion dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients, their families and their small businesses. Though he has always focused his practice on complex litigation involving catastrophic personal injuries and wrongful death, he has recently been called upon to represent family-owned and closely held businesses in litigation which threatene...

Lyle D. Larson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Energy Law and Energy Regulatory Law. Lyle D. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Lyle D. Larson since 2007. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lyle D. Larson is held by other lawyers.

Robert Walthall is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He counsels clients on a broad range of federal tax and related matters. Robert provides tax-planning advice to individuals and businesses, represents clients in administrative and judicial tax controversies at the state and federal levels, including the US Tax Court and other federal and Alabama courts, and represents clients in civil and criminal tax defense. He also counsels clients with respect to organizing and tax planning fo...

Carolyn Duncan’s practice is concentrated in securities issuance and compliance matters. Experienced in a wide variety of public and private securities work, she represents issuers, underwriters, and other parties in numerous facets of this area of law, including public and private offerings of securities, registration and continuous disclosure matters, proxy solicitations, tender offers, business combinations, restricted securities and transactions by corporate insiders. She represents...

Mr. McKee began his law practice in his hometown of Florence, Alabama. He then served as the central staff attorney for the Alabama Supreme Court for several years. While living in Montgomery, he also served as a professor of law at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law of Faulkner University. Mr. McKee moved to Birmingham in 1986 to take a full-time teaching position at the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, where he later served as the assistant dean. In 1989, he joined the Hare...

Douglas B. Kauffman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Individuals, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Douglas B. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Douglas B. Kauffman since 2012. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Douglas B. Kauffman is held...

Martha Thompson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Martha practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Martha Thompson since 2014. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Martha Thompson is held by other lawyers.

Crystal is a Shareholder in the Firm's Birmingham, Alabama office, whose practice focuses on a broad array of commercial real estate transactions and clients. Drawing on her past experience as Assistant General Counsel for a regional commercial real estate developer with approximately 15,000,000 rentable square feet under management in the southeastern United States and Sunbelt, Crystal advises clients in retail, restaurant, office and industrial and multifamily properties, including leasing,...

Pamela Payne Smith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Trade Secrets Law and Trademark Law. Pamela Payne practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Pamela Payne Smith since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Pamela Payne Smith is held by other lawyers.

Lance J. Wilkerson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Lance J. practices law in Birmingham, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Lance J. Wilkerson since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lance J. Wilkerson is held by other lawyers.