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Bill Lunsford has devoted his legal career to representing governmental officials in systemic, institutional reform litigation. He leads a team of attorneys and professional staff with a wide range of expertise in litigation pertaining to law enforcement agencies and correctional systems. This team of litigators routinely represent and advise law enforcement personnel and correctional staff, including executive-level officials, agencies, officers, medical and mental health, and probation and ...

Mr. Starnes has defended employment claims for more than 35 years. He has been listed in the area of workers’ compensation (on behalf of employers) in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010 and has received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. (An AV rating indicates that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.) His experience in handling employment-related matters includes an active trial practice throughout Alabama. ...

Andrew Townsley is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Insurance and Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Andrew practices law in Huntsville, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew Townsley since 2026. 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 Andrew Townsley is held by other lawyers.

Well known throughout the region for his high-profile work as the Chairman of the Tennessee Valley BRAC Committee (now Redstone Regional Alliance) and its efforts on behalf of Redstone Arsenal, Joe has an equally active career as a shareholder in Dentons Sirote's Huntsville, Alabama office, where he is a member of the Government Contracts practice group. The Redstone Regional Alliance is leading the regional efforts to attract the United States Space Command Headquarters to Redstone. Joe hand...

Morris Lilienthal is a shareholder at Martinson & Beason, P.C., one of Alabama's oldest law firms, where he focuses his practice on representing individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Throughout his career, Morris has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of complex cases, securing numerous seven-figure settlements and significant verdicts and recoveries. He takes pride in combining determined advocacy with a personal, client-centered approach t...

Scott Ludwig advises a broad range of clients on corporate and tax issues in corporate acquisitions and sales, including the negotiation, drafting and reviewing of acquisition and sale documents. He is experienced in advising companies in high technology, life sciences, biotechnology and traditional products and services, including start-up and established companies. Scott utilizes a team approach by working closely with each client's advisors. This team approach has, over the years, proven t...

Jeremy A. Smith is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Jeremy A. practices law in Huntsville, Alabama Best Lawyers has recognized Jeremy A. Smith since 2023. 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 Jeremy A. Smith is held by other lawyers.

Ryan’s practice focuses on matters involving intellectual property and technology. He handles patent and trademark prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and represents clients in proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Ryan also assists clients in disputes involving patents and other intellectual property in federal and state courts. His technical experience covers a wide range of areas, and includes compu...

Mr. Seeley’s practice is concentrated in the areas of real estate law, banking law, and business law. In the real estate area, Mr. Seeley has prepared documentation for ground leases, commercial leases, real estate sales agreements, options to purchase, and vacation of roadways and easements; and has represented the purchasers of commercial real estate. Not only has he participated in the negotiation and drafting of leases, but also in litigation under those leases requiring eviction of...

Harold Stephens is a litigation attorney in the firm's Huntsville office. He began his practice in 1980 as an Assistant United States Attorney in Birmingham. For more than twenty years, he has handled a variety of civil litigation, both at the trial and appellate level. In his litigation practice, Harold has defended numerous products liability claims involving forklifts, chainsaws, logging equipment, medical devices, computer software and hardware, punch presses, farm equipment, electrical d...