Best Lawyers Near You in Decatur, Alabama
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Ryan G. Brake is a shareholder in the firm’s Florence, Alabama office. He practices in the areas of general liability, premises liability and workers’ compensation and has defended numerous premises liability, auto accident and workers’ compensation cases in courts across Alabama. Ryan received his BS in Business Management, graduating magna cum laude, from the University of North Alabama where he served as president of the Student Government Association. He earned his JD fr...
Mr. Kelly’s practice covers a wide range of civil litigation, with an emphasis on medical malpractice and appellate law. He has handled appeals involving many areas of the law, including medical malpractice, patent infringement, fraud, bad faith, employment law, premises liability, workers’ compensation, education law, and civil rights claims.
Will League coaches his kid’s sports teams and plays soccer following his collegiate soccer days where he was named Gatorade All-American. Will enjoys fishing and hunting and participates in triathlons with his son. To say that he is busy might be an understatement. But he is never too busy for what is most important, like attending exercise classes with his daughters. He will do anything for his daughters. Each day, the father of four reminds them of a single piece of life advice: fami...
John Howard’s practice is focused on commercial real estate and development, but he has substantial experience with a wide range of corporate legal matters, including M&A, commercial leasing, environmental issues, condemnations, securities, risk management, commercial litigation, workers’ compensation, labor and employment law, franchise law, insurance issues, intellectual property, employee benefit plans, entity selection and formation, syndicated and mezzanine lending, and t...
Matt enjoys a challenge. His creativity and ability to work outside conventional norms allow him to solve difficult legal and business problems and to enjoy a diverse practice. Matt has provided strategic guidance on and closed corporate and real estate transactions and successfully advocated and obtained favorable decisions before administrative tribunals, arbitrators, judges, and juries across the country involving, for example, prison conditions, the procurement of Mi-17 helicopters, cross...
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. Knox has experience representing clients before the trial and appellate courts of Alabama, as well as before the federal courts. His appellate practice includes oral arguments before the Alabama Supreme Court and the filing of briefs before the United States Supreme Court. Although his practice is mainly devoted to professional liability litigation, he has experience in commercial and contract litigation, as well as products liability actions.
L. Franklin Corley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - ERISA. L. Franklin, who practices law in Huntsville, Alabama, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which L. Franklin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
David is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment group. For over 30 years, David has been on the front lines with employers, helping them face the myriad of legal challenges and risk management decisions that confront them. As a result, David has handled a wide variety of lawsuits in federal and state courts across the country. David has tried cases ranging from employment, trademark, and commercial disputes to real estate, premises liability, and serious workplace injury cases.
Hall Bryant is a partner in the firm's Huntsville office. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, securities law, corporate finance and general corporate advice. Hall works with a variety of clients in a broad range of industries, including high technology, government contracting, biotechnology, manufacturing, retail, distribution and financial services. As a member of the firm's Emerging Business Team, Hall has worked with numerous early stage com...
Frank Caprio chairs the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. He focuses on intellectual property law and assists clients in the protection and use of their intellectual property rights, and in the litigation of various technology-related disputes involving patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and computer issues. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in both Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology Law. He is a retired ...
Mr. Baggette advises clients about the formation, acquisition, and sale of businesses and regularly assists clients in the creation of corporations and limited liability companies. He also represents banks and real estate developers in the financing, acquisition, and sale of commercial properties and condominium developments. Mr. Baggette also has experience in state and local tax abatements and incentives for industrial projects. His clients include defense contractors, real estate developer...
Ronald C. Sykstus is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Ronald C., who practices law in Huntsville, Alabama, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ronald C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice ...
The focus of Mr. Arnston’s practice is the defense of long-term care and assisted-living facilities, hospitals, physicians, and nurses in professional liability cases. He also defends product manufacturers and trucking companies in personal injury actions, as well as various corporations in general litigation matters.
Justin Burney focuses his practice on the areas of mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, securities offerings, and other transactions, in addition to serving as outside corporate counsel to various clients, providing advice on corporate governance matters, compensation arrangements, regulatory issues, and contractual relationships. He has worked with clients of all sizes across a broad range of industries, including government contractors, healthcare providers, life sciences and technology ...