Firm History & Timeline
For more than a century, the law
firm of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O’Neal LLP has served
its clients primarily in the area of civil law. Founded in 1887,
the firm conducts one of the oldest continual law practices in
Alabama.
Originally known as Cabaniss and
Banks, the practice began in Birmingham when E.H. Cabaniss first
moved from Union Springs in 1886. Cabaniss was a state senator,
and he practiced law with a number of attorneys as Birmingham’s
industrial development gained momentum.
In 1920, the firm, then operating as
Cabaniss and Cabaniss, merged with Johnston and Cocke to form
Cabaniss, Johnston, Cocke and Cabaniss. Prior to the
merger, Forney Johnston had practiced law with Lawrence C.
Leadbeater, and later with Edward K. Campbell, who left the firm
to serve as Chief Justice of the Court of Claims. In 1974, the
firm assumed its present name when Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner &
Clarke merged with the firm of Dumas, O’Neal & Hayes. A merger
with the McRight, Rowe and Stewart firm in Mobile in 1983 gave the
firm a presence in the state’s two largest cities and economic
centers in Alabama. The strategic north-south location of our
offices and their respective spheres of practice support our
ongoing statewide presence.
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Cabaniss |
Johnston |
Cabaniss & Banks
1887-1888
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Leadbetter & Johnston
1901-1907
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Cabaniss & Weakley
1889-1906 |
Campbell & Johnston
1908-1913
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Cabaniss & Bowie
1907-1918
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Forney Johnston
1914-1917
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Johnston & Cocke
1918-1919
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Cabaniss, Johnston, Cocke & Cabaniss
1920-1929
Cabaniss & Johnston
1930-1963
Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner & Clark
1964-1973
Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas &
O'Neal
1974 to Present
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