August 4, 2008: Anna F. Buckner was nominated to membership of the Alabama Law Institute for a term which will expire in 2010. She will be involved in writing or review of meaningful bills that keep Alabama and its laws moderized.
May 21, 2008: K. W. Michael Chambers was recently contacted by the American Arbitration Association to have his profile printed in ADR Perspectives. http://www.adr.org/sp.asp?id=34534
May 8, 2008:
Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr., Sydney F. Frazier, Jr., Benjamen T. Rowe, Donald J. Stewart, Roy J. Crawford, David S. Dunkle, C. Fred Daniels,and Sandy G. Robinson have been named by Alabama Super Lawyers magazine as several of the top attorneys in Alabama for 2008. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.
Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr and C. Fred Daniels were both in the top 50 who received the highest point totals in the state based on the nomination, research and blue ribbon review process.
April 3, 2008: K. W. Michael Chambers recently joined the Board of Advisors for the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. He was recently highlighted in their publication, The Business View.
April 2, 2008: Benjamen T. Rowe is currently serving as president of the Mobile Bar Foundation. He has also been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Law Foundation and membership in the Atticus Finch Society.
February 18, 2008: Sandy G. Robinson
wrote an article for the February 2008 issue of the Alabama State Bar Addendum entitled "If You Want to Be Treated Like a Professional, Act Like a Professional".
Link to this Article
February 6, 2008:
David S. Dunkle will make a presentation on "Using Trusts in Estate Planning" in a seminar for attorneys and accountants titled Fundamentals of Estate Planning. The seminar is sponsored by Sterling Education Services, Inc. and will be held in Birmingham, Alabama on May 13, 2008.
February 5: 2008: On February 26, 2008, David S. Dunkle will make a presentation entitled "An Overview of Estate Planning Techniques." The seminar is sponsored by the investment advisory firm of Chitwood Advisory Group.
January 1, 2008 :
Amy B. Nelson became a partner of the firm.