November 6, 2013
Ian D. Rosenthal will speak with Dr. Melissa Ogden from Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group on Validity Testing of Cognitive, Psychological, Emotional and Pain Complaints at the Cumberland CLE “Tips to Improve Your Practice and Traps to Avoid” on November 8th in Mobile, Alabama at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza.
November 1, 2013
Cabaniss Johnston has once again been named in the Best Law Firms rankings for 2014. Best Lawyers has partnered with U.S. News & World Report, the leading rankings publication in the United States, to establish the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” rankings. These rankings are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area, showcasing more than 10,000 different law firms ranked in one or more of 118 major practice areas. Achieving a high ranking is a special distinction that signals a unique combination of excellence and breadth of expertise.
Our Birmingham office was ranked Tier 2 nationally in the Railroad Law category.
Our Birmingham office was ranked in the following metropolitan categories: Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Securities, Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Railroad Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Tax Law, Trust & Estates Law; Tier 2 for Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Financial Services Regulation Law, Health Care Law, Labor Law – Management, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Tax, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers; and Tier 3 for Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
Our Mobile office was ranked in the following metropolitan categories: Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Insurance, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers; and Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, and Litigation – Construction.
September 27, 2013
Rachel E. Kelly, an associate in our Birmingham office, will be a panelist at the Ninth Annual Black Pre-Law Conference in Houston, Texas November 15-16, 2013. This event reaches out to aspiring minority lawyers to provide an opportunity for them to gain critical information, resources, and contacts to increase their chances of success in the legal field.
September 27, 2013
Melanie Merkle Atha was elected President of the Birmingham Collaborative Alliance (“BCA”) (www.birminghamcollaborative.com) at the collaborative practice group’s annual meeting on September 27.
September 2, 2013
Melanie Merkle Atha has been appointed by the Alabama Supreme Court for a three year term on its Special Committee on Collaborative Law Rules of Procedure. Ms. Atha has also been appointed to the Board of Editors for the Alabama Lawyer by President of the Alabama State Bar Association, Anthony Joseph.
August 15, 2013
Congratulations to Steve Tucker, who has been named Best Lawyers’ 2014 Birmingham Railroad Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Congratulations also to Ben Rowe, who has been named Best Lawyers’ 2014 Mobile Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” and to Donald Stewart, who has been named Best Lawyers’ 2014 Mobile Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
We are also pleased to announce the following lawyers have been recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The Best Lawyers in America list is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. We extend congratulations to our twenty-one lawyers who are recognized in 34 different practice areas.
Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. (1987)
Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. (1995)
Benjamen T. Rowe (1999)
R. Carlton Smyly (2007)
Donald J. Stewart (1991)
Patrick H. Sims (2008)
Roy J. Crawford (1989)
F. Gerald Burnett (2009)
C. Fred Daniels (1993)
G. Thomas Sullivan (2012)
Carolyn L. Duncan (2007)
Leonard Wertheimer III (1987)
R. Boyd Miller (1995)
John Mark Graham (2010)
Steve A. Tucker (2007)
Sandy G. Robinson (1995)
Herbert H. West (2013)
Melanie Merkle Atha (2010)
David S. Dunkle (1987)
Ian D. Rosenthal (2003)
Anna F. Buckner (2013)
Note: (Year) = First year the lawyer was listed in Best Lawyers.
July 16, 2013
Fred Daniels, Leonard Wertheimer and Anna Buckner presented “What Do You Do Now? Estate and Gift Planning After Permanent Reform” at the American Institute on Federal Taxation on June 19th in Birmingham, Alabama.
June 8, 2013
Congratulations to Tom Sullivan, who has been appointed by the AHLA Board of Directors as Chairman of the American Health Lawyers Association Dispute Resolution Service Council. The Council is the seven person body which oversees the AHLA Dispute Resolution Service. The Dispute Resolution Service is a provider of arbitration, mediation, and medical staff hearing officer services for the healthcare industry. AHLA has a membership of more than 12,500, composed of private sector attorneys, government attorneys and in-house counsel, as well as privacy officers, finance officers, compliance officers, healthcare consultants, regulatory professionals, physicians, nurses, CEOs, public health officials, and others.
June 5, 2013
Melanie Merkle Atha will present “Statutory Protections for Collaborative Negotiations” to the 9th Annual Civil Collaborative Law Training, October 3-4, 2013, at the Dallas Bar Association in Dallas, TX. This Annual Training is sponsored by the Collaborative Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, the Global Collaborative Law Council, and the Texas Center for Legal Ethics. Ms. Atha is a frequent presenter of issues related to Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice.
June 5, 2013
Melanie Merkle Atha will present Collaborative Practice to the Financial Planning Association at the Federal Reserve Building in Liberty Park on August 15, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.