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July 14, 2017
Jarrod White was admitted to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) on June 21, 2017. The FDCC membership is limited and composed of recognized leaders in the legal community who have achieved professional distinction.
July 14, 2017
On December 4, 2017, F. Gerald Burnett will speak on the topics of (i) The Real Estate Closing Process and (ii) Title Commitments: What to Watch Out For at a seminar on Alabama Real Estate Transactions for NBI.
July 14, 2017
On October 27, 2017, F. Gerald Burnett will speak on drafting LLC Agreements under Alabama LLC Law at the Alabama Business Law Conference to be held at Embassy Suites.
June 14, 2017
Melanie Merkle Atha will be on the faculty at the 13th Annual Global Collaborative Law Conference in Tampa, Florida, at the Hillsborough County Bar Association Headquarters on September 7-9, 2017. Ms. Atha is currently serving her second term as President of the Global Collaborative Law Council, a collaborative practice group dedicated to bringing collaborative dispute resolution to all areas of civil law conflicts.
June 1, 2017
On Thursday, July 13, at 9:45 a.m., Melanie Merkle Atha will be part of a panel presenting “Alabama Dispute Resolution: How We Are Using It” at the 2017 Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama. The panel is sponsored by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Section of the ASB. Ms. Atha will be updating the Bar on use of Collaborative Practice to resolve conflicts in Alabama.
April 28, 2017
On May 11 and 12, Nancy Williams Ball will speak at the Probate & Estate Planning Conference for Alabama Attorneys presented by Alabama Law Weekly. In two days, get up to date on the hottest issues in Alabama estate planning and probate.
March 13, 2017
Congratulations to the following Cabaniss Johnston attorneys who are listed in the current B-Metro Magazine as 2017 Top Lawyers: Melanie M. Atha, F. Gerald Burnett, Roy J. Crawford, C. Fred Daniels, David S. Dunkle, Sydney F. Frazier, Jr., Annette L. Kinderman, Diane B. Maughan, Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr., R. Carlton Smyly, and Herbert H. West, Jr.
March 7, 2017
R. Boyd Miller was recently appointed by the Alabama State Bar to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution. This is for a three-year-term expiring on December 31, 2019.
February 14, 2017
Congratulations to three of our attorneys who were voted as Top Attorneys through the Birmingham Bar Association poll and will be featured in the April issue of Birmingham magazine.
Roy Crawford – Tax
David Dunkle – ERISA
Carl Smyly – Construction
January 20, 2017
On January 25, Laura Collins will speak at The University of Mississippi School of Law on Tips and Tricks for Law Firm Recruiting.