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June 7, 2019
On June 3, 2019, Gerald Burnett was a speaker at the seminar program for lawyers, sponsored by the National Business Institute, entitled Real Estate Closings: From Start to Finish.
May 24, 2019
Steven Benefield contributed to Episode 55 of the ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk Podcast, on the ethical and legal conflicts and obligations of “Lawyers as Trustees.”
May 13, 2019
On May 9, 2019, Nancy W. Ball spoke on the topic of “Retirement Accounts Payable to Trusts: Avoiding the Pitfalls” at the Alabama Law Weekly Probate & Estate Planning Conference.
April 12, 2019
Nancy W. Ball wrote Navigating Estate Planning: Before, During and After a Marriage, which appeared in the March 2019 issue of The Alabama Lawyer. In the article, Mrs. Ball addressed important estate planning concepts relevant to each stage of a marital relationship.
April 4, 2019
BIRMINGHAM MAGAZINE conducted its tenth annual peer reviewed survey this winter and sixteen Cabaniss Johnston attorneys were recognized as Top Attorneys in the Birmingham area.
Congratulations to the following attorneys for being top nominees in their categories:
Nancy W. Ball – Probate, Trust/Estate
Steven A. Benefield – ERISA, Trust/Estate
Jason W. Bobo – Insurance Defense
F. Gerald Burnett – Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate
Roy J. Crawford – Tax
Carolyn L. Duncan – Banking
Sydney F. Frazier Jr. – Employment, Labor & Unemployment Law
James F. Henry – Healthcare
Diane Babb Maughan – Appellate, Intellectual Property
Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. – Civil Litigation
George L. Morris IV – Civil Litigation
Lance W. Parmer* – Civil Litigation, Personal Injury
R. Carlton Smyly – Construction
G. Thomas Sullivan – Healthcare
Michael E. Turner – Employment, Labor & Unemployment Law
Herbert H. West, Jr. – Corporate/Financial
*listed as a Rising Star
March 20, 2019
B-Metro Magazine has named ten Cabaniss Johnston partners as 2019 Top Flight Attorneys to be featured in the magazine’s March 2019 edition. Congratulations to Nancy W. Ball, F. Gerald Burnett, Roy J. Crawford, C. Fred Daniels, Sydney F. Frazier Jr., Annette L. Kinderman, Diane Babb Maughan, Crawford S. McGivaren Jr., R. Carlton Smyly, and Herbert H. West Jr.
According to B-Metro, the selected attorneys were chosen because of their ability to guide clients to successful outcomes, with the selection criteria including education, professional experience and community involvement.
January 23, 2019
On January 23, 2019, Nancy W. Ball will speak on Avoiding Will Contest and Other Challenges to Estate Planning Documents, at the Birmingham Bar Association.
December 20, 2018
On December 20, 2018, Nancy W. Ball will speak on Estate Planning for the Below Eleven Million Dollar Estate, at the Cumberland School of Law.
December 20, 2018
James F. Henry was interviewed in the article New Bill Advances Care for Adults with Complex Needs, published by the Birmingham Medical News on December 14, 2018. He was quoted as saying “The intent of the CHRONIC Care Act (CCA) is to better integrate care between Medicare and Medicaid. It’s a movement to make health care and health insurance plans more tailored to individual patient needs instead of population statistics. We have talked about patient-centered care for a long time, but this is a law that can move us in that direction.”
December 7, 2018
On December 7, 2018, C. Fred Daniels will speak on Subchapter S Corporations: Pitfalls and Planning and Nancy W. Ball will speak on Ethical Issues in Estate Planning, at the 41st Annual
Estate Planning Seminar held at the offices of Bradley Arant LLP.