CABANISS JOHNSTON NAMED IN THE BEST LAW FIRMS RANKINGS FOR 2019

November 1, 2018

Cabaniss Johnston has once again been named in the Best Law Firms rankings for 2019. 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.

Cabaniss Johnston was ranked Tier 1 nationally in the Railroad Law category, and Tier 3 nationally in the Land Use & Zoning Law category.

Our Birmingham office was ranked in the following metropolitan categories: Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Securities, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, Railroad Law, Securities Regulation, Tax Law, Trust & Estates Law, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers; Tier 2 for Business Organizations, Construction Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Litigation – Tax, Litigation – Trust & Estates, Securities/Capital Markets Law; and Tier 3 for Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, 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, Insurance, Litigation – Banking & Finance, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor & Employment, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers; Tier 2 for Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction, and Tier 3 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Land Use & Zoning Law.

George Morris Selected as Vice Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Affinity Group

August 31, 2018

Cabaniss Johnston is pleased to announce that George L. Morris, IV has been selected as a Vice Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Affinity Group for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA).

The AHLA is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field with nearly 14,000 members.

George Morris is a partner in the firm’s Birmingham office. His practice has concentrated in the areas of health care law, medical malpractice, personal injury defense and business litigation. He represents a wide range of professionals, including both individual physicians and hospitals.

B-Metro’s Top Women Lawyers 2018

August 31, 2018

Congratulations to Melanie Atha, Nancy Ball, Diane Maughan, and Annette Kinderman who have been selected to B-Metro’s Top Women Lawyers of 2018 and are listed in the August 2018 issue of B-Metro Magazine.

Cabaniss Johnston Welcomes Reid Harris

August 30, 2018

Cabaniss Johnston is pleased to announce that Reid Harris has joined the firm as an associate.  Mr. Harris recently completed a clerkship with the Honorable W. Harold Albritton of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Cabaniss Johnston Attorneys Recognized in the 2019 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America”

August 15, 2018

Congratulations to Melanie Merkle Atha, who has been selected as Birmingham’s “Lawyer of the Year” in Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.

We are also pleased to announce the following lawyers have been recognized in the 2019 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.

Birmingham, AL

Mobile, AL

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed in Best Lawyers
(*) Lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers
[#] Anniversary plaque for which lawyer is eligible (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, or 30 years)

Cabaniss Johnston Welcomes Courtney Adams

August 13, 2018

Cabaniss Johnston is pleased to announce that Courtney Adams has joined the firm as an associate.  Ms. Adams’ practice focuses on estates and trusts, including estate planning, estate administration, taxation, real estate and corporate law.

James F. Henry Contributed to Birmingham Business Journal

August 2, 2018

James F. Henry was quoted in the article Lawyers Talk on Birmingham’s Most Pressing Health Care Issues, published by the Birmingham Business Journal on July 31, 2018. In the article, Mr. Henry provided his perspective on trends in the local health care industry and how the political climate has impacted the firm’s health care focus.

Lance Parmer Selected as Member of the Future Leaders Forum

July 25, 2018

Cabaniss Johnston is pleased to announce that Lance W. Parmer has been selected to be a member of the 2018 class of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Future Leaders Forum.

The Forum is designed to cultivate leaders from among a group of motivated attorneys who have been in practice for three to eight years. The annual program begins in July and runs through December. Participants attend monthly sessions focused on cultivating and maximizing leadership skills and professional development in the legal profession and in the community in general.

Mr. Parmer joined Cabaniss Johnston in 2013 after earning his Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law, with honors.  During law school, he served on the Honor Court and was a member of the Cumberland Law Review.

Mr. Parmer is a member of the Alabama State Bar, the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and the Birmingham Bar Association, where he was appointed to serve on the Medical Liaison Committee for 2018.  Mr. Parmer’s practice focuses primarily on medical malpractice, employment, and general business litigation, and he has successfully defended doctors, hospitals, and employers across the State of Alabama.

Melanie Merkle Atha to Teach Collaborative Law This Fall

July 24, 2018

Melanie Merkle Atha will be teaching collaborative law again this fall.  From September 20-22, 2018, she will be part of the faculty for the Global Collaborative Law Council’s Annual Civil Collaborative Law Conference at Cili at Bali Hai Golf Resort in Las Vegas, NV. On November 16, she will be presenting “Introduction to the Basics of Collaborative Practice” to the Mobile Bar Association at the Admiral Hotel in Mobile, AL from 1:30 pm until 4:30 pm. On December 7, 2018, at noon, she will be featured as the final speaker for the four-part webinar “Collaborative Law Practice Series” sponsored by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, lecturing on informed consent and civil collaboration.

Hayley N. Scheer Contributed to Birmingham Medical News

May 25, 2018

Hayley Scheer contributed an article to the Birmingham Medical News on May 16. To read her article, ePHI Safeguards Requirements and Small Practices: What Physicians Need to Know, visit the BMN Blog here.