Biography

Law Clerk, Presiding Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit, Alabama, 1978-1979Chair, Tennessee Valley Public Power Association Legal Conference, 2004President, Rotary Club, Scottsboro Alabama, 1989-90;Paul Harris Registered Court Mediator.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Accidents
• Wills
• Trusts
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Real Estate
• Commercial Real Estate
• Corporate Law
• Business Law
• High Net Worth Divorce
• Contested Divorces, Uncontested Divorce
• Child Custody, Out of State Custody Proceedings
• Visitation
• Child Support, Child Support Modification
• Spousal Support, Spousal Maintenance, Alimony
• Separation
• Division of Property, Complex Property Division
• Property Settlement Involving Businesses, Real Estate, Stock Options
• Paternity
• Adoption
• Fathers' Rights
• Grandparents Rights
• Step Parents Rights, Step Parent Adoption
• Military Divorce, Military Child Custody
• Termination on Parental Rights
• Protective Orders
• Asset Protection
• Probate Litigation
• Tax Planning
• Trust Administration
• Trust Litigation
• Health Care Powers of Attorney
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Long-Term Care Planning
• Auto/Car/Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Drunk Driving Accidents, Vehicle Rollovers
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Commercial Trucks, Recreational Vehicles (RV's), Deliver Truck Accidents
• Brain Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Birth Injuries
• Construction Accidents
• Dog Bites
• Burns
• Electrocutions
• Explosions
• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose
• Aviation Accidents
• Railroad Accidents
• Premises Liability
• Slip and Fall
• Products Liability, Dangerous Products
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Dangerous Roads/Highways
• Mass Transit
• Boating Accidents
• Amusement Park Accidents
• Disability Claim Applications
• Disability Claim Appeals
• Disabled Child Benefits
• Overpayment Cases
• Over Age 50 Claims
• Survivor Benefits
• Expediting Your Hearing
• Pain, Fatigue, and Hard to Measure Symptoms
• Back Pain
• Fibromyalgia and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Neurogenic Disorders
• Mental Disorders
• Epstein Barr
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Appellate Litigation
• Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Resolution
• Business Formation
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Employment Law
• General Liability
• Insurance Coverage
• Insurance Defense
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Taxation
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Elder Law
• Environmental Law
• Class Action Suits
• General Real Estate
• Boundary Disputes
• Commercial Leasing
• Environmental Impact Statements
• 1031 Exchanges
• Evictions
• Mold
• Construction Defect
• Foreclosures
• Title Issues
• Realtor Liability
• Buy Sell Agreements
• Creditor Disputes
• FNMA / Freddie MAC
• Condo Conversion
• Mechanical Liens
• Land Use/Zoning
• Covenants
• Surgical Error
• Dental Malpractice
• Cerebral Hypoxia
• Prescription Errors
• Fetal Distress
• Emergency Room Errors
• Delay in Diagnosis
• Incorrect Dosage
• Coma / Brain Damage
• Heart Disease
• Anesthesia
• Orthopedic Injuries
• SUV Rollover
• Seatbelts
• Airbags
• Brakes
• Toys
• Recalls
• Drugs
• Vioxx
• Medical Devices
• Construction Materials
• Roofcrush
• Fuel Systems
• Employment
• Employment at Will State
• Race Discrimination
• Age Discrimination
• Religious Discrimination
• Post EEOC Proceedings
• Wage and Hour
• ERISA
• Family Medical Leave Act
• Benefits for Significant Others
• Workplace Safety
• Wrongful Termination
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Environmental Matters
• Professional Misconduct
• Subrogation
• Fraud Claim
• Bad Faith Insurance
• Contested Wills
• Inheritance
• Living Wills
• Elder Abuse
• Elder Care
• Elder Rights
• Contested Trusts and Estates
• Decedents Estates
• Estate Administration
• Estate Litigation
• Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
• Estate Planning for the Disabled
• Estate Planning for the Elderly
• Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
• Estate Settlements
• Family Trusts
• Family Wealth Transfer
• Fiduciary Law
• Fiduciary Liability
• Fiduciary Litigation
• Financial Planning
• Living Trusts
• Personal Planning
• Pet Trusts
• Powers of Attorney
• Retirement Planning
• Special Needs Trusts
• Trust and Estate Collections
• Trust Law
• Trust Planning
• Unclaimed Property
• Wealth Planning
• Wealth Preservation
• Animal Attacks
• Aquatic Injuries
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Automobile Negligence
• Bodily Injury
• Bicycle Accidents
• Brain Injury
• Bus Accidents
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Catastrophic Injury
• Cumulative Trauma
• Electrical Injury
• Head Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
• Neurolaw
• Pedestrian Injuries
• Personal Injury Appeals
• Personal Injury Arbitration
• Personal Injury Defense
• Personal Injury Mediation
• Plaintiffs Personal Injury
• Power Line Contact Injury
• Rental Vehicle Litigation
• Repetitive Stress Injury
• School Bus Accidents
• Severe Burns
• Sexual Abuse
• Spinal Injury
• Third Party Wrongful Death
• TMJ Dysfunction
• Tourist Injuries
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Transfusion Associated AIDS
• Unintended Acceleration
• Whiplash
• Adverse Possession
• Common Interest Community Law
• Community Association Law
• Condominium Association Law
• Condominium Conversions
• Condominium Development
• Condominium Law
• Condominium Timeshares
• Conservation Easements
• Conveyancing
• Cooperative Housing Association Law
• Cooperative Conversions
• Cooperative Housing Law
• Easements
• Historic Conservation Easements
• Homeowners Association Law
• Land Acquisitions
• Land Sales
• Land Trusts
• International Real Estate
• Manufactured Housing Law
• Mixed Use Development
• Mobile Home Law
• Planned Unit Development Law
• Property Management
• Quiet Title
• Real Estate Acquisitions
• Real Estate Arbitration
• Real Estate Banking Law
• Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability
• Real Estate Brokers Malpractice
• Real Estate Collections
• Real Estate Contracts
• Real Estate Development
• Real Estate Errors and Omissions
• Real Estate Exchanges
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Foreclosure
• Real Estate Fraud
• Real Estate Investment
• Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Real Estate Leasing
• Real Estate Litigation
• Real Estate Mediation
• Real Estate Partnerships
• Real Estate Restructuring
• Real Estate Sales
• Real Estate Secured Lending
• Real Estate Settlements
• Real Estate Tax Appeals
• Real Estate Tax Assessment
• Real Estate Tax Liens
• Real Estate Taxation
• Real Estate Title
• Real Estate Title Examination
• Real Estate Title Insurance
• Real Estate Valuation
• Real Estate Workouts
• Real Property
• Real Property Acquisitions
• Real Property Development
• Real Property Finance
• Residential Real Estate
• Residential Real Estate Acquisitions
• Residential Real Estate Development
• Residential Real Estate Foreclosure
• Residential Real Estate Finance
• Right of Way Easements
• Waterfront Development
• Commercial Conveyancing
• Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
• Commercial Real Estate Contracts
• Commercial Real Estate Development
• Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
• Commercial Real Estate Litigation
• Commercial Real Estate Workouts
• Industrial Real Estate Law
• Retail Development
• Shopping Center Acquisitions
• Shopping Center Development
• Shopping Center Law
• Closely Held Corporations
• Corporate Banking Law
• Corporate Commercial Law
• Corporate Contracts
• Corporate Control Contests
• Corporate Criminal Law
• Corporate Dissolutions
• Corporate Fiduciary Law
• Corporate Ethics
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Formation
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Income Tax
• Corporate Insurance
• Corporate Insurance Defense
• Corporate Investigations
• Corporate Litigation
• Corporate Organization
• Corporate Partnerships
• Corporate Planning
• Corporate Real Estate
• Corporate Successions
• Corporate Tax Controversies
• Corporate Taxation
• Corporate Trusts
• Corporate Workouts
• Family Corporations
• Incorporation
• Nonprofit Corporations
• Professional Corporations
• Public Corporations
• S Corporations
• Small Business Corporations
• Tender Offers
• Business Development
• Business Dissolutions
• Business Estate Planning
• Business Fraud
• Business Litigation
• Business Mediation
• Business Organization
• Business Planning
• Business Regulation
• Business Start-Ups
• Business Succession Planning
• Business Successions
• Business Taxation
• Business Torts
• Business Transactions
• Business Transfers
• Business Valuation
• Buying and Selling of Businesses
• Closely Held Business Estate Planning
• Closely Held Business Law
• Closely Held Business Taxation
• Complex Business Litigation
• Cooperative Taxation
• Emerging Business Law
• Emerging Growth Companies
• Entrepreneurial Business Law
• Family Business Law
• Family Business Mediation
• Family Business Successions
• International Business Law
• Limited Liability Company Law
• Minority Business Law
• Pass-Through Entities
• Private Business Law
• Privatization
• Professional Practices
• Small Business Law
• Sole Proprietorships
• Business Arbitration
• Business Associations Law
• Business Cooperatives
• Business Crimes
• Business Enterprises
• Business Syndication
• Joint Ventures
• Strategic Alliances
• Elder Abuse Fraud Recovery
• Guardianship Conservatorships
• Inheritance Estate Tax Planning
• Mediation Collaborative Law
• Parental Relocations Move Aways
• Pre Post Marital Agreements
• Probate Estate Administration

Education

• Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
  1978
• Presiding Judge
• 23rd Judicial Circuit
• Alabama
• 1978-1979
• University of Alabama
  1975

Certifications

• Registered Court Mediator

Associations

• U.S. Supreme Court BarAlabama State BarTennessee State BarJackson County BarAmerican Bar Association(Member, Litigation Section)Alabama Defense Lawyers AssociationDefense Research InstituteInternational Association of Defense CounselThe Association of Tr

Admissions

• Alabama 1978
• U.S. Supreme Court 1993
• Tennessee 1996

Bar Fellowship

• Rotary InternationalDistrict Chair, Boy Scouts of America, Tennessee Valley District. 1985-86.

Representive Cases

• Partial List: J.E.B. v. Alabama, 511 U.S. 127, (1994)K-Mart v. Pendergrass, 494 So 2d 600 (1986)Alabama State Tenure Com'n v. Jackson County Bd. Education 698 So. 2d 775 (1996)Cherokee Electric Co-op v. Cochran, 706 So.2d 1188 (1997)Pittman v. Pittman 598