1. Elena A. Lovoy
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1987
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 1984; University of Alabama Manderson Graduate School of Business,, M.B.A., 1992
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Transactions; Banking / Financial Services
Membership: Farrah Law Society

2. Blake Hale Hardwich
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2002
College: Auburn University, B.A., Political Science, 1999
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Government Relations; Economic Development; Government
Membership: Friends of the Cloverdale Playhouse

3. Craig D. Lawrence, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2012
College: University of Alabama, B.A., Political Science/Philosophy, 2008; Samford University, Brock School of Business, M.B.A., 2012
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Transactions; Corporate / Securities; Real Estate; Banking / Financial Services
Membership: Alabama Small Business Group

4. Carolyne B. Jones
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2014
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 2010
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2014
Practice Area: Transactions; Real Estate; Banking / Financial Services
Membership:

5. Anna Davis
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2015
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.S., 2012
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2015
Practice Area: Government Relations; Litigation; Health Care; Insurance; Product Liability; Banking / Financial Services; Government
Membership: Canterbury United Methodist Church, Member

6. Giles Perkins
Title: Partner
Law School: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1992
College: Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1989
Admitted: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Governmental Relations; Public Finance; Economic Development; Litigation; Agriculture; Government
Membership:

7. Stephen A. Walsh
Title: Partner, Litigation
Law School: University of Alabama Law School, J.D., 1998
College: University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S., 1995
Admitted: University of Alabama Law School, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Banking / Financial Services; Real Estate; Insurance; Manufacturing
Membership:

8. Russell J. Rutherford
Title: Associate, Banking / Financial Services
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2011
College: University of Mississippi, B.A., 2008
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Banking / Financial Services; Bankruptcy / Workouts; Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy; Litigation; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; Construction; Hospitality; Hotels / Leisure; Financial Services
Membership:

9. Jeff Trotter
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1993
College: Mississippi State University, B.S., 1985
Admitted: University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: Energy; Environmental; Litigation; Asbestos; Forestry; Oil / Gas; Renewable Energy
Membership: United Way Allocation Committees

10. William K. Hancock
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 1989
College: University of the South, B.A., 1986
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership:

11. Charles C. Pinckney
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975
College: Louisiana State University, B.S., 1972
Admitted: University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Transactions; Banking / Financial Services; Corporate / Securities; Forestry; Mergers / Acquisitions; Securities; Financial Services
Membership:

12. Stephen A. Rowe
Title: Partner, Litigation
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1978
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1975
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1978
Practice Area: Litigation; Arbitration; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Health Care; Insurance; Products Liability; Securities
Membership:

13. Mindi C. Robinson
Title: Special Counsel
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
College: University of Alabama at Birmingham (A.S., 1985; B.S., 1992)
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Construction; Pest Control; Insurance Defense; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Insurance Coverage; Mortgage Banking Litigation; Chemical Exposure; Toxic Tort; Financial Services and Lender Liability
Membership: Montgomery County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; State Bar of Georgia.

14. David K. Bowsher
Title: Partner
Law School: Duke University Law School, J.D., 1999
College: Brown University, B.A., English/American Literature/Economics, 1995
Admitted: Duke University Law School, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Transactions; Banking / Financial Services; Commercial Restructuring / Bankruptcy; Corporate / Securities; Forestry; Governmental Relations; Mergers / Acquisitions; Technology; Bankruptcy / Workouts; Oil / Gas; Energy; Electronics; Financial Services; Government; Manufacturing; Telecommunications
Membership: •Duke Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors

15. Aaron G. McLeod
Title: Associate, Litigation
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2008
College: University of Mobile, B.A., 2004
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Litigation; Appellate
Membership: Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute Steering Committee, Member

16. M. Ann Huckstep
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1978
College: University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1975
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1978
Practice Area: Health Care; Corporate / Securities; Economic Development; Real Estate; Banking / Financial Services; Financial Services; Government
Membership: •YMCA of Birmingham - Chair, Board of Trustees

17. Henry E. Simpson
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1960
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1956
Admitted: University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1960
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Banking Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Action; D&O and Professional Liability
Membership: Alabama Law Institute (Member, Business Entities Committee); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1990-1991).

18. Richard P. Carmody
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1975
College: University of Illinois, B.A., 1964
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Secured Lending Transactions; Health Care; Business Law; Forestry Law; Construction and Real Estate
Membership: Alabama State Bar (Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1983-1984, Chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1984-1985 and Section Executive Committee, 1986-1994); American Bankruptcy Institute (Co-Chair, Ethics Committee, 1999-2005; Committee on Professional Compensation); American Board of Certification (Director, 1999-2005; Member, Standards Committee); Alabama Law Institute (Committees on Revising Articles 3, 4, 4A, 5 and 9, UCC).

19. Robert D. Eckinger
Title: Partner
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1979
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1975
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Class Action Defense; Banking Law; Antitrust and Unfair Competition
Membership: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; Birmingham and American (Member, Antitrust Law Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar.

20. Laurence J. McDuff
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., cum laude, 1995
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1990
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., cum laude, 1995
Practice Area: Business Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Banking and Finance
Membership: Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

21. Mark L. Gaines
Title: Special Counsel, Governmental Relations
Law School: Birmingham School of Law, J.D., 1985
College: Auburn University, B.A., 1979
Admitted: Birmingham School of Law, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Governmental Relations; Estate / Wealth Planning; Real Estate; Hospitality; Charter Schools; Government; Hotels / Leisure
Membership:

22. Ray A. Carle
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2006
College: Washington State University, B.A., 1988
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Intellectual Property; General Litigation
Membership: Birmingham, Alabama and American Bar Associations; Alabama Bar Young Lawyers Association.

23. Daniel J. Newton
Title: Associate
Law School: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 2011
College: Auburn University, B.A., 2007
Admitted: Washington and Lee University, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Banking / Financial Services; Labor and Employment; Litigation
Membership: