1. Paul F. Malek
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1995
College: University of Kentucky, B.S., 1991
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Products Liability; Civil Rights Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Law
Membership: Birmingham, Kentucky and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA); Defense Research Institute (DRI).

2. Vishal H. Shah
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D. 2013
College: Samford University, B.A., 2010
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D. 2013
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Young Lawyers Section); Defense Research Institute.

3. Robert L. Blackburn
Title: Associate
Law School: Alabama, University of, JD
College: Alabama, University of, BA
Admitted: Alabama, University of, JD
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice(55%); Products Liability(45%)
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association (Young Lawyer Section); Alabama State Bar.

4. Samantha Katharyn Nicolle
Title: Associate
Law School: Samford University, J.D.
College: Auburn University, B.A.
Admitted: Samford University, J.D.
Practice Area: Automotive Products Liability; Workers Compensation
Membership: Alabama State Bar

5. Michael Brent Almond
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
College: University of Georgia, B.A.
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Products Liability
Membership: Alabama State Bar

6. R. Gordon Sproule, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1993
Admitted: Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Practice Area: Product Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Employment Litigation; Warranty Law
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Past Editor of Publications and Appellate Issues); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Claims and Litigation Management Alliance.

7. Thomas E. (Tom) Bazemore, III
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1996
College: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.A., 1993
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Product Liability; Automotive Product Liability Litigation; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Bad Faith
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.

8. H. Lanier Brown, II
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1992
College: University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S., 1989
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Construction, Construction Litigation, Employment and Labor, Employment and Labor Litigation, Healthcare, Healthcare Litigation, Professional Liability - Medical Practitioners, Insurance, Insurance Litigation, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Retail and Hospitality, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Product Liability, Automotive, Industrial, Heavy Equipment and Recreational Vehicles, Consumer Products, Warranty-Lemon Law, Professional Liability
Membership: Professional And Community Involvement, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Alabama Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Magic City Bar Association

9. Philip R. Collins
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1995
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1984
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Tort Liability; Complex Litigation; Professional Liability; Fraud Litigation; Long Term Care
Membership: Alabama State Bar (Committee Member, Public Relations, 1996-2001); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Product Liability); Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Alabama Nursing Home Association.

10. Jacob W. Crawford
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 2004
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 2001
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Automotive Products Liability; Insurance Defense
Membership: Alabama State Bar; State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

11. Margaret Head Jones
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2009
College: Florida State University, B.A., 2006
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Products Liability Defense
Membership: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

12. Charles J. Fleming, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 2002
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.S., 1999
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 2002
Practice Area: Products Liability; Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Defense
Membership: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association.

13. J. Reed Lawrence, III
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A.
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
Practice Area:
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14. John Isaac Southerland
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A.
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D.
Practice Area:
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15. William A. Davis, IV
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, LL.M., Business Transactions, cum laude; University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2008
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 2004
Admitted: University of Alabama, LL.M., Business Transactions, cum laude; University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: General Civil Litigation; Long Term Care & Nursing Home Litigation; Long Term Care & Other Healthcare Regulatory Compliance; Medical Malpractice Defense
Membership:

16. Gardner Miller Jett, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2011
College: Auburn University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2008
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Automotive Products Liability; Insurance Defense
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar.

17. Joseph R. Duncan, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 2003
College: Auburn University, B.A., 2000
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation; Product Liability; Automobile Liability Litigation; Medical Liability; Premises Liability
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.

18. Jeremy S. Gaddy
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 2009
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 2005
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Products Liability Defense; Automotive Products Liability; General Liability Defense; Defense Litigation; Insurance Defense
Membership: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

19. S.A. Bradley Baker, III
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D.
College: Washington & Lee University, B.S.
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D.
Practice Area:
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20. Stewart W. McCloud
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2007
College: Southern Methodist University, B.A., 2004
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Products Liability
Membership: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association.

21. Lauren E. Davis
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D.
College: University of Alabama, B.S.
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D.
Practice Area:
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22. David M. Fleming
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2003
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 1999
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Civil Defense Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

23. Walter J. Price, III
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1989
College: Auburn University, B.A., 1986
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1989
Practice Area: Medical Liability; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Environmental Litigation; Intellectual Property
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Professional Liability Defense Federation.

24. Gregory L. Schuck
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1994
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 1990
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Automotive Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Premises Liability Litigation; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine.

25. J. Bart Cannon
Title: Associate
Law School: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2009
College: University of Georgia, B.A., 2006
Admitted: Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: General Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Medical Malpractice
Membership: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

26. David L. Brown, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 2001
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1998
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Trucking Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Employment Law
Membership: Birmingham and Magic City Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Leadership Forum, 2007); Alabama Defense Lawyer's Association; Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member of the Products Liability Committee); Defense Research Institute (Member of the Products Liability Committee).

27. Thomas B. Huie
Title: Member
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28. Eugene D. Martenson
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1971
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1969
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Specialty Litigation; Class Action and Toxic Tort Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocacy; Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine; Farrah Law Society.

29. J. Patrick Strubel
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2001
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., 1997
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Healthcare, Healthcare Litigation, HIPAA and Privacy, Professional Liability - Medical Practitioners, Insurance, Insurance Litigation, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Product Liability, Automotive, Industrial, Heavy Equipment and Recreational Vehicles, Consumer Products, Professional Liability, Medical Practitioners
Membership: Community & Professional, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association , Birmingham Bar Association , Defense Research Institute , International Association of Defense Counsel , Sports & Industry Fitness Industry Association , American Bar Association

30. Stanley A. Cash
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1972
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 1969
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1972
Practice Area: Medical Liability; Product Liability; Automotive Litigation; Professional Errors and Omissions; Mass Torts; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1988); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel.

31. Gordon J. Brady, III
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D.
College: University of Alabama, B.S.
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D.
Practice Area:
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32. Martha Leach Thompson
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1997
College: Vanderbilt University, B.S., 1993
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Professional Liability; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud; Municipal Litigation; Medical Malpractice
Membership: Birmingham (Chairman, Worker's Compensation Section), Mobile and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

33. James R. Shaw
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1971
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1968
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1971
Practice Area: Professional Liability; Product Liability; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Trucking Law
Membership: Birmingham, Bessemer and American (Member, Professional Liability Committee) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

34. Robert M. Girardeau
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1976
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1973; University of Miami (n/a)
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Professional Liability(10%); Accountants Liability(30%); Architects and Engineers Liability(5%); Employment Law(5%); Insurance Defense Litigation(20%); Insurance Coverage Defense(5%); Construction Liability(25%)
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Professional Liability Underwriter's Society(PLUS) & the Professional Liability Defense Federation(PLDF)

35. John S. Civils, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1977
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1974
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1977
Practice Area: Worker's Compensation(70%); Mediation(30%)
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

36. H. Cannon Lawley
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1998
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1995
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Civil Rights; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Fraud; Trucking Liability
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

37. Anna Katherine Graves Bowman
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1998
College: Vanderbilt University, 1991; Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., 1995
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation; Professional Liability; Employment Law; Construction Law
Membership: Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee; Past President and Vice President, Young Lawyer's Section; Member, Women's Section) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar(Executive Committee, Young Lawyer's Section); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Birmingham Bar Foundation (Past Member, Executive Board).

38. Jennifer H. Reid
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2007
College: University of North Carolina, B.A., 2001
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Automotive Products Liability; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Magic City Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

39. Michelle K. Pieroni
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1997
College: University of Alabama, B.S., cum laude, 1994
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Premises Liability; Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Medicare and Medicaid
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

40. C. Jeffery Ash
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1983
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1979
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Trial Practice; Automotive Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

41. Frank E. Lankford, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1976
College: University of the South, B.A., 1971
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Insurance; Asbestos Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Employment Law; Appellate Practice
Membership: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

42. M. Keith Gann
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1979
College: University of Alabama, B.S., 1976
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); Trucking Liability; Motor Carrier Liability; Industrial Accidents; Claims Litigation; Fraud Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC); Defense Research Institute.

43. Charles H. Clark, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1983
College: University of North Alabama, B.S., 1980
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Product Liability; Workers Compensation; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; General Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Workers' Compensation Defense Lawyers Association (President); State of Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Legal Advisory Board.

44. William G. Gantt
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1981
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1978
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Complex Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Employment Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation Litigation; Premises Liability; Americans with Disabilities Act
Membership: Birmingham (Past Chairman, Membership Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Editorial Board of The Alabama Lawyer; Contributing Writer, The Addendum); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

45. J. Allen Sydnor, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1981
College: Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 1974
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Medical Device; Pharmaceutical Liability; Product Liability; ERISA Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Birmingham (Past Chair, Grievance Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel.

46. D. Alan Thomas
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1985
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1982
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Automotive Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Product Liability Advisory Council; Defense Research Institute; Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine; Society of Automotive Engineers.

47. T. Kelly May
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1985
College: Auburn University, B.S., 1982; Samford University, M.B.A., 1985
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1985
Practice Area: Product Liability; Civil Rights; Municipal Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Professional Liability; Fraud Litigation; Employment Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Class Action Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.

48. Eris Bryan Paul
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 2004
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 2001
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 2004
Practice Area: Real Estate Litigation; Insurance Defense
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association (2011 Future Leaders Forum Graduate); Alabama State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Professional Liability Defense Federation.

49. Jennifer D. Segers
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1995
College: Rhodes College, B.A., 1992
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Liability; Nursing Home Liability; Dental Malpractice; Product Liability; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Nursing Home Defense Lawyers; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute.