1. James Fred Henry
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, Class of 1997, J.D.
College: University of North Alabama, Class of 1978, B.S., with honors, , Samford University, Class of 1984, M.B.A.
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, Class of 1997, J.D.
Practice Area: Healthcare, Litigation, Government Enforcement and Investigations, Hospitals and Health Systems, Home Care Services and Post-Acute Services, Medical Staff Bylaws, Credentialing and Peer Review, Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals, Long Term Care and Senior Housing, Certificate of Need, Health Information Privacy and Security/HIPAA/HITECH, Healthcare Restructuring
Membership: Mississippi Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association

2. Steven A. Benefield
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, Class of 1983, J.D., , University of Alabama, Class of 1995, LL.M., Taxation
College: Birmingham-Southern College, Class of 1980, B.A., summa cum laude
Admitted: University of Alabama, Class of 1983, J.D., , University of Alabama, Class of 1995, LL.M., Taxation
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates, Trust Planning, Wills, Tax Planning, Probate, Business Planning, Business Organization, Elder Law
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Committee on Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, 1996-1998 Chair, Alabama Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution).

3. G. Thomas Sullivan
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1977; University of Alabama School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1996
College: Emory University, B.A., 1974
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1977; University of Alabama School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1996
Practice Area: Health Care Law, Corporate Practice, Related Litigation, Insurance Law
Membership: Birmingham (Member: Grievance Committee Ethics Committee Fee Arbitration Committee) and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Member, Taxation Section) American Arbitration Association (Member: Panel of Arbitrators Alabama Advisory Council) American Health Lawyers… Read more Birmingham (Member: Grievance Committee Ethics Committee Fee Arbitration Committee) and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Member, Taxation Section) American Arbitration Association (Member: Panel of Arbitrators Alabama Advisory Council) American Health Lawyers Association. Read less

4. Annette Lanning Kinderman
Title: Member
Law School: Washington & Lee University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
College: Amherst College, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Washington & Lee University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1996
Practice Area: Personal Injury Defense, Litigation, Business Litigation, General Litigation, Railroad Litigation
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association Alabama State Bar American Bar Association

5. Jade Eleanor Sipes
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2012
College: University of Memphis, B.A., 2009
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2012
Practice Area: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation
Membership: Birmingham, Alabama State and American Bar Associations

6. Lance Parmer
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013
College: Auburn University, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2010
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar

7. Nancy W. Ball
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., summa cum laude, 2007
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.S., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., summa cum laude, 2007
Practice Area: Estate and Wealth Transfer Planning, Estate Administration, Trust Administration, Business Sucession Planning, Prenuptial/Postnuptial Agreements, Corporate and General Business Law, Real Estate, Tax Law, Estate Planning
Membership: Birmingham, Alabama and American Bar Associations.

8. Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: Harvard University, LL.B., 1968
College: Vanderbilt University, A.B., magna cum laude, 1965
Admitted: Harvard University, LL.B., 1968
Practice Area: Business Litigation, Securities Litigation, Trade Regulation, Personal Injury Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Health Law Sections) Bar Associations Alabama State Bar National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Member, Executive Committee) Defense Research Institute Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. | Bar Fellowship: American College of Trial Lawyers.

9. George L. Morris, IV
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005
College: Millsaps College, B.S., cum laude, 1997
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2005
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense, Health Care Law, Personal Injury Defense, Business & Commercial Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association American Bar Association Alabama State Bar.

10. C. Parks Gilbert
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2010
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2007
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Litigation
Membership: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association.

11. Leonard Wertheimer, III
Title: Member
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1972
College: University of Virginia, B.A., 1969
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1972
Practice Area: Asset Protection; Business Succession Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations; Corporate Law; Business Law; Estate Planning; Mediation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Probate Litigation; Taxation
Membership: American Bar Association; Alabama Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama Law Institute; Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Member of the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham and Alabama Law Institute; President of the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund for Temple Emanu-El; Secretary of the Birmingham Jewish Foundation; Member of Professional Advisors' Council of the St. Vincent's Foundation of Alabama, Inc.

12. Amy B. Nelson
Title: Member
Law School: Samford University, J.D., 2001
College: Auburn University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1998; Samford University, M.B.A., 2001
Admitted: Samford University, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Taxation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

13. Melanie Merkle Atha
Title: Member
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1990
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1986
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1990
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Business Litigation; Probate Litigation; Workers Compensation; Products Liability Defense; Employment Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

14. John M. Graham
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1992
College: University of Alabama, B.S., mathematical statistics, magna cum laude, 1989
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Litigation, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Defense, Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar Defense Research Institute Alabama Defense Lawyers Association National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.

15. L. Murray Alley
Title: Counsel
Law School: University of Alabama, LL.B., 1959
College: University of Alabama, A.B., 1956
Admitted: University of Alabama, LL.B., 1959
Practice Area:
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

16. Michael E. Turner
Title: Member
Law School: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Political Science, 1993
Admitted: Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Practice Area: Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor Law; Labor Relations
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

17. Anna Funderburk Buckner
Title: Partner
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999
College: Auburn University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993; M.B.A., cum laude, 1995)
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Estate Planning
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation, Section of Estate and Gift Tax Committee; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Law Institute (Prudent Investor Act Committee and Uniform Trust Code Committee).

18. Sydney F. Frazier, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1972
College: University of Alabama, B.A., 1969
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1972
Practice Area: General Practice, Litigation, Employment Litigation, Civil Litigation, Workers Compensation, Labor and Employment, Labor Law, Labor Relations
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Secretary-Treasurer, 1981-1982, Vice Chairman, 1982-1983, Chairman, 1983-1984, Employment Law Section) Alabama Bar Institute (Member, Continuing Legal Education, Employment Law Committee and Faculty, 1988—).

19. Roy J. Crawford
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1977; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1980
College: Troy State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1971
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1977; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1980
Practice Area: Federal Taxation, State Taxation, Corporate Law, Health Care
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Past Chairman, Section of Taxation) American Bar Foundation (Fellow, 2000—) Alabama Law Foundation (Trustee, 1987-1993 President, 1993-1995 Fellow, 1998—).

20. F. Gerald Burnett
Title: Member
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., with distinction, 1972; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 1977
College: University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1968
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., with distinction, 1972; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 1977
Practice Area: Real Estate Transactions and Litigation, Tax, Corporate, LLC Law and Controversies, Timber and Logging Law, Wealth Transfer Planning
Membership: Birmingham, Federal and American (Member: Sections of: Litigation Taxation Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations The District of Columbia Bar Mississippi State Bar Alabama State Bar.

21. David S. Dunkle
Title: Member
Law School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1969; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 1970
College: Virginia Military Institute, B.A., with honors, 1966
Admitted: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1969; Georgetown University, LL.M., Taxation, 1970
Practice Area: ERISA; Executive Compensation; Estate Planning; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Employee Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Pension Plans; Profit Sharing; 401(k) Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits; Deferred Compensation; Employee Compensation
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits, Section of Taxation, 1980—) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; North Carolina State Bar.

22. C. Fred Daniels
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1973; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1974
College: Auburn University, B.S.E.E., 1970
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1973; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1974
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates, Taxation, Corporate Law, Wills, Estate Planning, Estate and Gift Taxation
Membership: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation Business Law Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Tax Section, 1984-1985). | Bar Fellowship: American College of Trust and Estate Council; Alabama Law Institute.

23. R. Carlton Smyly
Title: Member
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D., 1982
College: Birmingham-Southern College, B.S., summa cum laude, 1979
Admitted: University of Virginia, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association American Bar Association Alabama State Bar.

24. Steve A. Tucker
Title: Member
Law School: University of Kentucky, J.D., with distinction, 1984
College: Samford University, B.A., cum laude, 1974; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, M. Div., 1979
Admitted: University of Kentucky, J.D., with distinction, 1984
Practice Area: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar.

25. Diane Babb Maughan
Title: Member
Law School: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1999
College: Baylor University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1996
Admitted: University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1999
Practice Area: Litigation, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration, Real Property Litigation, Health Care Law, Environmental Litigation, Regulatory Compliance
Membership: Birmingham Bar Association Alabama State Bar American Bar Assocation

26. Brian G. Wilson
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., cum laude, 2004; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 2005
College: Rostovskii Gosudarstvenyii Universitet, Russia, Certificate in Russian Linguistics, 1992; University of South Alabama, B.A., 1993; New York University Stern School of Business, Certificate in Graduate Business Education, 2005
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., cum laude, 2004; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 2005
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Business Law; Taxation
Membership: Alabama State Bar.

27. Herbert H. West, Jr.
Title: Member
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1987
College: University of Alabama, B.S., summa cum laude, 1984
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Health Care; Real Estate; Taxation
Membership: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1995; Bar Examiner, 2000-2004).

28. Jason W. Bobo
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
College: Huntingdon College, B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2005
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Litigation, Labor and Employment
Membership: Alabama State Bar. | Bar Fellowship: 2007-2008; Presidential Scholarship Recipient; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Sigma Beta Delta; Alpha Beta; Gregory Sellers Achievement Award in Business.

29. Carolyn L. Duncan
Title: Member
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978
College: University of Montevallo (B.M., 1971; M.M.E., 1975)
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978
Practice Area: Securities
Membership: Alabama State Bar.

30. J. Wesley Fain
Title: Associate
Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2010
College: University of Montevallo, B.B.A., Accounting, 2006
Admitted: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2010
Practice Area: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Securities Law
Membership: Alabama State Bar.