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Firm History and OverviewWebster Henry is committed to providing excellent, personalized legalcounsel that is focused on serving its clients' needs with flexibility, devotion todetail, and the highest standards of personal and professional ethics. The firm iscommitted to representing its clients with integrity, professional excellence, andbold thinking.Webster Henry was established as Webster & Henry, P.C., on January 1,2001, by its original shareholders, William H. Webster and D. Mitchell Henry inMontgomery, Alabama. Today, the firm is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell and hasa total of twenty-three attorneys, who bring with them more than three hundredyears of combined legal experience in the public and private sectors. Our attorneyshave tried hundreds of cases to juries in both state and federal courts.The firm maintains offices throughout Alabama, in Montgomery,Birmingham, Auburn and Mobile, as well as in Miramar Beach, FL and Flowood,MS. With licensure in multiple states, the firm's members routinely serve clientsin Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
[PRACTICE AREAS] Insurance and Corporate DefenseMembers of the firm represent the interests of insurers and corporate clients in bothfirst-party and third-party litigation. We are experienced in handling and trying a widerange of cases, including wrongful death, automobile accidents, premises liability,business torts, complex coverage questions, subornation issues and declaratoryjudgment actions. Whether aggressively defending the case at trial or negotiating areasonable settlement, we dedicate ourselves not only to minimizing exposure but alsoto guiding policy decisions that help avoid future litigation. The firm handles cases inthe states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Personal Auto and Commercial TransportationThe firm represents over-the-road carriers, trucking companies, generaltransportation companies, manufacturers, and drivers in all types of litigation. Thegeographic scope of this work extends throughout the Southeast. Firm membersparticipate in the Trucking Section of the Defense Research Institute, TransportationLawyers Association, Alabama Trucking Association, and the Trucking IndustryDefense Association. Construction Defect LitigationThe firm has experience in successfully defending developers, general contractors,subcontractors, and other professionals in alleged construction defect cases.Residential construction cases have ranged from single homeowners to entiresubdivisions. Commercial construction cases that the firm has successfully defendedinclude multi-unit housing, condominiums, large hotels, and multi-purposecommercial structures. The firm also has extensive experience in defendingconstruction-related accidents and resulting personal injuries. The defense of thesetypes of cases involves not only causation and damages, but also the often complexcontractual relationships between contractors and the pursuit of indemnity claimsagainst others. With offices throughout the State of Alabama, the firm's lawyers haveexperience with construction litigation in all areas of the state. The firm's goal is toplace its clients in a winning position through research, investigation, and thoroughreview of the facts relating to each unique case. The firm's litigation philosophyemphasizes early identification of issues and a commitment to protecting andadvocating for its client's interests.
[PRACTICE AREAS] Workers' Compensation and Employment LawThe firm concentrates a large portion of its practice not only in directing the defenseof workers' compensation but also in defending employers accused of retaliatorydischarge. The firm's members' experience in this area makes workers' compensationand associated litigation a vital part of the firm's practice. The firm places emphasisnot only on aggressively defending often spurious or exaggerated claims, but also onobjectively evaluating the chances of success, so that sound business decisions can bemade about whether to settle the case or proceed to trial. Additionally, members ofthe firm have extensive experience in litigating complex workers' compensation auditcases. General LiabilityWebster Henry has extensive experience defending and pursuing general liabilitymatters of nearly every type, including premises liability, commercial liability,municipality defense, personal injury, and many other areas. The firm’s lawyers’ vastexperience litigating in several states and federal court systems, combined with theirthorough knowledge of numerous professional fields and industries, allows the firmto provide effective, skilled representation to its clients in all matters of generalliability litigation. Premises LiabilityThe attorneys of Webster Henry have extensive experience defending businesses inpremises liability matters throughout Alabama. The firm's lawyers have had theopportunity to represent and try cases on behalf of grocery stores, supermarkets,restaurants and civic facilities. These cases have involved slip and fall as well as claimsof negligence on the part of the business owner(s). Whether negotiated to settlementor tried before a jury, these matters are all handled with special sensitivity to protectthe business owner(s) from future litigation and minimize the impact of the matter onday to day operations. Government and Municipal LiabilityThe firm has extensive experience defending governments, both at the county andmunicipal levels, and other entities and businesses in employment-related issuesthroughout Alabama. The firm's lawyers have had the opportunity to orally arguecases on behalf of employers and municipal governments before the 11th Circuit Courtof Appeals of the United States and have handled numerous cases involvingdiscrimination claims and employment contracts, as well as the related issues ofimmunity.
[PRACTICE AREAS] Alternative Dispute ResolutionThe firm offers an array of options in the expanding field of alternative disputeresolution. Both Will Webster and Kim DeShazo are certified mediators who havebeen called upon by peers in both the defense and plaintiffs’ bar to serve as mediators.Other attorneys in the firm have likewise served as mediators and arbitrators.Additionally, the firm has extensive experience in litigating issues of arbitrability andthe validity of arbitration agreements at both the trial and appellate levels. Lawyerswithin the firm also have been retained as arbiters in various matters to determine theoutcome of litigation. The firm's attorneys are experienced in handling their client'sinterests in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Complex Litigation and Appellate PracticeThe firm enjoys a wealth of experience in the complex litigation and appellate arenas.The attorneys of Webster Henry have coordinated the defense of numerous multiparty cases, class actions, multi-forum litigation, and adversary proceedings inbankruptcy court. In addition, they have directed appeals in more than fifty cases since1995. The firm handles not only simple appeals, but all aspects of appellate practice,including mandamus and certiorari petitions, amicus briefs, rehearing applicationsand oral arguments. Firm members are often sought to handle the appellate aspectsof cases that were litigated at the trial level by attorneys at other firms. The partnersare licensed to practice before all of Alabama’s state and federal courts, the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Estate Planning & Wills and TrustsThe firm's estate planning practice includes planning for the distribution of anindividual's property at his or her death, beneficiary disputes, trust administration,and estate administration. The firm also has a wealth of experience in estate planningmatters involving estates containing large amounts of land and other agriculturalproperty. Over the years, the firm has prepared a wide variety of wills, trusts, andrelated estate planning documents for its many clients. Bankruptcy, Collections, & Banking LawThe firm concentrates a portion of its practice on helping its clients with litigation andtransactions relating to all types of bankruptcy, insolvency, and banking issues. Thefirm's member's experience allows them to understand the financial industry, andeffectively work with clients in matters ranging from debtor/creditor relationships,loan workouts, collections and repossessions, foreclosures, representation in Chapters7, 13 and 11 bankruptcy cases, agricultural liens, and drafting of financing documents.They handle matters for their clients throughout the states of Alabama and Georgia.
WILLIAM H. WEBSTERShareholderMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: will@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawB.S., University of AlabamaBar Admissions State of AlabamaAlabama Supreme CourtUnited States Eleventh CircuitCourt of AppealsUnited States Supreme CourtWilliam H. Webster, rated AV Preeminent (5.0/5.0) by MartindaleHubbell, joined with Mitchell Henry in January 2001 to found thefirm of Webster and Henry. Now practicing in the expanded WebsterHenry, Mr. Webster continues to focus on insurance defense,education law, workers’ compensation, arbitration, complexlitigation, FMLA and employment law, business and non-profitformation, contract drafting and negotiation, probate practice, andappellate law.Mr. Webster is a graduate of the University of Alabama, havingattained a B.A., summa cum laude, in 1989 and a Juris Doctorate in1992. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Hugo Black Scholar, Mr.Webster served on the editorial board of the Alabama Law Reviewand on the school’s award-winning trial advocacy team. Afterward,Mr. Webster served as law clerk to The Honorable Eric G. Brugginkof the United States Court of Federal Claims and as staff attorney tothe Presiding Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals beforejoining the firm of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A. He isformer chairman of the Appellate Practice Section of the AlabamaBar Association and is a registered Mediator and Appellate Mediatorwith the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. A frequent speakerand presider for legal education seminars, Mr. Webster has addressedsuch topics as appellate advocacy, ethics, and workers’compensation. He has written amicus briefs on behalf of suchorganizations as the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and hasserved as a Mentor to law students at Faulkner University’s JonesSchool of Law.Mr. Webster is a deacon and Bible class teacher at Landmark Churchof Christ in Montgomery and lives in Prattville, Alabama, with hiswife, Kim, and their children, Grayson, Kailey, Britton, andCaroline.Practice Areas Workers' CompensationAlternative Dispute ResolutionComplex Litigation & Appellate PracticeEstate Planning & Wills and Trusts
D. MITCHELL HENRYD. Mitchell Henry has achieved an AV attorney rating as evaluatedby Martindale-Hubbell. He is a 1988 and 1990 graduate of AuburnUniversity with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, and Masterof Arts, summa cum laude in communications, and a 1993 graduate,cum laude, of the University of Alabama School of Law. While atthe School of Law, he was selected to be a member of the school’saward-winning trial advocacy team. He served on the Law SchoolStudent Senate during each of his three years in law school andreceived the Dean Thomas W. Christopher Award for service to hisfellow students and the law school. During 1992 and 1993,Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Steven Wilsonselected Mr. Henry to serve as his law clerk.Upon graduation in 1993, Mr. Henry joined and later became apartner in the firm of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A. Mr.Henry continues to concentrate in civil litigation, insurance,wrongful death, products liability, trucking defense, constructionlitigation, agricultural law, and trial practice. A veteran of numeroustrials, Mr. Henry has conducted continuing legal education seminarson litigation and trial advocacy skills for the Alabama Bar Institute,the National Business Institute, and for other groups.Mr. Henry lives on his family farm in Hope Hull, Alabama, with hiswife, Cindy, and three children, Mitchell, Lauren Ann, and AshbyGrace.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate DefenseCommercial Transportation and Personal AutoGeneral Liability & Construction LawProducts Liability & Agricultural LawEstate Planning and Litigation & Wills and TrustsOf CounselMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: mitch@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawM.A., Auburn UniversityB.A., Auburn UniversityProfessionalMemberships State Bar of AlabamaAlabama Defense LawyersAssociationMontgomery County BarAssociationHugh Maddox Inn of Courts
JOHN R. BRADWELLJohn R. Bradwell is a 1985 graduate of Auburn University and a1988 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. Whileattending law school, Mr. Bradwell was a Presidential Scholarshiprecipient, the Law Review Articles Editor for the Journal of theLegal Profession, a member of the John A. Campbell Moot CourtBoard, and a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.ShareholderMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: jrbradwell@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawB.S., Auburn UniversityBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States District Courtsin the State of Alabama (N.D.,M.D., S.D.)United States Eleventh CircuitCourt of AppealsUnited States Supreme CourtProfessionalOrganizations Alabama State BarMontgomery County BarAssociationAlabama Defense LawyersAssociationMr. Bradwell has a diverse practice in the areas of workers'compensation and retaliatory discharge, commercial litigation,construction litigation, and personal injury. Mr. Bradwell also has anactive arbitration practice and has arbitrated dozens of cases throughthe American Arbitration Association. Mr. Bradwell also has anactive appellate practice and has been counsel of record in twentysix reported decisions before the Supreme Court of Alabama, theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals, and in federal court. Mr. Bradwellhas handled hundreds of workers' compensation cases across thestate of Alabama.Mr. Bradwell also has an active arbitration practice. Mr. Bradwellhas arbitrated dozens of cases before the American ArbitrationAssociation and in private arbitrations. Mr. Bradwell was counsel ofrecord in many of the cases before the Alabama Supreme Courtwhich established that binding arbitration agreements areenforceable in the state of Alabama.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate DefenseWorkers' Compensation and Employment LawCommercial LitigationConstruction LitigationPersonal Injury LitigationAlternative Dispute Resolution
MICHAEL J. COHANMichael J. Cohan is a 1986 graduate of The Citadel, The MilitaryCollege of South Carolina, where he obtained a B.S. in BusinessAdministration. Thereafter, he worked as a claims and marketingrepresentative for a professional liability insurer in Birmingham,Alabama. Mr. Cohan graduated from Cumberland School of Law,obtaining his J.D. degree in 1993, and has since practiced throughoutAlabama and Georgia.Mr. Cohan represents individuals, governmental entities, corporations,insurance companies and their insureds, in a variety of legal interests,including employment issues, workers’ compensation, retaliatorydischarge, personal injury, contract litigation, products liability, badfaith and fraud. His practice includes state and federal courts inAlabama and Georgia. He is a member of the American BarAssociation, Alabama State Bar, State Bar of Georgia and MontgomeryCounty Bar Association and various related professional organizations,including the Montgomery Claims Association (Past President),AlabamaWorkers’ Compensation Organization,Workers’Compensation Association of Alabama, Defense Research Institute,Housing and Development Law Institute and Alabama DefenseLawyers Association.In addition, Mr. Cohan serves as a regular youth Sunday-School teacherwith First United Methodist Church, is on the Montgomery YMCABoys Work Committee, is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery andis a veteran, having served eleven years in the United States Army(Reserves), JAG Corps. Mr. Cohan is married to Shelby Seale Cohanand they have two children, Adams and Sara Pierce.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate Defense Workers' Compensation and Employment Law Complex Workers' Compensation Audit Litigation Products Liability Municipal LiabilitySpeaking Engagements "Social Media in Litigation," Alabama Workers' CompensationOrganization Spring Seminar in Birmingham, Alabama (May2015) “Death Benefits and Same Sex Marriage,” Alabama Workers'Compensation Organization Spring Seminar in Birmingham,Alabama (May 2016)ShareholderMontgomery/Auburn822 N. Dean RoadSuite 300Auburn, AL 36830Phone: (334) 887-0111Fax: (334) 887-0983Email: mcohan@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., Samford University,Cumberland School of LawB.S., The Citadel, The MilitaryCollege of South CarolinaBar Admissions State of AlabamaState of GeorgiaProfessionalOrganizations Montgomery County BarAssociationAlabama State Bar(Secretary/Treasurer)State Bar of GeorgiaMontgomery ClaimsAssociationAlabama Workers'Compensation AssociationWorkers' CompensationAssociation of AlabamaThe Defense Research InstituteHousing and Development LawInstituteAlabama Defense LawyersAssociation
SCOTT M. SPEAGLEManaging ShareholderMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: scott@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., Samford University,Cumberland School of LawM.S., University of Alabama atBirminghamB.S., Birmingham-SouthernCollegeBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States BankruptcyCourtUnited States District Courts(N.D., M.D., & S.D. ofAlabama; Washington, D.C.)ProfessionalOrganizations Alabama State BarAlabama Defense LawyersAssociationMontgomery Bar AssociationScott M. Speagle represents businesses, professionals, andindividuals in all varieties of commercial matters, includingconstruction and contractual disputes and litigation. Mr. Speaglerepresents various insurance companies in first party and coveragematters. Mr. Speagle serves as General Counsel for the AlabamaMunicipal Insurance Corporation. Mr. Speagle has served as leadcounsel in cases for both jury and non-jury trials in all AlabamaFederal District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts, the United StatesDistrict Court for the District of Columbia, and other federal courtsin Georgia and Mississippi. Mr. Speagle has likewise served as leadcounsel in various circuit courts and district courts throughout thestate of Alabama, as well as before the Alabama Department ofInsurance, the Alabama Building Commission, the AlabamaDepartment of Revenue, and the Alabama Department of IndustrialRelations. Mr. Speagle has served as lead counsel in arbitrationsbefore the American Arbitration Association and FINRA. Mr.Speagle has also represented clients in Mississippi and Georgia statecourts. Mr. Speagle was selected as an Alabama Super LawyersRising Star in Business Litigation in 2010, 2012, and again for 2013.Mr. Speagle graduated cum laude from the Cumberland School ofLaw at Samford University, where he served on the CumberlandLaw Review and attended on a full academic scholarship. Prior toattending law school, Mr. Speagle taught 9th grade Physical Scienceand coached football, basketball, and baseball at Bottenfield Jr. HighSchool in Adamsville, Alabama.Mr. Speagle is married to Gina Maise Speagle and they have threechildren: Sydney, Grant, and Sawyer. Mr. Speagle is a member ofTrinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) where he serves as a Deacon andSunday School teacher.Practice Areas Municipal LiabilityConstruction LawInsurance and Corporate DefenseAlternative Dispute ResolutionContracts Disputes and Litigation
KIMBERLY S. DESHAZOKimberly S. DeShazo has achieved an AV rating as evaluated byMartindale-Hubbell. Kim graduated magna cum laude fromBirmingham-Southern College with a Bachelor of Science inInternational Business in 2001. A recipient of the D.R. Bounds, Jr.,Memorial Scholarship, Mrs. DeShazo earned her Juris Doctoratefrom the University of Alabama School of Law in 2004.Kim began her practice at Webster Henry in August 2004. Theprimary focus of Kim’s practice is civil litigation and insurancelitigation. She is registered on the Alabama State Court MediatorRoster and has an active mediation practice. She also representscreditors in various collections matters and assists clients with estateplanning. She is licensed to practice in Alabama, Mississippi, andFlorida.ShareholderBirmingham2 Perimeter Park SouthSuite 445 EastBirmingham, AL 35243Phone: (205) 518-8969Fax: (205) 380-3485In addition, Kim teaches Sunday school and children’s choir at FirstBaptist Church Trussville. She also serves on the Trussville CitySchools Foundation Board and the Board of Directors of PathwaysProfessional Counseling. She is an active member of the AlabamaDefense Lawyers Association. Kim resides in Trussville with herhusband, John, and children Sally, Jed, and Ben. The DeShazos arealso foster parents.Email: kdeshazo@websterhenry.comPractice AreasBar Admissions Transportation Law and Motor Vehicle AccidentsEstate Planning & Wills and TrustsCollectionsPremises LiabilityGeneral Defense LitigationGovernment and Municipal LiabilityAlternative Dispute Resolution and MediatorEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawB.S., Birmingham-SouthernCollegeState of AlabamaState of FloridaState of MississippiUnited States District Courts(N.D. of Alabama)
FRANK "CHIP" E. BANKSTON, JR.ShareholderMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: fbankston@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawB.S., Auburn UniversityBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States District Courts(N.D., M.D., S.D. of Alabama)United States Eleventh CircuitCourt of AppealsProfessionalOrganizations The Defense ResearchInstituteAlabama Defense LawyersAssociationCommercial Law League ofAmericaMontgomery County BarAssociationAlabama State BarFrank E. “Chip” Bankston, Jr. is a 1988 graduate of AuburnUniversity and a 1993 graduate of The University of AlabamaSchool of Law. His principal areas of practice are banking andcommercial law, insurance defense, creditors’ rights, localgovernment law, land use, and premises liability. He is admitted topractice before the United States District Courts for the Northern,Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Bankston is a memberof The Defense Research Institute (DRI), Alabama DefenseLawyers' Association (ADLA), Commercial Law League ofAmerica (CLLA), the Montgomery County Bar Association, and theAlabama State Bar.Mr. Bankston resides in Montgomery with his wife, Michele, andtheir son, Forrest.Practice Areas Banking and Commercial LawInsurance and Corporate LawLand Use and Premises LiabilityCreditors' Rights
T. SAMUEL DUCKT. Samuel Duck was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1988. Beforelaw school, he received his undergraduate degree in Business fromthe University of Alabama-Birmingham. Mr. Duck received his lawdegree in 1988 from the Cumberland School of Law at SamfordUniversity. After law school, he clerked for United States MagistrateJudge Charles Coody in Montgomery, Alabama.For twenty five years, the primary focus of Mr. Duck's practice hasbeen civil defense litigation. His practice areas include constructionlitigation; corporate counseling; workers’ compensation; wrongfuldeath; personal injury; premises liability; discrimination; FMLAclaims; sexual harassment; bad faith; arson; insurance coverage;trucking accidents and FMCSR compliance; contract drafting andnegotiation; probate; and fire claims litigation. Mr. Duck alsopractices in the area of complex litigation, highlighted by hisinvolvement in Multi District Litigation resulting in class actioncertification and class settlement involving defective Chinesedrywall. Other cases have involved the enforcement of arbitrationclauses and extended arbitrations. These cases have resulted insuccess for clients in Federal and State courts from the trial level invirtually all parts of Alabama, to appeals before the AlabamaSupreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for theEleventh Circuit.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate DefensePremises LiabilityWorkers' CompensationBad Faith and Fraud LitigationTransportation Law and Motor Vehicle AccidentsConstruction LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionShareholderBirmingham2 Perimeter Park SouthSuite 445 EastBirmingham, AL 35243Phone: (205) 380-3480Fax: (205) 380-3485Email: duck@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., Samford University,Cumberland School of LawB.S., University of Alabama atBirminghamBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States District Courts(N.D., M.D., S.D. of Alabama)United States Eleventh CircuitCourt of Appeals
MICHEAL S. JACKSONShareholderMontgomery105 Tallapoosa StreetSuite 101Montgomery, AL 36104Phone: (334) 264-9472Fax: (334) 264-9599Email: mjackson@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., Samford University,Cumberland School of LawB.A., Auburn UniversityBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States District Courtsof AlabamaUnited States Eleventh CircuitCourt of AppealsProfessionalOrganizations Montgomery County BarAssociation (Former Directorand President)Alabama State Bar (FormerState Law Day Chairman)American Bar AssociationAlabama Defense LawyersAssociationAlabama Trial LawyersAssociationMicheal S. Jackson attended Auburn University from which hegraduated in 1976 with a B.A. in Journalism. After graduating fromAuburn, Mike attended Cumberland School of Law, SamfordUniversity and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1979, magna cum laude.While at Cumberland, Mike attained membership in the CumberlandLaw Review (Associate Editor), the Moot Court Board (AssociateJustice), Curia Honoris, and Phi Kappa Phi. Immediately aftercompleting law school, Mike clerked for the late Hon. JamesBloodworth, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, from1979 to 1980. Mike then clerked for Hon. Robert Propst, UnitedStates District Court Judge for the Northern District of Alabamafrom 1980 to 1981. Mike began private practice in 1981 where hisemphasis has been on civil litigation.His practice has included a wide variety of matters such as productsliability, employment practices liability, medical malpractice,nursing home malpractice, workers compensation, construction,commercial litigation, first party insurance cases, premises liability,will contests and other civil litigation. Additionally, Mike hasrepresented various agencies for the State of Alabama in civillitigation and legislative drafting for trade associations. Mike’spractice also includes transactional and probate work includingbusiness formation, wills, estates and trusts and he has experiencerepresenting clients before the Alabama Public Service Commission,primarily in telecommunications. In addition to his trial practice,Mike has had an active appellate practice before the Alabamaappellate courts and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals forthe Eleventh Circuit. Mike is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell,which is the highest ranking provided by that organization, basedupon peer review by other lawyers and judges.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate DefensePremises LiabilityWorkers' CompensationConstruction LawProducts LiabilityMedical Malpractice and Nursing Home MalpracticeEstate Planning & Wills and TrustsTransaction and Probate Practice, including Business FormationCivil Litigation and Legislative Drafting for Trade Associations
KERI D. SIMMSKeri Donald Simms is a 1986 magna cum laude graduate of theUniversity of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he obtained aB.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Finance andPsychology. Mr. Simms is a 1989 graduate of the University ofAlabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Mr. Simms has practiced extensively throughout the states ofAlabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida panhandle as a civil trialattorney representing various clients concerning catastrophicpersonal injuries, wrongful death, complex litigation, constructionrelated matters, and insurance disputes. Mr. Simms has triednumerous civil cases as lead trial counsel. In 2008 Mr. Simms waslead trial counsel trying to a jury verdict two separate wrongful deathcases that resulted in verdicts for both clients. Mr. Simms practicesin state and federal court in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and theFlorida panhandle.Mr. Simms is married to Jenni Walton Simms.Practice Areas Insurance and Corporate DefenseCommercial Transportation and Personal AutoConstruction Defect LitigationPremises LiabilityShareholderBirmingham2 Perimeter Park SouthSuite 445 EastBirmingham, AL 35243Phone: (205) 380-3480Fax: (205) 380-3485Email: ksimms@websterhenry.comEducation J.D., University of AlabamaSchool of LawB.S., University of AlabamaBar Admissions State of AlabamaUnited States District Courtsof AlabamaProfessionalOrganizations Alabama State BarTrucking Industry DefenseAssociationAlabama Trucking AssociationClaims and LitigationManagement Alliance(Transportation Committee)
P. VAUGHAN RUSSELL, JR.P. Vaughan Russell, Jr. graduated from the University of Alabamain 2000, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree focused on Political Scienceand English. Mr. Russell received his law degree in 2003 from theUniversity Of Alabama School of Law.ShareholderBirmingham2 Perimeter Park SouthSuite 445 EastBirmingham, A
fellow students and the law school. During 1992 and 1993, Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Steven Wilson selected Mr. Henry to serve as his law clerk. Upon graduation in 1993, Mr. Henry joined and later became a partner in the firm of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, P.A. Mr. Henry continues to concentrate in civil litigation .
