Reported Decisions

• Murphy Bros., Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc., 526 U.S. 344, 119 S. Ct. 1322, 143 L. Ed. 2d 448 (1999).
• Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. S. Nat’l Gas Co., 41 So. 3d 56 (Ala. 2009).
• AstraZeneca LP v. State, 41 So. 3d 15 (Ala. 2009).
• Chandler v. Blizzard, 38 So. 3d 872 (Ala. 2009).
• Line v. Ventura, 38 So. 3d 1 (Ala. 2009).
• White Smile USA, Inc. v. Bd. of Dental Exam’rs of Ala., 36 So. 3d 9 (Ala. 2009) (amicus curiae).
• Shaffer v. Regions Fin. Corp., 29 So. 3d 872 (Ala. 2009).
• Bryan v. Ala. Power Co., 20 So. 3d 108 (Ala. 2009) (amicus curiae).
• Carr v. Int’l Ref. & Mfg. Co., 13 So. 3d 947 (Ala. 2009).
• Christ v. Beneficial Corp., 547 F.3d 1292 (11th Cir. 2008).
• Ex parte Novartis Pharms. Corp., 991 So. 2d 1263 (Ala. 2008).
• Ex parte Int’l Ref. & Mfg. Co., 972 So. 2d 784 (Ala. 2007).
• Edwards v. Allied Home Mortg. Capital Corp., 962 So. 2d 194 (Ala. 2007).
• Samara Consulting Group v. S & Davis Int’l, Inc., 103 F. App’x 961, 2006 WL 2990214 (11th Cir. 2006).
• Systrends, Inc. v. Group 8760, LLC, 959 So. 2d 1052 (Ala. 2006).
• Holcomb v. Carraway, 945 So. 2d 1009 (Ala. 2006).
• Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s v. S. Nat’l Gas Co., 939 So. 2d 21 (Ala. 2006).
• Black v. Comer, 920 So. 2d 1083 (Ala. 2005).
• Ex parte Flexible Prods. Co., 915 So. 2d 34 (Ala. 2005).
• Ameritas Variable Life Ins. Co. v. Roach, 411 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2005).
• Thompson Props. 119AA 370 Ltd. v. Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co., 897 So. 2d 248 (Ala. 2004).
• Blount Recycling LLC v. City of Cullman, 884 So. 2d 850 (Ala. 2003).
• Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. DeShazo, 845 So. 2d 766 (Ala. 2002).
• Dunigan v. Sports Champions, Inc., 824 So. 2d 720 (Ala. 2001).
• Slay v. Keller, Inc., 823 So. 2d 623 (Ala. 2001).
• Ex parte King, 821 So. 2d 205 (Ala. 2001).
• Shepherd v. Summit Mgmt. Co., 794 So. 2d 1110 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000).
• Baker v. Letica Corp., 785 So. 2d 1142 (Ala. 2000).
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Hardnett, 763 So. 2d 963 (Ala. 2000).
• City of Tuscaloosa v. Harcross Chems., Inc., 158 F.3d 548 (11th Cir. 1998).
• Liberty Nat’l Life Ins. Co. v. Allen, 699 So. 2d 138 (Ala. 1997).
• Ala. Plating Co. v. U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co., 690 So. 2d 331 (Ala. 1996).
• Ex parte Gargis, 686 So. 2d 278 (Ala. 1996).
• Ex parte St. Vincent’s Hosp., 652 So. 2d 225 (Ala. 1994).
• Cahaba Land Assocs., Inc. v. Secor Bank, Fed. Sav. Bank, 619 So. 2d 1372 (Ala. 1993).

Professional and Community Involvement

• Blueprint Birmingham, Economic Prosperity Advisory Group
• Defense Research Institute (DRI): Member
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA): Member
• The Alabama Lawyer: Member, Editorial Board, 1992-1998
• Alabama State Bar: Chair, Appellate Practice Section, 2004; Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Section, 2003
• Alabama Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure: Member, 2004-present
• Birmingham American Inn of Court: Member
• Council of Appellate Lawyers: Member
• Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution: Member, Mediator Roster
• Alabama Supreme Court: Member, Appellate Mediation Roster
• American Bar Association (ABA): Member
• Birmingham Bar Association: Member, Executive Committee, 2007-2009
• Birmingham Bar Foundation: Member, Board of Directors, 2010 – present
• Samford University Cumberland School of Law: Adjunct Professor, Advanced Problems in Appellate Procedure and Alabama Trial Practice and Procedure

Awards and Recognition

• Fellow, The American Bar Foundation
• AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell*
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-2012 in the fields of appellate practice and commercial litigation; and in 2012 for field of insurance law.
• Selected for inclusion in Alabama Super Lawyers® 2008-2012 in the field of appellate and 2008-2011 in the field of business litigation
• Listed as one of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Alabama in 2008-2011, a list comprised of the women lawyers who received the highest number of points in the Alabama Super Lawyers nomination, research and blue ribbon review process
• Selected for inclusion in Benchmark Litigation’s list of Alabama Litigation Future Stars 2011; listed as Local Litigation Star in the field of appellate practice 2012
• Selected for inclusion in Benchmark Appellate as Eleventh Circuit Local Litigation Star in Alabama – 2012
• Listed as a “2009 Top Attorney,” “2010 Top Attorney” and “2011 Top Attorney” in Birmingham Magazine for appellate law
• Listed as one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Best of the Birmingham Bar”

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter at the Alabama Insurance Mutual Avoiding Malpractice Seminar: Update on Alabama Appellate Practice & Procedure: Avoiding Malpractice When Handling Appeals (Dec. 2010).
• Retention of Women Lawyers – Is Team Building One of the Keys?, DRI Law Practice Management Review (2010).
• Presenter at the Primerus Defense Institute’s Annual Client Convocation: No Way Out: Removal of Cases to Federal Court – Legal Ramifications, Amount in Controversy & Fraudulent Joinder (Apr. 25, 2009).
• Presenter at the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting: The Final Word: Finality and Rule 54(b) (July 11, 2008).
• Presenter at the Cumberland School of Law CLE Seminar on Post-Judgment Motion Practice: Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motions for New Trial (Nov. 30, 2007).
• Presenter with Justice Champ Lyons, Jr. at the Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education Appellate Practice Seminar: Post-Judgment Motions (Feb. 2005).
• Preparation of Course Materials for the Alabama Supreme Court and Alabama Judicial College Seminar on the Fundamentals of Appellate Practice: Procedures and Professionalism: Perfecting the Appeal and Supplying the Record in Civil Cases (2004).
• Presenter at the Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education Appellate Practice Seminar: Arguing for a Change in the Law: Can You? Should You? If So, How? (Apr. 12, 2002).
• Presenter at the CLE Alabama Seminar: A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Judgment Motions (2001).
• Certiorari Practice: What You Need to Know, Birmingham Bar Association Bulletin, 18 (Summer 1996).
• The Nuts and Bolts of Civil Appeals, 54 The Alabama Lawyer 56 (Jan. 1993).
• Comparative Fault, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal (Oct. 1992).
• A Controversial Settling of a Settlement Controversy: The Supreme Court Declares the Federal Arbitration Act Preemptive of State Laws and Applicable in State Courts, 36 Ala. L. Rev. 273 (1984).
• Opposing Petitions for Writs of Certiorari
• Successful Rehearing and Certiorari in the Alabama Courts