Christian & Small is once again pleased to announce that 17 of its partners have been named to The Best Lawyers in America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Because of the rigorous methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice." The firm’s partners who have been selected for the 2011 edition include LaBella S. Alvis for Personal Injury Litigation; Steven A. Benefield for Tax Law; Eric J. Breithaupt for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; James B. Carlson for Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation; Thomas W. Christian for Medical Malpractice, Product Liability Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation; Robert E. Cooper for Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Litigation; Edgar M. Elliott IV for Insurance Law, Transportation Law and Personal Injury Litigation; James C. Huckaby for Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation; Richard F. Ogle for Commercial Litigation; Maxwell H. Pulliam for White Collar Criminal Defense and DUI Defense; Kenneth O. Simon for Alternative Dispute Resolution; Clarence M. Small for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Personal Injury Litigation; Deborah A. Smith for Appellate Law and Commercial Litigation; Richard E. Smith for Commercial Litigation; Daniel D. Sparks for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights Law and Commercial Litigation; Sharon D. Stuart for Commercial Litigation; and David B. Walston for Labor and Employment Law. Thomas W. Christian and Clarence M. Small have been selected for over 20 years, and Richard F. Ogle for over 10 years.
October 9, 2026
Partner Priscilla K. Williams Obtains Complete Defense Verdict of Insurance Client On May 19, 2020, while on vacation in Gulf Shores, the injured plaintiff was a front seat passenger in her friend’s vehicle that was rear-ended at a stop light. Despite Plaintiff’s testimony that the impact felt severe and she was projected forward, the evidence […]
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Christian & Small is pleased to welcome Tevin D. Wallace as the newest associate in the Firm’s Birmingham office. Tevin’s practice focuses on litigation with an emphasis on construction, insurance, product liability, and transportation. He is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and his commitment to the practice of law is rooted in both family tradition and personal […]
Read moreSeptember 8, 2026
Restaurant and Hospitality Client Alert – ID Scanner Data Breach M. Jansen Voss is investigating a possible data breach at IDScan.net that may have affected bar and restaurant clients. IDScan.net provides hardware and software for ID scanning and age verification. Many bars and restaurants nationwide use the service, including those in Alabama. The IDScan.net data […]
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