May 27, 2026
Congratulations to Partner Sharon D. Stuart, elected to the Alabama State Bar as Board of Bar Commissioners for the 10th Judicial Circuit-Place 7. Sharon's term begins July 1, 2026 and ens June 30, 2029. The Board of Bar Commissioners is the governing body of the Alabama State Bar, responsible for setting bar policy, approving the bar's budget, an acting on matters affecting the legal profession and the public it serves. Each judicial circuit is represented by at least one commissioner, with an additional commissioner for every 300 attorneys in the circuit.
Christian & Small LLP serves a diverse client base across Alabama, the Southeast, and nationwide, including individuals, closely held businesses, and Fortune 500 companies. By pairing highly experienced lawyers with specific client needs, Christian & Small creates innovative, effective, and efficient solutions tailored to each client. With offices in Birmingham, metro-Jackson, Mississippi, and the Gulf Coast, Christian & Small specializes in litigation and business law, is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, and is a Mansfield Rule™ Certified Plus Law Firm. Our corporate social responsibility initiatives focus on education, and diversity remains one of Christian & Small's core values.
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October 21, 2026
GoAuto Insurance Company v. 2B Claims Services Inc. is an unpublished Eleventh Circuit decision that offers a practical lesson: an insurer cannot shift its own bad-faith risk-management decisions to an outside claims vendor. The case arose from a four-car accident with low policy limits and multiple potential claimants. Two claimants made a time-limited policy-limits demand requiring […]
Read moreOctober 19, 2026
Christian & Small is pleased to share that Kendall L. Fann has been named Outstanding Associate of the Year by Central Insurance. The award criteria include feedback from frontline adjusters, claims managers, and senior leadership on attorneys they believe have delivered superior service, upheld standards, and achieved results for the claims organization in keeping with […]
Read moreOctober 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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