Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner Sharon D. Stuart has been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 Top 250 Women in Litigation. Now in its 12th edition, the extensive research process used in the creation of Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation 2023 involves months of investigation into individual litigators’ professional activities as well … Read More
Six bright law students joined our team as 2023 Summer Associates for an intellectually challenging and professionally rewarding experience. Along with attending depositions, mediations, client meetings, and court hearings, the students also participated in firm-sponsored social events and lunchtime discussions. As the program comes to a close, the students agreed to share some highlights about … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to welcome Partner Carrie M. Motes to the Birmingham office. Carrie focuses her practice on civil defense litigation, personal injury defense, insurance, and professional liability. She has experience defending individuals, small businesses, retailers, transportation companies, and various healthcare providers. Carrie enjoys getting to know her clients and working with … Read More
Conventional wisdom and practice hold that in personal injury cases, the plaintiff should introduce post-incident medical bills as an element of damages. However, over the last four or five years in Alabama, plaintiffs have increasingly tried personal injury cases without introducing medical bills—arguing only for pain and suffering damages. The tactic is almost always … Read More
A recent Georgia Court of Appeals opinion furthers a disturbing trend of requiring exact mirror image acceptance and performance of settlement terms by defendants. In states requiring extreme detail when consummating a settlement, failure to replicate the offer’s terms may be viewed as a setup to a bad faith claim. Some courts have pushed … Read More
In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 27, 2023, that will significantly increase forum shopping by plaintiffs and negatively impact corporate defendants. Companies registered to do business in certain states could now be forced to defend themselves in that forum even though the cause … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that attorney Kendall L. Fann has been selected for inclusion in the Birmingham Bar Association’s 2023 Future Leaders Forum. The Birmingham Bar Association’s annual BBA Future Leaders Forum prepares motivated attorneys who have been licensed to practice for 3-8 years to become leaders in the Birmingham community and … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Gaby Reeves has been appointed to serve as Director for Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) District IV. Gaby has served as Editor of the ADLA Journal since 2017. Gaby is Of Counsel in the firm’s Mobile office and has been practicing law in Alabama since 1999. She … Read More
\ Christian & Small is pleased to announce that the firm and six partners are recognized in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA. Partners Bill D. Bensinger, Bradley H. Hightower, and Daniel D. Sparks are ranked for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1, 4, and 2 respectively). Partner Richard E. Smith is ranked in Healthcare (Band 4). Richard E. … Read More
