Christian & Small is pleased to welcome the attorneys of Alford Bolin, LLC, a boutique civil defense litigation firm, and announce the opening of the firm’s Mobile/Baldwin County office. This acquisition expands Christian & Small’s footprint into Alabama’s Gulf Coast region and the Florida Panhandle. Partner Christina May Bolin and Of Counsel Attorneys Helen J. … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner LaBella S. Alvis was recently featured in the “Women in the Law 2018” issue of the Northern Alabama edition of Attorney At Law magazine. According to the section cover: “The women featured in this issue have been nominated by their peers to be featured in this … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Jordan C.Loper has joined the firm as an associate focusing her practice on civil litigation, insurance, premises liability and transportation matters. “I believe that my background in building attorney-client relationships has given me the skills I need to support Christian & Small’s approach to being a client-centered … Read More
Christian & Small is proud to congratulate our three partners – Edgar M. Elliott IV, Richard E. Smith and Michael A.Vercher – who were recognized in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as “Lawyer[s] of the Year” for their respective practice areas: Transportation Law, Construction Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Litigation. The … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that B-Metro magazine has once again recognized Managing Partner Deborah Alley Smith, Partner LaBella S. Alvis and Partner Sharon D. Stuart in its “Top Women Attorneys” issue. This is the fourth consecutive year that these three lawyers have received this recognition. B-Metro‘s “Top Women Attorneys” were selected after factoring in peer endorsements as well as experience, … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partners LaBella S. Alvis, Sharon D. Stuart, and M. Jansen Voss appear in two of Benchmark Litigation’s 2018 rankings lists. Alvis and Stuart were recognized in the 2018 “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list, and Voss was recognized in Benchmark’s third annual “Under 40 Hotlist.” This year marks the … Read More
This blog post is a reprint of an article originally published in the Summer 2018 edition of the ThreatAdvice Cybersecurity Journal. The Plot Thickens: Companies Face Increased Data Protection and Breach Response Requirements at Home and Abroad by Partners Jonathan W. Macklem and J. Paul Zimmerman Just as the cyberliability and data breach legal landscape … Read More
Christian & Small Partner James (“Jim”) L. Pattillo obtained a complete summary judgment in the Northern District Court of Alabama on behalf of a national insurer. The claim involved the application of Kansas law and the internal stacking of underinsured motorist benefits. The plaintiff’s estate argued that it was entitled to stack the coverage on … Read More
Now is a Great Time for Businesses to Review, Revise Employee Handbooks (Video Blog) by Jonathan W. Macklem, Partner With the advent of the #MeToo movement and the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on employment-related arbitration agreements, Christian & Small Partner Jon Macklem discusses in the following short video why now is a good time … Read More
