This post is the first in a series about the growing need for law firms to invest in cyber liability insurance coverage. Click here for Part II, here for Part III, and here for Part IV. Eighty percent of the 100 largest law firms have been hacked.1 In 2014, over 29,000 records were lost or stolen in … Read More
By Khadijah Abdullah, Teach for America-Alabama Executive Director Teach For America recruits and develops recent college graduates and mid-career professionals to make an initial commitment to teach in high-needs schools, become life-long leaders in and outside the classroom, and be a partner in our movement: One day, all children in this nation will have the … Read More
By Khadijah Abdullah, Teach for America-Alabama Executive Director This year, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of Teach For America-Alabama. Over the past five years, our state has made so many significant strides to ensure our students move closer to achieving the equitable education they deserve. I come to you as a former Birmingham City Schools … Read More
Christian & Small Partners Rick D. Norris and Richard E. Smith successfully defended a long-time restaurant client and its manager in a slip-and-fall case tried before Judge Boohaker in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County. The plaintiff and her husband arrived at the restaurant for breakfast before heading to church one Sunday morning. The plaintiff fell … Read More
When it comes to liquor liability litigation, the threshold for many states, including Alabama, is whether there is evidence that an individual was served alcohol while showing signs of “visible intoxication.” In the absence of eye-witness testimony, an emerging trend among the Plaintiffs’ bar is to attempt to establish a specific individual’s visible intoxication through … Read More
If you were born in the 1940s or 1950s and have a cell phone, all you care about when the phone rings is that someone is on the other end when you answer it. You might send a text message or an email and even be so bold as to take a picture and forward … Read More
In honor of their twin sons, Raiford Montgomery (“Ford”) and William Whitfield (“Whit”) Macklem, Christian & Small Partner Jonathan W. Macklem and his wife Elizabeth fielded a March of Dimes family fundraising team, “Macklem’s Miracles,” for the 2015 Birmingham March for Babies event. Initially hoping to meet their fundraising goal of $5,000, the Macklems organized … Read More
Christian & Small Associate R. Jordan Wood has been selected to join the Birmingham MS Leadership Class of 2015 campaign. The Class of 2015 has raised over $119,000 to fund programs, services and research supporting those living with multiple sclerosis. The MS Leadership Class fundraising campaign was established by the Alabama – Mississippi Chapter of the … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce 13 partners have been selected for inclusion on the list of 2015 Alabama Super Lawyers, and five more partners were named to the 2015 Alabama Rising Stars list. Additionally, Managing Partner Deborah Alley Smith and Partner Sharon Donaldson Stuart were named to the 2015 Alabama Top 25 Women … Read More
