By Jonathan Hooks, Christian & Small Associate The fine folks over at Slate have recently published two interesting articles – one trumpeting apprenticeships over law school and another promoting a uniform bar exam. Given the oversaturation of the national and local legal markets, ideas to reform the current state of the legal profession fascinate me. … Read More
Christian & Small Partner Kenneth O. Simon was one of three speakers participating in a roundtable discussion during the Florida Dispute Resolution Center’s 22nd Annual Conference for Alternative Dispute Resolution Professionals from Aug. 14 – 16, 2014 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, Fla. Simon – along with Robert A. Shearer, Esq., and … Read More
Christian & Small Partner Rick D. Norris will speak at the inaugural Help the Hills town hall meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. This town hall meeting is a community forum that is part of a larger initiative designed to address childhood/teenage substance abuse problems in Vestavia … Read More
By Rick Norris, Christian & Small Partner (Photo by Karim Shamsi-Basha) When my wife’s brother passed away, his obituary said that he died after a long and valiant struggle with brain cancer. When my son died from a drug and alcohol overdose, his obituary simply said that he died suddenly. Because of the shame associated … Read More
By Deborah Alley Smith, Christian & Small Managing Partner Recent national data suggests there is a critical problem facing women in the legal profession that requires immediate action from female attorneys and the bar as a whole. This problem, if left unaddressed, will be detrimental to young women seeking legal careers, as well as to … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner Kenneth O. Simon has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Alabama to the Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee-Civil. The Alabama Pattern Jury Instructions Committee-Civil, formed in 1967, monitors and addresses essential changes and additions to the pattern jury instructions for civil cases to the Supreme … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Partner Richard E. Smith was recently inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers at its mid-year meeting in Manchester Village, Vermont. The Academy is a group of truly elite trial lawyers representing both sides of the Bar: prosecutors and defense lawyers in criminal cases, and plaintiffs’ and … Read More
On April 30, 2012, the state of Alabama took a monumental step in passing a Private Judging Act – one of the few states so far to do so. This act went into effect July 1, 2012. (Act. No. 2012-266, and codified at §12-17-350 et seq.) The main purpose of the Private Judging Act was … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that seven attorneys have been recognized by Benchmark Litigation in 2014. Three attorneys were named to its prestigious Top 250 Women in Litigation national roster, six were recognized as 2014 Alabama Local Litigation Stars, and one was recognized as a 2014 Alabama Future Star. Managing Partner Deborah Alley … Read More
