Christian & Small is pleased to announce that partners Deborah Alley Smith and Kenneth O. Simon have been selected as Fellows of the Birmingham Bar Foundation. They were inducted at the Fellows Dinner held on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at The Club. The Birmingham Bar Foundation was … Read More
By Greer Mallette, Partner I am proud to represent Christian & Small as a member of the Leadership Council of the Alabama Center For Real Estate (ACRE), whose purpose is to provide resources to real estate professionals in the areas of research, education and outreach. As part of that mission, ACRE recently held a roundtable meeting for members … Read More
In the January/February issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal, Christian & Small partner, Ken Simon, and other African-American business leaders are recognized as trailblazers who are building a legacy of leadership. During Black Heritage Month, Ken was one of the select few asked to share his perspectives on leadership, giving back and the challenges facing … Read More
Diversity is one of Christian & Small’s core values. We believe that diversity in backgrounds, experiences and ideas enriches our lives and enhances the quality of all aspects of the work performed by the firm. To this end, Christian & Small is intentional in taking a lead role in diversity driven organizations and associations to … Read More
It’s been one week since Birmingham’s big snow and ice storm, and while we at Christian & Small are glad to be back to business, we are still trying to process what happened. Everyone has a story, and although it was such a difficult situation for so many, we’re proud of how our firm and … Read More
By Paul Zimmerman, Partner For businesses, this year should be about devoting resources to more efficiently and securely manage data. Whether this includes employee files, customer information or business records, the changing regulatory environment increasingly complicates the use, security, and life cycle of data. There are a number of applicable statutory and regulatory schemes that … Read More
By Clarence Small The history of Christian & Small goes all the way back to 1936 when Rives & Peterson was founded and organized by Jim Smith, Kirk Jackson, Whit Windham and Al Rives. At the time, these four lawyers worked for the venerable firm of London, Yancey & Brower. Mr. George Yancey ran the … Read More
The year 2013 has been a big one in many ways. We have had a busy and successful year around the office, and we have enjoyed participating in numerous events in the community. We also saw significant changes in the law made by the Alabama Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of … Read More
