Christian & Small Partner Robert E. Cooper spoke at the Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF) Annual Meeting held September 17-19, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Cooper and John L. Carroll, dean of Cumberland School of Law and former federal magistrate judge in the Middle District of Alabama, co-presented “Ethics in Jury Selection: Discovery of Juror Misrepresentation … Read More
By Bradley R. Hightower, Christian & Small Partner What do you say when you realize that you filed your proof of claim after the bar date? Probably something ugly. As a creditor’s attorney, if you find yourself beyond the bar date without a proof of claim on file, you have a limited number of options … Read More
Retired Judge R.A. “Sonny” Ferguson Jr. recently spoke with Law360 reporter Zachary Zagger and offered his perspective on what lawyers should know prior to appearing before a judge for the first time. Read the full article here (subscription required; click here for a downloadable PDF). Ferguson joined Christian & Small in 2011 after serving as a judge for … Read More
By Ken Simon, Christian & Small Partner In some situations, the best option for resolving cases is to assist parties in solving and settling them before going to trial – a process known as mediation. Mediators like me are interested in helping all the parties involved in a case find a solution. We have a structured negotiation … Read More
The Continued Erosion of the Protection Afforded to Attorneys By Richard Thayer, Christian and Small Partner In 1995, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, interpreted the definition of a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1962, et seq., to include attorneys regularly engaged in the practice of collecting … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 16 attorneys are included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The 21st edition includes the top attorneys in 137 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. … Read More
