Christian & Small LLP is pleased to announce that Hannah Torbert Kennedy has joined the firm as an associate focusing her practice on areas such as premises liability, transportation, and business and commercial litigation, as well as general civil defense litigation. “I am extremely excited to be able to continue my legal career with a prestigious … Read More
This Saturday, Oct. 22, Christian & Small Partner J. Paul Zimmerman and Paralegal Sheryl Riley will support the Birmingham Legal Secretaries Association’s (BLSA) “Super Saturday Seminar.” Birmingham’s Unique Place in Civil Rights Law will be held at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a day of exploring … Read More
I’m a big proponent of having appellate lawyers at trial. Obviously, the client or insurer is not always willing, or able, to bear the cost of having another lawyer attend trial, and the additional expenditure doesn’t make sense in every case. In “big cases,” however – that is, cases in which a lot is at stake … Read More
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) governs credit checks and reporting, right? If a credit reporting agency reports incorrect information and fails to correct it after being notified – or wrongfully runs a credit check – it violates FCRA. But did you know the FCRA also governs employment background checks? FCRA does not apply to … Read More
In a decision handed down today, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has been suspended for the remainder of his term by the Alabama Court of the Judiciary. On May 6, the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission filed a complaint with the Court of the Judiciary, charging Moore with violating the Canons of Judicial Ethics … Read More
Very soon, common law marriages in the state of Alabama will no longer be quite so common in the future. When Alabama House Bill 332 becomes law and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017, the Act will abolish common law marriages in Alabama that are entered into on or after that date. For years, our … Read More
