Alley Smith Participates on Panel During 9th Annual E&O Liability Insurance ExecuSummit Conference

Christian & Small Managing Partner Deborah Alley Smith recently participated in a panel discussion on non-traditional claims against professionals during the 9th annual Errors & Omissions (E&O) Liability Insurance ExecuSummit Conference on Wednesday, June 17 in Uncasville, Connecticut. She adapted her portion of the presentation, “Claims By Non-Clients Against Professionals – Third Party Beneficiary, Negligence … Read More

Blog June 22, 2015

Keeping it Freshii – Good News from the NLRB’s General Counsel

In a recent Advice Memorandum, a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) attorney determined that a franchising company is not a joint employer with its franchisee under both the NLRB’s current standard as well as the General Counsel’s proposed standard for finding joint employer status. This case involves Freshii Development, LLC (“Freshii”), a fast-casual restaurant chain … Read More

Blog June 16, 2015

Cooper Presents 'Ethics in Jury Selection' During 28th Medical Device Seminar

Christian & Small Partner Robert E. Cooper provided his “Ethics in Jury Selection” presentation during the 28th Medical Device Seminar on Friday, June 12 at The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia. In 2014, Cooper developed a post based on the presentation’s content for the firm’s blog, which can be found here. Since its inception in … Read More

Blog June 15, 2015

Alley Smith, Christian, Sparks Recognized by Chambers USA in 2015

Christian & Small is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has recognized Managing Partner Deborah Alley Smith for Litigation: Appellate (Band 1), Partner Thomas W. Christian for Litigation: General Commercial (Band 1), and Partner Daniel D. Sparks for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 3) in Alabama. Alley Smith’s listing states that she was recommended for her “impressive post-judgement and appellate … Read More

Blog June 10, 2015

Christian & Small ‘Champion Event Sponsor’ of Teach for America-Alabama’s 5th Anniversary Celebration

As a founding supporter of Teach for America-Alabama, Christian & Small was proud to be a Champion Event Sponsor of the organization’s recent fifth-anniversary celebration. Community leaders, philanthropists, and corporate partners had the opportunity to mingle with Teach for America-Alabama teachers, new corps members, and students, and learned more about how Teach for America is … Read More

Blog June 9, 2015