Carr Allison- which employs nearly 100 attorneys in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi- last month opened a new office in Pensacola, Florida. The new office was founded to support Carr Allison's expanding caseload across Florida and the rest of the southeast.  The addition of the new office will provide for more efficient handling of the firm's clients' interests. Carr Allison's presence in the new Pensacola office and its existing Tallahassee office will continue to provide Carr Allison attorneys with the ability to cultivate relationships at a local level throughout the Panhandle as well as supplement the firm's representation of clients along the Gulf Coast of Florida, Mississippi and Alabama.

Carr Allison Shareholders, Regina Cash and Lucian Hodges, and associate attorneys and paralegals will lead the development of the Pensacola Office.  Ms. Cash specializes in the defense of personal injury, premises liability, workers' compensation, insurance, construction defect, wrongful death, and complex litigation. Ms. Cash practices in all state and federal courts in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. She is a member of the Florida Bar, Alabama Bar, Baldwin County Bar, and Pensacola Bar Associations.  Ms. Cash is also a member of the Defense Research Institute and numerous defense lawyers and litigation groups.

Lucian Hodges has been handling complex litigation and major claims since 1996. The types of cases he has defended vary from: catastrophic personal injury, construction defect, wrongful death, premises liability, product liability, toxic torts, workers compensation, contract disputes and professional liability. Mr. Hodges is a licensed multi-jurisdictional attorney, and practices frequently in all state and federal courts in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.  He is a member of the Florida bar, Alabama Bar, Baldwin County Bar, and Pensacola Bar Associations. Mr. Hodges is also a member of the Defense Research Institute and a number of defense lawyer and litigation groups.

Additional information about Carr Allison, its attorneys and representative clients may be found throughout our website.

To Contact the Pensacola, Florida office:

212 West Intendencia Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502

850.434.9028 (phone)

Regina Cash: rcash@carrallison.com

Lucian Hodges: lhodges@carrallison.com

Judson W. Wells, Sr., a Carr Allison shareholder and retired Mobile County District Judge (1997-2007), recently returned to the Mobile County District Court to serve as a judge.  At the request of Judge Charles McKnight, Judge Wells presided over Judge McKnight's criminal and traffic court docket of December 3, 2009.  The Mobile County District Judges have indicated that they may ask Judge Wells to assist with dockets several times a year.

Judge Wells stated, "It was my honor to preside over a court docket for the Mobile County District Court and Judge McKnight on December 3, 2009.  I am happy to assist with the judicial system in my role as a retired trial judge."

Kathy Davis, Carr Allison shareholder and chair of the Construction Law practice group, will participate as a panelist in a DRI webcast hosted by Carr Allison.  The webcast is designed to educate parties on the latest developments of Green Building Construction Litigation. Scheduled for January 12, 2010, Davis will address litigation over failure to achieve green-building certification, the legal theories argued by litigating parties, and a review of recent litigation across the country.  She is a member of DRI's Construction Law Committee and the Chair of its Construction Defects Specialized Litigation Group.  For the full article, including details on how to register, please follow the link.