Shareholder Elizabeth “Betsy” Burgess has been appointed to serve a 3-year term on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida. Grievance committees review complaints referred by Bar counsel and decide if probable cause exists to support a claim that a lawyer violated professional conduct rules and whether discipline is warranted.
Congratulations, Betsy!
Course Description In today’s current litigation environment, most claims are appropriate for consideration of a potential settlement at some point. This program will walk through the stages of litigation and how they will progress absent resolution. The potential risks of nuclear verdicts will also be discussed. The program will also […]
Stephen A. Swanson of our Chattanooga (TN) office secured summary judgment for a client in DeKalb County (GA). This was a premises liability case in which the plaintiff claimed she tripped and fell on overgrown kudzu in a movie theater parking lot. The court agreed with Stephen’s arguments on two […]
Carr Allison congratulates shareholder Thomas S. Thornton, III, of our Birmingham (AL) office on being elected to the 2026-27 USLAW Board of Directors, where he will be serving as Vice Chair.
