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Carr Allison welcomes two new Associates to the firm! Daniel Harris joins our Birmingham, Alabama office where his practice will focus on employment litigation. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama where he marched in the University’s Million Dollar Band. He earned his Juris Doctor, summa cum […]
Read MoreMartin Receives Designation
Shareholder Sean W. Martin has received the National Academy of Jurisprudence (NAJ) Premier 100 Designation. The NAJ is an invitation-only, national organization. Members selected as Premier 100 Trial Attorneys have been recognized as leading trial attorneys in the United States. Each attorney has satisfied strict standards created by the NAJ […]
Read MoreDepartment of Labor Releases New Overtime Rule
More Than 4 Million Employees Newly Eligible for Overtime Pay – The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay overtime rates to many employees working more than 40 hours in a work week. The FLSA exempts certain positions from overtime rates for employees in executive, administrative and professional positions […]
Read MoreDaughtry to Speak at ARHA Seminar
The Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance (ARHA) will host a seminar featuring shareholder Bricker S. Daughtry. Bricker will speak on the evolving issues and challenges facing today’s business owners in keeping up with the requirements of the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This free […]
Read MorePamela Springrose Hallford Joins Carr Allison’s Dothan Office
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Pamela Springrose Hallford is now a resident in our Dothan office. After practicing in the firm’s Birmingham office the past four years, Pam is now able to assist clients in the Wiregrass Region on an array of topics from real estate to products […]
Read MoreWin for the Defense!
Hugh Harris recently secured a win in the District Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, on behalf of a hotel client sued in a slip and fall action. Hugh filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that the Plaintiff’s claims were time-barred under the applicable statute of limitations found in Alabama […]
Read MoreBall Named to Alumni Council
Steve Ball, Shareholder in our Birmingham office, has been named to Samford University’s Alumni Association Executive Council. Steve’s term will run through spring of 2019. The Samford University Alumni Association strives to create a lifelong and worldwide community of alumni by increasing opportunities for engagement with each other and with […]
Read MoreCarr and Oliver Present Award at USLAW Conference
At the 2016 USLAW Spring Client Conference, Carr Allison President Charles Carr and USLAW Chair Tom Oliver, also with Carr Allison, had the privilege to present the inaugural Bill Burns Award to its namesake and industry leader Bill Burns. USLAW created this annual honor to recognize client members who have […]
Read MoreWatson Participates in Fishing Tournament for Charity
On behalf of Carr Allison, Shareholder Jordan Watson will sponsor the first annual Castin’ N’ Catchin’ for CHD fishing tournament to be held on May 7, 2016 on Lake Guntersville in Jackson County, Alabama. The tournament will benefit the Pediatric & Congenital Heart Center of Alabama at Children’s Hospital in […]
Read MorePhotos of Property Damages Admissibility Without Expert Testimony
Garvin v. Malone, 2016 Tenn. App. LEXIS 163 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 26, 2016). In this significant ruling, the Court distinguished the facts of this case from those seen in Hardeman County v. McIntyre. 420 S.W.3d 742 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013), as it relates to the admissibility of photographic evidence […]
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