Pryor and Ryan Successfully Defend Client
Caroline T. Pryor and Sarah Cross Ryan won a motion to dismiss for their client arguing that the workers’ compensation claim was filed outside the applicable statute of limitations. The Court agreed and granted the motion.
Read MoreCarr Allison Welcomes New Associate
Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Associate Adrian T. Mood to our Tallahassee, FL office where his practice will focus in the areas of premises liability, personal injury and construction. Adrian earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Howard University, graduating cum laude. He then earned his Juris […]
Read MoreWells Serves as Supernumerary Judge
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. Judge Wells presided over Judge Joe Basenberg’s criminal dockets and conducted all District Court bond hearings on July 11th and 12th, when […]
Read MoreDunagan Wins Summary Judgment
Greg Dunagan, a shareholder in the Mobile office, recently obtained a summary judgment on behalf of an employer in a workers’ compensation case. The employee alleged that she had a cumulative trauma injury to her hips that arose out of and during the course of her employment. Mr. Dunagan was […]
Read MoreLockett Wins Defense Verdict
On June 19, 2017, shareholder Tara W. Lockett from the Mobile, Alabama office received a defense verdict following a worker’s compensation trial on June 1, 2017 in Conecuh County, Alabama. At trial, Plaintiff asserted he was permanently and totally disabled and in addition to seeking indemnity benefits asserted he had […]
Read MoreJones Elected Vice-Chair of PLAN Board of Directors
Allan S. Jones, shareholder in the firm’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN). PLAN’s member firms elected him to the position. Allan will serve one year as Vice-Chair, which includes firm membership selection and coordination, before moving […]
Read MoreVickers Named 2017 Florida Rising Star
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that Heath L. Vickers, Counsel in our Jacksonville (FL) office, has been selected to the 2017 Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Heath has been recognized as a Rising Star by Florida Super Lawyers every year since 2013. Fewer than 2.5 percent of the […]
Read MoreGuarino Chosen for Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum
Michael C. Guarino, an associate in Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office, was recently selected to the 2017 class of the Birmingham Bar Association Future Leaders Forum. Michael is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. The Future Leaders Forum develops leaders from a group of motivated attorneys who have been […]
Read MoreLockett Serves on Community College Presidential Advisory Committee
Tara W. Lockett, a shareholder in the firm’s Daphne, Alabama office was appointed by State Representative Adline Clarke to serve on the Bishop State Community College’s Presidential Advisory Committee and recently concluded her service. The purpose of the committee was to aid the Chancellor and the Board for the Alabama […]
Read MoreDOL Withdraws Worker Classification Guidance
On June 7, 2017, the US Department of Labor (DOL) withdrew its 2015 and 2016 informal guidance related to classification of workers as independent contractors (where a worker is not considered an employee of the business for which the individual is providing work) or joint employees (where a worker is […]
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