Wells appointed as Secretary of the Mobile County Judicial Commission
Judson Wells, Sr., a Carr Allison shareholder and a retired Mobile County District Judge, was appointed in early 2015 by Chairman Judge Charles Graddick to serve as Secretary of the Mobile County Judicial Commission. Wells was elected in 2013 by the members of the Mobile Bar Association to serve a […]
Davis, Kanter and Zwilling named “Top Women Attorneys” by B-Metro Magazine
Carr Allison would like to congratulate shareholders Kathy R. Davis, Elizabeth Kanter and Melisa Zwilling who have been named to B-Metro Magazine’s 2015 list of “Top Women Attorneys”. The list, compiled by Avvo, showcases the top women attorneys in the Birmingham area.
Twelve Carr Allison Attorneys listed to Best Lawyers in America for 2016
Carr Allison is pleased to announce that 12 attorneys were recently listed to 2016 Best Lawyers in America for their excellence in Appellate Practice, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Worker’s Compensation. Included are:Russell Q. Allison (Insurance Law), Charles F. Carr (Personal Injury Litigation and Workers’ Compensation), Joseph H. Driver […]
Springrose selected to DRI committee
Pam Springrose, an associate in Carr Allison’s Birmingham office has been selected as a member of the DRI Young Lawyers Steering Committee and will serve as Wellness Vice-Chair for 2015-2016. Her appointment will be announced at the upcoming annual DRI seminar this October.
Lockett elected Vice President at annual meeting
During the recent Alabama State Bar 2015 Annual Meeting, Tara W. Lockett, a shareholder in the firm’s Daphne Alabama office was elected as Vice-President of the Alabama State Bar Workers’ Compensation Section.
Carr and Oliver featured speakers at 2015 ATA Forum
Shareholders Charles Carr and Tom Oliver are featured speakers at the upcoming American Trucking Association’s Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel. Tom’s presentation will examine whistleblower claims under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) and Charles will address recent trends in jury verdicts. The ATA Forum covers a wide range […]
Oliver and Howard sucessfully defend client
Tom Oliver and David Howard successfully defended a major transportation and USLAW client in a weeklong trial in Circuit Court in north Alabama. The plaintiff, an elderly female who was wheelchair bound at trial, alleged that the Werner driver was negligent in the operation of his tractor trailer when he […]
Thornton to present at CCWC Conference
Shareholder, Tommy Thornton will speak at the 13th Annual California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) Legislative & Educational Forum on Wednesday, July 22. The session will provide an overview of situations in which MSA is needed, when it should be submitted to CMS, and how to navigate the process successfully […]
President Obama announces overtime expansion proposal
“We’ve got to keep making sure hard work is rewarded. Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve. That’s partly because we’ve failed to update overtime regulations for years — and an exemption meant for highly paid, white collar employees now leaves out […]
Defense win!
Sean W. Martin, shareholder of the Chattanooga, Tennessee office of Carr Allison, recently received two favorable decisions from a single lawsuit spanning two Federal District Courts in Georgia. The saga began with the filing of two separate lawsuits arising out of the same tractor trailer accident in the Superior Court […]
