Congratulations to our 2017 bMetro Top Flight Lawyers

Carr Allison would like to congratulate the following attorneys who were chosen as “Top Flight Lawyers” by Birmingham’s bMetro magazine: Russell Q. Allison Kathy R. Davis Elizabeth Kanter Donald “Bo” Kirkpatrick, II Tom L. Oliver, II Lea Richmond, IV Brett A. Ross Melisa C. Zwilling

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Carr Allison Welcomes Two New Associates

Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Margaret H. Manuel and Zachary R. Weaver as the firm’s newest associates. Margaret H. Manuel joins Carr Allison’s Birmingham team.  Her practice will focus on assisting clients with transportation litigation.  Margaret is a Birmingham native and earned her JD from Cumberland School of Law […]

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Our Jacksonville Office is Growing!

Carr Allison is pleased to announce the expansion of legal services to our clients with the addition of Shareholder Steven L. Worley in our Jacksonville, FL office.  With more than 20 years of experience, Steve will continue to provide an aggressive defense to both individuals and corporations involved in litigation […]

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Carr Allison Welcomes New Associate

Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Associate Bain Hanning to our Birmingham office.  Bain’s practice focuses on insurance, labor and employment, products liability and transportation.  He earned his BS in Criminal Justice from Troy University (AL) and his JD from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University (AL). He is […]

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Kanter Speaks on LGBT Inclusion

Shareholder Elizabeth Kanter recently spoke on LGBT inclusion in the workplace at the DeKalb Regional Medical Center in Fort, Payne Alabama on January 17, 2017.  Kanter addressed recent groundbreaking opinions from the EEOC and broadening coverage for LGBT citizens under Title VII.  Kanter also provided practical tips for employers to […]

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Arnwine Obtains Favorable Ruling on Appeal

The Alabama Supreme Court has overturned a $550,000.00 default judgment after finding that the trial court exceeded its discretion in denying a motion to set aside a default judgment.  The case concerns a 2012 accident that occurred while a logging truck was backing into a residential driveway.  A complaint filed […]

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Miller Presents on Employment Law

Jeffrey Miller, Counsel in Carr Allison’s Birmingham office, will speak in Montgomery on behalf of Sterling Education Services on January 12, 2017.  His presentation is part of the program “Interplay of Employee Benefits: ADA, FMLA, and Worker’s Compensation” and will cover a broad review of the latest case law and […]

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Judson Wells Returns to Mobile County District Court

Judson W. Wells, Sr., a Carr Allison Shareholder and retired Mobile County District Judge (1997-2007), has returned to the Mobile County District Court to serve as a judge frequently over the last few months.  At the request of the judges of the Mobile County District Court, Judge Wells presided over […]

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News

Sausaman Granted a Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman of our Jacksonville (FL) office won a recent appeal of an order granting Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on behalf of a convenience store. The Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order, which held that an undefined change in elevation where concrete met asphalt […]

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Summer 2026 Law Clerks

Carr Allison Welcomes 10 1Ls and 23 2Ls to the 2026 Summer Clerk Program!

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DeCoudres and Brown Granted a Summary Judgment

Shaun DeCoudres and Web Brown of our Birmingham (AL) office were granted summary judgment in Jefferson County (AL) on claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision in a death case involving a temp agency and tire wholesaler. Shaun and Web argued that the temp agency scans possible employees for placement […]

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