Businesses and individuals buy insurance for protection from the financial cost of accidents, injuries, storms, and other losses. But insurance companies all too often respond to a claim by denying it outright, disputing coverage, or offering to pay less than what is legally owed.
That's when our 25 years of experience inside the insurance industry matters the most. We represent policyholders, first and third-party policy claimants, insurance agents and brokers, and civil litigation plaintiffs. Put our knowledge to work for you.
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BAR ADMISSIONS
PRACTICE AREAS
INSURANCE BAD FAITH
We represent clients whose insurance companies have denied their claims or refused to pay the amount owed under their policies.
INSURANCE FRAUD AND COVERAGE
We represent clients in coverage disputes and fraudulent representations of coverage.
AGENTS AND BROKERS
We represent agents and brokers in disputes arising with their captive companies or from independent agency contracts.
CIVIL LITIGATION
We represent individuals and businesses in a wide variety of litigation disputes including personal injuries, contract law, employment issues, auto and commercial motor vehicle accidents, construction defects, product defects, and premises liability.
Admitted Alabama State Bar
Admitted United States District Courts in Alabama
Admitted 11th Circuit United States Court of Appeals
Admitted United States Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
CCP: Certified Claims Professional in EC Claims
ACP: Advanced Claims Professional
CLMP: Certified Litigation Management Professional
THE CLM, A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTES 2009-2020
National Chair, Extra-Contractual Claims Committee
National Chair, Annual New York EC Conference
National Dean, School of Extra-Contractual Claims
Instructor, National Claims College
Speaker, National Annual Conferences
Speaker, National EC Committee Claims Conferences
Speaker, Live Standards Training
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
The CLM, a Member of the Institutes
ACI National Symposiums on Bad Faith Litigation
ACI National Symposium Controlling Litigation Costs
ABA Tort & Insurance Section Annual Conference
CEU Institute Programs
CLM Webinar: Institutional Bad Faith
CLM Webinar: Issues in COVID-19 Insurance Claims
Society of Claim Law Associates Annual Conference
Windstorm Insurance Network Annual Conference
Claims Magazine Annual ACE Conference
National Business Institute Seminars
University of Alabama Law School CLE
PUBLICATIONS
Alabama Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law
Avoiding Bad Faith: The Insured in the Claims Process
Medical Fraud and Abuse for the Claims Professional
Comprehensive Alabama Law Summary
Bad Faith and UM/UIM
Insurance Ethics in Settling Personal Injury Claims
The Soft Tissue Injury Case: Defense Strategies
Changes in Liability Limits/Mandatory Coverage
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage Issues
Cooperation in Non-Standard Insurance Relationships
Strategies in Commercial Motor Vehicle Litigation
Building Damage Issues in Windstorm Events
Engineering Firms and Outcome-Oriented Reports
Bad Faith and the Expert: Disarming the Bomb
EDUCATION
Auburn University
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
Litigation Management Institute Columbia Law School
CLM National Claims College