Valley, Alabama Business Lawyers

Michael Joseph Cohan
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Auburn, AL Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(334) 354-3984 822 Dean Road
Suite 300
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business, Education, Insurance Defense and Military
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Benny Charles Hand
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Opelika, AL Business Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(334) 741-4077 114 North 8th Street
 Opelika, AL 36801
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal and Divorce
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John Euell Cochran Jr
Auburn, AL Business Law Attorney
(334) 821-0216 1887 Prim Dr
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
JonesSchool of Law
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Hal Walker Jr.
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Auburn, AL Business Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(334) 329-7325 225 North Gay Street
 Auburn, AL 36830
Free ConsultationBusiness, Asbestos, Divorce and Personal Injury
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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We are DUI and personal injury attorneys. We help folks every week with these same issues. The Walker Law Firm was founded in 1999 by G. Hal Walker, an AV Rated attorney. Today, from out office in Auburn, Alabama, we are able to serve clients around the country. We are one of Alabama's leading family law, personal injury, civil litigation, and federal and state criminal defense law firms. We also specialize in helping college students with their run-ins with the law. We welcome the opportunity to represent a broad range of clients and pursue their cases...
Mr. Brett Alan Smith Esq.
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Auburn, AL Business Law Lawyer
(334) 329-5596 369 South College Street
 Auburn, AL 36830
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, IP and Real Estate
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Contact us today at (334) 329-5596. The mission of Huff Smith Law built by the two partners, Haley L. Huff (haley@huffsmithlaw.com) and Brett A. Smith (brett@huffsmithlaw.com) is to protect the future of our community. We aspire to provide exemplary legal services and counseling for your real estate, small business, non-profit, charitable organization, and family law matters. Just as the mighty oak as it grows from sapling to mature requires special amounts of nurture and protection, Huff Smith Law strives to help cultivate and protect the growth of your real estate, small business, non-profit, and charitable organization over its precious...
Christopher Mark Bazzell
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AUBURN, AL Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
P.O. Box 2661
 AUBURN, AL 36831
Business, Construction, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Appalachian School of Law and Auburn University
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Joshua T Morgan
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Auburn, AL Business Law Attorney with 3 years experience
(334) 329-5596 369 S. College Street
 Auburn, AL 36830
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal and Real Estate
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Contact us today at (334) 329-5596. The mission of Huff Smith Law built by the two partners, Haley L. Huff (haley@huffsmithlaw.com) and Brett A. Smith (brett@huffsmithlaw.com) is to protect the future of our community. I, Josh Morgan, (josh@huffsmithlaw.com) along with the partners of Huff Smith Law, aspire to provide exemplary legal services and counseling for your real estate, small business, non-profit, charitable organization, and family law matters. Just as the mighty oak as it grows from sapling to mature requires special amounts of nurture and protection, Huff Smith Law strives to help cultivate and protect the growth of your real...
Courtney Alexander Raville
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Auburn, AL Business Law Lawyer
311 Ingram Hall
 Auburn, AL 36849
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Vanderbilt University Law School
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James Alexander Muncie III
Auburn, AL Business Law Lawyer
(334) 821-1908 324 E Magnolia Ave
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
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James Donovan McLaughlin
Auburn, AL Business Law Lawyer
(334) 821-1908 324 E Magnolia Ave
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business, Collections, Criminal and DUI
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Judith Croft Van Dyke
Auburn, AL Business Law Attorney
(334) 826-1812 597 Sherwood Dr
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business and Real Estate
JonesSchool of Law
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Michael Sharp Speakman
Auburn, AL Business Law Lawyer
(334) 821-0091 108 N Dean Rd
 Auburn, AL 36830
Business, Civil Rights, Criminal and Divorce
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Anne Reilly Moses
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Attorney with 40 years experience
(205) 967-0901 300 Cahaba Park Circle, Suite 100
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
St. John's University School of Law
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Anne R. Moses received her B. A. from Barnard College, Columbia University, New York; and Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and Alabama. Anne is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and former Chair of the Elder Law Services Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association. She also has received her Mediation Certification from the Alabama State Bar and serves on the Board of the SOS Foundation. She has been voted as one of the Best...
Amanda B Cook
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 6 years experience
(334) 356-7879 2740 Zelda Road Ste. 5B
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Business, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Amanda B. Cook, Counselor at Law, provides a wide range of legal services to clients in Montgomery and throughout Alabama, including business planning, contracts, litigation, immigration, commercial real property, and copyrights/trademarks. We represent clients from small mom and pop restaurants to global manufacturing corporations. We also now offer mediation services for all kinds of legal issues and help with both employment and family based immigration.
Marcus L Hunt
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Attorney with 15 years experience
(205) 408-3025 2803 Greystone Commercial Blvd
Suite 12
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Real Estate
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Marcus L. Hunt is a partner with Duell | Hunt law firm. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and his undergraduate degree in History/Political Science from East Texas Baptist University. Marcus has been admitted to practice in the State of Alabama and before the United States District Courts for Alabama. Marcus represents franchise clients across the United States and internationally. He has helped both start-up companies and entrepreneurs reach their goals through franchising as well as established franchise companies that have a global presence. Marcus’ franchise law practice...
Morris Wade Richardson
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(205) 572-4100 100 Corporate Parkway
One Lake Level
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
University of Alabama School of Law
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Wade Richardson’s success as a trial attorney is a result of the good judgment, wisdom, and experience he brings to bear on behalf of his clients, in addition to his willingness to provide an extra level of advocacy focused on the client’s long term goals and objectives.

He has extensive experience in tort and business litigation, including copyright, trademark and other intellectual property or Lanham Act disputes, product liability, fraud, business competition and dissolution claims. Wade has handled and tried high risk cases to successful verdicts.

Wade represents multiple small and medium sized companies and closely held businesses. He also...
Dwayne Brown
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(334) 277-3757 2740 Zelda Road
Suite 500
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Business, Criminal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Alabama School of Law
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Attorney Dwayne L. Brown always puts his clients first, working hard to build a strong attorney-client relationship that’s based on trust and that produces real results. By effectively and expertly managing each case and giving clients the attention and interaction they deserve, Brown has earned a stellar reputation for client satisfaction and collected millions of dollars in compensation for his many clients from all over Alabama and throughout the United States.

“I have always believed that the law is the greatest weapon against tyranny and injustice,” Brown says. “Injustice is like a deep sea of water that if not contained will...
Lynn W. Jinks, III
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Union Springs, AL Business Law Attorney
(888) 297-9592 219 North Prairie St.
 Union Springs, AL 36089
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
University of Alabama School of Law and University of Alabama School of Law
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Victoria Laine Dye
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(205) 423-8504 2201 Providence Park, Suite 200
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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Mr. Joshua Benjamin Key
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer
(205) 265-3015 4000 Eagle Point Corporate Drive
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Free ConsultationBusiness, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Do you have questions about business formation, elder law, or Social Security disability? Do you need assistance with any kind of estate planning issue? You have come to the right firm! At The Law Offices of Joshua Key, you can rest assured in the help and support you can receive from a Birmingham probate attorney who has your best interests in mind. It is absolutely imperative that you know who you can trust at this critical juncture in your life, and Attorney Key is just the man for the task. He obtained his Juris Doctorate at the University of Missouri-Kansas...
David E. Allred
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience
(334) 396-9200 7030 Fain Park Dr #9
P.O. Box 241594
 Montgomery, AL 36117
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Alabama School of Law
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Nathan Andrew Dickson II
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Union Springs, AL Business Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(888) 297-9592 219 North Prairie St.
 Union Springs, AL 36089
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Mr. Dickson joined the firm in 2005. His clients include individuals who have been injured or had loved ones killed because of the negligence of others or as the result of defective products, including automobiles, boats, defectively designed or maintained roads, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and heavy equipment. He also represents individuals and small businesses who have suffered financial loss due to the wrongful acts of others, including defective farm and logging equipment, tainted agricultural seed, site-built and manufactured home construction defects, breach of contract, fraudulent and inappropriate investment products, fraudulent misrepresentation, deceptive trade and business practices, breach of warranty,...
Keith Thomson Belt Jr
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(334) 513-1841 121 Coosa St
Ste 230
 Montgomery, AL 36104-2506
Business, Environmental, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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Mr. Belt is an experienced trial lawyer who prides himself on quality client representation and maximizing his client’s financial recovery. Mr. Belt has over forty verdicts and settlements of one million dollars or more to his credit. Mr. Belt has won jury verdicts in almost every conceivable kind of case including personal injury, products liability, outrageous conduct, environmental contamination, uninsured motorist, workplace accident, medical malpractice, business fraud, and breach of contract. This experience has earned him the AV Preeminent ranking by the national legal publication Martindale-Hubbell which polls lawyers and judges. This is the highest and most prestigious peer view...
Charles E. Grainger
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(334) 260-0500 4220 Carmichael Ct N
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Defense
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Creditor harassment is stressful. It is hard to deal with repetitive threats of legal action and wage garnishment late at night or early in the morning. Often, it can feel like new debt accumulates faster than you are able to pay it off. For those who have overwhelming amounts of consumer or medical debt, bankruptcy can be a helpful way to get a fresh start. Experienced Montgomery bankruptcy lawyer Charles Grainger can help you deal with consumer bankruptcy through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 proceedings. He also helps Alabama businesses struggling with debt by helping them file for bankruptcy under...
Brian W Moore
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(334) 293-0568 2740 Zelda Road, 4th Floor
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Immigration
University of Alabama School of Law and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Erby Johnson Fischer II
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(205) 423-8504 2201 Providence Park, Suite 200
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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Erby J. Fischer focuses his practice primarily on plaintiff’s personal injury and wrongful death litigation. He provides compassionate and astute representation to clients throughout the state who have incurred economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence of other persons or entities. Mr. Fischer’s cases have covered truck and other motor vehicle crashes, premises liability, medical malpractice and defective products. He also has significant experience in insurance fraud and bad faith actions as well as complex business litigation.

Mr. Fischer has been able to obtain many sizable settlements and jury awards on behalf of his clients. Some of his representative successes...
David Craig Allred
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(334) 396-9200 7030 Fain Park Dr #9
P.O. Box 241594
 Montgomery, AL 36117
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, DUI and Employment
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Craig was admitted to the Alabama bar in 2004 and to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 2005. Prior to entering the private practice of law, Craig worked as a law clerk for Judge William A. Shashy, Circuit Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama and also clerked in the office of the city attorney for the City of Montgomery, Alabama.Craig is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association.
Clint C. Thomas
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Calera, AL Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(205) 668-4546 8254 Highway 31 South
 Calera, AL 35040
Business, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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I have over 20 years of legal experience in Shelby County and its surrounding areas. I gladly return telephone calls. Please see my website www.clintthomaslaw.com for more detailed information.
Brannan W. Reaves
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
(334) 264-9472 105 Tallapoosa Street Suite 101
 Montgomery, AL 36104
Business, Construction, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
University of Alabama School of Law
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My civil practice focuses on insurance, business, and professional liability defense. I have significant experience in personal and commercial automobile defense, premises liability defense, construction defect litigation, and insurance coverage matters. I have also represented numerous insurance companies against claims of bad faith, fraud, and other extra-contractual actions. I represent a variety of businesses, ranging from small, family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of litigation. I also represent a wide range of professionals (pharmacists, nurses, teachers, etc.) before many of Alabama's governing administrative agencies on licensing and certification matters. My transactional practice concentrates on...
Shirley A. Millwood
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Alexandria, AL Business Law Attorney with 10 years experience
(256) 847-3777 8385 Alabama Highway 144
 Alexandria, AL 36250
Business, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Divorce
Birmingham School of Law and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Byron Mark Richardson
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Clanton, AL Business Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(205) 280-6155 405 2nd Ave N
 Clanton, AL 35045
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Family
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Raley Livingston Wiggins
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(334) 239-0526 445 Dexter Avenue
Suite 9000
 Montgomery, AL 36104
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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Raley L. Wiggins received his Bachelor’s degree from Birmingham-Southern College with a major in music. After spending some time in the music industry, he worked with an Alabama-based insurance company before going back to school. In 2010, he received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Alabama School of Law. Before transferring to the University of Alabama School of Law, Raley was ranked in the top five percent of his class at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he was also selected for grade-on status by the Jones Law Review, and awarded the Walter...
David Eugene Malick
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(205) 572-4100 100 Corporate Pkwy
One Lake Level
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business, IP, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Capital University Law School
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David E. Malick received a Bachelor of Arts in Music, cum laude, from Kent State University in 1980, and a Masters of Theology in Bible Exposition, with honors, from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1984. In 2003, he earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Capital University Law School, where he received the Order of the Curia. He has engaged in post-graduate studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and the University of South Africa.

As a professional musician, Dave has performed studio work in Cleveland, Ohio where he also played for Tony Bennett, Steve Allen, Lawrence Welk, Perry Como, Bob...
Samuel Lee Masdon III
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney
(334) 262-8395 2808 Chestnut St
 Montgomery, AL 36107
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Criminal
University of Alabama School of Law
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Samuel L. Masdon, III is a licensed attorney practicing law in Montgomery, Alabama, and currently serves as the Indigent Defense Counsel for the Montgomery County District Courts. Mr. Masdon is a graduate of The University of Alabama Law School, and has over thirty years of experience. He served as the Winston County District Judge from 2000 to 2007. He is retired from the United States Air Force as a Major, and is fluent in Spanish, Italian and French. Current areas of practice are criminal law; DUI/DWI; Workman's Compensation; Immigration; accidents, divorce, family law, custody, child support,...
David C. Hilyer
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(334) 215-3064 4142 Carmichael Road
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Asbestos
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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David C. Hilyer received his B.S. in Business Administration degree, with honors, in 1997 from Faulkner University. He received his Juris Doctor in 2002 from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he served one-year as a Justice on the Honor Court and received the Best Oral Advocate award his second year. Mr. Hilyer was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2002 and the U.S. Middle, Southern and Northern District Courts of Alabama in 2002. Mr. Hilyer focuses his practice on general litigation matters, including breach of contract, construction, insurance defense, subrogation, mold claims and various business...
Boyd F Campbell
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 30 years experience
(334) 832-9090 PO Box 11032
 Montgomery, AL 36111-0032
Business and Immigration
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Boyd F. Campbell has practiced immigration and nationality law in Montgomery, Alabama, since 1988. He is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and and has served as a speaker at numerous AILA conferences.
Randall Richardson
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Pell City, AL Business Law Attorney with 14 years experience
(205) 338-6400 113 20th Street North
 Pell City, AL 35125
Business, Family, Probate and Real Estate
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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LaConya Murray
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
(334) 523-0022 8430 Crossland Loop
 Montgomery, AL 36117
Business and IP
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Christopher W. Brodie
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Montgomery, AL Business Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(334) 215-3064 4142 Carmichael Road
 Montgomery, AL 36106
Business, Appeals, Collections and Construction
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
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Chris Brodie received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management in 2005 from Faulkner University. Chris received his Juris Doctor in 2008 from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he successfully completed 20 hours of mediation training and fulfilled the necessary coursework to receive a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Chris also participated in the School's Family Violence Clinic, which allowed him to represent clients in abusive family relationships to obtain orders that enable them to find safety, to protect their children and to establish more peaceful lives. Chris was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in...
Richard C Duell III
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Birmingham, AL Business Law Lawyer
(205) 408-3025 4320 Eagle Point Pkwy
 Birmingham, AL 35242
Business and Collections
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Richard C. Duell III maintains an active presence in the state, national and international legal communities advocating client's rights through a number of organizational and committee memberships. Mr. Duell is well respected by his colleagues having received a rating of "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating from the universally recognized legal referral source. Richard C. Duell III received his Doctor of Jurisprudence at Cumberland School of Law of Samford University and his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Auburn University. He has published numerous articles and speaks often on commercial and franchising law. Mr. Duell was on the panel...
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