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Construction and Public Contracts Law
- Alabama Legislative Update: Prompt Payment Act and Statute of Repose
- OSHA Inspections and Citations: Do They Affect Architects and Engineers?
- "What Do You Mean I Can't Get That? Discovery in Arbitration Proceedings," Construction Lawyer, Fall 2006.
- "Dealing with OSHA Inspections and Contesting OSHA Citations," presented to The Associated General Contractors, The Propeller Club of The Port of Mobile, The Central Gulf Coast Safety & Health Seminar and Exposition, and The Mobile County Homebuilders.
Corporate and Commercial Law
- Coping with the Growing (and often Confusing) Extraterritorial Scope of Patent Law
- "The Emerging Commercial Torts of Interference With Contracts and Business Relations in Alabama, 18 Business Alabama 60 (June 2003).
- "Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Representing - Corporations in the Aftermath of Enron, WorldCom, et al." CLE course at Cumberland School of Law, November 2002.
Employment and Labor Law
- Unenforceability Of Worker's Comp Exclusion
- Hiring Foreign Workers: New Risks and Proposed Solutions, Alabama Associated General Contractors Newsletter, August 2006.
- "Has the Bright Line Become Blurred? FMLA Leave Expansion," For the Defense, March 2004.
- "Discipline and Discharge - How To Do It Right," Business Alabama.
Governmental and Regulatory Services
- "Service Above Self," Tarrant Pinson Valley Rotary Club (2009)
- "Fight the Blight, and Make it Right," presented to the International Municipal Lawyers Association (2012).
- "On Deposit and Earning Interest: The (Achievable) Future of Land Banking in Alabama," presented to the Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys (2012).
- "Fight the Blight, and Make it Right," presented to the Alabama Association of Municipal Attorneys (2011).
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Insurance Law
- Is There Coverage When Punitive Damages Are Excluded?
- Verdicts Within Policy Limits: Is the Carrier Still Liable for Failure to Settle?
- When Natural Disaster Strikes - Am I Covered Under a First-Party Policy
- Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and Lessons Applicable to the Japanese Disaster and Other Catastrophes
- Intellectual Property Rights in the People’s Republic of China
- Misrepresentation In The Insurance Application
- More Bang For Your Buck-Deciding Which Workers Comp Claims
- No One Wants to Testify
- Policyholder Perspective on The D&O Coverage Cases of 2004
- Running for Cover(age) When Corporate Scandal Breaks
- Smile, You're on Candid Camera
- The Basics of Contract and Intellectual Property Law
- The Basics of Insurance Policy Interpretation
- The Carrier's Duty to Defend or Reimburse Defense Costs
- Intellectual Property Protection in China
- Insurance Coverage for Punitive Damages
- Insurance Bad Faith in the South
- Evidence Handling and Spoliation
- Discovery in Alabama Bad Faith Litigation
- D&O Insurance Coverage- Lessons from HealthSouth, Enron and Worldcom
- Correlation Between Recession and Fraudulent Claims
- Challenges in Alabama Insurance Coverage Litigation
- After the Hurricanes and Floods
- The Insurance Contract
- The Punitive Damage Exclusion and Motor Carriers Insurance
- What Happens When The Fraud Hits The Fan Current Issues in D&O Coverage
- When Disaster Strikes Someone Else
- Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Alabama Law on Bad Faith Failure to Pay an Insurance Claim
- Long Live the Debatable Reason Back to the Basics of Alabama Bad Faith Law
- "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Does Not Prohibit Production of Information Regarding Non-Parties," DRI Life, Health and Disability Newsletter, Winter 2005.
Land Use and Environmental Law
- "How Do You Mix Timberland with Oil and Gas?!"
- What's Up With That? Size and Placement Do Matter
- A Lawyer's View Inside LEED
- Emerging Trends Regarding Wetland Issues and Real Estate Development
- Environmental Issues and Subdivision Development - Lorman Education seminar, October 2008
- "Endangered Species Reintroduction Coming to Alabama," The EnLaw, Volume 14, No. 1 - Page 3.
- "Alternatives for Conservation and Preservation of Wetlands and Other Environmentally Sensitive Areas," Wetlands and Realtors Workshop: Making Informed Decisions and Providing Educated Advice about Wetlands in Real Estate, August 2004.
- "Legal Consideration of Conservation Easements," August 11-12, 2003.
- "Current Legal Issues Affecting Watershed Protection," June 11, 2003.
- "Current Environmental Issues Affecting EPA - Update," March 17-18, 2003.
- "Current Land Use and Environmental Issues," March 12, 2003.
Litigation
- The Ten Commandments of a Closing Argument
- It's Not Who You Paid, It's Why You Paid It, Middle District analyzes Alabama law regarding the voluntary payment defense
- "Recent Developments in Toxic Tort Litigation," presented to the Alabama State Bar Environmental Law Section, June 15, 2007.
- "Notice Pleading in the Mass Tort Arena: What is Sufficient Notice?," The Alabama Lawyer, January 2007, at 74.
- "How Certain Must A Prospective Contract or Business Relationship Be?," ABA Business Torts Journal, Vol. 14 No. 2, Winter 2007.
- "Defining The Parameters of 'Series of Transactions or Occurrences' For Permissive Joinder Under Rule 20 (A)," ADLA Journal, November 2005.
- "The Implications of Barnes v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. on Alabama's Former Testimony Exception to the Hearsay Rule," Alabama Law Review (Winter 2003).
- "Technology for the Trial Lawyer," December 2001, Mobile & Baldwin County Bench and Bar Meeting.
- "Persuasive Closing Argument," Newsletter of the DRI Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Committee (Fall 1999).
- "Tales from the Dark Side," 15 Ala. Defense Lawyers Journal (Apr. 1999).
- "Junk Science: What to Do When It Happens to You," 54 Alabama Lawyer 117 (Mar. 1993).
Technology and Intellectual Property Law
- Coping with the Growing (and often Confusing and Controversial) Extraterritorial Scope of U.S. Patent Law
- "What's in a Name? Trademark Infringements in Cyberspace," The Alabama Lawyer, January 2007.
- "Intellectual Property – It’s Not Just For Corporate Behemoths," Cumberland School of Law CLE Seminar, December 2006.
- "Emerging Challenges and Solutions to Electronic Discovery Disputes," DRI CLE Seminar, December 2005.
- "Can Spam Really Be Canned?" Business Alabama, May 2004.
Transportation Law
- "Repair Charges When You Return A Leased Trailer - Do Not Let the Lessor Take Advantage of You," presented to the Mississippi Truckers Association, August 17, 2004.
- "Summary Judgements in Alabama: The Role of Inferences in Meeting a Party's Burdens," 27 The American Journal of Trial Advocacy 329 (Fall 2003).
- "Recent Trends in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law," Summer 2003, Birmingham Bar Association Seminar.
Firm News
Thursday, May 30th, 2013
Lisa Darnley Cooper Presented William Kaufman Award
Lisa Darnley Cooper was recognized as the outstanding individual with the William Kaufman award, named for the founder of the Community Foundation of South Alabama.
Read MoreTuesday, May 14th, 2013
Hand Arendall Attorneys Named 2013 Alabama Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Recently, Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business, announced the top lawyers in Alabama as selected through peer nominations, evaluations and third-party research. In addition, several Hand Arendall attorneys were named as Alabama Rising Stars, those who are 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
Read MoreFriday, May 3rd, 2013
Neil C. Johnston elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
The American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) has elected Neil C. Johnston as a Fellow. Neil's practice focuses on complex issues of real estate law including land use, environmental, natural resources, water and timber.
Read MoreTuesday, Apr 16th, 2013
Hand Arendall wins Partners for Environmental Progress Environmental Stewardship Award
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Friday, Apr 12th, 2013
Buzzy Riis and Katie Hassell receive defense verdicts for national retailer client
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Firm Awards
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