General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in
all State and Federal Courts. Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy,
Business, Business Planning, Business Transactions, Commercial,
Consumer Finance, Construction, Contracts, Contract Litigation,
Corporate, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Executive
Compensation, ERISA, Estate Planning, Health Care Law, Insurance,
Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Maritime,
Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Natural
Resources, Patents, Personal Injury, Products Liability,
Professional Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Timber and Logging,
Trusts and Estates, Wills and Workers' Compensation law.
Recognized as the oldest continuous law
practice in Birmingham and one of the oldest continuous practices
in Alabama, the firm of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas &
O'Neal LLP has a distinguished history. The origins of the firm,
which began in Birmingham in 1887, can be traced back to the firm's
first lawyer, E. H. Cabaniss, who left the small Alabama town of
Union Springs to travel to Birmingham to capitalize on the growth
of industry and business in the rapidly growing southern town.
There he formed Cabaniss & Banks. A merger in 1920 produced
Cabaniss, Johnston, Cocke & Cabaniss. "Cabaniss, Johnston" has
been a familiar and respected name in Alabama legal circles ever
since. The firm maintains full-service law offices in Birmingham
and Mobile, the two largest cities and economic centers in Alabama.
The strategic north-south location of our offices and their
respective spheres of practice give us an ongoing statewide
presence.
Cabaniss, Johnston is distinguished by the
exceptional ability of its lawyers and the excellence of its work
product and provides a range of services for its clientele. In
addition, the firm encourages professional development and
participation in continuing legal education activities.
Edward H. Cabaniss
1857-1936
Forney Johnston
1879-1965
Lucien D.
Gardner Jr. 1903-1988
M. Camper O'Neal
1907-1989
Crawford S.
McGivaren Jr. (Clarksdale Mississippi 1943) Admitted
to practice Alabama 1968. Educated at Vanderbilt University A.B.
magna cum laude 1965 and Harvard University LL.B. 1968. Member Phi
Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Division Counsel Norfolk-Southern Corporation
for Alabama since 1982. Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and American Bar Associations.
Commercial Law, Professional Liability Defense, Personal Injury
Law, Insurance Litigation.
Sydney F. Frazier Jr.
(Birmingham Alabama 1942) Admitted to practice Alabama 1972.
Educated at University of Alabama B.A. 1969 J.D. 1972.
Editor-in-Chief Alabama Law Review 1971-72. Member Omicron Delta
Kappa, Jasons, Phi Delta Phi and Bench and Bar.
Member Alabama Bar Institute (Faculty Employment
Law Committee Continuing Legal Education since 1988), Alabama State
Bar (Secretary-Treasurer 1981-82, Vice Chairman 1982-83 and
Chairman 1983-84 Employment Law Section), Birmingham and American
Bar Associations. General Practice, Civil Litigation,
Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law.
Roy J. Crawford (Selma
Alabama 1949) Admitted to practice Alabama 1977. Educated at Troy
State University B.S. summa cum laude 1971, University of Alabama
J.D. 1977 and New York University LL.M. in Taxation 1980. Managing
Editor Alabama Law Review 1976-77. Member Omicron Delta Kappa,
Jasons, Order of the Coif and Bench and Bar.
Member Alabama Law Foundation (Trustee 1987-95
and President 1993-95), Alabama State Bar (Chairman Section of
Taxation), Birmingham and American Bar Associations. Taxation
Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law.
F. Gerald Burnett
(Meridian Mississippi 1946) Admitted to practice Mississippi 1972,
Alabama 1979 and District of Columbia 1979. Educated at University
of Mississippi B.B.A. 1968 J.D. with distinction 1972 and
Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. in Taxation 1977. Recipient
Tax Division Outstanding Attorney Award 1977. Special Projects
Editor Mississippi Law Journal 1971-72. Member Phi Alpha Delta and
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Co-author Treatise Litigation of Federal Tax
Controversies Shepards/McGraw-Hill 1986. Trial Attorney Tax
Division U.S. Department of Justice 1974-78. Special Tax Advisor
Tax Management, Inc. since 1983. Member Alabama State Bar, The
District of Columbia Bar, Mississippi State Bar, Birmingham,
Federal and American (Sections: Litigation, Taxation, Real
Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Taxation
Law, Real Estate Law, Timber and Logging Law.
David S. Dunkle (Erie
Pennsylvania 1945) Admitted to practice North Carolina 1969 and
Alabama 1980. Educated at Virginia Military Institute B.A. with
honors 1966, University of North Carolina School of Law J.D. 1969
and Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. in Taxation 1970. Member
North Carolina Law Review 1967-69.
Author Treatise Guide to Pension and Profit
Sharing Plans Shepards/McGraw-Hill 1984. Lecturer on Tax
University of North Carolina 1976-79. Special Tax Advisor Tax
Management, Inc. 1973-98. Member Alabama State Bar, The North
Carolina State Bar, Birmingham and American (Committee on Employee
Benefits Section of Taxation since 1980) Bar Associations.
Taxation Law, Employee Benefit Law, ERISA, Executive
Compensation, Estate Planning.
C. Fred Daniels
(Birmingham Alabama 1947) Admitted to practice Alabama 1973 and
U.S. Tax Court 1974. Educated at Auburn University B.S. 1970,
University of Alabama J.D. 1973 and New York University LL.M. in
Taxation 1974.
Co-author with Markstein "Planning for
Beneficiaries of IRAs and Qualified Plans, Essential Concepts and
Useful Forms" 22 American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Notes
125, 1996. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Taxation,
Estate and Employee Benefits. Fellow American College of Trust and
Estate Council and Alabama Law Institute. Member Alabama State Bar
(Chairman Tax Section 1984-85), Birmingham and American (Sections:
Taxation, Business Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar
Associations. Trusts and Estates, Taxation Law, Corporate
Law.
G. Thomas Sullivan
(Ashland Kentucky 1952) Admitted to practice Alabama 1977, U.S.
District Courts Northern 1980 and Southern 1981 Districts of
Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court 1983 and U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh
Circuit 1996. Educated at Emory University B.A. 1974, Cumberland
School of Law of Samford University J.D. 1977 and University of
Alabama LL.M. in Taxation 1996.
Speaker/Panelist Villanova University School of
Law Sports Symposium 1991. Deputy District Attorney Jefferson
County 1977-80. Special Assistant Attorney General Alabama since
1995. Member Panel of Arbitrators since 1995 and Alabama Advisory
Council since 1996 American Arbitration Association. Member Sports
Lawyers Association, Alabama State Bar (Taxation Section),
Birmingham (Grievance Committee since 1998, Ethics Committee, Fee
Arbitration Committee) and American Bar Associations. Business
Planning, Business Transactions, Contracts, Contract Litigation,
Natural Resources Law.
Carolyn L. Duncan
(Nashville Tennessee 1949) Admitted to practice Alabama 1978, U.S.
District Courts Southern 1980, Middle 1982 and Northern 1983
Districts of Alabama and U.S. Courts of Appeals Fifth 1981 and
Eleventh 1981 Circuits. Educated at University of Montevallo B.M.
1971 M.M.E. 1975 and Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
J.D. 1978.
Member Alabama Law Institute, Alabama State Bar,
Birmingham and American (Alabama State Liaison to Committee on
State Regulation of Securities since 1991) Bar Associations.
Securities, Corporate Finance, Mergers and
Acquisitions.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5200
R. Carlton Smyly
(Andalusia Alabama 1957) Admitted to practice Alabama 1982.
Educated at Birmingham-Southern College B.A. summa cum laude 1979
and University of Virginia J.D. 1982. Member Phi Beta Kappa and
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Commercial Litigation, Consumer
Finance, Construction Law.
Steve A. Tucker (Decatur
Alabama 1952) Admitted to practice Alabama 1984. Educated at
Samford University B.A. cum laude 1974, The Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary M.Div. 1979 and University of Kentucky J.D.
with distinction 1984. Member 1982-84 and Editor-in-Chief 1983-84
Kentucky Law Journal. Member Order of the Coif.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Litigation.
Herbert H. West Jr.
(Winfield Alabama 1961) Admitted to practice Alabama 1987. Educated
at University of Alabama B.S. summa cum laude 1984 and Vanderbilt
University School of Law J.D. 1987. Member Beta Gamma Sigma.
Member Alabama State Bar (President Young
Lawyers Section 1995), Birmingham and American Bar Associations.
Corporation Law, Real Estate Law, Health Care Law, Taxation
Law.
Melanie Merkle Atha
(Birmingham Alabama 1965) Admitted to practice Alabama 1990.
Educated at Birmingham-Southern College B.A. magna cum laude 1986
and Vanderbilt University J.D. 1990. Member Phi Delta Phi and
Mortar Board.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Medical Malpractice Defense,
Personal Injury, Litigation.
John M. Graham (Birmingham
Alabama 1967) Admitted to practice Alabama 1992. Educated at
University of Alabama B.S. magna cum laude 1989 J.D. 1992.
Recipient M. Leigh Harrison Award. Member Alabama Law Review
1990-92. Member Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Litigation.
Michael E. Turner (Shelby
North Carolina 1971) Admitted to practice Alabama 1996. Educated at
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill B.A. 1993 and Wake
Forest University J.D. cum laude 1996. Member Wake Forest Law
Review 1994-96. Moot Court Board 1994-96. Member Order of the
Coif.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Labor and Employment Law, Workers'
Compensation Law.
Anna Funderburk Buckner
(Opelika Alabama 1969) Admitted to practice Alabama 1999. Educated
at Auburn University B.S. magna cum laude 1993 M.B.A. cum laude
1995 and Cumberland School of Law of Samford University J.D. magna
cum laude 1999. Mortar Board Scholar of Merit. Member Cumberland
Law Review 1997-99. Member Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta,
Mortar Board and Curia Honoris.
Licensed Real Estate Agent Alabama 1995. Member
Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Alabama Law Institute
(Prudent Investor Act Committee, Trust Act Committee), Alabama
State Bar, Birmingham and American (Committee on Estate and Gift
Taxes Section of Taxation, Sections: Business Law, Real Property,
Probate and Trust Law, Taxation, Young Lawyers Division) Bar
Associations. Corporate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Estate
Planning, Taxation Law.
Diane Babb Maughan (Macon
Georgia 1974) Admitted to practice Alabama 1999. Educated at Baylor
University B.A. magna cum laude 1996 and University of Alabama J.D.
summa cum laude 1999. Recipient Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Hugo
L. Black Scholar. Member 1997-98 and Articles Editor 1998-99
Alabama Law Review. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Perry O. Hooper,
Supreme Court of Alabama 1999-2000. Member Phi Beta Kappa, Order of
the Coif and Bench and Bar.
Author "Take Caution When Representing Clients
Across State Lines: The Services Provided May Constitute the
Unauthorized Practice of Law" 50 Alabama L. Rev. 535, 1999. Member
Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and American Bar Associations.
Litigation.
Amy Bell Nelson
(Elizabethtown Kentucky 1976) Admitted to practice Alabama 2001 and
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama 2001. Educated at
Auburn University B.S. magna cum laude 1998, Samford University
M.B.A. 2001 and Cumberland School of Law of Samford University J.D.
2001. Member 1999-2000 and Associate Editor 2000-01 Cumberland Law
Review. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Delta and Curia
Honoris.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Corporate Law, Taxation
Law.
Annette Lanning Kinderman
(Birmingham Alabama) Admitted to practice Alabama 1996. Educated at
Amherst College B.A. 1991 and Washington and Lee University School
of Law J.D. magna cum laude 1996. Notes and Comments Editor
Washington and Lee Law Review 1995-96. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Sam
C. Pointer, Jr., U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama
1996-97. Member Order of the Coif.
Author "Thermal Surveillance: Do Infrared Eyes
in the Sky Violate the Fourth Amendment?" 52 Washington and Lee L.
Rev. 1771, 1996. Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and American
Bar Associations. Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury,
Litigation.
L. Murray Alley
(Birmingham Alabama 1931) Admitted to practice Alabama 1959.
Educated at University of Alabama A.B. 1956 LL.B. 1959. Case Note
Editor Alabama Law Review 1958-59. Member Phi Delta Phi, Omicron
Delta Kappa and Farrah Order of Jurisprudence.
Fellow American College of Trial Lawyers. Member
Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and American Bar
Associations.
Brian G. Wilson Admitted
to practice Alabama 2005. Educated at University of South Alabama
B.A. 1993, University of Alabama J.D. cum laude 2004 and New York
University 2005. Editor Alabama Law Review 2002-04. Member Bench
and Bar Honor Society. Business Transactions,
Taxation.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5273
George L. Morris IV
(Birmingham Alabama 1975) Admitted to practice Alabama 2005 and
U.S. District Courts Middle 2005, Northern 2005 and Southern 2005
Districts of Alabama. Educated at Millsaps College B.S. cum laude
1993 and Cumberland School of Law of Samford University J.D. magna
cum laude 2005. Recipient Presidential Scholarship. Member Phi
Delta Phi.
Member Alabama State Bar and Birmingham Bar
Association. Litigation.
Anthony L.
Watkins Jr. (Lexington Kentucky 1969) Admitted to
practice Alabama 2005. Educated at Auburn University B.S. 1991 and
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University J.D. cum laude 2005.
Member 2003-05 and Writing Editor 2004-05 Cumberland Law
Review.
Member Birmingham and American Bar Associations.
Litigation.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5727
Joey A. Chbeir (Beirut
Lebanon 1974) Admitted to practice Alabama 2006. Educated at
Université La Sagesse, Beirut Lebanon LL.B. 1998, University of
Minnesota LL.M. 1999 and University of Alabama LL.M. 2005. Law
Clerk to Hon. Tom King, Jr., Alabama Circuit Court Tenth Judicial
Circuit Birmingham Division 2005-07.
Member Birmingham and American Bar
Associations.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5300.
John T. Howard (New Hope
Alabama 1982) Admitted to practice Alabama 2007 and U.S. District
Courts Middle 2007, Northern 2007 and Southern 2007 Districts of
Alabama. Educated at University of Alabama at Huntsville B.A. summa
cum laude 2004 and Cumberland School of Law of Samford University
J.D. magna cum laude 2007. Judge Abraham Caruthers Fellow 2006-07.
Junior Member 2005-06 and Writing Editor 2006-07 Cumberland Law
Review. Member Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi
Alpha Theta and Curia Honoris.
Member Alabama State Bar, Birmingham and
American Bar Associations. Personal Injury Defense, Civil
Litigation, Commercial Litigation.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5280
Nancy W. Ball (New Orleans
Louisiana 1982) Admitted to practice Alabama 2007. Educated at
Birmingham-Southern College B.S.cum laude 2004 and University of
Mississippi School of Law J.D. summa cum laude 2007. Executive
Articles Editor Mississippi Law Journal 2006-07. Member Phi Delta
Phi and Mortar Board.
Author "Constitutional Law—The Dormant
Commerce Clause and the Twenty-First Amendment—Reconciling
the Two Constitutional Provisions to Allow the Direct Shipment of
Wine" Mississippi L. Jour. 2006. Member Alabama State Bar,
Birmingham and American Bar Associations.
Litigation.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5296
Jason W. Bobo (Slapout
Alabama 1983) Admitted to practice Alabama 2008. Educated at
Huntingdon College B.A. magna cum laude 2005 and Cumberland School
of Law of Samford University J.D. magna cum laude 2008. Associate
Editor Cumberland Law Review 2007-08. Member Phi Kappa Phi.
Litigation, Labor and Employment.
Direct dial: (205) 716-5252
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