Super Lawyers - Mid-South 2016

F. TUCKER BURGE

BURGE & BURGE

2001 Park Place Suite 850

Birmingham, AL 35203

Tel: 205-251-9000

Fax: 205-323-0512 tucker@burge-law.com www.burge-law.com For more than 30 years, Tucker Burge has represented injured individuals throughout the southeastern U.S. in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, Federal Employers Liability Act, professional negligence, insurance bad faith, dram shop, consumer fraud, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Burge is Designated Legal Counsel for a number of rail labor unions, including the SMART – Transportation Union and TCU. Mr. Burge is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in both state and federal courts in Alabama and Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Burge is Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
DAVID A. BURKHALTER, II

BURKHALTER, RAYSON & ASSOCIATES PC

111 South Central Street PO Box 2777

Knoxville, TN 37901

Tel: 865-524-4974

Fax: 865-524-0172 david@burkhalterrayson.com www.burkhalterrayson.com David A. Burkhalter, II, is a civil trial attorney in private practice since 1976. Mr. Burkhalter has extensive trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts. Mr. Burkhalter is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Burkhalter has participated as lead attorney in numerous jury and non-jury trials that have resulted in his clients obtaining significant verdicts/settlements. His clientele is limited to current and former employees, seriously injured parties, or their family members, and whistleblowers. He specializes in serious personal injury cases, employment law cases, and False Claims Act (whistleblower) cases.

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAINTIFF EMPLOYMENT & LABOR

EMPLOYMEN T LITIGATION: PLAINTIFF
PAUL BYRD

PAUL BYRD LAW FIRM, PLLC

415 North McKinley Street Suite 210

Little Rock, AR 72205 Tel: 501-420-3050

Fax: 501-420-3128
paul@paulbyrdlawfirm.com
www.paulbyrdlawfirm.com
Paul Byrd has represented deserving injured individuals for over
25 years and practices in the area of personal injury, products
liability, and mass torts. He has been admitted pro hac vice in
over 30 states. Paul graduated from the University of Arkansas
School of Law. He is a Past President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association and was selected its Outstanding Trial Lawyer of
the Year in 2012. Paul was featured on the front page of The
Wall Street Journal in November 2000 and was on Dateline in
January 2001 for his work in catastrophic tire failures. Recently,
he successfully represented thousands of Arkansas rice farmers
regarding genetically modified rice contamination. Paul serves as
a member of the Board of Governors of the American Association
for Justice and is chair of the Products Liability Section of AAJ.
PERSONAL INJURY PRODUC TS: PLAIN TIFF
CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
ANDREW P. CAMPBELL

CAMPBELL GUIN, LLC

505 20th Street North Suite 1600

Birmingham, AL 35203

Tel: 205-224-0751

Fax: 205-383-2641 andy.campbell@campbellguin.com www.campbellguin.com Andrew P. Campbell is the Managing Partner of Campbell Guin, LLC and the chair of the Litigation Section. Andy is recognized as one of the leading attorneys in the state in business litigation including shareholder, securities, and derivative cases. He has tried or arbitrated hundreds of both plaintiff and defense cases involving shareholder disputes and litigation and has authored articles on this developing area of the law. Mr. Campbell graduated from The University of Alabama where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, Dean M. Leigh Harrison Scholar, and member of the Alabama La w Review. Thereafter, he clerked for Judge Walter P. Gewin on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

SECURITIES LI TIGATION CLASS AC TION/MASS TORTS

BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ANDREW T. CITRIN

CI TRIN LAW FIRM, P.C.

1703 Main Street PO Drawer 2187

Daphne, AL 36526

Tel: 251-621-3000 Fax: 251-626-4943 andy@citrinlaw.com www.andywins.com Andy Citrin has devoted his professional life to helping people killed or seriously injured by the wrongful conduct of others. Since 1986, Andy has handled thousands of car and truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, defective products, workplace injury and wrongful death cases that have resulted in numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. In addition to his experience as a trial attorney, Andy has vast experience as an appellate attorney in civil cases. He has been lead appellate counsel on more than 70 reported appellate decisions in the State of Alabama and elsewhere. From 1991 to 1998, Andy served on the Alabama Pattern Jury Instruction, a position which required appointment by the Alabama Supreme Court.

PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS: PLAINTIFF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

PERSONAL INJURY GENERAL: PLAIN TIFF
WENDY B. CREW
CREW GENTLE LAW
2001 Park Place North
Suite 550

Birmingham, AL 35203 Tel: 205-326-3555 Fax: 205-326-1081 wbcrew4@aol.com www.crewgentlelaw.com Wendy Brooks Crew graduated from Agnes Scott College. Her law degree is from Cumberland School of Law, and she has a certification in International Law from King’s College in London, England. She was a U.S. Delegate to the International Conference on Family Law in Havana, Cuba. She is on the board of managers of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and is a Fellow in the Alabama Law Foundation. She frequently lectures for CLEs in domestic and civil rights areas. She was chosen Lawyer of the Year by the Family Law Section of the Alabama State Bar. Ms. Crew is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and past president of the Alabama State Bar, Family Law Section. She is the founding partner of an all-female law firm.

CIVIL RIGH TS
FAMILY LAW
DON A. EILBOTT

DON A. EILBOTT AT TORNEY, PLC

1701 Centerview Drive Suite 112

Little Rock, AR 72211

Tel: 501-225-2885 Fax: 501-421-5653 dae@eilbottlaw.com www.eilbottlaw.com Don A. Eilbott practices throughout Arkansas. His practice is primarily real estate and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice in all courts in Arkansas, including federal courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Eilbott has represented owners and developers in real estate transactions and title insurance agents and underwriters in claims matters in excess of 40 years. His previous experience includes management positions in title insurance, finance, and bonding. Mr. Eilbott earned his B.S. degree and J.D. degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

BUSINESS LI TIGATION

REAL ESTATE
DAVID M. ELDRIDGE

ELDRIDGE & BLAKNEY, P.C.

The Cherokee Building

400 West Church Avenue Suite 101

Knoxville, TN 37902

Tel: 865-544-2010 Fax: 865-544-2015 deldridge@eblaw.us www.eblaw.us David M. Eldridge graduated cum laude from Wake Forest Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the law review. Mr. Eldridge has represented individuals and organizations facing criminal investigation and prosecution for over 25 years. Eldridge is a certified Criminal Trial Specialist, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Mid-South Super Lawyers since 2006 and has received the highest peer-review rating awarded by Martindale-Hubbell since 1996. In 2011, 2015, and 2017 he was named Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America for Knoxville in Criminal Defense and received the same honor for White Collar Criminal Defense for 2014. He has served as President of his local bar association and on the board of TACDL and is a Life Member of NACDL. He was inducted as a Fellow of the ACTL in 2013.

CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE COLLAR

CRIMINAL DEFENSE
WYMAN O. GILMORE, JR.
GILMORE LAW FIRM

116 Court Street PO Box 729

Grove Hill, AL 36451

Tel: 251-275-3115

Fax: 251-275-3847 wogilmore@gilmorelawfirm.com www.gilmorelawfirm.com Wyman O. Gilmore, Jr. “Gil”, handles primarily personal injury and wrongful death cases in Alabama. His practice has ranged from class action suits to products liability litigation. His experience includes serving as lead counsel in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act cases against GMAC, Ford Motor Credit, and other large automobile finance companies, earning him and his co-counsel the honor of being named finalists in the national Lawyer of the Year Award by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in 2004. He holds a preeminent AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. His memberships include the AAJ, Alabama Association for Justice, Public Justice Foundation, and Alabama and Tennessee State Bar Associations. In 2007, Gil was elected into the membership of the Alabama Law Foundation.