ALAJ Partners
Partners for Good Lawyers, Good Laws is available for select law firms to join ALAJ's efforts in an extraordinary way. Partners understand the importance of active participation and are leaders in their industry, the Bar, and most importantly, the Alabama Association for Justice. Participating law firms will enjoy many benefits of sponsorship and recognition from their peers at ALAJ continuing education events.
Sustaining
Members
We acknowledge the following members who support the Alabama Association for Justice through the sustaining membership category. Each of these members pays $2,750 or $3,000 in addition to their regular dues. Without this support, it would be impossible for our Association to carry on its programs.
Mr. J. Greg Allen
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Charles L. Anderson
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Rip Andrews
Birmingham, AL
Mr. D. Leon Ashford
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Ginger Avery
Prattville, AL
Mr. Ben Baker
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Rodney Barganier
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Eaton Barnard
Mobile, AL
Mr. Drew Barnett
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Michael K. Beard
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Jere Beasley
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Keith T. Belt, Jr.
Birmingham, AL
Mr. J. Allan Brown
Mobile, AL
Mr. Toby D. Brown
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Robert “Bo” Bruner
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Cory Bryan
Andalusia, AL
Mr. Gregory A. Cade
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Matthew Carter
Cullman, AL
Mr. Andy Citrin
Daphne, AL
Ms. Gina D. Coggin
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Kenneth Cole
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Gary Conchin
Huntsville, AL
Mr. James M. Corder, Jr.
Athens, AL
Mr. David M. Cowan
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Silas "Dell" Cross, Jr.
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Christina Crow
Union Springs, AL
Mr. Gregory S. Cusimano
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Douglas A. Dellaccio, Jr.
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Kirby D. Farris
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Erby Fischer
Birmingham, AL
Mr. W. Lee Gresham, III
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Harry Hall
Dothan, AL
Mrs. Emily Hawk Mills
Gadsen, AL
Mr. Ray Hawthorne
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Joshua Hayes
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. Randall S. Haynes
Alexander City, AL
Ms. Tara L. Helms
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Erik Heninger
Birmingham, AL
Mr. David Hodge
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Kevin Howell
Chatom, AL
Mr. Benjamin Irwin
Dothan, AL
Mr. Charles James, II
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Joe King
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Jeff Kirby
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Wesley L. Laird
Opp, AL
Mr. Morris Lilenthal
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Pete Mackey
Mobile, AL
Mr. Ted L. Mann
Birmingham, AL
Mr. David H. Marsh
Birmingham, AL
Mr. M. Clay Martin
Huntsville, AL
Ms. Rebekah McKinney
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Thomas J. Methvin
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Steven Mezrano
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Andrew Moak
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Clint Mountain, Jr.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. Steven L. Nicholas
Mobile, AL
Mr. David Nomberg
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Ashley Peinhardt
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Michael D. Petway
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Robert Potter
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Donald R. Rhea
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Jeffrey C. Rickard
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Kenneth E. Riley
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Freddy Rubio
Birmingham, AL
Mrs. Leslie Rubio
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Mitchell K. Shelly
Athens, AL
Mr. Alexander Shunnarah
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Thomas Sinclair
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Thomas Siniard
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Stewart Springer
Mountain Brook, AL
Mr. F. Jerome Tapley
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Michael Timberlake
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Desmond Tobias
Mobile, AL
Ms. Lucy Tufts
Mobile, AL
Mr. D. Brett Turnbull
Birmingham, AL
Mr. J. Jefferson Utsey
Butler, AL
Mr. C. Gibson Vance
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Stewart Vance
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Nathan VanDerVeer
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Dean Waite
Mobile, AL
Mr. Will (Trip) Walton
Auburn, AL
Ms. Leila H. Watson
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Martin Weinberg
Birmingham, AL
Mr. David G. Wirtes, Jr.
Mobile, AL
Mr. Josh Wright
Birmingham, AL
Executive Committee
(2024-2025)
Mr. J. Greg Allen
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Charles L. Anderson
Montgomery, AL
Mr. D. Leon Ashford
Birmingham, AL
Mr. J. Tutt Barrett
Opelika, AL
Mr. Jere L. Beasley Sr.
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Keith T. Belt Jr.
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Billy Benton
Phenix City, AL
Mr. Greg Brockwell
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Toby D. Brown
Mobile, AL
Mr. Bo Bruner
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Virginia M. Buchanan
Pensacola, FL
Mr. J. Brent Burney
Decatur, AL
Ms. Devan Byrd
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Gregory A. Cade
Birmingham, AL
Mr. David Cain Jr.
Mobile, AL
Mr. Gary Conchin
Huntsville, AL
Mr. James M. Corder Jr.
Athens, AL
Mr. Silas G. Cross Jr.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. Gregory S. Cusimano
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Doug Dellacio
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Woodford W. Dinning Jr.
Demopolis, AL
Ms. Nancy L. Eady
Alexander City, AL
Mr. Kirby D. Farris
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Skip W. Finkbohner III
Mobile, AL
Mr. G. Courtney French
Birmingham, AL
Mr. John M. Gibbs
Demopolis, AL
Mr. Matthew Glover
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. Dennis Goldasich
Birmingham, AL
Mr. W. Lee Gresham III
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Harry P. Hall II
Dothan, AL
Mr. Jubal Hamil
Mobile, AL
Mr. E. Nathan Harris
Hoover, AL
Mr. Pierce (P.J.) J. Harris Jr.
Guntersville, AL
Mrs. Emily Hawk Mills
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Randall S. Haynes
Alexander City, AL
Ms. Tara L. Helms
Huntsville, AL
Mr. David Hodge
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Kevin Howell
Chatom, AL
Mr. Lynn W. Jinks III
Union Springs, AL
Mr. Jeremy L. Knowles
Alexander City, AL
Mr. Donald D. Knowlton II
Gadsden, AL
Mr. R. Edwin Lamberth
Mobile, AL
Mr. Pete Mackey
Mobile, AL
Mr. Ted L. Mann
Birmingham, AL
Mr. David H. Marsh
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Don McKenna
Birmingham, AL
Mrs. Rebekah McKinney
Huntsville, AL
Mr. W. Daniel Dee Miles
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Matthew C. Minner
Birmingham, AL
Mr. James R. Moncus III
Birmingham, AL
Mr. C. Delaine Mountain
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mr. David Nomberg
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Myron C. Penn
Union Springs, AL
Mr. Michael D. Petway
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Robert Potter
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Greg Reeves
Decatur, AL
Mr. Donald R. Rhea
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Jeff Rickard
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Ken Riley
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Michael L. Roberts
Gadsden, AL
Mr. Shane Seaborn
Union Springs, AL
Mr. Bobby Segall
Montgomery, AL
Mr. David Selby
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Alexander Shunnarah
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Justin Owen
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Russ Copeland
Mobile, AL
Mr. Ray Hawthorne, Jr.
Montgomery, AL
Mr. Dean Waite
Mobile, AL
Mrs. Leslie Rubio
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Mitchell K. Shelly
Athens, AL
Mr. Derek W. Simpson
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Thomas Sinclair
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Bart Siniard
Huntsville, AL
Mr. Thomas H. Siniard
Huntsville, AL
Mr. E. Tatum Turner
Chatom, AL
Mr. J. Jefferson Utsey
Butler, AL
Mr. Gibson Vance
Montgomery, AL
Mr. J. Barton Warren
Huntsville, AL
Ms. Leila H. Watson
Birmingham, AL
Ms. Sara Williams
Birmingham, AL
Mr. Frank Wilson
Montgomery, AL
Mr. David G. Wirtes Jr.
Mobile, AL
Mr. Josh Wright
Birmingham, AL
Emerging Leaders Board of Directors
ELITE Leadership Academy (2024)
The mission of the ELITE Leadership Academy is to engage a diverse network of lawyers with knowledge, skills, and values necessary to provide leadership in their profession and communities and further the cause of the Seventh Amendment. Participants are in good standing with the Alabama State Bar, are ALAJ members in good standing, and are active members of the Emerging Leaders or practicing 15 years or less.
Kirkland graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Alabama, then joined the Teach For America Nashville Corps where she earned her M.Ed. in Instructional Practice from Lipscomb University. After teaching middle school English for three years, she attended Cumberland School of Law as the Jere F. White Fellow, graduating with her J.D. in 2020. Kirkland practices in several areas of litigation, including workers' compensation, criminal defense, family law, personal injury, appellate, and general civil litigation. She is supported by her husband and fellow attorney, Morgan Cunningham, her son John “Eris” Cunningham, and Fargo the Dog.
Kirkland Back
Rhea & Rhea
Joseph P. Callaway recently joined Marsh, Rickard & Bryan to serve in its appellate and legal writing department. A 2014 graduate of Cumberland School of Law, Joseph’s passion for legal writing developed while serving as a federal judicial clerk to the Honorable Robert Propst and Honorable Karon O. Bowdre. Before joining MRB, Joseph developed his skills as an appellate writer at a domestic relations firm and served as corporate in-house counsel. Joseph’s passion for civil justice developed as a law clerk at MRB over a decade ago, and he is proud to join the firm that first showed him the impacts that trial lawyers can make in their clients’ lives.
Joseph P. Callaway
Marsh, Rickard & Bryan
As a trial attorney, Anna Carroll represents individuals and businesses all over the state in a wide variety of cases. Anna began working at Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, in 2016 upon graduation from the University of Alabama School of Law. She has devoted her career to representing people or businesses that have suffered injuries, whether physical, emotional, mental, or financial. She strives to meet her clients’ needs and to help make the legal process understandable and accessible for everyone. Anna’s practice focuses primarily on personal injury and wrongful death, including medical malpractice, motor vehicle collisions, and premises liability. In addition to practicing in Alabama, she is also licensed in New Jersey and Tennessee. Anna finds the most joy in her practice through her interactions with other people, whether clients, defendants, attorneys, or judges.
Anna M. Carroll
Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC
Tyler Flowers is an attorney with the law firm of Cunningham Bounds. He practices in the areas of automobile and trucking accidents, premises liability, product liability, industrial accidents, medical malpractice, and fraud. Tyler grew up in Mobile, Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he obtained his law degree from Cumberland School of Law, where he served as President of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA). As a trial attorney, Tyler is fulfilling a lifelong aspiration to combat injustice, operating within the courtroom where all parties are treated as equals under the law. – the courtroom. His unwavering commitment to victory and absolute determination to each client’s case make him both a powerful litigator and a trusted advocate.
Tyler Flowers
Cunningham Bounds
Thomas Dillon Hobbs is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and a graduate of Samford University Cumberland School of Law. Dillon was admitted to practice law in the State of Alabama in 2017. Dillon represents victims harmed due to the wrongful actions of others. At an early age, Dillon knew he wanted to be an attorney. He has drawn inspiration from his grandfather, Thomas J. Dillon (deceased), who was elected to three consecutive terms in the Georgia House of Representatives before his appointment as Judge of Fulton County Juvenile Court and later serving as Presiding Judge of the Atlanta Circuit Juvenile Court. Dillon hopes to continue his grandfather’s legacy by helping others through his career as a personal injury attorney.
Dillon Hobbs
Law Office of Fob James
Marc is a native of New Orleans, now living in Vestavia Hills with his wife, Gianna, and son, Luka. He is agraduate of Jesuit High School New Orleans (Summa Cum Laude ’06), LSU’s College of Business (’10) and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law(Magna Cum Laude ’13). He is licensed in Alabama and Louisiana and maintains a national practice, working for the Birmingham firm of Southern Med Law. He specializes in medical negligence, product liability, maritime law, insurance litigation, and complex personal injury litigation. Most recently, he was named to the Plaintiff Steering Committee for the Social Media Adolescent Addiction “Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding” in Los Angeles County, CA and isproudly representing the interests of hundreds to thousands of young people harmed by exploitative social media therein. He is also an accomplished appellate advocate, having argued cases to the U.S. 5th, 9th and 4th Circuits.”
Marc Mandich
Southern Institute for Medical & Legal Affairs
Clay Martinson was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama where he was a leader in the Student Government Association. Clay graduated from UA with a degree in History. After graduation, Clay continued his education at the University of Alabama School of Law. In Law School, he was a member of the Moot Court Board and competed in Moot Court competitions. Clay graduated from UA Law in May 2023 and passed the bar in September 2023. He then joined Martinson & Beason as a fourth-generation lawyer at the family firm. Clay practices in the areas of personal injury, probate and trust litigation, business formation and litigation, and fiduciary litigation.
Clay Martinson
Martinson & Beason
Matt grew up inspired by watching his father and fellow trial lawyer fight for those that had been wronged by the actions of another, which lead him to where he is today. He attended the University of Alabama, where he graduated with his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration. He first formally joined Shelby Roden in 2017. Since then his primary focus has been on handling motorcycle injury cases by leading the firm’s division better known as Law Tigers. He has handled well over 200 motorcycle injury cases in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. When not in the office, you will find him spending time with his wife and daughter, doing CrossFit workouts and riding his motorcycle.
Matt Roden
Shelby Roden
Malia D. Tartt is a dedicated and innovative trial attorney with Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. A summa cum laude of Birmingham School of Law, Malia’s legal acumen has led to several significant victories, including notable favorable rulings before the Supreme Court of Alabama. She has a proven track record in both state and federal courts. Malia is a member of the Alabama Association for Justice, where she serves on the Emerging Leaders board and is a member of the 2024 ELITE Academy, American Association for Justice, and Birmingham Bar Association Women Lawyers Section where she serves as the Membership Chair. When she’s not in the courtroom, she enjoys volunteering with Girls, Inc. of Central Alabama, hiking, and chasing down good live music.
Malia Tartt
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys
Blake Williams is a partner with the law firm of Prince Glover Hayes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Blake’s practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, and insurance bad faith. Blake received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama and is a graduate of Cumberland School of Law, where he was a proud member of the nationally ranked trial team. Blake has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers and included in the Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers. Blake currently lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with his wife, Kristine, and their three children. Blake and his family attend Church at the Oaks in Tuscaloosa and enjoy serving with the missions sending team.
Blake Williams
Prince Glover Hayes