Considered a preeminent authority on municipal law, corporations, estates, and trusts in the State of Alabama. Mr. Porter specialized in representing municipalities and other public entities for over 50 years. Mr. Porter was a competitive shooter earning the Distinguished Marksman Badge. He served as the President of the NRA and on its Executive Council. Mr. Porter served for over twenty years on the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, which oversaw the Department of Civilian Marksmanship. Mr. Porter served as counsel to the firm until his death in June of 1995.

James W. Porter, II

(Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, February 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1971); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Virgil Pittman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1975-1977. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, UPL Committee, 1990C); Association of Transportation Practitioners; Alabama Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trials; Transportation Law; Products Liability.

David S. Hassinger

(Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1972); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Governor's Commission on Prison Reform, 1973-1974. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Biltman Grievance Committee, 1984, 1987, 1996); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estates Law; Trial Law; Corporate Law; Workers Compensation; Products Liability.

Karen R. Berhow

(Associate) born in Birmingham, Alabama, June 17, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., English and Political Science, magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Betta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Journal of the Legal Profession; Farrah Law Society. Member: Birmingham (Member, Medical Liaison Comittee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Litigation; Insurance Defence.

Lauren G. Baker

(Associate) born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama. Education: University of North Alabama (B.S., Public Communications, summa cum laude, 2004); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 2007). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: National Trial Team, 2005-2006; Trial Advocacy Executive Board, 2006-2007. Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar. Practice Area: Litigation; Municipal Law; Employment Law.

Hobart H. Arnold, III

(Associate) born in Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama. 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1994); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi; Farrah Law Society. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Consumer Rights; Family Law.