Helmsing Leach’s Casey Pipes will speak at a CLE Seminar in partnership with the University of Alabama School of Law on Friday, October 23 in Birmingham. Casey’s presentation will focus on “What every real estate lawyer needs to know about Eminent Domain.” For more information or to register, visit the CLE Alabama website.

Learn more about Helmsing Leach’s eminent domain practice.

Helmsing Leach is pleased to announce that several of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for defendant-side litigation practices.

The recognized attorneys include:

• Joseph P.H. Babington — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Thomas O. Gaillard III — Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• A. Edwin Stuardi III — Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Karen Tucker — Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Health Care

These recognitions reflect the firm’s strength in representing defendants in product liability, personal injury, professional liability, medical malpractice, health care, and mass tort litigation.

Helmsing Leach congratulates Joe, Tom, Win, and Karen on their recognition.

Helmsing Leach is proud to announce that several firm attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for business, tax, estate, bankruptcy, creditor rights, and transactional practices.

The recognized attorneys include:

• John T. Dukes — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
• Jeffery J. Hartley — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Robert H. Rouse — Business Organizations, including LLCs and Partnerships; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• James B. Newman — Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance

These recognitions demonstrate Helmsing Leach’s depth in advising businesses, individuals, lenders, creditors, and other clients on sophisticated commercial, financial, tax, and organizational matters.

Helmsing Leach congratulates John, Jeffery, Robert, and Jim on this recognition.

Helmsing Leach is pleased to announce that several firm attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in practice areas involving real estate, municipal law, land use, zoning, and eminent domain.

The recognized attorneys include:

John T. Dukes — Real Estate Law

Russell C. Buffkin — Litigation – Real Estate

Thomas O. Gaillard III — Municipal Law

John Casey Pipes — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law

These recognitions reflect the firm’s experience advising and representing clients in matters involving real estate transactions, public entities, land use, zoning, condemnation, and related disputes.

Helmsing Leach congratulates John, Russell, Tom, and Casey on their recognition.

Helmsing Leach is pleased to announce that several of the firm’s litigation attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The recognized attorneys represent a broad range of litigation practices, including commercial litigation, construction litigation, appellate practice, health care litigation, insurance litigation, bankruptcy litigation, banking and finance litigation, environmental litigation, labor and employment litigation, and real estate litigation.

Recognized litigation attorneys include:

• Joseph P.H. Babington — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Russell C. Buffkin — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
• Thomas O. Gaillard III — Litigation – Construction; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jeffery J. Hartley — Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• James B. Newman — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John Casey Pipes — Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate
• A. Edwin Stuardi III — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Karen Tucker — Appellate Practice; Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• William W. Watts III — Appellate Practice

These recognitions highlight the breadth of Helmsing Leach’s litigation experience and the firm’s continued commitment to representing clients in complex disputes throughout Alabama.

Helmsing Leach is proud to announce that eleven firm attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The attorneys recognized include:

• Joseph P.H. Babington — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Russell C. Buffkin — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
• John T. Dukes — Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
• Thomas O. Gaillard III — Litigation – Construction; Municipal Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jeffery J. Hartley — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• James B. Newman — Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• John Casey Pipes — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Municipal Law; Real Estate Law
• Robert H. Rouse — Business Organizations, including LLCs and Partnerships; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• A. Edwin Stuardi III — Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Karen Tucker — Appellate Practice; Litigation – Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• William W. Watts III — Appellate Practice

Best Lawyers recognition is based on peer review, and inclusion in the guide reflects the respect attorneys have earned from other leading lawyers in their practice areas.

Helmsing Leach congratulates each of these attorneys on this recognition.

Helmsing Leach is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” honorees by Best Lawyers in the Mobile, Alabama market.

The attorneys recognized are:

Joe Babington — Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Casey Pipes — Municipal Law

Bill Watts — Appellate Practice

The “Lawyer of the Year” recognition is awarded to only one attorney in each practice area and metropolitan region, making this a particularly meaningful distinction. Honorees are selected based on peer-review feedback from other leading lawyers in the same communities and practice areas.

This recognition reflects the continued strength of Helmsing Leach’s litigation, appellate, municipal, and product liability practice areas.