Eleven Firm Lawyers Named In 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers In America

R. Alan Alexander, Joseph P. H. Babington, Russell C. Buffkin, Jeffrey J. Hartley, Warren C. Herlong, Jr., John N. Leach, Jr., Charles R. Mixon, Jr., James B. Newman, J. Casey Pipes, Robert H. Rouse and A. Edwin Stuardi, III were all selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers. In addition, Mr. Babington (environmental litigation), Mr. Hartley (bankruptcy, creditor/debtor rights, insolvency and reorganization) and Mr. Herlong (real estate litigation) were recognized as the Mobile Lawyer Of The Year in his practice specialty area.

Patrick Finnegan Serves On Faculty Of Contract Law Seminar Sponsored By The National Business Institute

Mr. Finnegan gave three separate presentations at the day-long seminar held in Mobile on July 30, 2012.  His first presentation dealt with contract negotiation, focusing in particular on steps lawyers can take to provide clients with maximum legal protection during and after the negotiation process.  In his second presentation, Mr. Finnegan discussed the key laws, rules, legal doctrines and practices that a litigator should master to insure the best outcomes in breach of contract disputes.  Mr. Finnegan’s final presentation concerned rules of professional conduct that are of particular importance to lawyers engaged in transactional practice.

Casey Pipes Re-Appointed To ABA Committee

Casey Pipes was recently appointed to serve another year as Co-Chair of the Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee of the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation.  This will be Mr. Pipe’s third year in this position. The Committee has over 600 members around the nation.

John Leach & James Newman Recognized By Benchmark Litigation

John Leach and James Newman have been selected as litigation stars in the 2013 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a reference publication used by Fortune 1000 general and litigation counsel, named in-house counsel at US investment banks, financial institutions, commercial banks and partners at leading litigation firms in each state.

Warren Herlong & Casey Pipes Author Chapter On Eminent Domain Law For ABA Publication

The American Bar Association recently published a book covering the eminent domain laws of each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia.  Warren Herlong and Casey Pipes authored the chapter on Alabama’s eminent domain laws.  The book is available for purchase from the ABA website: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/214929/

Firm Retained By Many Landowners Affected By Major Mobile County Road Widening Project

The Alabama Department of Transportation and Mobile County are currently undertaking a major road widening project on Schillinger Road, one of the County’s main thoroughfares.  Owners of approximately twenty-five separate tracts of land impacted by this work have retained Warren Herlong and Casey Pipes to represent them in connection with the project.

Ten Helmsing Leach attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers rating service

Attorneys Joseph P.H. Babington, Russell C. Buffkin, Jeffery J. Hartley, Warren C. Herlong, Jr., John N. Leach, Jr., James B. Newman, Robert H. Rouse and A. Edwin Stuardi, III were named as 2012 Super Lawyers and Christopher T. Conte and T. Ryan Luna were named as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The firm is proud of the selected attorneys for their well-deserved recognition.

Christopher Conte’s Article on a Key Eleventh Circuit Bankruptcy Decision Appears in “Stream of Commerce,” the publication of the Alabama State Bar’s Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section

The Eleventh Circuit’s recent opinion in In re Lett, 632 F.3d 1216 (11th Cir. 2011) greatly expands the role of bankruptcy courts in approving Chapter 11 plans.  The decision essentially requires a bankruptcy court to determine independently whether such a plan satisfies the “absolute priority rule” where no creditor has objected to the plan on that ground, thereby transforming the judge from a neutral arbiter into an advocate for creditors.  Mr. Conte’s article, published in the January 2012 issue of Stream of Commerce, discusses In re Lett and its progeny thus far, and explores the decision’s potential ramifications.  Click here to read Mr. Conte’s article.