Named As Best Lawyers in America

Helmsing Leach is honored to announce that eleven of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed publications in the legal field. This distinction highlights their dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence in various practice areas.
We congratulate the following attorneys on their inclusion:
  • Alan Alexander – Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law
  • Joe Babington – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
  • Jeffery Hartley – Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
  • Fred Helmsing – Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Tax Law
  • Warren Herlong – Antitrust Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Real Estate Law
  • John Leach – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
  • Charlie Mixon – Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
  • Jim Newman – Commercial Litigation
  • Casey Pipes – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Municipal Law
  • Robert Rouse – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
  • Win Stuardi – Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law
We applaud their achievements and continued dedication to providing outstanding legal services.

John Leach – Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year for 2009

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named John N. Leach, Jr. as the “Mobile Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year” for 2009. This is a special designation by Best Lawyers which is given to only one lawyer in each legal community in this specialty.

Best Lawyers in America

The following lawyers were honored with inclusion in the 2009 Best Lawyers in America publication:

R. Alan Alexander (Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law);
Joseph P. H. Babington (Mass Tort Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Product Liability Litigation);
Jeffery J. Hartley (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law);
Frederick G. Helmsing (Tax Law; White-Collar Criminal Defense);
Warren C. Herlong, Jr. (Antitrust Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law);
John N. Leach, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation);
James B. Newman (Commercial Litigation);
Robert H. Rouse (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates); and
A. Edwin Stuardi, III (Medical Malpractice Law; Commercial Litigation).

Fred Helmsing has been listed in the Best Lawyers publication for over 10 years, and John Leach has been listed for over 20 years.

Win Stuardi Joins Firm

A. Edwin Stuardi, III has recently joined the Firm as a shareholder. Win Stuardi is a admitted to practice in both Alabama and Mississippi, and he has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers directories in the areas of medical malpractice and commercial litigation.

Casey Pipes speaks at ALI-ABA Eminent Domain Seminar

Casey Pipes co-presented a continuing legal education seminar at the 2009 ALI-ABA Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case seminar in Miami, Florida. Casey’s topic this year was on Basic Exhibits That Help Win Condemnation Cases.

This seminar is an annual three-day seminar that runs concurrently with the more advanced ALI-ABA Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation seminar.