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Warren Herlong and Casey Pipes get Just Compensation for Home Owners

Warren and Casey finished a three-day jury trial on October 17, 2019 involving the condemnation of their clients’ home and several acres of their property.

Warren Herlong and Casey Pipes Settle Major Condemnation Action

Warren and Casey represented the owners of approximately 141 acres of raw land in south Baldwin County, Alabama. This property was the target of a

Joe Babington Presides Over Chicago Meeting Of Trial Attorneys Of America

Firm partner Joe Babington presided over the annual meeting of the Trial Attorneys of America in Chicago from June 12-14, 2019. For the past two years, Mr. Babington has served as TAA president.

Bill Watts and Tom Gaillard successfully defend City of Mobile Police Officer

On September 27, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the action filed in federal district court against the City of

Casey Pipes Joins Faculty for Eminent Domain Seminar

J. Casey Pipes has been added to the faculty for the 2019 American Law Institute Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Seminar on January 24 –

Appellate Court Upholds Defense Verdict

In August of 2016 firm members Win Stuardi and Russell Buffkin, representing a local hospital, successfully obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death action

Firm Member Jeff Hartley Selected As Best Bankruptcy Litigator In The Mobile Region

Helmsing Leach is proud to announce that Jeff Hartley, who heads up the firm’s Creditor’s Rights Department, has been selected by his peers as the

Trial Attorneys Of America President Joe Babington Gives Presentation At 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago

Firm member Joe Babington attended the annual meeting of the Trial Attorneys of America (TAA) from June 6-8, 2018, in Chicago Illinois. Mr. Babington organized

Casey Pipes to Speak at MAAR Luncheon

Case Pipes will be the guest speaker at the May 24th meeting of the Mobile Area Association of Realtors. He will be giving an updated

Joe Babington Helps Janssen Pharmaceuticals Win Summary Judgment in Risperdal Case

Helmsing Leach partner Joe Babington, along with Gregg Mackuse and Heather Giordanella of the Drinker Biddle & Reath law firm in Philadelphia, recently secured summary

Casey Pipes Elected to ACREL

Casey Pipes was elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). The College was founded in 1978 and Fellows are elected

Alan Alexander Inducted Into American Board of Trial Advocates

Helmsing Leach is proud to announce that firm member Alan Alexander was recently inducted into the Alabama Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Benchmark Recognizes Helmsing Lawyers As 2018 Alabama Litigation Stars

Once again, Helmsing Leach lawyers appear on the annual list of Alabama Litigation Stars compiled by Benchmark Litigation, a reference guide that is widely used

Joe Babington Discusses His Success Arguing Before The US Supreme Court In The Seminal Expert Evidence Case, Kumho Tire

Firm partner Joe Babington recently gave a presentation to the Mobile Bar Association titled, “Kumho Tire v. Carmichael: how two Mobile lawyers argued a landmark case

Casey Pipes To Speak At Eminent Domain Conference In Las Vegas

Firm member Casey Pipes will speak at the Eminent Domain Institute’s Annual National Conference which will take place December 11-12, 2017 at Caesars Palace in Las

Alan Alexander Invited To Join The American Board of Trial Advocates

Firm member Alan Alexander was recently invited to join the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”) after a vote of the organization’s National Board of

Best Lawyers Recognizes Alan Alexander As Malpractice Defense Lawyer Of The Year

Best Lawyers has named firm member Alan Alexander as its 2018 Lawyer of the Year in the practice category “Mobile Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants.”

Alabama Supreme Court Success For Jim Newman & Bill Watts

Firm members Jim Newman and Bill Watts obtained the reversal of a summary judgment on an appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court in Rochester-Mobile, LLC

Joe Babington Begins Term As President Of The Trial Attorneys of America

The Trial Attorneys of America installed firm member Joe Babington as its President during its annual meeting in Chicago this week. TAA is an invitation-only organization of

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Reappoints Jeff Hartley To Bankruptcy Rules Committee

United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has reappointed firm member Jeff Hartley to the United States Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy

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