Christian & Small
is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and,
with
additional
offices in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Alabama Gulf Coast,
the firm serves
clients
regionally as well as
across the nation.
Some of its diverse practice areas include bankruptcy, real estate, construction, class action, and
complex litigation.
Michael Vercher of the Birmingham stronghold is among the firm’s founding members and represents both insurers and the insured in complex proceedings relating to mass-
tort claims, workplace exposure, product liability, construction, transportation, and a variety of other matters.
Among Vercher’s fellow Birmingham-based founding partners is Richard Smith,
who has developed a practice
featuring complex matters
that arise in the financial services, healthcare, and construction sectors. Smith currently represents
the design and engineering firm Stantec in three separate suits filed by plaintiffs, including the State of Alabama Department of Transportation, having to do with a recent $23 million bridge project on which the company was retained to provide engineering services.
Christina May Bolin defends individuals, businesses, and insurers against lawsuits and liability claims.
She has handled construction defect claims,
representing
both national and local contractors.
Bolin is also on the team with Richard Smith defending Stantec.
Heading
the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring group from Birmingham is
Daniel Sparks, who represented Nelson Brothers
an
unsecured creditor of Cloud Peak Energy
that had filed Chapter 11.
Founding partner
Sharon Stuart’s
practice is
devoted to civil trial work and arbitration. She also
focuses on complex commercial and insurance litigation.
John Johnson
is head of the firm’s
insurance
coverage and
extra
contractual
practice.
He represents clients in tort litigation and breach of contract.
He also advises insureds sued under Alabama’s
dram
shop statutes and
guides carriers
regarding coverage for liquor-liability claims.
