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Business Litigation Counsel Across the Gulf Coast
Thousands of hours of courtroom experience, on either side of the "v."
Comprehensive Litigation Services
From our Mobile office, we bring thousands of hours of courtroom experience to prosecute or defend business disputes across the Gulf Coast. We handle matters where our attorneys are licensed and coordinate appropriate local counsel elsewhere when needed. Find yours below.
Business & Commercial Litigation ›
Contract, partnership, shareholder, vendor, and fraud disputes. The fights that come out of running a business with other people.
Construction Litigation ›
Payment disputes, defects, delays, storm damage, liens, and Alabama contractor-licensure issues, for owners, developers, GCs, and subs.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) ›
Mediation and arbitration, handled by attorneys who serve as certified mediators and arbitrators themselves.
Insurance (Coverage, Liability & Bad Faith) ›
Coverage disputes, bad-faith claims, and reservation-of-rights fights (argued from both sides of the table).
Intellectual Property Litigation ›
Trademark and copyright disputes, cease-and-desist work, enforcement, and patent-infringement litigation.
Product Liability ›
Defense of manufacturers, distributors, and resellers in design-defect, manufacturing-defect, and failure-to-warn claims.
Employment / Labor Litigation ›
Discrimination, EEOC, retaliatory discharge, wage-and-hour, and restrictive-covenant claims (defended and prosecuted).
Professional Liability ›
Defense of doctors, nurses, attorneys, accountants, and other licensed professionals, including licensing-board proceedings.
Workers' Compensation ›
Defense of employers, carriers, and third-party administrators, including retaliatory-discharge claims under Alabama law.
Personal Injury & Premises Liability ›
Premises, slip-and-fall, and injury claims, defended for business and property owners across the Gulf Coast.
Dram Shop / Liquor Liability ›
Claims against bars, restaurants, and hospitality businesses over alcohol service, plus the licensing rules sitting behind them.
Wrongful Death / Catastrophic Injury ›
Fatal and life-altering injury claims. Alabama treats wrongful death as a distinct tort with its own damages rules.
Maritime & Admiralty Litigation ›
Dock, shipyard, vessel, and marine-insurance disputes along the Gulf Coast, including Jones Act defense.
Data Breach & Cyber Litigation Defense ›
Defense of Alabama businesses after a breach (the claims, the regulatory exposure, and the fallout that follows).
Commercial Transportation & Trucking Defense ›
Defense of motor carriers and transportation companies, including matters where coverage is absent, disputed, or denied.
Probate, Trust & Fiduciary Litigation ›
Will and trust contests, fiduciary-duty claims, and estate disputes, often where a family business is the asset in question.
Appellate Practice ›
Appeals for firm clients in Alabama's appellate courts and the Eleventh Circuit, plus appellate support for other counsel.
Strategic Approach to Litigation
We are prepared to advocate vigorously in court, but our first goal is usually to keep you out of one. Litigation pulls attention away from the business and shows up on the bottom line. When it is unavoidable, here is how we run it:
Business-Oriented Litigation Strategies
We weigh the return on pursuing a position against what it costs to pursue it (fees, exposure, distraction, and the plain unpredictability of a courtroom). Some clients want to fight on principle. We will tell you honestly that principles are expensive, and then we will fight.
Holistic Client Focus
Your goals stay the measure of the case from first assessment through final judgment. Because we also serve as outside general counsel, we already know your contracts, your people, and how the dispute started.
Not sure where your situation fits?
Litigation Management & Support Services
Identify and Retain Appropriate Counsel
We find litigation attorneys with the right expertise for your matter, vet them, and make the introduction ourselves.
Provide Litigation Case Management
Experienced oversight keeps cases moving, keeps legal fees controlled, and keeps the matter off your desk.
Legal Counsel Support
Our attorneys regularly serve as local counsel in Alabama and Northern Florida, supporting in-house legal teams and outside corporate attorneys.
What Litigation Costs
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you represent plaintiffs or defendants?
Both. Outside Chief Legal represents business owners, and which side of the caption we appear on depends entirely on how the matter reaches us. Some areas skew defense-side by nature (product liability, professional liability, workers' compensation, and catastrophic injury) while contract, partnership, insurance, and intellectual property disputes come to us from either direction.
What kinds of disputes do you handle?
Seventeen practice areas, spanning commercial and contract disputes, construction, insurance coverage and bad faith, employment, intellectual property, product and professional liability, workers' compensation, premises liability, dram shop, wrongful death, maritime, trucking, data breach, probate and fiduciary matters, and appeals. We do not handle bankruptcy, criminal, or family law.
Will my case go to trial?
Probably not, and that is usually good news. Most business disputes resolve through negotiation, mediation, or arbitration before a trial date arrives. But cases settle on better terms when the other side can see the file is trial-ready, so we build every matter as though it will be tried.
How much does business litigation cost?
It depends on the matter, and any lawyer who quotes a number before seeing the file is guessing. Litigation is billed hourly, at discounted rates for active Partner Plan clients, and we can often quote fixed or hybrid fees on smaller matters. Discovery is the main driver of cost and unpredictability, which is why litigation sits outside our fixed monthly plans.
Can you handle a case outside Alabama?
Our attorneys are licensed in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Beyond that, we identify and retain appropriate counsel in the right jurisdiction, manage the case, and stay accountable for how it progresses, so you are not left vetting and supervising an unfamiliar firm on your own.
Do you serve as local counsel?
Yes. Our attorneys regularly serve as local counsel in Alabama and Northern Florida for in-house legal departments and outside corporate attorneys handling matters here.
What if my dispute is a bankruptcy, criminal, or family law matter?
Those fall outside what we handle. We will find you a vetted attorney who does, make the introduction, and stay involved to help the matter progress, rather than handing over a name and wishing you luck.
Not Sure Which One You Need?
Send us the complaint, the demand letter, or the contract. We will read it before we meet, and you will leave the conversation knowing your options.