GAINES LLC
Street Address:
2100 Morris Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35203
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 395
Birmingham, AL 35201
Phone:
205/ 320.2800
Fax:
205/ 320.2811
Email:
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FLOYD D. GAINES, the firm's founder, was born in Bessemer, Alabama, on January 19, 1961.
He attended the University of Alabama (B.S., Accounting, 1983; J.D. 1992). He is a former Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at the University of Alabama School of Law and has served as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Alabama.
He is licensed to practice in all Alabama Federal District Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Widely recognized as an innovative and effective litigator and trial lawyer, Mr. Gaines has litigated cases in virtually every county in Alabama and in each of the three Alabama Federal District Courts. Mr. Gaines has also litigated cases in the Georgia and Mississippi State Courts and participated in numerous oral arguments before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
He has served the Birmingham Bar Association as a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee (2002) and was recently appointed to the Bar Association's 2003 Grievance Committee.
Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Product Liability
- Employment Law
- Education Law
- Insurance Law
- General Litigation
Professional Memberships:
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- Magic City Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Trucking Law Association
In addition, Mr. Gaines is a generous contributor to numerous social and civic organizations.
Reported Cases: - Riley v. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, 2002 WL 31409953 (S.D. Ala. 2002).
- Hudson v. Liberty National Life Insurance Company, 2002 WL 64651 (Ala. 2002).
- Moore v. Liberty National Life Insurance Company, 267 F.3d 1209 (11th Cir. 2001).
- Moore v. Liberty National Life Insurance Company, 108 F. Supp.2d 1266 (N.D. Ala. 2000).
- Patterson v. United Companies Lending Corp., 4 F.Supp.2d 1349 (M.D. Ala. 1998).
- Goodson v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 721 So.2d 1135 (Ala. 1998).
- McNatt v. Franklin Life Insurance Company, 998 F. Supp. 1253 (N.D. Ala. 1997).
Email: fgaines@gainesllc.com
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ANDREW P. WALSH was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on July 24, 1970.
He attended Tulane University (B.A., History and Political Science, 1992) and Western New England College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997).
His accomplishments include : Note Editor and Member, Western New England Law Review; Author, "Mahoney v. RFE/RL, Inc.: The 'Foreign Laws' Exception to the ADEA-When a Collective Bargaining Agreement Equals a Law," 19 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 455 (1997).
Mr. Walsh is a prolific researcher and writer, and enjoys working on complex legal matters.
Mr. Walsh is licensed to practice in all Alabama State and Federal Courts, all Massachusetts State Courts, the Federal District Court of Massachusetts and the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Product Liability
- Employment Law
- Other Complex Litigation
Professional Memberships:
- Alabama State Bar
- Massachusetts State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
Email: awalsh@gainesllc.com
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MELISSA D. EVANS was born in Birmingham, Alabama.
She attended Howard University (B.B.A. Marketing, 1993) and Tulane School of Law (J.D. 1996).
Ms. Evans is licensed to practice in Alabama and Louisiana.
Ms. Evans enjoys handling both litigation and transactional matters.
Practice Areas
- Property and Real Estate Law
- Personal Injury
- Employment Law
- Education Law
Professional memberships:
- Alabama State Bar
- Louisiana State Bar
- Birmingham Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- Magic City Bar Association
Email: msmiley@gainesllc.com
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STEPHEN J. BECKER was born in New York, New York on January 25, 1969.
He attended Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut (B.A. History, minor in Political Science) and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama (J.D. cum laude, 1996).
After graduating, Mr. Becker clerked for Justice Janie L. Shores of the Alabama Supreme Court and then for Judge H. Dean Buttram, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 1996, he particularly enjoys researching and writing on complex and novel questions of state and federal law.
Professional Memberships:
- Alabama State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
Practice Areas: - Consumer Fraud
- Class Actions
- Arbitration
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Civil Rights
- Employment Law
Email: sbecker@gainesllc.com
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Our Mission Statement
1. Be a premier law firm with a reputation established by treating each client matter as one of great importance at a fair and reasonable cost;
2. Distinguish ourselves by achieving superior, creative, pragmatic, timely and cost effective results consistent with our client goals;
3. Attract diverse legal professionals with the talent, character, work ethic, aggressiveness, confidence and dedication to learning and personal growth consistent with the firm's goals;
4. Provide our services and conduct ourselves with complete professionalism and in compliance with the highest ethical standards, and foster total commitment to the profession and the communities in which we live and work;
5. Have fun and maintain flexibility in a collegial, family friendly work environment that nurtures growth among our legal professionals and their families.
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