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Address: 808 Lurleen B Wallace Blvd N, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

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Criminal Law

Wrongful Death

Business and Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Disputes
Intellectual Property
In addition to specializations in commercial law, litigation and estate planning, the firm’s attorneys also handle matters as diverse as immigration, intellectual property issues, environmental law and probate administrations and disputes. Firm members own and operate West Alabama Insured Title Company, L.L.C., which writes title insurance for both commercial and consumer real estate transactions.

Employment Law

Sexual Harassment
, Christopher L. McIlwain, born Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Alabama and U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U. S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Staff, Law and Psychology Review, 1978-1980. Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Internist of Hon. Frank McFadden, U. S. District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1979. Member: Tuscaloosa County (Member, Executive Committee, 1985- 1988), Alabama and American Bar Associations (Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice Sec tions); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Author, “Clear as Mud: Insurer's Rights and Duties Where Coverage Under a Liability Policy Is Questionable”, 27 Cumb. L. Rev. 31 (1997); “The Comprehensive General Liability Policy in Alabama: Coverage Provisions”, 48 Ala. Law. 326 (1987); “The Homeowners Insurance Policy in Alabama: Coverage, Exclusions and Conditions”; “Building Contractor's Recovery for Incomplete Performance”, 51 Ala. Law. 230 (1990); “The Qualified Immunity Defense in the Eleventh Circuit and It’s Application to Excessive Force Claims”, 49 Ala. L. Rev. 941 (1998); “Backstab: Competing with the Departing Employee”, 29 Cumb. L. Rev. 615 (1999); “The Top Ten Ways of Avoiding Sexual Harassment Liability”, 61 Ala. Law. 194 (2000); “Better Late than Never: Notice Requirements in Liability Insurance Policies”, 19 Ala. Def. Law. Assoc. J. 8 (2003);"Smith v. Mattox: One Step Backward in the Eleventh Circuit's Quest for a Qualified Immunity Standards", 29 Stetson Law Rev. 749 (2000); "Minimum Standards for Adjusting Liability Insurance Claims in Alabama", 20 Ala. Def. Law. Assoc. J. 10 (2004); “The professional Services Exclusion in Alabama: A Trap For The Unwary Insurers,” 25 Ala. Def. Law. Assoc. J. 31 (2009); "Necromancing the Stone: Conjuring the Alabama Common Law Collateral Source Rule Back To Life," 27 Ala. Def. Lawyers Assoc. J. 35 (2011); "A Coverage Checklist For Alabama CGL Policies" (2011)

Property Law

Construction Litigation
Real Estate Transactions
The firm's commercial attorneys handle transactions and litigation involving banking; bankruptcy and reorganizations; creditors' rights; debtors' rights in limited circumstances (We are not a debt relief agency. We do not help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code); commercial and consumer collections; commercial real estate transactions and closings; commercial and consumer loans; commercial and asset-based financing; commercial loan workouts; and lender liability.
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
C. Collin Rich, born Tupelo, Mississippi, April 29, 1986; Admissions: Alabama (2011), U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A. Political Science, magna cum laude, 2008; Juris Doctor, 2011). Member: Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, Alabama State Bar (Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section). Concentrations: Banking, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, Regulatory Compliance, Real Estate, Landlord Tenant, General Civil Litigation, and Commercial Law.

Health Law

Personal Injury
With its expansive practice in federal and state courts, the firm’s litigators regularly assist clients with litigation avoidance; arbitration/mediation proceedings; insurance issues; personal injury and wrongful death cases; surety and fidelity bonds; subrogation; building and construction disputes; commercial matters; municipal, county and state government officer and agency defense; administrative law; transportation law; business disputes; landlord/tenant law; and the Dram Shop Act. The firm's employment law practice includes Title VII defense, Section 1983 and other civil rights defense, co-employee torts defense, and employer-employee relations. The firm also has a very successful appellate practice.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
The firm's members make contributions to the legal profession by authoring articles for law journals, chairing various bar association committees and teaching legal seminars for other lawyers. The firm’s attorneys routinely conduct in-house seminars for clients covering such topics as bankruptcy, commercial loan loss prevention, employee relations, estate planning, elder law issues, asset protection strategies and litigation prevention and management. The firm's members also lecture at industry functions, such as banking association conferences, health care law and continuing education courses.
Wills
Probate

Finance Law

Bankruptcy
Tax Law
Hubbard, McIlwain, & Brakefield, P.C., maintains a sophisticated practice comparable to firms in neighboring, larger cities without the higher costs usually associated with those larger business markets. The firm has a diverse and extensive general practice with attorneys working in real estate, litigation, tax planning and commercial law.

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