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Solving complex legal problems for individuals and businesses for over 20 years.

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July 14, 2008

$5.4 million for taxpayers

D&G sued Jefferson officials to force the County to pay $5.4 Million of accrued interest to taxpayers.  Checks have been mailed to more than 11,000 Jefferson County, Alabama taxpayers.
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July 11, 2008

Antitrust Update: OSB

D&G represents direct purchasers of OSB (“Oriented Stand Board”) in a price-fixing class action against manufacturers. Over $125 million in settlements now have been reached with defendants.
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May 19 , 2008

D&G takes Tax Case all the way to U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in November 2007 in our case challenging as unconstitutional the method by which many states tax the interest earned on...
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November 1, 2007
Healthsouth Settlement
D&G represents the Retirement Systems of Alabama and other investors in HealthSouth bonds. Claim forms have been mailed for bond investors to participate in a $445 million partial settlement.
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June 7 , 2007

Streak of Jury Verdicts
In a stretch of six weeks, our attorneys recently tried to verdict three business cases, obtaining favorable jury verdicts for our clients in each case (some plaintiff; some defense).
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For several decades, our attorneys have helped individuals and growing businesses resolve complex legal problems both in and out of the courtroom.

In the Courtroom – Many of the cases we are asked to handle (frequently by other lawyers) involve financial and accounting fraud, complex securities litigation, municipal bond defaults, price-fixing, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, sales of closely held businesses, business disputes, commercial transactions and consumer fraud. We represent both individuals and businesses, whether plaintiffs or defendants, in state and federal court, in class actions, individual litigation and in arbitration proceedings. In addition, other lawyers call on our experience to help mediate a "win-win" resolution of their cases.

In the Boardroom - Our extensive litigation experience enables us to help clients avoid litigation when they retain us in connection with business formations or commercial transactions. We have litigated many cases for clients who could have avoided the courtroom had they hired a capable business attorney to counsel them with respect to the formation of their business or to properly handle their business transaction. That experience guides our business formation and transaction practice to help clients avoid unnecessary disputes that may lead to costly litigation. We also conduct internal investigations to help put a stop to problems before they become liabilities.

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Our lawyers have been involved in more than 50 reported decisions handed down by federal and state courts across the country all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Both we and our clients have testified before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and have been invited to speak at seminars across the nation. We have an “AV” peer-review rating (the highest awarded) from Martindale-Hubbell, and are listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers under the heading, “Civil Trial Practice.”

We also have been selected for membership in the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, an organization of highly credentialed boutique law firms around the world. Wherever your business takes you, we have the resources to advise and represent you.

All our attorneys have exceptional academic backgrounds. Each was a member of the editorial board of a Law Review or similar legal periodical during law school. Three of our lawyers clerked for federal judges and another clerked for an Alabama Supreme Court justice. All have taught seminars for other attorneys and write articles for professional publications. We all stay up-to-date with trends both in our practice areas and in our clients’ industries.

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505 20th Street North; Suite 1000 - Birmingham, AL 35203

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