Attorneys

William L. Chenault, III

Practice Areas:

• Bankruptcy, Family Law, Personal Injury, Collections, Probate, Real Estates, Workers' Compensation

Admitted:

• 1974, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
• 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School:

• University of Alabama, J.D., 1974

College:

• University of Alabama, B.S., 1971

Member:

• Morgan County (Past President) and American Bar Associations
• Alabama State Bar (Member: Family Law Section)

Born:

• Decatur, Alabama, May 5, 1950

ISLN: 908421792

Stephen V. Hammond

Practice Areas:

• Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Nursing Home Litigation, Automobile Insurance Defense, Trucking Law, Family Law, Construction Law, Mold Litigation, Personal Injury

Admitted:

• 1974, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama
• 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School:

• University of Alabama, J.D., 1974

College:

• University of Montevallo; University of Alabama, B.A., 1971

Member:

• Morgan County (Past President) and American (Member, Committee on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations
• Alabama State Bar
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute

Biography:

• Member, Bench and Bar.
• Student Work Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1973-1974.
• Author: "Hard Mineral Law in Alabama," Alabama Geological Survey, 1974.
• AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell and listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorney
• Past President, Decatur Chamber of Commerce
• Past Chairman of Board of Morgan County Red Cross
• Past President, Hospice of the Valley, Inc.
• Board Member, Alabama Hospice Organization
• Past Vestryman, St. John's Episcopal Church and Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal
• Past President, Morgan County Bar Association.

Reported Cases:

• St. Paul Insurance Co. vs. Cromeans, 771 F. supp. 349 (N.D. Ala. 1991).
• Ex parte Brewington, 445 So. 2d 294, on remand, Blair v. Blair, 445 So. 2d 297, overruling Reynolds v. Reynolds, 274 Ala. 477, 149 So. 2d 770 (1961).

Born:

• Decatur, Alabama, December 13, 1948

ISLN: 906736232

Garland C. Hall, III

Practice Areas:

• Bankruptcy; Debtor Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Commercial Bankruptcy; Personal Bankruptcy; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts

Admitted:

• 1984, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Law School:

• University of Alabama, J.D., 1983

College:

• University of Alabama, B.A., 1980

Member:

• Morgan County Bar Association
• Alabama State Bar (Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section)
• American Bankruptcy Institute

Biography:

• Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Edwin D. Breland, United States Bankruptcy Judge, 1983-1985

Born:

• Birmingham, Alabama, June 2, 1958

ISLN: 906767946

Erick K. Pratt

Practice Areas:

• Criminal Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Family Law; Probate; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury

Admitted:

• 2000, Alabama; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Law School:

• Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2000

College:

• University of Alabama, Birmingham, B.A., 1996

Member:

• Alabama State Bar
• Morgan County Bar (Past Secretary)
• Decatur Kiwanis Club
• Decatur Football Officials Association
• North Alabama High School Wrestling Officials Association
• Southside Baptist Church

Born:

Birmingham, Alabama, July 23, 1972

ISLN: 915273902