Armbrecht Jackson LLP is proud to announce that 14 of its attorneys have been named in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 and that one of these attorneys was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2024. One attorney was also selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.

Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location. The following lawyer from Armbrecht Jackson LLP was honored as 2024 Lawyer of the Year in the Mobile area:

Armbrecht Jackson LLP is proud to announce that Clifford C. Brady and Craig D. Martin have rejoined the Firm after practicing together at Brady Martin LLP.

Brady has extensive experience in construction, title insurance, professional liability and malpractice litigation (including physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies) and general liability defense. He also has served as counsel to several physicians and physician practice groups to resolve contractual and business-related matters. In addition, as state-wide counsel to a national petroleum retail corporation and a national restaurant chain, he has extensive experience in defending a variety of premises liability claims.

Martin’s practice areas include labor and employment, workers’ compensation and occupational disease and insurance and general liability defense. In addition, Martin has represented corporate clients in a variety of general liability matters, including claims arising out of slip and falls and motor vehicle accidents.

Both Brady and Martin earned their bachelor’s and juris doctorate degrees from the University of Alabama. Brady also earned a master’s in business administration degree from the University of Alabama.

“I am very excited to return to Armbrecht where my legal career began. Some of the faces have changed but the commitment to excellent legal representation has remained the same,” Brady said. “I am grateful for the resources available here to continue to provide our clients with a full-service representation on a wide spectrum of legal matters.”

“I am happy to be back at Armbrecht Jackson practicing law with so many talented attorneys and good friends. I am excited about the future,” Martin added.

“Cliff and Craig are two of the finest lawyers and people I know and it is our privilege to have them back at the Firm,” said Greg Bru, Managing Partner at Armbrecht.

Armbrecht Jackson LLP is proud to announce the hiring of David Kirkwood Palmer Jr. as an associate attorney.

Kirk joins Armbrecht Jackson after working at Phelps Dunbar LLP, where he advised and represented clients on matters including wrongful death litigation, premises liability, medical malpractice, insurance defense and complex commercial disputes, among other business transactions.

Before his time at Phelps Dunbar, Kirk served as legal counsel at Lone Star Funds, a private equity firm in Dallas, Texas, where he advised on fund formation, capital raising and securities, foreign regulator programs, investments and corporate governance.

During law school, he interned for Judge Kristi DuBose of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama and clerked for the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Before law school, Kirk served as a legislative aide for Congressman Gary Palmer and as a regional political director for the campaign to reelect Senator Richard Shelby and interned for Shelby and the Heritage Foundation.

A graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Law, Kirk finished in the top 20% of his law school class, worked on the Mississippi Law Journal and was a member of the Moot Court Board. He has been admitted to the Alabama, Florida and Texas bars.

Armbrecht Jackson LLP was ranked in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers list in the Mobile, Alabama market in 24 practice areas, with 19 receiving a “Tier 1” ranking.  The Tier 1 rankings commended the following practice areas:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Law – Management
• Insurance Law
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Natural Resources Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers.

The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Armbrecht Jackson LLP received 21 “Tier 1” rankings in the 2022 ranking of “Best Law Firms” in the Mobile, Alabama market by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The rankings commended the following practices areas:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law – Management
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law – Management
• Litigation – Banking & Finance
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Litigation – Trusts & Estates
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Natural Resources Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts & Estates Law
• Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

The firm was also recognized in the tier two categories for: Admiralty & Maritime Law, Closely Held
Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Energy Law, Financial Services
Regulation Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Oil & Gas Law, and tier three for Environmental Litigation.

“We are grateful to our talented team as well as our gracious clients who’ve allowed us to serve them
diligently and thank them for their positive review of our work. Our firm is proud that, for yet another year, our firm remains one of the highest ranked law offices in Mobile,” said Duane A. Graham, managing partner of Armbrecht Jackson LLP.

The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankings can
be seen in their entirety by visiting bestlawfirms.usnews.com.