Armbrecht Jackson recognized in 2024 edition of “Best Law Firms” by BEST LAWYERS
Armbrecht Jackson recognized in 2024 edition of “Best Law Firms” by BEST LAWYERS
- November 6, 2023
Armbrecht Jackson LLP was ranked in the Best Lawyers list in the Mobile, Alabama market in 26 practice areas, with 23 receiving a “Tier 1” ranking. The Tier 1 rankings commended the following practice areas:
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- 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
- Real Estate Law
- Tax Law
- 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.
14 Lawyers from Armbrecht Jackson LLP recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024
14 Lawyers from Armbrecht Jackson LLP recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2024
- August 18, 2023
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:
Norman E. Waldrop, Jr. for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

The fourteen Armbrecht Jackson LLP attorneys honored in The Best Lawyers in America 2024 are:
- Clifford C. Brady – Construction Law
- Scott G. Brown – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment law – Management, Workers’
Compensation Law – Employers, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants - Gregory P. Bru – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and
Partnerships) - Edward A. Dean – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and
Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates - Tamela E. Esham – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Benjamin Y. Ford – Real Estate Law
- Duane A. Graham – Natural Resources Law, Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- M. Kathleen Miller – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mark A. Newell – Insurance Law
- Thomas P. Oldweiler – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Steven C. Pearson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law
- Bryan D. Smith – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- J. Robert Turnipseed – Tax Law
- Norman E. Waldrop, Jr. – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
- Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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Armbrecht Jackson LLP welcomes two new attorneys
Armbrecht Jackson LLP welcomes two new attorneys
- March 23, 2023


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 recognized in 2023 edition of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT and BEST LAWYERS
Armbrecht Jackson recognized in 2023 edition of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT and BEST LAWYERS
- November 15, 2022
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.
15 Lawyers from Armbrecht Jackson LLP recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023
15 Lawyers from Armbrecht Jackson LLP recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023
- August 18, 2022
Armbrecht Jackson LLP is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 and that two of these attorneys were selected as “Lawyers of the Year” for 2023. Two attorneys were also selected for inclusion in the 2023 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 lawyers from Armbrecht Jackson LLP were honored as 2023 Lawyer of the Year in the Mobile area:

Mark A. Newell for Insurance Law

The fifteen Armbrecht Jackson LLP attorneys honored in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 are:
- Scott G. Brown – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment law – Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Gregory P. Bru – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Edward A. Dean – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Tamela E. Esham – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Benjamin Y. Ford – Real Estate Law
- Duane A. Graham – Natural Resources Law, Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Timothy A. Heisterhagen – Admiralty and Maritime Law,
- William R. Lancaster – Employment Law – Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- M. Kathleen Miller – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mark A. Newell – Insurance Law
- Thomas P. Oldweiler – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Steven C. Pearson – Tax Law
- Bryan D. Smith – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Robert Turnipseed – Tax Law
- Norman E. Waldrop, Jr. – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

Scott G. Brown – Litigation – Labor and Employment, Employment law – Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Gregory P. Bru – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Edward A. Dean – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Tamela E. Esham – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Benjamin Y. Ford – Real Estate Law

Duane A. Graham – Natural Resources Law, Trusts and Estates, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Timothy A. Heisterhagen – Admiralty and Maritime Law,

William R. Lancaster – Employment Law – Management, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

M. Kathleen Miller – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Mark A. Newell – Insurance Law

Thomas P. Oldweiler – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance

Steven C. Pearson – Tax Law

Bryan D. Smith – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

J. Robert Turnipseed – Tax Law

Norman E. Waldrop, Jr.
– Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants


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About Armbrecht Jackson LLP:
Armbrecht Jackson LLP law firm provides business and litigation services in a broad array of specialties. Founded in 1897 in Mobile, Alabama, the firm has built a reputation for excellence, with more than half of its current lawyers, including associates, listed in “Best Lawyers”: U.S. News rates the firm in Tier 1 in 19 practice areas. For more information visit ajlaw.com.
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Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Best Lawyers’ lists of outstanding lawyers are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be recognized by Best Lawyers.
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Armbrecht Jackson LLP Recognized in 2022 Edition of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Reports and Best Lawyers
Armbrecht Jackson LLP Recognized in 2022 Edition of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Reports and Best Lawyers
- November 10, 2021
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.