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G. Hal Walker
G. Hal Walker is an AV Rated Attorney with over 25 years of experience in personal injury, criminal defense, wrongful death, divorce, and complex business litigation. He is also a successful Mediator & Arbitrator for FINRA. He has obtained victories in courtrooms across Alabama and is recognized for his legal knowledge and skills.
Roger W. Pierce
Roger W. Pierce graduated from Auburn University in 1976 with a B.S. in Business Administration and from Cumberland School of Law in May 1979. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in November 1979 and later returned to Auburn in 1987. He is licensed to practice in Alabama and Texas state courts, as well as several federal courts. Roger is a former President of the Lee County Bar Association, a member of the Alabama State Bar Association, the Texas State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He has also taught Business Law at Auburn University. His practice areas include Business Litigation, Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law, Divorce/Domestic/Family Law, General Civil Litigation, Juvenile Law, Personal Injury Law, Social Security Disability Law, and Worker’s Compensation Law.
Philip Allen Thompson
Philip Allen Thompson graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice/Political Science and from Jones School of Law in 1997. He served in the United States Army Reserves and had a career in the construction industry before becoming an attorney. Phil joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2004. He is licensed to practice in Alabama state courts and the U.S. Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. He is a member of the Lee County Bar Association (former President), Alabama State Bar, Alabama State Court Mediators Roster, and Alabama Appellate Court Mediators Roster. He has served as Prosecutor for the Town of Notasulga and Special Prosecutor for the Cities of Auburn and Opelika, and as Lee County Child Support Referee. His practice areas include Construction Law, Criminal Law, Divorce/Domestic/Family Law, Juvenile Law, Personal Injury Law, Real Property Law, Commercial Collections, Real Estate Closings, and General Civil Litigation.
Michael J. Cohan
Michael J. Cohan is a 1986 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he obtained a B.S. in Business Administration. Thereafter, he worked as a claims and marketing representative for a professional liability insurer in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Cohan graduated from Cumberland School of Law, obtaining his J.D. degree in 1993, and has since practiced throughout Alabama and Georgia. Mr. Cohan represents individuals, governmental entities, corporations, insurance companies and their insureds, in a variety of legal interests, including employment issues, workers’ compensation, retaliatory discharge, personal injury, contract litigation, products liability, bad faith and fraud. His practice includes state and federal courts in Alabama and Georgia. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, State Bar of Georgia and Montgomery County Bar Association and various related professional organizations, including the Montgomery Claims Association (Past President), Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization, Workers’ Compensation Association of Alabama, Defense Research Institute, Housing and Development Law Institute and Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. In addition, Mr. Cohan serves as a regular youth Sunday-School teacher with First United Methodist Church, is on the Montgomery YMCA Boys Work Committee, is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery and is a veteran, having served eleven years in the United States Army (Reserves), JAG Corps. Mr. Cohan is married to Shelby Seale Cohan and they have two children, Adams and Sara Pierce.
Will O. (Trip) Walton, III
Will O. (Trip) Walton, III, known as 'The Fighter,' is the President and a trial attorney at Walton Law Firm, P.C. He specializes in personal injury, tractor-trailer collisions, traumatic brain injury, and criminal defense, including Title IX and student conduct cases. A former Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he founded the firm in 2001. He has been recognized on the Best Lawyers® List since 2022, holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been an Alabama Super Lawyer and Top Attorney since 2011. He is also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and was a Deputy District Attorney.
Will O. (Trip) Walton, III
Will O. (Trip) Walton, III, known as 'The Fighter,' is the President and a trial attorney at Walton Law Firm, P.C. He specializes in personal injury, tractor-trailer collisions, traumatic brain injury, and criminal defense, including Title IX and student conduct cases. A former Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Champion, he founded the firm in 2001. He has been recognized on the Best Lawyers® List since 2022, holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and has been an Alabama Super Lawyer and Top Attorney since 2011. He is also a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and was a Deputy District Attorney.
Micheal S. Jackson
Micheal S. Jackson was born in Montgomery, Alabama on July 12, 1954. Mike attended Auburn University from which he graduated in 1976 with a B.A. degree in Journalism. After graduating from Auburn, Mike attended Cumberland School of Law, Samford University and obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1979, magna cum laude. While at Cumberland, Mike attained membership in the Cumberland Law Review (Associate Editor), the Moot Court Board (Associate Justice), Curia Honoris, and Phi Kappa Phi. Immediately after completing law school, Mike clerked for the late Hon. James Bloodworth, Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, from 1979 to 1980. Mike then clerked for Hon. Robert Propst, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Alabama from 1980 to 1981. Mike began private practice in 1981 where his emphasis has been on civil litigation. His practice has included a wide variety of matters such as products liability, employment practices liability, medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, workers compensation, construction, commercial litigation, first party insurance cases, premises liability, will contests and other civil litigation. Additionally, Mike has represented various agencies for the State of Alabama in civil litigation and legislative drafting for trade associations. Mike’s practice also includes transactional and probate work including business formation, wills, estates and trusts and he has experience representing clients before the Alabama Public Service Commission, primarily in telecommunications. In addition to his trial practice, Mike has had an active appellate practice before the Alabama appellate courts and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.