Flowood, MS

John Holaday

John Holaday is an attorney with over 26 years of experience. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1994. He served as Law Clerk for US District Judge Charles Pickering and practiced as an Associate Attorney at Langston, Frazer, Sweet & Freese before opening Holaday Law Firm in 1998. He is committed to providing superior legal support with integrity, advocacy, and understanding, focusing on high-quality work and exceptional client service.

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.

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.

Frank “Chip” Bankston, Jr.

Frank E. “Chip” Bankston, Jr. is a 1988 graduate of Auburn University and a 1993 graduate of The University of Alabama School of Law. His principal areas of practice are banking and commercial law, insurance defense, creditors’ rights, local government law, land use, and premises liability. He is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Bankston is a member of The Defense Research Institute (DRI), Alabama Defense Lawyers’ Association (ADLA), Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), the Montgomery County Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. Mr. Bankston resides in Montgomery with his wife, Michele, and their son, Forrest.

F. Jackson “Jack” Rogers

F. Jackson (“Jack”) Rogers is a 1992 graduate of Auburn University of Montgomery where he obtained his B.S. in Business Administration. Thereafter, he worked as a claims adjuster in the field of workers compensation for a Third-Party Workers Compensation Administrator in Montgomery, Alabama. Mr. Rogers graduated cum laude from Jones School of Law obtaining his J.D. Degree in 1998. During his studies at Jones School of Law, Mr. Rogers was a member of Jones Law Review. After graduation, Mr. Rogers served as a law clerk for Justice Mark Kennedy and for Justice John England on the Alabama Supreme Court. Since completing his clerkship, Mr. Rogers has practiced throughout the State of Alabama. Mr. Rogers has represented individuals, corporations and governmental entities throughout the State of Alabama in areas such as workers compensation, retaliatory discharge, personal injury, products liability, and automobile accidents. Also, Mr. Rogers serves as the Assistant District Attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit for the State of Alabama. Mr. Rogers is a member of the Alabama State Bar and the Second Judicial Circuit Bar Association. He also serves as the President of the Montgomery Claims Association and is a member of the Alabama Workers Compensation Organization. Mr. Rogers is a member of Saint Paul Episcopal Church in Lowndesboro, Alabama and lives on the family farm in Lowndes County, Alabama. He is the father of four children, Annabel, Jackson, John Ashley, and Fields.

Ronald E. Stutzman, Jr.

Ronnie was born and raised in Caruthersville, Missouri. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry, with an emphasis in forest management. He is a registered forester in the state of Mississippi. In 2003, Ronnie graduated from Mississippi State University with a Master of Science degree in Forestry. Following graduation from Mississippi State, Ronnie attended Mississippi College School of Law, earning his juris doctorate in May 2004. After graduating law school, Ronnie clerked for the Honorable William H. Myers of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. After completing this clerkship, Ronnie has practiced law throughout the State of Mississippi, assisting clients with their personal injury claims.

Scott M. Speagle

Scott M. Speagle represents businesses, professionals, and individuals in all varieties of litigation, construction disputes, and contractual disputes. Mr. Speagle represents insurance companies in first party and coverage matters and serves as General Counsel for the Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation. Mr. Speagle has served as lead counsel jury and non-jury trials in state courts across Alabama, and the Alabama federal district and bankruptcy courts. Mr. Speagle has represented clients before the Alabama Department of Insurance, the Alabama Building Commission, the Alabama Department of Revenue, and the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Mr. Speagle has served as lead counsel in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and FINRA. Mr. Speagle has also represented clients in federal and state courts throughout the southeast and the District of Columbia. Mr. Speagle is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, is a Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation, and a member of the Montgomery Bar Association, where he previously served as a board member for the Young Lawyers’ Association Board. He previously served as faculty for the Bibb Allen Memorial Trial Academy. Mr. Speagle was selected as an Alabama Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2010, 2012, and again for 2013. Mr. Speagle graduated cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, where he served on the Cumberland Law Review and attended on a full academic scholarship. Mr. Speagle has undergraduate degrees in History from Birmingham-Southern College and in Biology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. Speagle also holds a master’s degree in history and a master’s degree in science education from UAB. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Speagle taught 9th grade Physical Science and coached football, basketball, and baseball. Mr. Speagle is married to Gina Maise Speagle and they have three children: Sydney, Grant, and Sawyer. Mr. Speagle is a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) where he has served as an Elder, Deacon, and Sunday School teacher.