Montgomery, AL

David Marsh

David Marsh, a founding partner of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, is widely recognized as one of the premier trial attorneys in the country. He has been awarded many honors, accolades, and recognition for his work both in the legal profession and the community. But he is genuinely embarrassed by the praise. “This is about justice for our clients. It’s not about me,” says David. “Our clients are victims of circumstances beyond their control. They need help and have often run out of places to go. We stand up for those people by guiding them through rapidly expanding restrictions set forth by the courts. We make sure they are protected. We can’t always put an end to their suffering. But if we can make a difference, a difference that helps restore them physically, mentally, financially, spiritually and emotionally, we feel we have done our job. We want justice to be done. We often are the last resort in ensuring a path to justice.” David has been practicing law and representing individuals and businesses in personal injury, wrongful death, and complex business cases for more than forty years. He has been included in every addition of Alabama’s Super Lawyers since its inception, and Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers has chosen David as its Lawyer of the Year multiple times. He is profiled as a “Tier 1” litigator in Chambers USA. In 1983, David became the youngest lawyer in America to receive a million-dollar-plus verdict when he did so (three times) at the age of 27. Since that time, he has obtained more than 50 verdicts in excess of a million dollars with numerous verdicts in excess of $10 million dollars. David is a sustaining member of the Alabama Association for Justice, a member of the Birmingham and Alabama state bars, the American Association for Justice, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American College of Trial Lawyers. David is a past president of the Alabama Association for Justice and continues to serve on the organization’s executive committee. He has been inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates - an invitation only group consisting of only 100 of America’s top trial lawyers. David is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society. David has authored dozens of articles on civil litigation and is frequently asked to speak at lawyer groups throughout the country, both plaintiff and defense, on trial techniques. He has handled cases in every county in Alabama, as well as before the Alabama Supreme Court, the 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. David has been involved politically in the Alabama legislature and elsewhere for decades fighting for the right to trial by jury and against attacks on the civil justice system. He has acted as an advisor, both formally and informally to numerous governors, senators and others seeking office. David Marsh, already celebrated as one of the nation’s leading trial attorneys, has recently been honored again by The Best Lawyers in America® as “Lawyer of the Year” in Personal Injury Litigation. While he is deeply appreciative of the recognition, David remains focused on his primary mission: fighting for justice on behalf of those who have been wronged.

James Wettermark

During his 40-year career, James has been, first and foremost, a trial lawyer. He has tried over 200 jury trials to a verdict, including trials in state and federal courts in 12 different states. He obtained the largest verdict in the history of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) ($34,000,000). He also obtained what was, at the time, the largest medical malpractice settlement in Tennessee history ($6.2 million). Among his victories are multi-million dollar jury verdicts on behalf of clients from Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky. His cases and verdicts have been featured in the Atlanta Constitution/Journal, the Birmingham News, the Cincinnati Post, the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Macon Telegraph, the Florence Times, and the Birmingham Business Journal. His work on behalf of railroad workers injured by toxic chemicals was covered by National Public Radio as well as the subject of a four-part series by the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Christina D. Crow

Growing up in the north Alabama community of Hamilton, attorney Christy Crow's earliest memory is of being in a courtroom. Not because Christy had parents that were lawyers but because her father was injured through the gross negligence of another. Seeing the effects that gross negligence had on her family inspired Christy to dedicate her life to helping others. Attorney Christy Crow joined Jinks Crow in 1997. Since then, Christy has become known throughout the state of Alabama as a fierce lawyer in the courtroom and in arbitration. With her early experience in arbitration, Christy has represented consumers in cases involving industrial equipment failures, site-built and manufactured home construction defects, breach of contract, commercial construction, automobile lemon law, and breach of just about any warranty that has been issued to a consumer. Christy is regularly called upon by other lawyers throughout the state when they have arbitration issues and has spoken at the AAJ Legends of Litigation continuing education seminar on arbitration. But her childhood memories continue to pull Christy toward the personal injury and death cases. As a result, Christy continues to focus on helping individuals who have been injured or had loved ones killed because of wrongdoing or the negligence of others or because of shortcuts taken by manufacturers of defective products, those injured as a result of road defects, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, and heavy equipment. Christy has represented clients throughout the state of Alabama and Georgia with a concentration in the Black Belt. Christy is a proven leader, recognized by her peers for her strategic abilities, work ethic, and can-do attitude. In 2019, Christy began her service as President of the Alabama State Bar. Christy was unopposed in her quest to serve as the leader of the State Bar’s 18,000+ members. Having served as Vice President of the Bar, as a member of the Bar’s Executive Council, for 9 years on the Board of Bar Commissioners, Chair of the Bar’s Disciplinary Commission, President of the Young Lawyers Section, and Treasurer of the Women’s Section, she was well-equipped for the demanding role. Not only did she lead the Bar during the many challenges presented during her tenure (a hurricane and COVID-19, just to name a few), but she also tried two significant cases to verdict, resulting in verdicts of $120 million and $150,000. Christy is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Union Springs and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Alabama West Florida United Methodist Conference, is on the Board of the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, chaired the Bullock County Relay for Life for a number of years, and serves on the Bullock County Chunnenuggee Fair committee. She previously served on the board and coached basketball and baseball at the Union Springs/Bullock County Recreation Center. Christy and her husband, Van Wadsworth, have three children and live in Union Springs.

Keith Belt

Attorney Keith Belt is an experienced Alabama trial lawyer who prides himself on quality client representation and maximizing his clients’ financial recovery. He is also the founder of Belt, Bruner & Barnett Personal Injury Lawyers. Mr. Belt has more than 61 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more to his credit. He has won jury verdicts in almost every conceivable kind of case including personal injury, products liability, outrageous conduct, environmental contamination, uninsured motorist, workplace accident, medical malpractice, business fraud, insurance bad faith, car accident, federal tort claims, and breach of contract. He has been rated a top 100 trial lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association every year since 2007.

Chris Keith

Chris is entering his twenty-fourth year of practicing law. Chris’s accomplishments speak for themselves. He has represented clients in over thirty states throughout the Country and has successfully tried to a jury verdict cases in seven different states. His first seven-figure jury verdict came only three years out of law school. Chris’s list of seven and eight-figure jury verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients exceeds over fifty and the number continues to climb yearly. His practice has been diverse and wide-ranging, including the representation of injured railroad workers, product liability cases, medical malpractice cases, nursing home cases, trucking cases, premises cases, automobile wreck cases, and the list goes on. While representing clients throughout the Country, Chris has managed the growth of the law firm since 2011, from two lawyers and two paralegals to over thirty attorneys and a staff exceeding eighty-five. Under his leadership, the firm expanded from one office in Birmingham, to multiple offices now located throughout Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida. Chris continues to actively handle cases on behalf of clients and manages the daily operations of the firm (though he adds, with the guidance and assistance of great talent surrounding him).

Frank M. Wilson

Frank M. Wilson is a distinguished Alabama attorney with over 30 years of experience in local, state, and federal courts. He has a strong track record in personal injury, business litigation, and wrongful death cases, recovering tens of millions of dollars for clients. He successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and holds a Preeminent™ (5 out of 5) rating with Martindale-Hubbell®.

Frank M. Wilson

Frank M. Wilson is a distinguished Alabama attorney with over 30 years of experience in local, state, and federal courts. He has a strong track record in personal injury, business litigation, and wrongful death cases, recovering tens of millions of dollars for clients. He successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and holds a Preeminent™ (5 out of 5) rating with Martindale-Hubbell®.