Union Springs, AL

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.

Shane Seaborn

Shane Seaborn is a personal injury attorney and partner at Penn & Seaborn, LLC. A graduate of Jones School of Law, he has a unique perspective from representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has been vital in cases ranging from $500 to $21 million, including personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and fraud claims. He is admitted to practice in all state courts of Alabama and federal districts. Shane is a member of the Alabama State Bar, American Association for Justice, Alabama Association for Justice, and served as president of the Third Judicial Bar Association. He has been recognized as one of the 'Leading 40 Under 40' by the Montgomery Advertiser and featured in Mid-South Super Lawyers.

Frank M. Wilson

Frank grew up in Union Springs, Alabama. He attended Birmingham Southern College where he graduated magna cum laude. He received his law degree from the University of Alabama in 1978. He clerked for Federal District Judge Robert Varner. In 1979, Frank joined Jere Beasley and was a founding partner in the firm now known as Beasley Allen, where he practiced for 19 years. Frank’s practice includes a wide range of cases from commercial litigation to consumer class actions to product liability. Several significant decisions in product liability law have resulted from his appellate work. Of note, at the age of thirty-two, Frank argued and obtained a unanimous decision for his client before the Supreme Court of the United States. Frank has handled more than 20 litigation matters on behalf of judges and lawyers including two former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Alabama, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, a district attorney, three of the State’s most prominent law firms, and individual judges and attorneys in litigation and disciplinary proceedings. He prosecuted and defended major litigation matters in fields of federal securities law, product liability, intellectual property, class actions, trucking litigation, and road construction litigation. After a two-year retirement, he opened his own firm in 2000 where his practice focused on severe injury and wrongful death actions primarily in the field of product liability. In 2016, Frank joined the law firm of Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, P.A. as a partner.

Myron Penn

Myron Penn is a personal injury attorney and partner at Penn & Seaborn, LLC. A graduate of Cumberland School of Law, he previously served as an Alabama State Senator. He has been instrumental in multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in various personal injury cases, including wrongful death, trucking, auto accidents, product liability, and fraud. He is admitted to practice in all state courts of Alabama and federal districts. Myron is active in professional associations like the Alabama State Bar and Alabama Association for Justice, and is recognized by the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and King Spirit Award.

C. Elizabeth Littell

Attorney Lisa Littell brings over 20 years of experience to the firm, having worked extensively on the metal-on-metal hip litigations which resulted in multi-million dollar global settlements. She has also worked extensively on cases involving IVC Filters, Hernia Mesh, Talcum Powder, 3M Ear Plugs, and Zantac. She has worked closely with leading attorneys in various Mass Tort litigations across the country from the development stage through settlement. Her research in the Argon IVC filter litigation was instrumental in successful trial outcomes. Lisa’s experience however is not limited to Mass Torts. Since starting her practice in 2002, she has handled hundreds of personal injury cases in almost every county in Alabama. She also has experience in family and business law. Her rapport with the courts, colleagues, and opposing counsel is evidenced by the resolutions she brings to her clients. She has extensive mediation experience and has completed the highest level of mediation training sanctioned by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. Since 2006, Lisa has been an adjunct professor at Columbia Southern University, where she has taught a variety of classes in criminal justice. With many of her students being active or retired military and corrections personnel, she is able to give back in some small way to her students who have given so much. During her tenure at CSU, she has served as the Graduate Chair of Criminal Justice and on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board, and she has also lectured internationally to CSU’s international MBA and Associate students. With a lifelong passion for the sport of field trials, Lisa considers Bullock County to be her second home. In addition to participating in trials, she has served in official capacities as Marshall, Reporter, and Judge. She also served as the first female Vice President and President of the Alabama Field Trial Association. Lisa is passionate about the perpetuation of the sport of field trials through youth field trial programs. Her role in incorporating The Hartley Carter Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships for youth field trailers in Alabama is one of her proudest achievements. Lisa also dedicates her time to pro bono work, giving back to those in the community that are underserved or that are making strides to advance educational and conservation goals in young people. She has assisted Common Ground Montgomery in the formation of a new non-profit summer camp and retreat center for underserved children.

Lynn W. Jinks, III

Attorney Lynn Jinks has been practicing law for 47 years. His practice has concentrated on representing individuals and small businesses in court. He has offices in Montgomery and Union Springs; however, his practice is nationwide. Lynn’s family has a long history of law-related activities. His great-grandfather practiced law in Bullock and Montgomery counties around the beginning of the 20th century. His grandfather served Bullock County as Probate Judge and later as Circuit Clerk, and his father practiced law in Alabama for over 50 years. Upon his admission to practice law, Lynn began a clerkship for the Alabama Supreme Court, as a law clerk for the Honorable James Coleman. Following that, he went on to active duty in the United States Navy as Staff Judge Advocate for the Eighth Naval District. While on active duty he was the Admiralty Officer for the 8th Naval District, certified as a claims officer for the Navy, appointed a legal assistance officer, and was certified as both trial and defense counsel for special and general courts-martial. He is a graduate of the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island, and is licensed to practice before the Court of Military Appeals. After completing his tour of active duty, Lynn returned to Alabama where he began his private law practice in 1978. He has successfully handled many multi-million dollar cases. He has extensive experience in almost every branch of civil litigation, including personal injury, wrongful death, medical and legal malpractice, other categories of professional malpractice, securities litigation, product liability, class action practice, complex litigation, probate litigation, will contests, business litigation, consumer fraud, life insurance litigation and litigation involving large estates. He has had a leadership role in several national class action matters, including those involving genetically modified rice, anti-trust litigation involving health insurers and medical providers, and anti-trust litigation in the trading of credit default swaps. In addition to his representation of persons and small businesses, he has represented a number of municipalities, hospitals, and other medical providers, financial institutions, and insurance companies.

Mahaley P. McInnes

After practicing defense work for more than 10 years, Mahaley is excited to bring her knowledge of the inner workings of insurance companies to help individuals who have sustained serious personal injuries. Mahaley graduated from Emory University in 1996 and decided to go to law school after working as an intern for the United Nations Association of the United States of America in New York, New York. She obtained her law degree from Emory University Law School in 2000, and that same year joined a small plaintiff’s firm in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was fortunate to represent high-profile clientele such as John and Patsy Ramsey and Richard Jewell. She later joined a large defense firm in Atlanta. She cut her teeth handling general negligence, premises, and automobile liability defense claims on behalf of nationally recognized insurance companies and their insureds. In 2007, she was promoted to partner and was recognized as a Georgia Rising Star by Atlanta Magazine. Despite her apparent success, Mahaley's roots ran deep, and when the opportunity presented itself, Mahaley was eager to return to her hometown and practice law with Jinks Crow.