Kendall is an associate in the firm’s Birmingham office and focuses her practice on insurance defense, including construction, automobile accidents, trucking, and premises liability matters. She has represented businesses regarding claims of discrimination, ADA violations, and contract disputes.
Kendall is a Birmingham native and obtained a Juris Doctor from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law contemporaneously with a Master of Business Administration from Samford’s Brock School of Business. Kendall’s experience as an associate includes all phases of the litigation process: drafting pleadings, planning and conducting written discovery and depositions, briefing and arguing motions, mediations, and trial preparation. Kendall is adept at identifying new issues as the defense progresses, modifying strategies, and advising clients of case status of the new developments and strategies.
Kendall was a member of the Millsaps College Women’s Lacrosse Team and continues her love of women’s lacrosse by serving as an assistant coach for the Oak Mountain Middle School Girl’s Lacrosse Team.
Professional and Community Involvement
- Alabama State Bar
- Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
- Birmingham Bar Association: Member, Young Lawyer’s Section, Women Lawyer’s Section, Women Lawyer’s Section Mentor-Mentee Program; 2023 Future Leaders Graduate
- The Mississippi Bar
- Tennesee Bar Association
- Junior League of Birmingham: Member
- Oak Mountain Middle School Girl’s Lacrosse, Coach
Awards and Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation
Representative Experience
- Motion to dismiss granted in a defamation case involving a healthcare facility (Jefferson County Circuit Court, 2020).
- Motion for summary judgment granted in favor of trucking company on plaintiff’s claims of wantonness and negligent entrustment, hiring, retention, training, and supervision (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2021).
- Motion for summary judgment granted in favor of Mississippi car repair shop regarding claims it negligently repaired a customer’s tire and tire’s failure resulted in a rollover accident (Jefferson County Circuit Court, 2021).
- Complete dismissal of plaintiff’s EEOC claim alleging age discrimination (2021).
Admissions
- Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
- Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- Tennessee
Practice Areas
Education
- Millsaps College, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2015
- Samford University – Brock School of Business, Master of Business Administration, 2018
- Samford University – Cumberland School of Law, 2018