Christian & Small LLP Resources

Articles & Publications:

• The EEOC Indicates Employers May Mandate Employee Covid-19 Vaccination – Subject to Some Restrictions - Posted 12/21/20
• State and Local Government Mandatory Mask Ordinances and Orders: Are They “Legal?” - Posted 7/27/20
• The Paycheck Protection Program - Posted 5/4/20
• Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): Frequently Asked Questions - Posted 5/4/20
• Force Majeure, Acts of God, Impossibility of Performance, and the UCC: Avoiding (and Enforcing) Contractual Obligations During the Coronavirus Pandemic - Posted 5/4/20
• Sheltering At Home Does Not Protect Your Company From All Threats - Posted 5/4/20
• What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Law? - Posted 4/22/20
• Covid-19 Updates and Resources - Posted 4/17/20
• Paycheck Protection Act Loan Forgiveness - Posted 4/15/20
• Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness: Make Sure to Know the Provisions - Posted 4/14/20
• The New Normal in Insurance: COVID-19 Business Loss Declaratory Judgment Lawsuit Filed in Birmingham, Alabama - Posted 4/14/20
• The Paycheck Protection Program - Posted 4/14/20
• The Charm of Powerful Trouble: The Covid-19 Pandemic, Practicing Law Remotely, and Voice-Activated Assistants in the Home - Posted 4/14/20
• Alabama Department of Insurance Issues Recommendation to Carriers Related to Cancellation and Non-Renewal During Covid-19 - Posted 4/14/20
• Sheltering At Home Does Not Protect Your Company From All Threats - Posted 4/14/20
• Force Majeure, Acts of God, Impossibility of Performance, and the UCC: Avoiding (and Enforcing) Contractual Obligations During the Coronavirus Pandemic - Posted 4/14/20
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: General Summary of  the Department of Labor Questions & Answers - Part 2 - Posted 4/6/20
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: General Summary of  the Department of Labor Questions & Answers - Part 1 - Posted 4/6/20
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers - Posted 3/31/20
• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Posted 3/23/20
• EMERGENCY FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT Economic Protection for Employees during the Coronavirus Crisis - Posted 3/19/20
• Property Line Disputes In Alabama – A Primer Including Adverse Possession - Posted 2/12/20
• Alabama Passes Insurance Data Security Law - Posted 8/22/19
• Alabama Passes Equal Pay Act - Posted 6/6/19
• The Family-Medical Leave Act You May Have More Eligible Employees Than You Think - Posted 3/25/19
• THE SALARY IS SET Department of Labor Issues New Salary Rule for “White Collar” Overtime Exemptions- Posted 3/14/19
• Graffiti as Urban Blight or Protected Street Art? Developers Face Additional Hurdle in Exercising Property Rights - Posted 7/10/18
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker in Same-Sex Marriage Wedding Cake Dispute - Posted 6/14/18
• U.S. Supreme Court: Class Action Waivers Survive the National Labor Relations Board - Posted 6/14/18
• Service Animals and Assistance Animals in Alabama – Landlords’ Requirement to Accommodate - Posted 5/18/18
• The Expansion of Landlords’ Remedies under the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act - Posted 5/18/18
• The "Me Too" Movement And Its Influence on Your Business Taxes - Posted 3/6/18
• The "Joint Employer" Standard in Employment Law: The Roll Back Begins - Posted 12/19/17
• Back to the Drawing Board: Department of Labor’s “White Collar” Exemption Overtime Regulations
• ‘Comp Time’: The OTHER Form of Overtime Compensation - Posted 5/16/17
• Federal Appellate Court Rules that Workplaces Cannot Discriminate Based on Sexual Orientation Under Title VII - Does this impact your workplace? - Posted 4/12/17
• Immigration Enforcement in the New World Order: Where Are We Headed Next?
• Do You Post-accident Drug-test? Then You Need To Read This Notice - Exhibit A - Spreadsheet of Drug-Testing Laws
• Blocked Department of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations WILL NOT be Effective Dec. 1, 2016
• Balancing Employers’ Business Interests with Transgender Employees’ Workplace Rights
• Employment Background Checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Alabama Product Liability Laws
• Alabama Professional Liability Laws
• District Of Columbia Professional Liability Laws
• New Hampshire Professional Liability Laws
• Vermont Professional Liability Laws
• The Limits to the Sky: Insurance Issues Related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (Part I)
• The Limits to the Sky: Insurance Issues Related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (Part II)
• The Limits to the Sky: Insurance Issues Related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (Part III)
• The Use of Attorneys in Emergency Response Situations
• Target Corporation Data Breach Litigation: Has the Pendulum Swung in Data Breach Consumer Cases?
• Morcellators: The ‘Next Big Thing’ for Medical Device Litigation?
• Internal Email: You Own It, You Control It. Think Again.
• Effective Use of Exhibits at the Trial Level: An Appellate Lawyer’s Perspective
• The Implications of Alabama’s New Limited Liability Act (LLC)
• Poor Workmanship By Homebuilder Can Trigger Coverage Under CGL Policy, Under Alabama Supreme Court Opinion
• The Importance of Addressing Social Media at Trial
• Why Must Social Media be Addressed at Trial?
• Cautionary Signs for Employers: Recent Supreme Court Decisions

News & Announcements:

2019

• 17 Christian & Small Partners Named in 2019 Best Lawyers in America Rankings; Three Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ - Posted 3/14/19

2018

• Christian & Small earns 2019 U.S News – Best Lawyers’ National Tier 3, Metropolitan Tier 1 ‘Best Law Firm’ Rankings - Posted 11/28/18
• 14 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers - Posted 11/26/18
• Three Christian & Small Attorneys Named 2019 'Lawyer[s] of the Year' by Best Lawyers​; 17 Recognized as 2019 'best Lawyers in America' - Posted 8/31/18

2017

• Christian & Small Partners Thomas Christian, Richard E. Smith and Daniel D. Sparks Recognized by Chambers USA - Posted 6/16/17
• Christian & Small LLP Hosts Huffman 9th Graders via Birmingham Education Foundation’s “Bridging the Gap” Program - Posted 5/10/17
• Christian & Small LLP Names Two New Partners - Posted 1/24/17

2016

• 15 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers - Posted 11/29/16
• Christian & Small LLP Receives First Tier Ranking in the 2017 Edition of U.S News and World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” - Posted 11/6/16
• 14 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized as 2017 Best Lawyers in America - Posted 8/23/16
• Three Christian & Small Partners Recognized as 2016 B-Metro Top Women Attorneys - Posted 8/3/16
• Steven Nichols Elected to Board of Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Young Lawyers’ Section, District 2 - Posted 7/26/16
• Christian & Small and Teach For America-Alabama School Supply Initiative, Day of Service Prove to be a Success - Posted 7/21/16
• Support Christian & Small’s #AdvocatesForEducation School Supply Drive Benefiting TEACHFORAMERICA - Posted 7/14/16
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• Sharon Stuart Named President-Elect of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association - Posted 6/29/16
• Richard E. Smith Appointed to Samford University’s Board of Overseers - Posted 6/15/16
• Christian & Small Partners Christian, Smith and Sparks Recognized by Chambers USA - Posted 5/26/16
• Christian & Small Partner Daniel D. Sparks Appointed to Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Board of Directors - Posted 4/14/16
• Two Christian & Small Attorneys among Birmingham Magazine’s 2016 Top Attorneys - Posted 4/7/16
• Six Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized as 2016 B-Metro Top Lawyers - Posted 4/7/16
• Jonathan Blocker Joins Christian & Small LLP - Posted 2/9/16

2015

• 15 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized as 2016 Best Lawyers in America©
• 18 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by 2015 Alabama Super Lawyers
• Christian & Small Attorney Appointed as Legal Counsel to Education, Commerce Committees of Alabama Legislature
• Sharon D. Stuart Appointed to Samford University’s Board of Overseers
• Kenneth O. Simon to Depart Christian & Small; Open Birmingham Office of Denver-Based Judicial Arbiter Group

2014

• Bill D. Bensinger Joins Christian & Small LLP
• Christian & Small LLP Receives a First Tier Ranking in the 2015 Edition of U. S. News - Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms”
• Christian & Small Welcomes New Associate
• 16 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
• Christian & Small Partner Holds Webcast for National Judicial College
• Christian & Small Attorney Inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Christian & Small Partner Elected to the Board of Directors of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized among Benchmark Litigation’s Top Litigators
• 22 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by 2014 Alabama Super Lawyers
• Christian & Small Partner Only Female Appointed to Trial Lawyer Board
• Christian & Small LLP Associate Named to Diversity Leadership Program
• Christian & Small Welcomes New Partner

2013

• Christian & Small LLP Receives a First Tier Ranking in the 2014 Edition of U. S. News - Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms”
• Christian & Small LLP 2013 Cumberland Diversity Scholar Award
• Christian & Small Managing Partner Invited to Participate in the 2013 – 2014 Leadership Birmingham Class
• 16 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Best Lawyers in America
• Christian & Small Partners with Higher Achievement Summer School
• 20 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by 2013 Alabama Super Lawyers
• Christian & Small Partner Inducted as Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Christian & Small Names Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
• Christian & Small Attorneys Announces New Associate
• Christian & Small Names Three New Partners
• Christian & Small Attorney Selected for 2013 Leadership Forum
• Christian & Small First-Tier in U.S. News Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” Rankings
• Christian & Small Attorney Teaches at the National Judicial College
• Christian & Small Attorneys Named Top Women in Litigation
• Christian & Small Attorneys Included in 2013 Best Lawyers

2012

• Christian & Small Attorney Recommended to the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
• Christian & Small Attorney Sworn into US Supreme Court
• Christian & Small Managing Partner Nominated Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
• Christian & Small’s Jay Holloway nominated for Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Christian & Small’s Chirayu “Charlie” M. Shah Selected as LCLD Fellow
• Christian & Small Included in Birmingham Magazine’s 2012 Top Attorneys
• Jeremy L. Carlson and Abbott Marie Jones Secure an Appellate Ruling in Favor of Christian & Small Client
• Christian & Small Recognized by Benchmark Litigation
• Sharon D. Stuart Invited to Participate in 2011-2012 Leadership Birmingham
• Christian & Small partner Kenneth O. Simon named to firm’s Executive Committee

2011

• Christian & Small Awards First Diversity Scholarship to Cumberland School of Law Student
• Christopher S. Berdy Named State Membership Chair
• Christian & Small Launches Annual nonstopadvocates.com Holiday Giving
• Leslie A. Allen Joins Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
• Edgar M. Elliott, IV Invited to Join American Board of Trial Advocates
• Edgar Elliott, John Johnson and Steven Nichols Obtain Summary Judgment for Client
• Mike Vercher Appointed Chair Elect of ABA/TIPS Task Force
• Robert Cooper Successfully Defends Surgeon