Frank 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, he joined Jere Beasley and was a founding partner in the firm now known as Beasley Allen, where he practiced for 19 years. His practice includes a wide range of cases from commercial litigation to consumer class actions to product liability. Several [...]
An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Jim Kennedy has won hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, including large businesses and entrepreneurs, and successfully defended clients in significant commercial matters. His firm, James W. Kennedy PLLC, handles a select number of important matters that warrant the hands-on attention of an experienced and well-rounded commercial litigator, across a wide range of subject matters. His diverse background includes disputes involving commercial contracts, real property, fraud, mortgage-backed [...]
Dana Livingston co-chairs the firm’s appellate practice group. Clients look to her to handle business-critical and high-stakes appeals. During her 30-year career, she has accumulated a wealth of experience in significant appeals before the Fifth Circuit and the Texas Supreme Court. And she often works with trial counsel on strategy, key discovery disputes, legal motions, crafting and arguing the jury charge, and error preservation during and after trial to achieve an early litigation victory or [...]
