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The Supreme Court of Alabama has extended Orders pertaining to Workers' Compensation Cases through Oct. 29, 2021, allowing for settlement hearings by phone or video conference and for a DOL…
The Military Law Committee of the Alabama State Bar will host the 2021 Alabama Military Law Symposium for Aug. 6-7, 2021, in Birmingham, at the downtown Westin Hotel. 2021 MILITARY…
POINT CLEAR, Ala. - Montgomery lawyer Gibson Vance has begun his term as President-Elect of the Alabama State Bar. A principal at the Beasley Allen Law Firm, Vance was installed…
POINT CLEAR, Ala. - Taze Shepard, senior partner at Sparkman, Shepard & Morris P.C. in Huntsville, has begun his year of service as the 146th President of the Alabama State…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama State Bar announced the recipients of several awards honoring members of the legal profession as part of their Annual Meeting Saturday, July 17, 2021, at the…
There are two procurement laws in Alabama that apply to nearly every purchase made by county commissions and other local governmental entities. Commonly referred to as the Competitive Bid Law and the Public Works Law, these two sets of statutes contain several requirements that must be satisfied in order for local governmental entities to properly expend public funds on certain projects, goods, or services.
No matter which side of the fence you find yourself on in litigation involving a municipality and allegations of damages, there are some basics you need to first familiarize yourself with before you can appropriately advise your client.
Alabama has 463 incorporated municipalities located in 67 counties. These entities are designated by state law as either cities (population of more than 2,000) or towns (population of fewer than 2,000) and range in size from the state’s largest city, Birmingham (population 212,247) to the town of McMullen (population 10).
The pandemic of 2020 has certainly posed challenges for our Alabama court system and contributed to a backlog of cases. This backlog creates a hardship for litigants in civil matters seeking resolution to their legal matters. Private judging offers a means for litigants to have their day in court while avoiding a potentially lengthy period of time.
