About

Provided by Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

When Lightfoot was founded 32 years ago, we were motivated, challenged and defined by our products liability work. While much has changed in the world since then, product liability cases are still the lifeblood of the firm. We serve as trusted regional and national product liability defense counsel to some of the world’s largest product manufacturers in automotive, transportation, heavy agricultural equipment, energy, electronics, consumer goods and other sectors.  Key clients include U-Haul, PAACAR, General Electric, Techtronic Industries, Hyundai, General Motors, BP, 3M, Dupont, A.I.G., Emerson Electric, A.O. Smith, Terminix, Toyota, Volkswagen and Proctor & Gamble.


When leading manufacturers choose the Lightfoot Product Liability team, they engage strategic and creative trial lawyers to defend their products. We dedicate ourselves to pursuing the right solution for our clients, whether negotiating a favorable settlement, securing a dismissal or taking a case to trial. All of this is done in an efficient, cost-effective manner that rivals the caliber of work from a New York, Chicago, D.C. or LA firm. We also play well with others, working seamlessly with a client’s other outside litigation counsel to achieve collective goals.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense - Alabama

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What the Team is Known For

Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC is a leading Birmingham litigation boutique with a deep bench of highly experienced and successful trial lawyers. It is noted for its excellent strengths in commercial litigation matters, with particular expertise in product liability disputes and medical malpractice claims. The law firm offers wider experience in defending regulatory investigations, white-collar criminal litigation and arbitration proceedings. The team is further noted for representing clients in high-stakes personal injury and catastrophic injury cases. It typically acts for clients in the manufacturing, insurance, energy and financial services sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Lightfoot represented SSC Tuscaloosa in a dispute with a general contractor over defective repair work, following a prior settlement.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Harlan Prater
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Harlan Prater
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Harlan Prater is highly regarded in the market for his experience representing clients in product liability, personal injury and securities disputes. He ably handles both class actions and single-plaintiff cases.
Adam K Peck
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Adam K Peck
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Adam Peck is an experienced litigator with a wealth of experience across a broad range of commercial disputes. He often works on product liability, personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Adam is an excellent litigator who thinks outside of the box and has an excellent track record.

John G Thompson
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John G Thompson
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John Thompson specializes in the representation of healthcare providers in medical malpractice suits, alongside his experience in product liability and business litigation.

He is always a pleasure to work with.

He has excellent trial skills.

John Thompson is a very good attorney. He understands the law and the complexity of the issues presented in cases.

Laura Peck
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Laura Peck
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Laura Peck brings a wealth of experience acting in medical malpractice disputes. She represents both physicians and medical institutions.

She is an outstanding lawyer.

Laura is easy to work with and provides a tremendous level of knowledge.

Laura is a seasoned medical malpractice attorney. She understands the complexity of cases well and does an excellent job preparing cases.

M Christian King
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M Christian King
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Christian King enjoys a strong reputation in the market for his deep expertise in appellate proceedings. He represents clients from the manufacturing and energy sectors on single-plaintiff cases, as well as mass torts and class actions.
Michael Bell
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Michael Bell
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Michael Bell is regularly called upon to defend medical malpractice claims. His clients include physicians.

Mike is a first chair lawyer with outstanding skills. He is very creative.

Michael Bell has excellent courtroom skills. He is an out-of-the-box thinker and relates to juries well.

Mike is simply an excellent courtroom lawyer. He knows his cases, has excellent case strategy and wraps everything up in an incredible package for the jury.

Chandler Bailey
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Chandler Bailey
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Chandler Bailey is recognized for his considerable strengths handling high exposure personal injury and wrongful death cases in the product liability sphere, frequently representing manufacturers and suppliers.
Lee Hollis
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Lee Hollis
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Lee Hollis demonstrates expertise handling product liability litigations. He is regularly sought after by clients in the healthcare sector.
Lana Olson
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Lana Olson
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Lana Olson has experience handling a wide range of commercial disputes, including toxic torts and employment litigation.
Melody Eagan
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Melody Eagan
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Melody Eagan is managing partner of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC. She regularly works with high-profile names on product liability suits.

Melody is knowledgeable, hard-working and unafraid.

Rachel Lary
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Rachel Lary
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Rachel Lary has expertise spanning handling product liability, negligence and personal injury matters.

Rachel is well prepared, thorough and very responsive.

Sara Ford
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Sara Ford
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Sara Ford is recognized for her broad base of litigation experience, including healthcare, shareholder and insurance related suits.
Wesley Gilchrist
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Wesley Gilchrist
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Wesley Gilchrist adeptly handles a range of complex commercial litigation. He is able to assist clients with class actions and breach of contract disputes, amongst others.

Wesley Gilchrist has an analytical mind.

He is prompt and knowledgeable.

Ranked Lawyers at
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

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Alabama

Litigation: Appellate

M Christian King
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M Christian King
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Band 2
Litigation: General Commercial

Harlan Prater
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Harlan Prater
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Band 1
Adam K Peck
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Adam K Peck
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Chandler Bailey
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Chandler Bailey
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Band 3
Lee Hollis
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Lee Hollis
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Band 3
Lana Olson
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Lana Olson
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Band 4
Melody Eagan
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Melody Eagan
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Band 4
Rachel Lary
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Rachel Lary
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Band 4
Sara Ford
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Sara Ford
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Band 4
Wesley Gilchrist
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Wesley Gilchrist
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Band 4
Litigation: Medical Malpractice Defense

John G Thompson
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John G Thompson
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Band 2
Laura Peck
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Laura Peck
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Band 2
Michael Bell
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Michael Bell
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Band 2