
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Birmingham, Alabama Office View all offices
Wachovia Tower, 420 North Twentieth Street, Suite 1600 Birmingham, Alabama
35203-5202 (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.)
Telephone: 205-328-0480 Telecopier: 205-322-8007 http://www.bakerdonelson.com
Contact via email
Visibility Ranking  | | #32 out of 638 law firms in Birmingham, Alabama | | #14 out of 193,091 law firms |
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About this office:
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 540 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in Beijing, China.
Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations.
Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository.
Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world.
Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details:
| Business Law | Civil Trial Practice |
| Construction Law | Labor and Employment Law |
| Real Estate Law | |
Statement of Practice Summary:
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business and Transactions; Construction; eBusiness/Technology; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Equipment Leasing; Estate Planning/Probate; Financial Services and Transactions; Government Investigations and Litigation; Gulf Coast Reconstruction; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Finance; Public Policy - Federal; Public Policy - State; Real Estate; Subprime Mortgage; Taxation - Federal and State/Local; Transportation.
Year Established: 1888
Representative Clients:
Alfa Insurance Corporation; Altec, Inc.; AmSouth Leasing Corporation; Anesthesia Services of Birmingham; Bayer Properties, Incorporated; Brinker International; Compass Bank; Daniel Realty Corporation; Medical Properties Trust, Inc.; Outpatient Services East, Ltd.; Quality Restaurants Concepts, L.L.C.; Simply Fashion Stores, LTD.; St. Vincent's Hospital; Supreme Beverage; The Colonial Company; University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Law Firm Affiliations: TERRALEX; HARMONIE GROUP; NETWORK OF LEADING LAW FIRMS: The Network of Leading Law Firms meets the needs of lawyers and law firms across the country and globe. The network gives participants a reliable referral source and allows members to consult with their practice peers in other communities. It is a non-profit organization founded by its members. As membership is limited geographically to firms which meet and maintain the Network's strict code of ethics and criteria, Baker Donelson is proud to exclusively represent Atlanta, Georgia.; MACKRELL INTERNATIONAL: A world wide association of independent law firms created to meet the increasing complex and varied needs of clients throughout the world and to respond to the challenges of the international legal commercial market.
(For complete biographical data on Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Johnson City and Huntsville, Tennessee; Washington, D.C.; Jackson, Mississippi; Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Mandeville, Louisiana; and Atlanta, Georgia personnel, see Professional Biographies at those locations)