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About this office: Founded in 1926, Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP is a leading law firm with over fifty lawyers located in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm is a member of Meritas, a worldwide alliance of over 165 independent law firms with shared values for professional excellence and client service. The firm serves a broad client base that includes publicly traded and privately owned businesses, start-up ventures, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Lawyers at Johnston Barton provide a wide range of legal services, including labor and employment, employee benefits, healthcare, media and communications, intellectual property, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and creditors rights and insolvency, taxation and estate issues, civil litigation, and white collar criminal defense. In order to better advance the business interests of Johnston Barton's clients, teams of lawyers are focused on specific industries including healthcare, media, financial services, food and beverage and others. A detailed description of the firm's practice areas can be found at the firm's web site. Johnston Barton attorneys help their clients to minimize litigation risks and to achieve their financial objectives. The firm's comprehensive Client Service Standards serve as a foundation for the firm and its staff to provide cost effective services to its clients from anywhere in the United States or abroad. Johnston Barton attorneys participate actively in American Bar Association, state and local bar associations, and provide leadership to many charitable and public service organizations. Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details: Statement of Practice Summary: Antitrust, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Civil Litigation, Communications and Media, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Media and Entertainment, Medical Malpractice Defense, Products Liability, Real Estate, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, and White Collar Criminal Defense. Documents by Lawyers at this office New COBRA Obligations for EmployersSpencer A. Kinderman, April 1, 2009 On February 17th, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("ARRA"), commonly known as the $787 billion stimulus package. President Obama Means "Change" for EmployersSpencer A. Kinderman, March 5, 2009 Last month's inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States ushered in a change in partisan control of the executive branch which, combined with expanded Congressional majorities for the Democrats, will significantly impact the federal laws that govern employers. During his... Year Established: 1926 Clients: COUNSEL FOR: Advantica, Inc.; Alabama Nursing Home Association; Alabama Public Television; Amedisys, Inc.; American Home Products; American International Group, Inc.; AmSouth Bank; Anderson News Corporation; Associated Press; Ball Healthcare Services, Inc.; Bank One; Bank First; Birmingham Broadcasting (WVTM TV), Inc. (NBC-Owned Affiliate); Birmingham Beverage Company, Inc.; Birmingham Business Journal; The Birmingham News Co.; Black & White, Inc.; Bloomberg News; Broadcast Music, Inc.; Buffalo Rock Co.; Cardiac Pacmakers, Inc.; Case Credit Corporation; Charter Communication Co.; Chubb Group; The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.; The CIT Group/Sales Financing, Inc.; Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.; Consolidated Publishing Co. (publisher of The Anniston Star); ContiGroup Companies, Inc.; Cox Radio; Cytec Industries, Inc; Delphi Automotive Systems; Eli Lilly and Company; Federal Signal Corporation; First Commercial Bank; Fox Broadcasting Company; Fox Television Stations of Birmingham, Inc. (Fox-Owned Affiliate); Goldome Credit Corporation; Harsco Corporation; Hyundai Motor Finance Company; JPMorgan Chase; JVC America, Inc.; Jemison Investment Co., Inc.; MailSouth, Inc.; Marathon Equipment Company; Media/Professional Insurance Agency, Inc.; Melroe Company; Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation; MG Broadcasting of Birmingham, Inc. (CBS Affiliate); Miss Alabama Pageant; National Food Processors Association; Newcourt Financial USA, Inc.; Nimrod Long and Associates, Inc.; Northport Health Services, Inc.; O'Charley's Restaurants, Inc.; Outboard Marine Corporation; Porter White & Company; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Restore Therapy Services, Ltd.; Royal/Sun Alliance; Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Select Medical Corporation; The Survey Companies LLC; Tennessee Valley Printing Co. (publisher of The Decatur Daily); Teva Pharmaceuticals, University of Alabama System; University of Alabama at Birmingham; USA, LLC, including its Sales Division, Gate Pharmaceuticals; USA Healthcare, Inc.; Three Springs, Inc.; Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; WESCO Distribution, Inc.
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