Spain & Gillon, L.L.C.

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Established in 1912
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Serving The State of Alabama
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Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. was founded in Birmingham in 1912 and is one of the oldest law firms in Birmingham and in the State of Alabama.

Spain & Gillon, L.L.C. is involved in a general civil law practice which is divided into practice groups. The firm has broad experience in life and health insurance defense, casualty insurance defense, class action defense, products liability, securities defense, arbitrations, employment defense, workers' compensation and governmental law, commercial and general business work, bankruptcy, municipal and administrative law, human resources, ERISA, employee pension and retirement plans, corporate acquisitions, property acquisitions, estate planning and estate administration, business and individual tax planning, securities, real estate, loan closings, condemnation, zoning, land use and redevelopment, mortgage and bond financing, loan restructuring and workouts, and mortgage foreclosures. In addition, the firm offers Arbitration and Mediation services with several attorneys registered with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution.

Administrative Law
Public Law
Aged And Aging
Age Discrimination
Elder Law
Agency And Distributorships
Dealer And Distributor Termination
Distribution Agreements
Alcoholic Beverage Law
Dram Shop Liability
Liquor Liability
Animal Law
Veterinary Law
Veterinary Malpractice
Antitrust And Trade Regulation
Deceptive Trade Practices
Appellate Practice
Civil Appeals
Aviation And Aerospace
Airplane Crash Litigation
Aviation Accidents
Aviation Defense
Aviation Litigation
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Chapter 7
Bankruptcy Chapter 11
Bankruptcy Chapter 13
Bankruptcy Litigation
Bankruptcy Mediation
Bankruptcy Taxation
Commercial Foreclosure
Commercial Insolvency
Commercial Recovery
Commercial Workouts
Consumer Bankruptcy
Creditor Bankruptcy
Debtor Bankruptcy
Foreclosures
Fraudulent Conveyance
Out Of Court Debt Restructuring
Personal Bankruptcy
Workouts
Workouts Taxation
Banks And Banking
Bank Foreclosures
Commercial Loans
Credit Insurance
Loans
Truth In Lending
Business Law
Business Arbitration
Business Cooperatives
Business Development
Business Dissolutions
Business Estate Planning
Business Formation
Business Litigation
Business Mediation
Business Organization
Business Planning
Business Reorganization
Business Start-Ups
Business Succession Planning
Business Successions
Business Taxation
Business Transactions
Business Transfers
Buy-Sell Agreements
Buying And Selling Of Businesses
Closely Held Business Estate Planning
Closely Held Business Law
Closely Held Business Taxation
Cooperative Taxation
Family Business Law
Family Business Successions
Joint Ventures
Limited Liability Company Law
Pass-Through Entities
Professional Practices
Sole Proprietorships
Civil Practice
Federal Civil Practice
Class Actions
Class Action Defense
Collections
Commercial Collections
Garnishments
Post Judgment Collections
Secured Collections
Unsecured Collections
Commercial Law
Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Liability
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Mediation
Commercial Transactions
Commercial Transfers
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Conveyancing
Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy
Commercial Real Estate Contracts
Commercial Real Estate Development
Commercial Real Estate Finance
Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
Commercial Real Estate Litigation
Commercial Real Estate Sales
Commercial Real Estate Workouts
Construction Law
Construction And Surety Law
Construction Arbitration
Construction Claims
Construction Contracts
Construction Defects
Construction Finance
Construction Insurance Defense
Construction Liability
Construction Liens
Construction Litigation
Construction Mediation
Construction Products Liability
Contractor Performance Bonds
Public Works
Consumer Law
Consumer Arbitration
Consumer Class Actions
Consumer Collections
Consumer Fraud
Consumer Litigation
Contracts
Breach Of Contract
Commercial Contracts
Contract Fraud
Contract Litigation
Corporate Law
Closely Held Corporations
Corporate Commercial Law
Corporate Contracts
Corporate Dissolutions
Corporate Ethics
Corporate Fiduciary Law
Corporate Finance
Corporate Formation
Corporate Governance
Corporate Income Tax
Corporate Insurance
Corporate Insurance Defense
Corporate Litigation
Corporate Organization
Corporate Partnerships
Corporate Planning
Corporate Real Estate
Corporate Reorganization
Corporate Successions
Corporate Tax Planning
Corporate Taxation
Family Corporations
Incorporation
Nonprofit Corporations
Professional Corporations
Public Corporations
S Corporations
Small Business Corporations
Debtor And Creditor
Creditors Rights
Creditors Rights In Bankruptcy
Debtor And Creditor Collections
Debtor And Creditor Remedies
Debtor And Creditor Reorganization
Debtor And Creditor Rights
Debtor And Creditor Workouts
Debtors Rights
Eminent Domain
Condemnation
Land Annexation
Property Rights
Employee Benefits
Cash Balance Plans
Cobra
Deferred Compensation
Employee Benefit Taxation
Employee Benefit Trusts
Employee Compensation
Flexible Benefit Plans
Health Benefits
Pension And Profit Sharing Plans
Pension Plans
Pension Taxation
Profit Sharing
Qualified Retirement Plans
Retirement Benefit Plans
401
K Plans
Environmental Law
Environmental Cleanup
Environmental Insurance
Environmental Litigation
Fraud And Deceit
Civil Fraud
Fraud
General Practice
Federal Practice
Guardianship And Conservatorship
Adult Guardianship
Advance Directives
Conservatorship
Elder Guardianship
Guardianship
Guardianship Administration
Housing Law
Apartment Projects
Housing Development
Low Income Housing
Multi-Family Housing
Insurance
Accident Insurance
Automobile Insurance
Automobile Insurance Coverage
Automobile Liability
Casualty Insurance Subrogation
Commercial Insurance
Disability Insurance
Excess And Reinsurance
Excess Coverage
Extra Contractual Insurance Claims
Fidelity And Surety
Fidelity And Surety Bonds
Fire Insurance
Fire Insurance Subrogation
Fire Loss
First And Third Party Insurance
First Party Insurance
General Liability
Indemnity
Insurance Agents And Brokers Defense
Insurance Agents And Brokers Errors And Omissions
Insurance Agents
Brokers
Malpractice
Insurance Arbitration
Insurance Bad Faith
Insurance Contracts
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Fraud
Insurance Investigations
Insurance Litigation
Insurance Mediation
Life And Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Personal Liability
Property Damage
Property Insurance Coverage
Property Loss
Property Subrogation
Reinsurance
Reinsurance Arbitration
Reinsurance Mediation
Surety Bonds
Surety Law
Unfair Insurance Practices
Uninsured And Underinsured Motorists
Uninsured And Underinsured Motorists Arbitration
Insurance Defense
Arson And Insurance Fraud
Automobile Insurance Defense
Automobile Insurance Fraud Defense
Automobile Liability Defense
Casualty Insurance Defense
Commercial Insurance Defense
Disability Insurance Defense
Extra Contractual Insurance Defense
Fire Insurance Defense
General Liability Defense
Insurance Bad Faith Defense
Insurance Coverage Defense
Insurance Defense Subrogation
Insurance Fraud Defense
Life Insurance Defense
Personal Liability Defense
Property Damage Defense
Property Insurance Defense
Labor And Employment
Age Discrimination In Employment
Civil Service
Confidentiality Agreements
Covenants Not To Compete
Employee Discipline
Employee Drug Testing
Employer Liability
Employer Rights
Employment At Will
Employment Contracts
Employment Disability Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Employment Litigation
Employment Mediation
Employment Termination
Equal Employment Opportunity Law
Fair Labor Standards
Family And Medical Leave Act
Federal Employment Law
Human Resources Law
Management Employment Law
Management Labor Law
National Origin Discrimination
Non-Compete Litigation
Noncompetition
Non-Solicitation
Agreements
Personnel Policies
Personnel Training
Public Sector Employment Law
Public Sector Labor Relations
Reductions In Force
Restrictive Covenants
Retaliatory Discharge
Sexual Harassment
Title Vii Discrimination
Wage And Hour Law
Warn Act
Whistleblower Litigation
Workplace Violence
Wrongful Termination
Wrongful Termination Defense
Leases And Leasing
Commercial Landlord And Tenant Law
Commercial Leasing
Evictions
Landlord And Tenant Law
Lease Terminations
Litigation
Civil Litigation
Complex Litigation
Defense Litigation
Federal Civil Litigation
Federal Litigation
Trial Practice
Mortgage Law
Commercial Mortgages
Mortgage Bankruptcy
Mortgage Finance
Mortgage Foreclosure
Mortgage Lien Foreclosure
Mortgage Refinancing
Mortgage Workouts
Negligence
Negligence Defense
Partnership Law
Family Limited Partnerships
Family Partnerships
Limited Liability Partnerships
Limited Partnerships
Partnership Dissolution
Partnership Formation
Partnership Organization
Partnership Taxation
Probate
Ancillary Probate
Probate Administration
Probate Litigation
Products Liability
Explosions
Heavy Equipment Products Liability
Manufacturers Liability
Product Defects
Product Failure
Product Recall
Product Safety
Product Warning Labels
Products Liability Defense
Products Liability Mediation
Professional Liability
Agents And Brokers Errors And Omissions
Agents And Brokers Liability
Appraisers Liability
Public Finance
Community Development
Economic Development
Real Estate
Adverse Possession
Boundary Disputes
Conveyancing
Easements
Historic Conservation Easements
Land Acquisitions
Land Sales
Property Management
Quiet Title
Real Estate Acquisitions
Real Estate Contracts
Real Estate Development
Real Estate Exchanges
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Foreclosure
Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Joint Ventures
Real Estate Leasing
Real Estate Litigation
Real Estate Partnerships
Real Estate Restructuring
Real Estate Sales
Real Estate Secured Lending
Real Estate Tax Foreclosure
Real Estate Tax Liens
Real Estate Taxation
Real Estate Title
Real Estate Title Examination
Real Property
Real Property Acquisitions
Real Property Development
Real Property Finance
Residential Real Estate
Residential Real Estate Development
Residential Real Estate Finance
Residential Real Estate Sales
Right Of Way Easements
Securities
Private Placement
Private Placement Syndication
Securities Regulation
Taxation
Ad Valorem Tax
Employment Tax
Estate And Gift Taxation
Federal Estate And Gift Taxation
Federal Income Tax
Federal Tax Controversies
Federal Taxation
Fiduciary Income Tax
Generation Skipping Tax
Income Tax
Individual Taxation
Like Kind Exchanges
Low Income Housing Tax Credits
State Taxation
Tax Appeals
Tax Audits
Tax Deferred Exchanges
Tax Law
Tax Planning
Trusts And Estates Taxation
Torts
Civil Liability
Intentional Torts
Mass Torts
Tort Defense
Tort Liability
Toxic Torts
Asbestos Defense
Asbestos Litigation
Chemical Exposure
Latex Allergy Litigation
Lead Poisoning
Mold Litigation
Pesticide Litigation
Radiation Injury
Silicosis Litigation
Toxic Exposure
Toxic Tort Class Actions
Toxic Tort Defense
Trusts And Estates
Contested Trusts And Estates
Decedents Estates
Estate Administration
Estate Bankruptcy
Estate Litigation
Estate Planning
Estate Planning For Parents Of Handicapped Children
Estate Planning For The Disabled
Estate Planning For The Elderly
Estate Planning For Unmarried Couples
Estate Settlements
Family Trusts
Family Wealth Transfer
Fiduciary Law
Fiduciary Liability
Fiduciary Litigation
Living Trusts
Personal Planning
Powers Of Attorney
Special Needs Trusts
Trust Administration
Trust Law
Trust Litigation
Trust Planning
Wealth Preservation
Wills
Contested Wills
Inheritance
Living Wills
Successions
Zoning Law
Planning Law
Land Use
Building And Public Safety Codes
Environmental Land Use
Improvement Districts
Land Conservation
Land Development
Land Entitlement
Land Use Litigation
Land Use Permitting
Land Use Regulation
Rezoning
Special Districts
Subdivisions
Water Districts
Zoning Variances
Workers Compensation
Workers Compensation Defense
Legal Ethics And Professional Responsibility
Attorney Discipline
Attorney Errors And Omissions
Mergers And Acquisitions
Divestitures
Business Acquisitions
Business Divestitures
Leveraged Buyouts
Merger Reorganization
Mergers And Acquisitions Finance
Spin-Offs
Nonprofit And Charitable Organizations
Charitable Giving
Charitable Organizations Law
Charitable Trusts And Foundations
Nonprofit Organizations Law
Private Foundations
Tax Exempt Organizations
Bankruptcy Reorganization

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5.0/5.0 Review for Mr. Richard Trewhella Jr. by a Sole Practitioner on 09/27/12 in Litigation

I have known Richard for more than a decade. He is an excellent lawyer and maintains the highest level of professionalism. He gets great results for his clients

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5.0/5.0 Review for Walter F. McArdle by a Managing Partner on 02/10/12 in Bankruptcy

Walter is an exceptional attorney who is pleasant, thorough, and professional.

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The Zinszer Building , 505 20th Street North, Suite 1200
Birmingham, AL 35203
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